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PodcastRxAuthor: Diamond Pharmacy Services
The PodcastRx show is a production of Diamond Pharmacy Services, the nation's largest correctional pharmacy services provider and one of Pennsylvania's largest independent long-term care pharmacies. In 2024, clinical pharmacist Christopher Bender from Diamond's Office of Pharmacy Therapeutics and Integrated Clinical Services (OPTICS) became the chief contributor to the show, adding a new layer of credibility and expertise. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Dyslipidemia: Everything You Should Know
Tuesday, 7 July, 2026
Dyslipidemia – It has an outsized presence in correctional health settings and can be tough to manage for those patients. Fortunately for providers across all settings, managing dyslipidemia is becoming more streamlined with a new set of guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association.Chris is here to break down these 2026 dyslipidemia guidelines, highlighting updated risk assessment tools, cholesterol targets, and evidence-based therapies while offering practical guidance tailored to correctional healthcare.To see Chris' handy dyslipedmia pocket guide, sign up for an account at opticsclinical.com.Before that, Chris brings us up to speed with medication newsBaxfendy- A brand new aldosterone synthase inhibitorOzempic- Oral tablets and the “retirement” of RybelsusHepcludex- Accelerated approval for the only Hep D drug in the USOrphines- Another synthetic opioid to look out forAnd to finish things out, we look at the amazing story of statins and their unlikely origin.Link to the full show notes with references for further reading.Sponsor Links:www.opticsclinical.comwww.sapphire-health.comMusic in this Episode:The Retro Synth by Art HaizVitals & Headlines (Suno AI)Breezy Thoughts (Suno AI)Trivia Time Ticker (Suno AI)
