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309 articles indexed across 20 specialties, each reviewed by a licensed pharmacist before publication.

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2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline: Major Revisions to GDMT and Phenotypes
🔓 Free Teaser Guideline Heart Failure Practice-changing Grade: Moderate

The 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA guideline redefines heart failure subtypes and updates foundational recommendations for GDMT, SGLT2 inhibitors, and phenotype-directed care.

IDSA/SHEA 2021 Focused Update on Clostridioides difficile Infection Management
🔓 Free Teaser Guideline Clostridioides difficile Infection Practice-changing Grade: High

This guideline prioritizes fidaxomicin over vancomycin and updates on adjunct therapies.

2019 ATS/IDSA Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guideline: Practice-Defining Updates
🔓 Free Teaser Guideline Community-Acquired Pneumonia Practice-changing Grade: Moderate

The 2019 ATS/IDSA CAP guideline introduces major shifts in diagnostic and empiric therapy strategies for adult patients.

Brain Trauma Foundation 4th Edition Severe TBI Guidelines Reshape Neurocritical Practice
🔓 Free Teaser Guideline Traumatic Brain Injury Practice-changing Grade: Moderate

The BTF 4th Edition revises hyperosmolar, seizure, steroid, ICP-threshold, and sedation guidance most relevant to neuro-ICU pharmacists.

Perioperative Nicotine Withdrawal Amplifies Pain and Opioid Demand
Analysis Pain / Palliative Care Hypothesis-generating Grade: Low

Nicotine withdrawal heightens pain, increasing opioid needs post-surgery.

DOAC Renal Signals Differ: Dabigatran and Edoxaban Lead
Analysis Geriatrics / Geriatric Pharmacy Hypothesis-generating Grade: Very Low

DTIs show higher kidney injury risk than FXaIs in DOAC users.

Topical Sirolimus Gel Shrinks Pediatric Microcystic Lymphatic Malformations
Analysis Pediatric Pharmacy Hypothesis-generating Grade: Very Low

Sirolimus gel proves effective for pediatric lymphatic malformations.

GLP-1 and SGLT-2 Therapies for Diabetes Prevention After Gestational Diabetes
Analysis Women's Health / Reproductive Hypothesis-generating Grade: Low

Emerging therapies may prevent diabetes post-gestational diabetes.

AASLD/IDSA 2025 Hepatitis B Guideline Shifts From Guidance to Recommendations
Guideline Infectious Disease / Antimicrobials Practice-changing Grade: Low

New guidelines reshape hepatitis B virus management strategies.

Improving Medication Safety for Migrants: A New Model
Analysis Medication Safety

Migration challenges medication safety: a new support model offers solutions.

Dual Surveillance Key in Respiratory Infection Management
Analysis Infectious Disease / Antimicrobials

Dual surveillance of viral and bacterial infections is crucial for managing severe respiratory diseases.

ACC/AHA Introduces Precision Lipidology for ASCVD
Guideline Cardiology / Anticoagulation

Dramatic shift to precision lipidology in ASCVD prevention.

Organ Dysfunction Varies Widely in Preterm Late-Onset Bacteremia
Analysis Clinical Pharmacy Practice Hypothesis-generating Grade: Low

Preterm infants show diverse organ dysfunction patterns during late-onset bacteremia.

Precision Pharmacotherapy in ARDS: Matching Biology to Treatment
Analysis Critical Care / ICU Hypothesis-generating Grade: Low

Precision ARDS therapies hinge on biomarker-driven stratification.

Levothyroxine linked to short-term creatinine improvement in hypothyroid inpatients
Analysis Endocrinology / Diabetes / Obesity Hypothesis-generating Grade: Very Low

Thyroid hormone therapy reverses renal dysfunction in hypothyroidism.