Research
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Patients in the clinical pharmacist cohort achieved a mean body weight reduction of 9.32% compared to 5.11% body weight reduction for patients in the primary care physician cohort.
Incorporating clinical pharmacists in weight management can lead to greater weight loss outcomes.
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Patients in the clinical pharmacist cohort achieved a mean body weight reduction of 9.32% compared to 5.11% body weight reduction for patients in the primary care physician cohort (P = 0.01).
Why this rating
The study is a retrospective cohort study with clear statistical analysis.
Source
Evaluation of a pharmacist’s impact on the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight management in a family medicine setting
Nicholas Crocetta et al. · Family Practice · 2022
cohort · n=85Cited 9×
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