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OCTOBER 11, 2022

Ambulatory Rx Pharmacists Cut HbA1c in Diabetes

By Jillian Mock

Three separate research teams have shown that incorporating pharmacists into outpatient diabetes clinics can significantly improve key markers of disease progression, including a nearly five-point mean reduction in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c; glycosylated hemoglobin).

The results, presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in 2020 and the ASHP Summer Meetings in 2022, were achieved using both telehealth and in-person sessions with patients.

The results are also part of a larger