Insights Newsletter February 2026: Emerging Trends for Clinical Leadership

This month’s Insights Newsletter covers the latest practice-changing pharmacy updates, emerging trends, and popular natural medicine topics and resources. 

Explain How New ORAL Semaglutide Stacks Up for Weight Loss 

Your team will need to prepare to answer questions about oral semaglutide, the first oral GLP-1 agonist approved for weight loss. Our articles clarify how effective this option is compared to other oral weight loss medications and injectable semaglutide. We also discuss nuances about dosing and administration.  Readers can find more details about oral semaglutide in our GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Interactive Comparison Chart. Read More

Community Pharmacies: Set the Record Straight With Menopausal Hormone Therapy 

Your staff will get questions about menopausal hormone therapy due to FDA removing certain risks (breast cancer, etc.) from boxed warnings. Our articles answer FAQs, including whether menopausal hormone therapy causes breast cancer…whether topical estrogen is safer…and whether bioidentical estrogens are more effective than other options. Readers can use our Menopausal Hormone Therapies chart to compare options and see which are bioidentical.  Your team can also listen to or watch our January Rumor vs Truth podcast where our editors dive deeper into the evidence. Read More

Hospitals: Leave Room for Safety When Boarding Patients in the ED  

Popular TV shows such as The Pitt are bringing this topic into the spotlight. Our articles discuss best practices for limiting medication errors and increasing safety when boarding patients in the ED. Readers can refer to our comprehensive Transitions of Care Checklist for detailed considerations on admission, patient transfer, and discharge. Read More

Natural Medicines: What’s Behind the Nootropic Buzz? 

Nootropics or “smart drugs” promising to sharpen memory, enhance focus, and boost cognitive performance line pharmacy shelves, but effectiveness and safety are often unclear to patients. Our NatMed article unpacks evidence for 3 supplements trending as nootropics: bacopa, ginkgo, and lion’s mane mushroom. For instance, evidence that gingko improves cognition is mixed, and drug interactions are often a concern (e.g. anticoagulants, diabetes medications). While evidence for nootropics is limited, and often conflicting, we encourage lifestyle strategies, including better sleep, a balanced diet, and regular physical activity. Read More

Pharmacy & Prescriber Podcasts

Medication Talk

Listen to this month’s podcast episode, Notable New Meds of 2025, as our editors discuss several novel drugs approved in 2025, including two new eye drops, a new topical for chronic hand eczema, and an oral nonhormonal option for patients with menopausal hot flashes. They’ll review efficacy, safety, and considerations for use with these new treatment options. 

All Medication Talk episodes offer CE credit to Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber Insights subscribers for 2 years after the episode release date. Go to the CE/CME & Training Organizer and search “podcast” to find available courses.  

Rumor vs Truth

Listen to or watch the latest episode, Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause, as hosts Don and Steve turn up the heat on common claims about estrogen therapy and menopause management. Joined by guest expert Sara Klockars, PharmD, BCPS, they separate fact from fiction and share practical tips for clinicians. 

We’re excited to share that Rumor vs Truth podcast episodes now offer CE credit to subscribers for 2 years after their release date. Go to the CE/CME & Training Organizer and search “podcast” to find available courses. 

Clinical Capsules

Listen to our latest episode, What’s New in Acute Sinusitis: Antibiotics vs. Watchful Waiting, as TRC Healthcare Assistant Editor and Clinical Pharmacist Gina Corley, PharmD, explains new recommendations for “watchful waiting,” when to initiate antibiotics, supportive care measures to try, and more.  

We’re excited to share that Clinical Capsules podcast episodes now offer CE credit to subscribers for 2 years after their release date. Go to the CE/CME & Training Organizer and search “podcast” to find available courses. 

New Blog! Compounding Chronicles

The Consultant Boom — Expertise or Just a Business Card?

By Adam West, Course and Curriculum Manager at CriticalPoint.

Many pharmacies rely on certifiers for technical guidance. But what happens when the scope expands beyond certification? This month, the Compounding Chronicles discuss the difference between certifying and consulting, where overlap creates risk, and how organizations can build stronger, more defensible compliance programs through clear role boundaries.

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Other Covered Topics

Learn about our new Pharmacy Workforce Solutions, that are purpose-built for health systems, enterprise care pharmacies, and national pharmacy chains, and watch a recent recorded webinar, From Education Vendor to Workforce Partner: Introducing TRC Healthcare’s Pharmacy Workforce Solutions.