Listen in as our expert panel discusses which diabetes meds have cardiovascular (CV) benefits.  We’ll review the evidence and discuss the pros and cons of SGLT2 inhibitors (dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, etc) and GLP-1 agonists (dulaglutide, semaglutide, etc) in patients with or at risk for CV disease.

Special Guests:

• Lauren G. Pamulapati, PharmD, BCACP
  • Associate Professor, Ambulatory Care
  • Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
  • Clinical Pharmacist, Hayes Willis Health Center/VCU Health
• Christie Schumacher, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BCCP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FCCP
  • Professor, Pharmacy Practice
  • Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program
  • Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus
  • Clinical Pharmacist, Northwestern Medicine

TRC Editorial Advisory Board Participant:

• Stephen Carek, MD, CAQSM, DipABLM
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
  • Prisma Health/USC-SOMG Family Medicine Residency Program
  • USC School of Medicine Greenville

For the purposes of disclosure, Dr. Schumacher reports a relevant financial relationship [CGM for diabetes management] with Abbott (speakers bureau).

The other speakers have nothing to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

This podcast is an excerpt from one of TRC’s monthly live CE webinars, the full webinar originally aired in February 2025.

TRC Healthcare offers CE credit for this podcast. Log in to your Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter,or Prescriber Insights account and look for the title of this podcast in the list of available CE courses.

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The clinical resources mentioned during the podcast are part of a subscription to Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, and Prescriber Insights: 

• Chart: Diabetes Medications: Cardiovascular and Kidney Impact
• Chart: Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes 
• Algorithm: Stepwise Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
• Chart: Comparison of GLP-1 Agonists
• Toolbox: Improving Heart Failure Care

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