Pharmacists take on expanded role under new cholesterol guidelines

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2026
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Abstract
As a member of the multidisciplinary committee revamping dyslipidemia guidelines, pharmacist Joel Marrs saw his profession’s opportunity to help patients navigate a new era of long-term cardiovascular care. “As pharmacists, we obviously brought our pharmacotherapy and pharmacology knowledge to the table,” said Marrs, who served with fellow ASHP member Joseph Saseen on the guideline committee convened by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and 9 other medical organizations. “But the big pieces were that pharmacists are part of team-based care and that we’re able to help educate patients,” Marrs said. The updated guideline calls for earlier and more aggressive interventions to lower the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) over a lifetime instead of focusing on the 10-year risk. Key elements of that shift include the return of specific low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets, universal lipoprotein(a) testing, and the use of a new risk calculator, Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs (PREVENT).
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Authors Jodie Tillman
Journal American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Year 2026
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10.1093/ajhp/zxag150
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxag150
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