The European Commission’s pharmaceutical reform will improve access to cheaper biosimilar medicines and speed up time to market. Connie Ziegler was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was a child. “When I was about one and a half years old, my parents said that my knees in particular started to hurt. I didn’t want to … Read more
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Although the number of specialty drug approvals is increasing, there is still much work to be done in the specialty area, especially in rare diseases and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). During the keynote session at the Nexus 2023 Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy conference, Aimee Tharaldson, PharmD, clinical program principal of Emerging Therapies at Evernorth, discussed … Read more
As buzz grows around the use of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, as a weight loss tool, many HR leaders say they plan to cover the drugs for employees mine. According to newly released survey results from Accolade, a health care company, 43% of employers plan to pay for weight loss drugs by … Read more
Americans are taking more prescription drugs and using them longer than ever before, according to a new study. The first study to estimate the lifetime burden of prescription drugs in the United States predicts that children born in 2019 will spend half their lives taking certain medications prescribed by their doctors. The study was conducted … Read more
DALLAS – Anti-obesity drug use may depend on certain factors, according to a retrospective cohort study. In a sample of patients who filled at least one prescription for an anti-obesity drug, 44% were still taking the medication after 3 months, a percentage that dropped to 33% after 6 months and just 19% after 1 year, … Read more
By Emily Joshu Health reporter for Dailymail.Com 14:17 October 11, 2023, updated 15:02 October 11, 2023 FDA discovered at least 22 arthritis drugs contain hidden ingredients These ingredients may interact with other medications or cause side effects READ MORE: Brushing teeth properly helps reduce the risk of arthritis later in life Arthritis drugs used by … Read more
Shares of kidney dialysis providers fell sharply Wednesday after Novo Nordisk said a study showed its drug Ozempic could delay the onset of kidney disease in diabetics. This latest development reinforces the far-reaching impacts that GLP-1 drugs can have on a variety of conditions, from liver disease to sleep apnea to heart disease. Originally developed … Read more
Medicine Via Marc Lallanilla Published October 13, 2023, 11:58 a.m. ET If you’re American, you’re probably using drugs or will one day soon be using drugs. A new study reveals that people born in America today will spend about half of their lives taking prescription drugs. And for women, this number is closer to 60% … Read more
An Iowa doctor is seeking a court order requiring pharmacies to fill the prescription drugs hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Dr. David Hartsuch, an emergency physician in Bettendorf, is seeking the order as part of a civil lawsuit against the Iowa Board of Medicine and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy in Scott County District … Read more