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Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets FDA approval in milestone for company and research

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Despite high demand for an option like Journavx, doctors fear the drug’s price could be a major hangup for insurers, potentially limiting patients’ ability to access it.

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FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home

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20, 2024 -- The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor's office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. FRIDAY, Sept. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be.

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Madrigal, FDA approval in hand, outlines plan to sell MASH drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company expects initial uptake of Rezdiffra, which costs $47,400 per year, to be slow as doctors and insurers establish the protocols needed to find patients eligible for treatment.

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FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home, FluMist

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20, 2024 -- The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor's office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. FRIDAY, Sept. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be.

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Diabetes advocacy group discourages use of compounded GLP-1 drugs

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The ADA recommended doctors avoid prescribing unapproved, off-brand versions of drugs like Wegovy, wading into a dispute that has gripped the FDA and compounding pharmacies over the past few months.

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FDA Approves AI Device That Helps Spot Skin Cancer

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18, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- The first medical device powered by artificial intelligence and designed to help doctors catch skin cancer has been approved by the U.S. THURSDAY, Jan. Food and Drug Administration.Although not meant to be used as a.

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FDA Returns Disappointing News for ALS Stem Cell Therapy

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Also recently, FDA’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committe turned down a stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, or motor neuron disease. But it took until this September 27, 2023, for FDA’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee to finally vote.

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