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Binghamton researchers get FDA approval for drug to treat world’s most common genetic disease

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

— A new drug developed by professors from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a common genetic disease that mostly affects young boys.

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New JAMA Article Recommends Personal Drug Importation To Help American Patients Afford Prescription Drugs

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Harvard doctors and public health experts recommend using the website PharmacyChecker.com to find international online pharmacies to order more affordable prescription drugs for personal importation when domestic savings strategies fail. Pharmacy discount cards and coupons are freely accessible on sites like GoodRx and RxSaver.

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FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium for injection) for the treatment of status epilepticus in adult and pediatric patients. About Sesquient.

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FDA approves first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product for treatment of diabetes

The Pharma Data

Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) is the first interchangeable biosimilar product approved in the U.S. for the treatment of diabetes. Approval of these insulin products can provide patients with additional safe, high-quality and potentially cost-effective options for treating diabetes.

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50 years after founding, NIDA urges following science to move beyond stigma

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Nora's Blog

There was little in the way of effective prevention, and the only drug addiction treatment available was methadone. The Drug Abuse Treatment Act of 2002, for instance, enabled the newly approved medication buprenorphine, developed through NIDA research, to be prescribed by regular physicians if they obtained a waiver.

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Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Dreams Are Generic

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Mark Cuban’s new online pharmacy venture – the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (“Cost Plus Drug”) – will not help overcome the biggest obstacle to drug affordability in America, which is drug company monopolies on patented brand name prescription drugs. That’s even cheaper than foreign online pharmacy prices , including in India. .

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Bile acids and the microbiome: revolutionising disease approaches

Drug Target Review

Scientists from the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San Diego have discovered thousands of bile acids. For example, bile acid treatments have been effective against SARS-Cov-2 infections. Bile acids and bile activated receptors in the treatment of Covid-19. Gut Microbes.

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