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Insurance alone didn’t guarantee adherence to Ozempic, study finds

01.06.2023

Having insurance coverage alone doesn’t guarantee that people can afford or would be willing to pay continuously for chronic disease medications like Ozempic, a new, large-scale study finds. Looking at …

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Sacklers win appeal that shields them from opioid lawsuits, clearing way for bankruptcy settlement

30.05.2023

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday Purdue Pharma can shield its owners — members of the wealthy Sackler family — from thousands of lawsuits over the role the company played …

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Biotech / Coronavirus / Pharma

FDA budget battles, prisons’ sobering Covid response & BIO’s CEO search is on

23.05.2023

You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis. Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. House committee sets up for budget fight UPDATE: …

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First Opinion / Pharma

Opinion: How I helped Pfizer think through the ethics of Viagra 25 years ago

19.05.2023

Twenty-five years ago, 75-year-old Bob Dole — former Republican presidential candidate and U.S. senator from Kansas — went on “Larry King Live” and declared himself to be sexually impotent. Later …

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Health / Pharma

After new cluster, health officials warn mpox could resurge this summer

18.05.2023

Federal health officials warned Thursday that there was a significant risk the mpox virus will resurge this summer and reiterated calls for people at high risk to get vaccinated if …

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AstraZeneca is third member to leave PhRMA in five months

16.05.2023

WASHINGTON — AstraZeneca has decided to leave the brand drug lobbying powerhouse PhRMA halfway through the year, the organization said. The exit is the group’s third in five months, as …

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First Opinion / Pharma

Opinion: The U.S. needs to pressure India to improve drug safety

16.05.2023

On Feb. 2, the Food & Drug Administration issued an alert warning about “Made in India” artificial eye drops that were potentially contaminated with rare drug-resistant bacteria suspected to be …

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First Opinion / Pharma

Opinion: A breakthrough drug will require big changes for eye care doctors

16.05.2023

Advancement in the science of eye care over the past 10 years has led to dramatically better outcomes for many people with impaired vision. Take anti-VEGF medications for wet age-related …

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First Opinion / Pharma

Opinion: Compounding pharmacies offer a fix for shortages of essential drugs

15.05.2023

In the early days of the Covid pandemic, gravely ill patients began to fill America’s hospitals. Hospitals ran short of essential treatment medications and were unable to source those drugs …

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