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STAT+: Former Sage executives join biotech VC Cure Ventures

STAT

The two men worked together from 2013 until 2022, when Jonas left to start a biotech incubator with funding from investment giant CBC Group. The VC firm has hired Jeff Jonas, Sage’s former chief executive, and Al Robichaud, Sage’s former chief scientific officer, as partners, the team told STAT exclusively.

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How does HTA for orphan drugs differ across Europe?

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The study reviewed all 80 European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorised drugs receiving an orphan designation between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2019, analysing their HTA outcomes and time to reimbursement across France, Germany, England and Scotland. Rates of approval. A more favourable outcome from the German regulator took on average 1.4

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

RX Note

Antidepressants ( off-label ) Bupropion, TCA antidepressants (e.g. Alpha-adrenergic receptor agonists (e.g. Clonidine extended release and Guanfacine extended release) May be used as monotherapy or adjunct to stimulants. Improves comorbid tic disorder.

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Episode 849: Should apixaban’s loading dose duration ever be shortened?

Pharmacy Joe

The trial that secured the approval of apixaban to treat VTE was published in 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dabigatran and edoxaban require 5 full days of parenteral anticoagulation therapy first, and apixaban and rivaroxaban have a period where a loading dose is given before dropping down to a lower maintenance dose.

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Episode 849: Should apixaban’s loading dose duration ever be shortened?

Pharmacy Joe

The trial that secured the approval of apixaban to treat VTE was published in 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dabigatran and edoxaban require 5 full days of parenteral anticoagulation therapy first, and apixaban and rivaroxaban have a period where a loading dose is given before dropping down to a lower maintenance dose.

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Drugs and Lactation

RX Note

In the past, package inserts were not always reliable sources of information regarding medication safety during lactation.

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Drugs and Pregnancy

RX Note

FDA Pregnancy and Lactation Labelling Final Rule, 2015 In the past, FDA Pregnancy Categories was used in US. To address this, on 13 December 2014, the FDA published the Pregnancy and Lactation Labelling Rule” (PLLR). Labelling for prescription drugs approved on or after June 30, 2001, will be phased in gradually.