Health officials revise BMI tool to track severe obesity in kids
STAT
DECEMBER 15, 2022
health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Read the rest…
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AbbVie prices first presbyopia drug Vuity at $80 per month
pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The drug may find a market among people who dislike having to take reading glasses on and off all day, for example if they have to swap between near and distance vision at work. Novartis meanwhile is taking a different approach, and one that some category watchers think could be a future winner if shown to be effective in pivotal trials.
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AbbVie claims first FDA okay for presbyopia drug therapy
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 31, 2021
Subjects in the study were able to gain three lines of near visual acuity on a standard eye chart compared to placebo, without losing more than one line for distance vision. However, the jury is out whether there will be a great demand for drug treatment as opposed to reaching for glasses, or having a one-off surgical intervention.
Getting better at measuring international uptake of medicines?
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
The work concentrates on the five highest health gain (HHG) categories of medicines, comparing England to ten other countries, and it’s connected to the VPAS commitment to measure international uptake. Five highest health gain categories. Paybacks have amounted to £1,698 million up to quarter two of 2021 according to data from DHSC.
Female Providers, A Unique Perspective: Part 2
InCrowd
JULY 14, 2022
Many days in the office I have to make a decision to stay late and finish up charting and making phone calls while missing dinner with my children at home versus taking my work home with me to complete among the flurry of night time baths, story time, and quick pajama changes.
Learning Module
RX Note
JUNE 3, 2023
Despite enormous efforts, the knowledge gap widens. Plus, once graduated, learning is mostly on our own initiatives. This post is dedicated for fresh provisional registered pharmacists who would like to learn more. But, what you should know as a pharmacist is never limited to what have been presented here. What are the powers of a minister?
AdComms – Is FDA Getting Less Advice?
Eye on FDA
AUGUST 4, 2021
Within those focused on human drugs , there are 17 committees organized under therapeutic categories (Arthritis, Cardiovascular and Renal, Gastrointestinal, e.g.). Within those focused on human drugs , there are 17 committees organized under therapeutic categories (Arthritis, Cardiovascular and Renal, Gastrointestinal, e.g.).
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