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The weight loss drug Mounjaro has been approved to treat sleep apnoea. How does it work?
Last week, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved the weight-loss drug Mounjaro to treat sleep apnoea, a ...
FDA approves polypill Widaplik for hypertension
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved George Medicines' Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) for ...
Researchers challenge FDA warning on common epilepsy drug
Rutgers Health researchers found that lamotrigine, a widely prescribed antiseizure medication, to be safe in older adults ...
These Diabetes Drugs Are Finding New Life as an Antiaging Hack
Despite incomplete evidence, longevity enthusiasts are experimenting with SGLT2 inhibitors in their quest to live healthier ...
US FDA approves Nuvation Bio's lung cancer therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has approved Nuvation Bio's therapy for patients with a type of ...
Newly approved therapy could offer another option for protecting infants from RSV, a common infection that can be deadly
The United States could soon have another tool in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus, an illness that’s the No. 1 ...
US FDA approves Nuvation Bio's rare lung cancer drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has approved Nuvation Bio's drug for patients with a rare and ...
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ISMP Updates its List of Drug Name Pairs with TALL Man Letters
Approximately half of all respondents reported that their facility uses tall man lettering for similar drug names that appear on pharmacy computer drug selection screens, computer-generated ...
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FDA Drug Approvals
has approved a new generic version of the blood pressure drug valsartan, which is also sold under the trade name Diovan. Valsartan is a widely used angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB ...
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Novartis bid to block generic Entresto in US suffers setback
A federal appeals court in the US has declined to overturn an attempt by Novartis to block the launch of a generic version of its blockbuster heart failure drug Entresto. The US Court of Appeals ...
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Ipsen's Alagille drug backed by CHMP again, with new name
Its solution was to refile the drug under a different brand name and now, a year later, odevixibat has a second positive opinion from the CHMP for ALGS under the new Kayfanda brand. Its orphan ...