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Um, about that diabetes drug that helped patients lose weight

World of DTC Marketing

Yet the media has led with “diabetes drug leads to major weight loss” Will doctors inform patients? Wegovy’s most common side effects were gastrointestinal problems, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, which 80% of patients reported, according to USA Today.

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Jazz Pharma uses flying pig for huge grey area DTC

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billion in 2018, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.20% to reach $86.01 This has abuse potential written all over it and could lead to more dangerous health problems. Did I mention that they are using a flying pig in their DTC? billion by 2026. First, the problem of sleep apnea. Americans average 6.8

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Almirall/Lilly lebrikizumab offers potential long-term management of atopic dermatitis

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Minor side effects to long-term maintenance balance. Any clinical study seeks to achieve maximum results efficacy with minimal occurrence of side effects. However, side effects do happen. Regarding both common cold and headache, they are as well among the side effects reported for similar drugs.

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Developing the EU’s first intestinal microbiota-based biologic

European Pharmaceutical Review

Since 2018, biotech company Mikrobiomik has been researching, development and producing innovative biological medicines based on the human microbiome. The specific representation of these events differed between the treatments, highlighting potential differences in side effect profiles that should be explored in further studies.

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

The development of novel radiotherapeutics ushered in a new era in targeted treatment 1 for cancer, with two separate radiotherapeutic approvals in Europe and the US, in 2018 and 2022. Can you share an update on the clinical trial for your lead candidate? Recent advancements for radiopharmaceuticals in oncology include a $1.4

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Verve starts trials of cholesterol drug in test of base editing technique

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However, they can lead to unwanted effects such as insertions, deletions, or other DNA rearrangements at the site of the break which raises the risk of side effects. 2018: @VerveTx founded with concept of one-time Rx to lower LDL as low as possible for as long as possible. . Today: we are announcing.

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Can the FDA keep the momentum going for rare disease drug approvals?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2022, the FDA approved only 37 new medicines, an underwhelming number compared to 98 in 2018. However, while only around 34% of the approvals in 2018 were for orphan drugs, 54% new approvals in 2022 were for drugs to treat rare diseases. rises/second (SD 0.0628) in the placebo group.

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