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The future of pain medication: are cannabinoids the solution to the opioid epidemic?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2022, the FDA awarded VX-548 breakthrough therapy and fast-track designations for post-operative pain, and the drug is forecast to reach sales of $416m by 2029. A promising example includes Vertex Pharmaceuticals’s VX-548, a sodium channel subunit blocker.

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Key Developments from AMCP 2023 on Blockbuster Generics, Diabetes Drugs, PBM Legislation, and More

PM360

In March, the FDA approved several new naloxone products using the pathway, including one from Amphastar, which will compete with other intranasal on the market. This product would be a more potent prescription version than the OTCs, Casberg notes. Another naloxone product is over-the-counter (OTC) Narcan by Emergent Biosciences.

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How the U.S. election could impact the healthcare industries

Clarivate

Since the government first created a Part D benefit with the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) , Democrats have agitated for greater governmental input into the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. Such a change would sharply increase the number of people covered under this program.