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Study finds no link between Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drugs and suicidal ideation

Fierce Pharma

In fact, the research shows that those who were on semaglutide were less likely to have suicidal thoughts than patients on other diabetes and obesity meds.

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Side Effects are Limiting GLP-1 Drug Efficacy: How Can Personalization Offer a Solution?

MedCity News

By integrating digitization and machine learning, there is an opportunity to deliver personalized care to all patients and scale precision dosing with minimal physician involvement, maximizing the effectiveness and accessibility of these drugs. appeared first on MedCity News.

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Metformin helps manage weight gain side effect of SGAs

European Pharmaceutical Review

SGAs used to treat bipolar disorder are often effective at helping young patients’ mental health improve but can have significant side effects including elevated blood pressure and glucose, increased appetite, as well as weight gain. Metformin is typically used for Type II diabetes treatment.

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Preventative approach could reduce immunotherapy side effects

European Pharmaceutical Review

New research from the US indicates that a prophylactic treatment before immunotherapy can significantly reduce the rate of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in multiple myeloma patients. Immunotherapy drugs like teclistamab can result in potentially fatal side effects, including CRS and immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS).

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There are instances when TV (DTC) is NOT a good idea

World of DTC Marketing

OPENING: TV is great at creating awareness, but it can also scare patients away if one of your side effects is “may lead to death.” ” I understand that DTC marketers are in love with TV even though it’s becoming less effective. On top of these side effects is the common side effect of diarrhea.

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Uniqueness if pharma DTC

World of DTC Marketing

In addition, the patient journey is different for each product category and audience. The hottest pharma product is Lilly’s diabetes drug, hyped by the media as helping patients lose weight. Most of the media stories, however, leave out the possible drug side effects, which are serious. TV, alone, is not the answer.

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Serious Side Effect Sidelines Gene-Edited Sickle Cell Therapy from Graphite Bio

MedCity News

Graphite Bio voluntarily paused a Phase 1/2 test of its gene-edited therapy for sickle cell disease after the first patient in the study developed a serious blood complication. The setback will also delay plans to reach the clinic with another genetic medicine in its pipeline.