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Do patients care about accelerated approval drugs?

World of DTC Marketing

Accelerated Approval allows for early access to drugs and biologics based on initial evidence of safety and effectiveness, while confirmatory studies required to verify clinical benefits are ongoing. Do patients care? The program was codified into law under the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) in 2012.

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New Reimbursement for Digital Mental Health Treatment in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Nixon Gwilt Law

In the recently released 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (the “Proposed Rule”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created a new reimbursement pathway for “Digital Mental Health Treatment” (DMHT) devices and services.

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The Use Of Qr Codes For Patient & Physician Support

Celeritas

A) Aiding Healthcare Professionals (HCPs): Storage of Patient Information: The common method of use of QR codes is in the organization and accessibility of patient records. In essence, patients’ files are all synced to a medical database. They’re ideal for monitoring elderly patients who tend to wander off or sleepwalk.

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Why the AMA President Thinks Scope of Practice Expansions Are a ‘Terrible Idea’

MedCity News

To address the growing physician shortage, some people argue that the scope of practice should be expanded for skilled healthcare professionals like nurse practitioners and pharmacists. He argued that throwing other professionals into physicians’ roles will have poor ramifications of patient safety.

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Cerner Enviza and FDA partner to develop AI drug safety tools

Pharmaceutical Technology

Oracle company Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs have collaborated with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for drug safety and real-world evidence studies.

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New Reimbursement for Digital Mental Health Treatment in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Nixon Gwilt Law

In the recently released 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (the “Proposed Rule”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created a new reimbursement pathway for “Digital Mental Health Treatment” (DMHT) devices and services.

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AstraZeneca dual immunotherapy approved for US liver cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) and Imjudo (tremelimumab) combination therapy has been approved in the US for adult patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Phase III trial results found that three years post-treatment, 31 percent of patients given the drug combination were still alive.