MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #240 — Wristband to Improve Tremors; Weight Loss Risk With ADHD Meds; REMS Eliminated for CAR T-Cell Immunotherapies; Zegfrovy Approved; New CDC Advisory Committee Has First Meeting
Wristband that provides relief for upper limb tremor is approved; FDA warns of clinically significant weight loss in younger kids taking ADHD meds; REMS removed for CAR T-cell immunotherapies; treatme...
4 Jul 202514min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #239 — Novo Nordisk Cut Ties With Hims & Hers; Updates to Label for Imaging Agent Vizamyl; Subcutaneous Autoinjector for Lupus; Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression; Sotatercept Phase 3 PAH Results
Novo Nordisk end their partnership with Hims & Hers; update to Vizamyl labeling; autoinjector approved for pediatrics with lupus nephritis; psilocybin shows promise in treatment-resistant depression; ...
27 Jun 202513min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #238 — Nucala New Indication; FDA To Make COVID-19 Vaccines Harder to Obtain; Pruritus Reported With Allergy Med Discontinuation; Oral Antibiotic for cUTIs; Investigational Celiac Tx Fast Tracked
Nucala gains new indication; the FDA are set to require placebo-controlled trials to evaluate COVID-19 vaccines; pruritus reported following discontinuation of antihistamines; oral carbapenem antibiot...
30 Mai 202512min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #237 — At-Home Cervical CA Screening; FDA Assess Removing Fluoride Products; Chikungunya Vaccination Pause; SC Inj. for Migraine Tx; Gene Therapy for Hunter Syndrome
At-home cervical cancer screening device gains clearance; the FDA indicates it wants to remove pediatric fluoride products from the market; the chikungunya vaccine is put on-pause for some individuals...
15 Mai 202515min
MPR Daily Dose Podcast #236 — Needle-Free Epinephrine for Peds; Oral Semaglutide for Weight Mgmt; Wearable Defibrillator; Hypertension Tx Approved; Stelara Biosimilar
A new epinephrine nasal spray dosage has been approved for pediatrics; FDA agree to review Semaglutide for weight management; A wearable defibrillator is cleared to prevent sudden cardiac arrest; a lo...
9 Mai 202511min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #235 — Rinvoq Approval Expanded; Wegovy Telehealth Link-Up; Epidermolysis Bullosa Wound Healing Tx; Imaavy Approved for gMG; Nasal Powder to Treat Migraines
Rinvoq approved for giant cell arteritis; telehealth companies collaborate with Novo Nordisk for Wegovy access; epidermolysis bullosa wound healing treatment approved; Imaavy approved for gMG; New nas...
2 Mai 202515min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #234 — Alert for Compounded Finasteride; Cytisinicline Improves Smoking Cessation; GERD Tx Shows Promise; ACIP Makes New Vaccine Recs
The FDA issues alert regarding a compounded topical finasteride; plant-based alkaloid shows improvement for smoking cessations; potential new treatment option for GERD; and the CDC's Advisory Committe...
25 Apr 202515min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #233 — Pfizer ends development of weight loss drug; counterfeit Ozempic seized; daily pill demonstrates HbA1c reductions; mavacamten misses trial endpoint; smart belt to reduce fall injury
Pfizer ends danuglipron clinical program for obesity; FDA warns about counterfeit Ozempic; daily pill shows promise in reducing HbA1c; mavacamten misses in nonobstructive HCM trial and the FDA clears ...
18 Apr 202512min
