MPR Weekly Dose 151 — Liver Injury Decline Tied to FDA Rule; Alzheimer Disease Tx Update; Bempedoic Acid in MACE; Blood Test Cleared for TBI Assessment; Mammography Regulatory Update.
Limits on acetaminophen levels in combination opioid products linked to declines in liver injuries; Investigational Alzheimer disease drug fails to show efficacy; Bempedoic acid assessed for reducing ...
10 Mars 202312min
MPR Weekly Dose 150 — Kevzara, Skyclarys Approved; At-Home Combo COVID and Flu Test; Drug-Resistant Shigellosis on Rise; FDA Restrictions on Xylazine-Containing Products
Kevzara approved for polymyalgia rheumatica; Skyclarys approved for Friedreich ataxia; Emergency authorization granted to at-home COVID-19, flu test; Drug-resistant bacteria virus spiking in the US; F...
3 Mars 202313min
MPR Weekly Dose 149 — Post-Exposure Molnupiravir Study; Filspari Approved; Treatment for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to AMD Approved; Personalized Melanoma Vaccine; RSV Maternal Vaccine
Results from postexposure prophylaxis study of molnupiravir; Treatment approved to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy; Intravitreal injection approved for geographi...
24 Feb 202314min
MPR Weekly Dose 148 — OTC Narcan; Fecal Microbiota Available; Azithromycin for Postpartum Sepsis; Cibinqo Expanded Approval; Delgocitinib for Hand Eczema
FDA Committee take vote on possible OTC Narcan; Rebyota available to prevent CDI recurrence; Risk of maternal sepsis lowered with azithromycin; Cinbinqo indication expanded; Topical treatment shows pr...
17 Feb 202312min
MPR Weekly Dose 147 — Adlyxin Availability; Zuranolone Priority Review; Recall of Hypothyroidism Treatment; Weight Loss Supplement Warning; First ROP Treatment
Type 2 diabetes treatment discontinued; Depression, postpartum treatment gets Priority Review; Hypothyroid treatment recalled; FDA warns about weight loss supplement; First retinopathy of prematurity ...
10 Feb 20239min
MPR Weekly Dose 146 — Paxlovid, Lagevrio EUA Revised; Beta Blockers and Violence; Jesduvroq Approved; Artificial Tears Product Recall; FDA Halt Use of COVID Therapy
The FDA make major revisions to COVID-19 antiretrovirals; Large study finds possible new indication for beta blockers; Jesduvroq approved; Artificial tears product recalled; Evusheld emergency use aut...
3 Feb 202311min
MPR Weekly Dose 145 — COVID-19 Vaccine Investigation; HIV Vaccine Lacks Efficacy; Sepsis Diagnostic Test; RSV-Associated Disease Vaccine; Combo Tx Reduces CA Recurrence
Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent vaccine under investigation; Trial evaluating HIV prevention vaccine discontinued; Early detection sepsis test cleared; Trial results for RSV-associated disease vaccine; Combo...
20 Jan 202313min
MPR Weekly Dose 144 — New Alzheimer disease Tx; Asthma rescue therapy; NERD Tx shows promise; Leukemia drug to be withdrawn; Adacel approved for during pregnancy
FDA grant accelerated approval to Alzheimer disease treatment; New fixed-dose asthma treatment; NERD therapy looks promising; Leukemia drug to be withdrawn; Pertussis prevention treatment approved for...
13 Jan 202312min
