Ozempic, a drug designed to help manage insulin levels, has become a household name after several people on social media talked about using it for weight loss. Although Ozempic is currently only approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the management of insulin, a known side effect is weight loss and it is often … Read more
Every year, tens of thousands of Americans lose their lives in what experts have described as the “worst crisis the United States has ever faced.” But it could become a thing of the past thanks to a new vaccine that would be given to high-risk drug users months or perhaps years before an overdose. The … Read more
Reducing the cost of insulin in the US has been a great achievement, but we must, in Bidens parlance, finish the job. Ozempic and other brands of semaglutide cost five times as much in the United States as in other countries, or even more. Novo Nordisk researchers are serious about finding ways to help diabetics, … Read more
The opioid crisis has profoundly impacted communities across the United States, prompting a $50 billion opioid resolution framework approved by a consortium of Attorneys General and the US Department of Justice.1 This landmark deal holds drug and health insurance companies accountable for their involvement in the opioid epidemic. Image credit: goodmanphoto | stock.adobe.com However, the … Read more
Phillips-Medisize, insidecollaboration with your client, Ascendis Pharma,has recently been recognized with a third industry award for the Skytrofa autoinjector. The Red Dot Award recognizes the outstanding design and positive impact of the drug delivery device. The device is designed to allow for convenient and efficient preparation and administration of Skytrofa, a growth hormone treatment for … Read more
Could a new weight-loss drug open the door to anti-aging therapies? Preparing for various conference presentations and not wanting to repeat last year’s talk, I wanted to see what was happening outside of our longevity industry to draw parallels to our industry’s progress. Some of the questions I wanted to answer: Are we at the … Read more
The opioid overdose antidote Narcan will be available over the counter in the coming days, a move that is hoped to increase access to the life-saving drug in the context of the country’s worsening opioid epidemic. Emergent BioSolutions, which makes the drug, said Wednesday that shipments were on the way to major retailers, including Walgreens, … Read more
How does psilocybin, a psychedelic substance that remains illegal in the vast majority of the United States, compare to the frequently prescribed SSRI Escitalopram to treat depression? According to the results of a study published by the Cambridge University Press last June, pretty good. But not so much that the hallucinogen turned out to be … Read more