Pfizer recalls some batches of blood pressure drug over carcinogen presence

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Pfizer recalls some batches of blood pressure drug over carcinogen presence Pfizer has yet to receive any reports of adverse effects related to the recalled batches https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/pfizer-recalls-batches-blood-pressure-drug-carcinogen Pfizer said Friday it was voluntarily recalling five batches of its Accupril blood pressure tablets after finding elevated levels of a potential cancer-causing agent in the medicine. The […]

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Japan’s Shionogi says COVID-19 pill shows rapid clearance of virus

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Japan’s Shionogi says COVID-19 pill shows rapid clearance of virus The company has global aspirations for the antiviral pill https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/japans-shionogi-says-covid-19-pill-shows-rapid-clearance-virus An experimental treatment from Shionogi & Co. Ltd. has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drugmaker said Sunday. The pill, S-217622, “demonstrated rapid clearance of the […]

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Biologics for JIA? Not So Fast, Say Insurers

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Biologics for JIA? Not So Fast, Say Insurers — Nearly all required prior authorization in a small study, and requests often rejected at first https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/arthritis/98368 It’s not a simple matter to prescribe tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), at least those with insurance, a single-center study found. Among 54 […]

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