Elizabeth Warren Wants FTC Review Of Primary Care Deals, But One State Probe Already Found More Choice And Patient Access
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the Federal Trade Commission to review the parade of acquisitions by retailers and health insurers of primary care companies. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Decision Maker Content decisionmaker business pharma Source Type: news

Cough syrup case: Marion Biotech licence cancelled
The decision to cancel the licence was taken after the Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory (RDTL), Chandigarh, which tested the samples of the cough syrup, found 22 out of 36 were "not of standard quality" or adulterated and spurious. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Glenmark gets USFDA nod for generic drug with 180-day exclusivity
The USFDA noted that the Mumbai-based drug firm was the first abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) applicant with a paragraph IV certification for Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate Foam, it added. "Therefore, with this approval, Glenmark is eligible for 180 days of generic drug exclusivity for Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate Foam," the drug firm said. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Key patent application by J & J for TB drug rejected
The company had filed a patent for Fumarate salt of bedaquiline in 2008 to extend its patent till the end of 2027. It was under review by the patent office. The strategy is called patent evergreening used by companies to keep the prices high as it would keep the affordably priced generic versions of the drug out of the market. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Harm Reduction Therapeutics and Catalent Sign Commercial Supply...
Harm Reduction Therapeutics, a 501(c)(3) non-profit pharmaceutical company whose mission is to prevent opioid overdose deaths by making low-cost naloxone available to everyone, and Catalent, the...(PRWeb March 23, 2023)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/harm_reduction_therapeutics_and_catalent_sign_commercial_supply_agreement_for_naloxone_nasal_spray_to_reverse_opioid_overdoses/prweb19242475.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

G-CON Strengthens its European Position by Appointing Philippe Calland...
Philippe Calland, President, G-CON Europe(PRWeb March 23, 2023)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/g_con_strengthens_its_european_position_by_appointing_philippe_calland_as_president_g_con_europe/prweb19242207.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Statin Use Low for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic CVD
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 -- Statin use is low for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), with the lowest use seen among Black and Hispanic adults, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Adverse Maternal Outcomes Up With Motor Vehicle Crashes in Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 -- The risk for adverse maternal outcomes is increased for women involved in motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) during pregnancy, according to a study published online March 20 in Injury Prevention. Ya-Hui Chang, from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Child, Caregiver Mortality Up in Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 -- Children living in neighborhoods with low opportunities for health have an increased risk for child and caregiver mortality, according to a study published online March 22 in Pediatrics. Natalie Slopen, Sc.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Children With Autism Less Likely to Receive Vision Screening
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 -- Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are less likely to receive vision screening at well-child visits at ages 3 and 5 years than those without ASD, according to a study published online March 21 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Death Count Climbs in Outbreak Linked to Recalled Eye Drops
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 -- A drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops has now killed three people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa had led to two... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The ‘Deadliest Drug’ In America Explained: How Xylazine—An Animal Tranquilizer—Is Getting Mixed With Fentanyl
Xylazine is an FDA-approved veterinary tranquilizer used in large animals like horses and deer and is not approved for human consumption. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer Source Type: news

US Declines to Force Lower Price on Cancer Drug Xtandi US Declines to Force Lower Price on Cancer Drug Xtandi
The US government will not force Pfizer and Astellas Pharma to lower the price of their prostate cancer drug Xtandi using its emergency ' march-in ' authority, a federal agency said on Tuesday.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

How video calls kill creativity
Also in today’s newsletter, women mark 50 years trading at the London Stock Exchange (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Michelle Obama Reveals Her Grandmother ’s Depression Was Often Confused For This. Here’s How To Spot Depression
Like Obama's grandmother, many fail to recognize symptoms of depression in themselves or others, and fail to get the help they need to get better. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Daryl Austin, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news