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New vaccine for lower respiratory tract disease; A new treatment for heart failure; Concerns over some compounded semaglutide; New opioid use disorder treatment; Motion sickness Tx shows promise.

First oral antiviral approved for COVID-19; First topical treatment approved for epidermolysis bullosa; Xacduro gets green like for bacterial pneumonia; New nasal spray for opioid overdoses; Child cough suppressant recalled.

FDA requires label updates for the entire class of prescription stimulants; Novel treatment approved for menopause symptoms; FDA Committee takes votes on potentially accelerated approval of Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy; Fungal meningitis outbreak in US; Wearable child thermometer recalled.…

Panel votes unanimously in favour of over-the-counter change for contraceptive pill; First pharmacological therapy for agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer disease; Elfabrio approved for the treatment of Fabry disease; Farxiga approval expanded; Bacterial contamination concerns for certain COVID-19 at-home tests.…

Investigational treatment for early Alzheimer disease shows promise; First vaccine for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV; Nightly granules approved for narcolepsy; Latest health tech advance in toilets; And the FDA warns of energy boosting over-the-counter inhalants.

Large recall of drugs due to company shutdown; First orally administered fecal microbiota treatment given green light; Treatment approved for certain ALS patients; Type 2 diabetes insulin delivery system; FDA issue safety alert concerning eyedrops.

Updates to COVID-19 vaccines; FDA panel votse on potential treatment for agitation with Alzheimer dementia; DEA deschedule drug; Migraine treatment indication expanded; A new device is cleared to aid in restless legs syndrome.

Implantable device approved for those with knee osteoarthritis; Prescribing Information labeling updated for opioids; Imbruvica indications withdrawn; Patch to combat excessive underarm sweating given green light; Novel treatment Fast Tracked for Type A and B influenza.

Treatment granted Emergency Use Authorization for hospitalized COVID-19 patients; Preterm-birth prevention treatment withdrawn from market; Sleep device for infants gets green light for marketing; New Padcev plus Keytruda indication; Mail-back system for unused opioids; Opioid overdose prevention device approved…

Two diabetes drugs permanently discontinued; Consistent reduction in schizophrenia symptoms with an investigational Tx; Positive results for investigational Social Anxiety Disorder therapy; High-concentration Humira biosimilar approved; Sleep apnea treatment expanded for pediatrics with Down syndrome…

COVID-19 Booster dose authorized for those aged 6 months through 4 years; Rapid STI point-of-care test for women is cleared; Rett syndrome and migraine Tx Approved; and The Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee takes a vote on a drug combination treatment for diffuse large b-cell lymphoma.

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 major adverse cardiovascular events; Commercial blood test for suspected TBIs; Mammography regulations updated.…

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; FDA clamps down on unlawful xylazine imports.

Results from postexposure prophylaxis study of molnupiravir; Treatment approved to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy; Intravitreal injection approved for geographic atrophy secondary to AMD; Potential vaccines for melanoma and pregnant individuals to help protect from RSV complications in infants.…

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 promise for hand eczema

Type 2 diabetes treatment discontinued; Depression, postpartum treatment gets Priority Review; Hypothyroid treatment recalled; FDA warns about weight loss supplement; First retinopathy of prematurity treatment for preterm infants approved.

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 authorization halted.

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 Tx for HCC recurrence shows promise

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 use during pregnancy

Risk evaluation and mitigation strategy updated for abortion pill, mifepristone; Potential PTSD therapy shows positive results; A host of HIV meds are to be discontinued in the next year; Weight-loss treatment gains expanded approval in pediatrics; Experts rank their best diets for a variety of categories.…

In this week's episode we interviewed Gretel Schueller, managing editor of health at US news, to discuss the results from this year's Best Diet rankings and the methodology used to compile the list.

Interim guidance for influenza treatment with limited oseltamivir; FDA panel vote on omecamtiv mecarbil; Tecentriq gains new indication; Potential combo COVID-19 and influenza vaccine; Detect COVID-19 tests recalled.

New authorization for COVID-19 vaccines in certain children; Narcan nasal spray to be reviewed for OTC status; Empagliflozin assessed in children with diabetes; a major depressive disorder therapy gains fast track status; and Tecentriq has an indication withdrawn.

FDA pull bebtelovimab; compounding guidance issued in light of the amoxicillin shortage; the first fecal microbiota treatment is approved; a treatment for Alzheimer disease agitation shows promise; and a gene therapy for duchenne muscular dystrophy is accepted for Priority Review.

Newly approved gynecologic cancer treatment; Zejula has it’s use restricted; intrauterine system use extended; a second insulin product is approved as a biosimilar to Lantus; and an FDA Advisory Committee take a vote on tenapanor.

USPSTF recommendations on estrogen and progesterone; semaglutide assessed in obese teenagers; efficacy and safety data released for maternal RSV vaccine; updates to clozapine REMS; FDA panel vote on investigational CNS/leptomeningeal metastasis treatment.

Approvals for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, and unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma; advisory committee takes vote on potential treatment for anemia of chronic kidney disease; and an oral formulation of pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment.

FDA Panel votes on the potential removal from the market of Makena; results from an apixaban trial of patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease; reports of serious ocular complications with monkeypox infection; the novavax vaccine becomes the latest authorized COVID-19 booster; and treatments for nephropathy and ALS have their re…

Bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines for children; wearable device to help treat fluid overload in adults with chronic heart failure; real-world data insights into molnupiravir efficacy; vaccine for the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis; and an FDA update on apomorphine infusion in Parkinson disease.…

ALS treatment news; Evusheld fact sheet update; an at-home epilepsy diagnostic aid gets cleared; drug recalls; and a laser therapy for fibromyalgia.

This week we go over warnings about a new social media challenge; treatment approvals in cisplatin-associated ototoxicity, cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, MRI contrast agents and a generic version of tazorac.

Approvals in psoriasis, hepatorenal syndrome, and neutropenia; novel therapy gains Priority Review for Rett Syndrome; and the effects of multivitamin supplementation assessed on cognitive function.

Hello listener and welcome to episode 130 of the MPR Weekly Dose Podcast. This week we have news of the FDA’s vote on an ALS treatment; CPAP and BiPAP device recalls; Orphan Drug designation for a novel CRISPR therapy; Imfinzi gains new approval; and Spevigo is approved for pustular psoriasis flares.…

Omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster vaccines; guidance for the 2022-23 influenza season; efficacy of COVID-19 antiviral; ‘rainbow fentanly’ targeting youth; and a device to treat chronic idiopathic constipation.

USPSTF recommendations on the use of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease; At-home visual acuity test; A new treatment for major depressive disorder; Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved for adolescents; And there is an alert regarding the potential risk of transmission of monkey virus through fecal microbiota transplantation.…

Novavax vaccine booster update; over-the-counter hearing aids; priority review for a castration-resistant prostate cancer combination treatment; a first gene therapy approved for beta-thalassemia; FDA urges repeat at home COVID-19 testing to reduce risk of missing infection.

New authorization for intradermal administration of monkeypox vaccine; a new approval for endometriosis pain; Amazon is among the companies to receive an FDA Warning Letter for selling unapproved drugs; a diabetes drug is found to contain a possible carcinogen; and a new scale that measures peripheral impedance and pulse rate.…

A neurostimulation device has been cleared for post-C-section pain; a new plaque psoriasis treatment; the FDA address the contrast agent shortage; Lucentis biosimilar treatment is approved; and the recall for an over-the-counter laxative is expanded.

Novavax Emergency Use authorization; the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine gets approval in adolescents; submission for oral contraceptive to be switched to over the counter; Astepro nasal spray gets over-the-counter approval; and Dupixent shows benefits in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.

Pharmacists now allowed to prescribe Paxlovid; new dosing recommendations for Evusheld; abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic; priority review for early alzheimer disease treatment; morphine tablets recalled.

New nasal spray for allergic rhinitis; weight management drug indication is expanded to include teens; monkeypox vaccine access; COVID-19 antibody shelf-life extension; JUUL banned in the US.

Skyrizi gains new approval; the USPSTF make recommendations on multivitamin use to prevent CVD and cancer; an FDA Panel vote on pimavanserin efficacy for treating hallucinations associated with Alzheimer disease psychosis; Phexxi analysed in over 1000 patients; and Vaxneuvance approved for some pediatrics.…

FDA panel vote on COVID vaccines for young children; new drug approved to treat alopecia; paxlovid tested in standard risk individuals; a device to aid autism diagnosis; and a new approval for polyneuropathy hATTR.

The FDA Advisory Committee vote on Novavax; new option for MMR vaccination; Dupixent approval expanded; and we take a look at the latest data on COVID-19 treatments.

Ukoniq, a treatment just approved last year, has been withdrawn; We rundown a host of drug pipeline news in asthma, dermatology and oncology; and there's positive results for a novel postpartum depression treatment.

The latest guidance for Paxlovid treatment following rebound reports; Dupixent gets a new approval; A new treatment is approved for plaque psoriasis; Update on the efficacy of a COVID-19 vaccine in those aged under 5; And the latest on Monkeypox.

The FDA decide to decline COVID-19 treatment; Booster doses authorized for children; A direct to consumer test to detect COVID-19, influenza, and RSV; And a wearable furosemide delivery system accepted for review.

Treatment approved for hospitalized COVID-19 patients; Update on Varenicline supply; Limits have been set for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine; Safety alert issued for a COVID-19 test; And certain hemodialysis machines may carry the potential for chemical exposure.

This week: USPSTF recommendations on aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease; Veklury indication expanded; Accupril Lots recalled; Legal action on counterfeit HIV medication; And the White House releases plan to tackle the overdose epidemic.

This week: the halting of the sabizabulin trial in COVID-19; Emergency Use Authorization to be requested for booster dose in 5 to 11 year olds; Diversity in Clinical Trials; Myopericarditis risk compared for COVID-19 vaccines vs other vaccines; And survey results of unvaccinated attitudes following FDA approval.…