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FDA Approves First Generic EpiPen (epinephrine)
The FDA has approved the first generic version of Mylan’s EpiPEN and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto injector used to treat emergency allergic reactions, such as the life-threatening anaphylaxis. The generic epinephrine auto-injector has been green flagged to market in...
First FDA Approved Targeted RNA-based Therapy
The U.S. FDA approved the first of its kind targeted RNA-based therapy Onpattro (patisiran) to treat peripheral nerve disease (polyneuropathy) caused from hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR) in adult patients. This is the first FDA approved treatment...
First FDA approved Drug Treatment for Smallpox
Tecovirimat (TPOXX) is the first FDA approved drug treatment of smallpox. In 1980, WHO declared that smallpox was eradicated; however, tecovirimat was developed as a counter to the possible use of smallpox as a bio-weapon. It is the first product awarded a Material...
The Mosquito-Borne Keystone Virus First Known Human Infection
Another mosquito-borne virus has been confirmed to infect humans, after a report published in June from the peer-reviewed medical journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Keystone has been known to infect animals since its discovery in Tampa-Bay area in 1964 but has...
Greater Likelihood of Concurrent Depression Found in Patients taking 3+ Concurrent Medications with Potential Adverse Effect of Depression
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study with evidence to reveal adults taking concurrent medications with the adverse side effect of causing depression have a heightened risk of depressive symptoms. The researchers assessed the prescribed...
Intravenous Ketamine for Chronic Pain Consensus Guidelines
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Committees on Pain Medicine and Standards and Practice Parameter have determined a consensus guideline for the use of...
Nipah Virus Outbreak in India
On May 19, an outbreak of the Nipah virus (NiV) has lead to 17 confirmed deaths in the Kozhikode District, Kerala State, India. Two thousand people, including health care workers, are currently under observation. WHO South-East Asia Region has declared...
S. 204 “Right to Try Act” Signed
Today, May 30, 2018, Trump signed S. 204, the “Right to Try Act,” giving the terminally ill more access to treatments outside of clinical trials. The Right to Try is intended to help patients, particularly cancer patients, who are not enrolled in clinical...