FDA OKs Autoinjector Formulation for Tocilizumab
November 26th 2018Officials with the FDA have approved Genentech’s single-dose, prefilled autoinjector ACTPen 162 mg/0.9 mL for tocilizumab (Actemra) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), giant cell arteritis (GCA), and 2 forms of juvenile arthritis.
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Brown Bag Consult: A Patient with Parkinson's Disease and Depression
November 24th 2018In this series, Jill Drury, PharmD, a clinical pharmacy specialist, provides patients with "Brown Bag" consultations. Patients bring to the pharmacy their current medications and over-the-counter products, giving the pharmacist an additional resource for pharmaceutical counsel. In this video, a patient with Parkinson's disease is experiencing depression. He is a military veteran who is unsure of the medical instructions given by the VA.
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The FDA today posted warning letters issued to 2 companies for the illegal marketing of products labeled as dietary supplements that contain tianeptine, a chemical compound that companies are illegally claiming treats opioid use disorder (OUD), pain and anxiety, and other unlawful and unproven claims.
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FDA OKs First Treatment for Pediatric, Adult Patients with Rare Immune Disease
November 20th 2018Officials with the FDA have approved emapalumab (Gamifant) for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), making it the first FDA-approved drug specifically indicated for this disease.
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