Injected Diabetes Med Can Also Bring Big Weight Loss, Study Finds
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As more Americans attempt to get their hands on the prescription medication Wegovy (semaglutide) while they try to shed significant amounts of weight, an even more powerful obesity drug is poised to enter t…
Learn MoreOther Countries Rate Half of Top-Selling Drugs in Medicare as Low Added Benefit
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many of top-selling drugs in Medicare in 2020 received low added-benefit ratings by the national health technology assessment (HTA) organizations in Canada, France, and Germany, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreInjected Diabetes Med Can Also Bring Big Weight Loss, Study Finds
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As more Americans try to get their hands on the prescription medication Wegovy while they try to shed significant amounts of weight, an even more powerful obesity drug is poised to enter the fray.On Thursda…
Learn MoreUna encuesta encuentra que a muchos estadounidenses mayores les gustaría tomar menos medicamentos
MARTES, 25 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo estudio encuentra que los estadounidenses de a partir de 50 años están interesados en reducir los medicamentos recetados, lo que concuerda con un movimiento hacia la “deprescripción”.Alrededor d…
Learn MoreMany Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Reveals
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans older than 50 years are interested in cutting back on prescription medications, dovetailing with a movement toward “deprescribing,” according to the results of the latest University of Michigan Nat…
Learn More2016 to 2022 Saw Initiation Rate of Buprenorphine Increase, Stabilize
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States, the monthly buprenorphine initiation rate increased from January 2016 through September 2018, then flattened through October 2022, according to a research letter published in the April …
Learn MoreLots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that Americans over 50 are interested in cutting back on prescription medications, dovetailing with a movement toward “deprescribing.”About 67% said they would seek their doctor’s advice be…
Learn MoreU.S. Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Widely Available While Appeal Continues
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the abortion pill mifepristone can remain widely available while litigation over its fate winds its way through the court system.In the meantime, the order effectiv…
Learn MoreMaker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The company that makes the opioid overdose nasal spray Narcan plans to have it available in pharmacies and online by late summer for a price of less than $50.Emergent sent a response letter Thursday to Sen. R…
Learn MoreAAN: Atogepant Efficacious for Preventive Treatment of Migraine
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with episodic migraine who have previously failed two to four classes of oral preventive medications, the oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist atogepant is efficacious for preve…
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