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Um, about that diabetes drug that helped patients lose weight

World of DTC Marketing

Yet the media has led with “diabetes drug leads to major weight loss” Will doctors inform patients? Wegovy’s most common side effects were gastrointestinal problems, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, which 80% of patients reported, according to USA Today.

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A scientific approach to irrational consumer choices

World of DTC Marketing

” So, are we supposed to believe that better images in DTC ads lead to patients asking for an Rx? Ad recall is essential for CPGs, but for prescription drugs, the question that’s missing is “what action did it lead to? What people seem to be interested in are drug side effects vs. efficacy.

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Tackling the complex development landscape of pain medicines

European Pharmaceutical Review

The current medications (opioid and non-opioid) often force the patients to make an unfortunate choice between efficacy and debilitating side effects, leading to a cycling through multiple different therapies and suboptimal treatment response. 2017; 6(S1):1–3. Neuropathic pain: The scope of the problem. Pain and Therapy.

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Three-dose vaccine prevents HIV patients getting hepatitis B

European Pharmaceutical Review

The most common side effects related to vaccination were injection site pain, malaise, fatigue, muscle aches and headaches. The international study will continue to examine the effects of two-dose HEPLISAV-B. A two-dose version of the vaccine was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017.

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Almirall/Lilly lebrikizumab offers potential long-term management of atopic dermatitis

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Minor side effects to long-term maintenance balance. Any clinical study seeks to achieve maximum results efficacy with minimal occurrence of side effects. However, side effects do happen. Regarding both common cold and headache, they are as well among the side effects reported for similar drugs.

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NICE to update endometriosis guidelines to improve diagnosis and surgical management

Pharmaceutical Technology

This marks the first update to NICE’s endometriosis guidelines since 2017, representing a huge milestone for patients and practitioners alike. This delay in diagnosis ultimately leads to disease progression and associated complications, such as chronic pelvic pain and infertility, which greatly affects the patients’ quality of life.

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Tributes as former NICE, MHRA chair Sir Mike Rawlins dies

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A pharmacologist by training, Rawlins was the founding chairman of health technology assessment (HTA) agency NICE , leading the organisation from its inception in 1999 until 2013, and hired Sir Andrew Dillon to become the organisation’s founding chief executive.