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Jazz Pharma uses flying pig for huge grey area DTC

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billion in 2018, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.20% to reach $86.01 Given that most obstructive sleep apnea patients are obese men, it’s dangerous that the side effects listed for Sunosi say, “tell your doctor if you have heart problems, high blood pressure, kidney problems, diabetes, or high cholesterol.”

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Myovant Sciences rejects $2.5bn takeover bid from Sumitomo Pharma

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The news of the offer came just weeks after Myovant and its partner, Pfizer , received the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) expanded approval of Myfembree (estradiol + norethindrone acetate + relugolix) for the management of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis.

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Fennec’s hearing loss drug for cancer patients wins breakthrough FDA nod

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The recent FDA approval of Fennec Pharmaceuticals’ drug PEDMARK (sodium thiosulfate injection) marks a significant advance for cancer treatment-associated hearing loss therapies, amidst a bid to improve quality of life for cancer patients. Cisplatin has multiple side effects including loss of appetite, nausea, and ototoxicity (hearing loss).

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The potential of virtual reality-based therapy for serious mental disorders

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In June this year, it was announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted UK-based OxfordVR a breakthrough device designation for its gameChangeVR treatment to deliver immersive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to people suffering from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.

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Thursday pharma headlines

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Amgen CEO Bob Bradway racked up a 2018 pay package of $18.6 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is meant to help patients and warn of potential drug side effects but a Vice report indicates something more. She later learned that her manager’s boss was behind the termination because she feared for her own job.

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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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Can a nasal spray tackle agitation in autism?

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While the prevalence was 1 in 150 children in 2000, it reached the rate of 1 in 44 in 2018, in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Janssen’s Risperdal (risperidone), a second-generation antipsychotic , got its first FDA approval for autism-related irritability for children over the age of five, in 2006.