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Drug side effects should be easier to understand

World of DTC Marketing

” Drug facts boxes are needed, but the FDA disagrees. According to the AMA one of the key reasons for non-adherence is that patients may be frightened of potential side effects. From seeing those side effects experienced by someone else, it may have led them to believe the medication caused those problems.

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As FDA puts CAR-T safety under microscope, researchers dig into adverse events record of BCMA therapies

Fierce Pharma

BCMA-targeted therapies are transforming care for multiple myeloma patients. But these immunotherapies also come with various potentially dangerous side effects. |

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Metformin helps manage weight gain side effect of SGAs

European Pharmaceutical Review

SGAs used to treat bipolar disorder are often effective at helping young patients’ mental health improve but can have significant side effects including elevated blood pressure and glucose, increased appetite, as well as weight gain.

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Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly's weight-loss drugs under FDA scrutiny for suicidal thoughts, hair loss

Fierce Pharma

Could cautions about more common side effects soon be added to the labels of popular treatments such as Novo’s Ozempic and Lilly’s Mounjaro? On Tuesday, the FDA revealed that it is investigating patient reports of suicidal thoughts and hair loss from the use of the blood sugar-modulating products.

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Preventative approach could reduce immunotherapy side effects

European Pharmaceutical Review

New research from the US indicates that a prophylactic treatment before immunotherapy can significantly reduce the rate of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in multiple myeloma patients. Immunotherapy drugs like teclistamab can result in potentially fatal side effects, including CRS and immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS).

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Study finds no link between Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drugs and suicidal ideation

Fierce Pharma

In fact, the research shows that those who were on semaglutide were less likely to have suicidal thoughts than patients on other diabetes and obesity meds.

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FDA Nod in Duchenne Helps Wider Swath of Patients With the Rare Muscle Disease

MedCity News

Corticosteroids are a standard first-line treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but these drugs have many side effects. FDA approval of Italfarmaco’s Duvyzat is the first nonsteroidal drug to pass the agency’s regulatory bar for treating this rare disease.