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

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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Nevro Announces FDA Approval of HFX iQ™ Spinal Cord Stimulation System to Personalize the Treatment of Chronic Pain

Legacy MEDSearch

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Senza HFX iQ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system. With HFX iQ, our goal is to provide physicians and patients the personalization needed to achieve and maintain the best possible long-term outcomes. We believe HFX iQ represents the future of SCS therapy.” this quarter, with a broad U.S.

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Cala® Launches The Cala kIQ™ System, Offering Meaningful Tremor Relief for Patients With Essential Tremor and Now Parkinson’s Disease

Legacy MEDSearch

Cala , the bioelectronic medicine leader setting a new standard of care for chronic disease, today announced the commercial launch of its next generation system: the Cala kIQ System, the first and only FDA-cleared wearable device that delivers effective therapy for action hand tremor relief in people with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.

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The future of medical cannabis development in Europe

European Pharmaceutical Review

In many European countries physicians can now prescribe medical cannabis for an array of chronic health conditions, including chronic pain, mental health disorders and neurological conditions. It is estimated that only one in 10 drugs that enter Phase I trials are subsequently licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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What Is OEM Sales? With Sean Pitts

Evolve Your Success

They understand the American and European requirements of the FDA and the EU. I worked at a now-defunct pharmaceutical company in San Diego and did benchtop research in a couple of different pharmacology models for two years. W hat was one of the primary reasons that made you say, “I don’t want to go with the physician track.

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Why aren’t digital pills taking off?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broke ground by approving the first drug with an embedded biosensor to track its use. Yet, despite the landmark FDA approval, digital pills have not exploded in pharma. But the pharmacology to quantify adherence also depends on race, gender, weight, and other factors.