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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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Lilly has a new blockbuster

World of DTC Marketing

Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s novel treatment for diabetes. Will patients, who are obese and don’t have Type 2 diabetes, ask for the drug for weight loss, and will patients understand the risks? Will patients look past those side effects to lose weight? A matter of trust?

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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

World of DTC Marketing

Unpaid celebrity endorsements include venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, who says the drug completely changed his relationship with food, and Elon Musk, who has cited it on Twitter. It has to persuade patients to sign up for some heinous side effects. So far, the data for Wegovy looks excellent. Then there is the price.

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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? Some of these studies associated information seeking more strongly with patients with chronic conditions and those with a more positive view of DTC advertising. What people seem to be interested in are drug side effects vs. efficacy.

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Comirnaty® authorised for patients six months to four years

European Pharmaceutical Review

The common, expected side effects were within expectations for a vaccine in this age group. In November 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty ® in children aged five to 11 years. Data that facilitated the line extension of Comirnaty ® for Covid-19.

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Three-dose vaccine prevents HIV patients getting hepatitis B

European Pharmaceutical Review

Clinical trial results presented at the US IDWeek conference, revealed a three-dose series of the HEPLISAV-B vaccine prevents hepatitis B virus (HBV) in HIV patients not previously vaccinated against or infected with the virus. A breakdown of the data showed: HbsAb levels were greater than 1000mIU/ml in 88 percent of patients.

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Regulators and HTAs tune in to patient preference data

Clarivate

Obtaining the preferences of patients and their caregivers is not a new concept in healthcare. Increasingly, however, industry guidance documents utilize the term ‘patient preference’ in relation to new drug development and benefit-risk assessment. Health technology assessment (HTA) bodies also have some appetite for this information.