MPR Weekly Dose 83 - Rx-to-OTC for allergy spray; Novel contraceptive; Pediatric VTE Tx; Veklury real world efficacy data; Wearable thermometer
This week the FDA approved a first-in-class switch for an antihistamine nasal spray, a new oral contraceptive, and Pradaxa was approved to prevent venous thromboembolism in pediatric patients. Meanwhi...
24 Jun 202110min
MPR Weekly Dose 82 - A regenerative skin therapy; Novavax vaccine shows promise; Mastocytosis treatment; Potential new depression treatment; And an FDA warning for hand sanitizers.
This week the FDA approved a regenerative skin tissue therapy and a treatment for advanced mastocytosis, while Novavax's vaccine for COVID and a novel treatment for MDD show promise. Also the FDA issu...
17 Jun 20218min
MPR Weekly Dose 81 - A first therapy to target underlying process of Alzheimer disease; Moderna requests EUA; And a list of new approvals in a variety of therapeutic categories
This week it's the big one: aducanumab - a treatment for alzheimer disease - got FDA approval. We'll go into that, plus a semaglutide treatment for obesity, a first treatment for Plasminogen Deficienc...
11 Jun 202114min
MPR Weekly Dose 80 - Migraine prevention treatment; Pediatric combo vaccine; Schizophrenia, Bipolar I approval; AI-based Autism diagnostic
On this week's show we have news of migraine prevention treatment, a hexavalent vaccine is approved for pediatrics, there's also an approval for schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, lumakras gets fas...
4 Jun 202110min
MPR Weekly Dose 79 - COVID-19: vaccine storage, efficacy updates; Gene therapy Fast Tracked; Vitiligo cream trial results; Aspirin dosage compared in ASCVD
This week we have news of a change to the storage of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; A gene therapy gets Fast Track status by the FDA; Vitiligo cream shows promise in clinical trials; And outcomes in ath...
21 Mai 20219min
MPR Weekly Dose 78 - Vaccine authorized for adolescents; Postoperative pain Tx approval; Insulin products recalled; Treatment Fast Tracked for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
This week we have news of a COVID-19 vaccine authorization expanded for adolescents; A new postoperative pain treatment; There's a new insulin smart pen devices; Insulin products are recalled; And the...
14 Mai 202113min
MPR Weekly Dose 77 - Updated mask guidance; Janssen vaccine resumption; Steroid therapy in COVID-19; Novel MDD gains Priority Review; Scabies treatment; Stroke rehabilitation device
New guidelines on mask use; J&J vaccine update; Novel major depressive disorder treatment gains Priority Review; A scabies topical suspension; And a device to help stroke rehabilitation.
30 Apr 202110min
MPR Weekly Dose 76 - Bamlanivimab emergency use changes; Janssen vaccine facilities; Molnupiravir trial halted; New contraceptive approved; Ragweed pollen allergy treatment
The FDA revoke Emergency Use Authorization for bamlanivimab; Issues identified at a Janssen manufacturing facility; Merck halts trials for investigational COVID-19 therapy; A new contraceptive is appr...
23 Apr 202113min
