MPR Weekly Dose 185 — Best Diets for 2024; Counterfeit Ozempic; Myasthenia Gravis Tx Approved; Herpes False Positive Test Results; Promethazine Hydrochloride Safety Concerns
An expert panel rank the 30 best diets for 2024; Counterfeit Ozempic on the rise; Myasthenia gravis drug approved; Herpes tests may produce false positives; Safety concerns over IV promethazine hydroc...
5 Jan 202412min
MPR Weekly Dose 184 — Gel Approved for EB Wounds; 21-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine; Prescription Game Therapy for ADHD; HIV-Protecting Vaginal Insert; Multiple Food Allergy Drug
Topical gel approved to treat partial thickness wounds in epidermolysis bullosa; Priority Review given to 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; sensory and motor stimuli video game for ADHD gains ...
21 Dec 202316min
MPR Weekly Dose 183 — Updated Diabetes Guidelines; Novel Blood Collection Device; Postpartum Depression Tx; Male Birth Control Study; Approval Sought for Psychoactive Drug
The ADA release their new guidance for the management of diabetes 2024; a new blood collection device obtains lab-quality samples using a the finger; novel treatment for postpartum depression becomes ...
15 Dec 202313min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #182 — Novel Weight Loss Tx; Safety Risks for Compounded Semaglutide; Fabhalta Approved for PNH; At-Home Insemination Kit; Sleep Apnea Device Cleared
Novel weight loss treatment now available in pharmacies; Novo Nordisk warns about the risks of compounded semaglutide; treatment approved for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; over-the-counter inse...
8 Dec 202314min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #181 — Serious Reactions to Seizure Treatments; Desmoid Tumor Tx; Secondary CAR T-Cell Malignancies; Immunosuppressive Recall; CPAP Machine Issues
Safety alert issued for serious reactions to certain seizure drugs; Drug approved to treat a rare form of tumor; T-cell malignancies reported with cell immunotherapies; organ transplant rejection trea...
1 Dec 202314min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #180 — Chikungunya Vaccine; Amazon FDA Warning; At-Home STD Test; Lymphoma Drug Withdrawn; Antimicrobial Catheter Lock Solution for CRBSI
First chikungunya vaccine approved; FDA send warning letter to Amazon about ophthalmic products; at-home STD test cleared; Bayer withdraw lymphoma drug; and a combo treatment to reduce catheter-relate...
17 Nov 202313min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #179 — Weight Management Tx; Levemir Discontinued; Renal Denervation System Approved; Gene Therapy Fasted Tracked; Hidden Drugs in Glucose Supplement
New weight management approved; Novo Nordisk discontinue Levemir; adjunctive system for hypertension patients; frontotemporal dementia treatment given Fast Track designation; and the FDA advise agains...
10 Nov 202312min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #178 — FDA Flags Eye Drops; Ped Alert for COVID-19 Vaccine; Novel Heartburn Tx; Biosimilar to Stelara Approved; Anti-Fentanyl Monoclonal Antibody
FDA urge immediate discontinuation for eye drop products; safety alert issued for the pediatric Moderna COVID-19 vaccine; novel heartburn medicine approved; Stelara biosimilar approved; and an antibod...
3 Nov 202311min
