MPR Weekly Dose 89 - COVID Vaccine Booster Dose; Vaccines Recommended in Pregnancy; Post-Vaccine Myocarditis Study; Moderna Efficacy at 6 Months; Pompe Disease Tx; FDA Denies Roxadustat
Big news on the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. The CDC issues new recommendations on vaccines. What protection the Moderna vaccine offers after 6 months. A treatment approved for Pompe disease. And th...
13 Aug 202111min
MPR Weekly Dose 88 - Postexposure Tx for COVID-19; Novel lupus treatment; Higher dose naloxone; Clozapine REMS changes; Istodax indication withdrawn
The FDA authorizes a postexposure prophylaxis for COVID-19; a new treatment is okay'd for lupus; a higher dose naloxone nasal spray became available; the risk evaluation and mitigation program for Clo...
6 Aug 202110min
MPR Weekly Dose 87 - Statin contraindication change; Vaccine for streptococcus pneumoniae; Plaque psoriasis cream; Therapy fast tracked for Parkinson disease; Bylvay approved
This week we have news of the FDA requesting a change to statin prescribing labels, a new vaccine for streptococcus pneumoniae, a new plaque psoriasis cream, a stem cell therapy gets fast tracked as a...
23 Juli 202111min
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast Episode 86
This week on the pod we speak about a fact sheet update for the Janssen COVID vaccine. Pfizer and BioNTech are working on a booster version of their vaccine. A supplement is found to contain a prescri...
16 Juli 20218min
MPR Weekly Dose 85 - Chantix recalled; Kimyrsa for ABSSSI; Aduhelm label update; Blood lead test recall; Keytruda changes
This week Pfizer recalled their smoking cessation therapy Chantix. A treatment for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections becomes available. Aduhelm, the newly approved Alzheimer Disease t...
9 Juli 20219min
MPR Weekly Dose 84 - Emergency Use for COVID-19 treatment; Fact sheet update for vaccines; Rylaze approved; Expanded approval for Solosec; NDA submitted for HIV-1 treatment
The FDA grants Emergency Use to Actemra to treat hospitalized COVID patients. Revisions are been made to the fact sheets for the Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech COVID vaccines to include information relat...
2 Juli 202112min
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 Juni 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 Juni 20218min
