Congress expands drug safety surveillance as part of bioterrorism bill
Just before leaving Washington for the Memorial Day recess in May, Congress approved legislation to enhance the ability of hospitals and public health agencies to respond to bioterrorist threats. A key addition to the bill reauthorizes the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) for 5 years so that the Food and Drug Administration will continue to accelerate development and approval of new drugs.
Jenny Goins, interim head of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, says employers need the same visibility into medical benefits that a new Department of Labor rule gives them into PBM compensation.
People with ADHD had a 70% higher risk of death from any cause in a 19-study meta-analysis, with excess deaths from suicide, injury and natural causes.
Bronchiectasis affected 221.6 per 100,000 people in the U.S. over five years, which is higher than earlier national estimates, according to a study published in CHEST.
Adding Sunharbo (asundexian), a first-in-class factor XI inhibitor, to single or dual antiplatelet therapy reduces ischemic stroke risk without increasing the risk of major bleeding.