Getting down to the numbers

In a Q&A with Josef Witt-Doerring, M.D., former FDA medical officer in the division of psychiatry and the founder and CEO of TaperClinic, he shares the potential benefits and risks of the alternative non-opioid pain medication, expressing that while it could help cut down on opioid use, its long-term impact is unclear.

Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive.

Wegovy is also available through NovoCare Pharmacy, which directly ship all dose strengths at a cost of $499 per month for cash-paying patients.

In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.

Tremfya is also approved to treat patients with plaque psoriasis, active psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative colitis and is available as both a subcutaneous and intravenous induction option.

This is the third approval for Fabhalta (iptacopan), which was discovered and developed by Novartis.