At Digestive Disease Week in New Orleans, Steve Flamm, MD, associate professor of medicine and medical director of liver transplantation, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill, presented study findings indicating that patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and persistently normal liver enzymes derive as much benefit from pegylated interferon-alfa 2b plus ribavirin therapy as do patients with elevations in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT). According to Dr Flamm, lead investigator for the study, "... a fraction of patients with normal liver enzymes do have aggressive liver disease on liver biopsy despite their liver tests being normal."
David Calabrese of OptumRx Talks Top Three Drugs in Pipeline, Industry Trends in Q2
July 1st 2020In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite podcast, MHE's Briana Contreras chatted with David Calabrese, R.Ph, MHP, who is senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer of pharmacy care services company, OptumRx. David is also a member of Managed Healthcare Executives’ Editorial Advisory Board. During the discussion, he shared the OptumRx Quarter 2 Drug Pipeline Insights Report of 2020. Some of the information shared includes the three notable drugs currently being reviewed or those that have been recently approved by the FDA. Also discussed were any interesting industry trends to watch for.
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FDA Issues Complete Response for High-Dose Opioid Rescue Med
July 16th 2024OX124 is a nasal spray provides rapid absorption of naloxone for patients experiencing an opioid overdose. The FDA would like to see additional technical data, as well as data on whether patients can correctly use the device.
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David Calabrese of OptumRx Talks Top Three Drugs in Pipeline, Industry Trends in Q2
July 1st 2020In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite podcast, MHE's Briana Contreras chatted with David Calabrese, R.Ph, MHP, who is senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer of pharmacy care services company, OptumRx. David is also a member of Managed Healthcare Executives’ Editorial Advisory Board. During the discussion, he shared the OptumRx Quarter 2 Drug Pipeline Insights Report of 2020. Some of the information shared includes the three notable drugs currently being reviewed or those that have been recently approved by the FDA. Also discussed were any interesting industry trends to watch for.
Listen
FDA Issues Complete Response for High-Dose Opioid Rescue Med
July 16th 2024OX124 is a nasal spray provides rapid absorption of naloxone for patients experiencing an opioid overdose. The FDA would like to see additional technical data, as well as data on whether patients can correctly use the device.
Read More
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