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FDA Legislative Update Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 0 Comments FDA, FDA’s accelerated approval, Medicare Part D

FDA has new leverage over companies looking for a quicker drug approval

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The huge spending bill that became law last December also included fixes to a problem

Alzheimer's/Dementia CMS FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 0 Comments Alzheimer's Disease, CMS, FDA, Monoclonal Antibodies, National Coverage Determination

CMS STATEMENT: Response to Alzheimer’s Association’s Request to Reconsider the Final National Coverage Determination

(Source – www.cms.gov) Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating illness that affects millions of Americans and their families. The Centers for

FDA Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 0 Comments Court Case, FDA, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Part D, Orphan Drug Program

A Bitter Battle Over the ‘Orphan Drug’ Program Leaves Patients’ Pocketbooks at Risk

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a

FDA Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 1, 2023 0 Comments Biosimilars drugs, FDA, Generic Drugs

AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Humira finally loses its 20-year, $200 billion monopoly

(Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) After 20 years and $200 billion in revenue, Humira — an injectable treatment

Eileen Cook January 27, 2023 0 Comments COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, FDA

An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy

(By Scott Hensley for NPR) A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on a proposal

FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook January 26, 2023 0 Comments Drug Ads, FDA, Prescription Drug Regulation

A dangerous loophole for drug ads needs to be closed

(By John P. Moore and G. Caleb Alexander for STAT) A loophole in prescription drug regulation exposes American consumers to

Eileen Cook January 23, 2023 0 Comments COVID Vaccine, FDA, Flu shot

FDA considers major shift in COVID vaccine strategy

(By Rob Stein for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration is considering a major shift in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine

Alzheimer's/Dementia FDA

Eileen Cook January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 0 Comments Alzheimer's Disease, FDA, Lecanemab Drug

FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug that appears to modestly slow disease

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that may help people in the

FDA Pandemic Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 0 Comments COVID Boosters, COVID-19, FDA

FDA’s vaccines chief sees possibility of more Covid boosters — sooner than he’d like

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Peter Marks, who leads the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines operation, is still losing sleep

FDA Medical Technology

Eileen Cook October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 0 Comments FDA, Hearing Aids, Over-the-counter

Say What? Hearing Aids Available Over-the-Counter for as Low as $199, and Without a Prescription

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Starting Monday, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store