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FDA approves hepatitis C combination pill

Posted on: 11/10/2014 - 16:34

The first combination pill to treat chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection was approved by the Food and Drug Administration Oct. 10. The once-daily tablet under the trade name Harvoni...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Apremilast approval expanded to include plaque psoriasis

Posted on: 24/09/2014 - 20:48

The oral phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor apremilast is now indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. On Sept. 23, the manufacturer, Celgene, announced that the Food and Drug...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

ACIP recommends PCV13 for all adults 65 and up

Posted on: 23/09/2014 - 21:52

All adults who are 65 years or older should receive 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) routinely in series with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23), according to a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Births to unmarried women down since 2008

Posted on: 21/08/2014 - 21:35

The nonmarital birth rate for women aged 15-44 years has declined 14% since peaking in 2007 and 2008, the National Center for Health Statistics reported. The rate was 44.8 births per 1,000 unmarried...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

House votes to speed sunscreen approvals

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 16:10

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to speed up Food and Drug Administration approvals of new sunscreen ingredients and to eliminate a backlog. The Sunscreen Innovation Act (<link...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

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