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Pneumococcal Vaccine Rates Low Despite Updated Recommendations

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In 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) published updated pneumococcal vaccine recommendations. million adult patients who were enrolled in a health plan as of January 2022 that contributed data to the Optum database. Of those, 38% had evidence of pneumococcal vaccination prior to January 2022.

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Pharmacist Involvement Helps Reduce Time to A1c Target

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In 2022, the estimated cost of those diagnosed as having diabetes was $413 billion. 2022 Jun 20;15:1911-1923. Additional advantages include fewer emergency visits, hospitalizations, medication adherence, and associated cost savings. 2 “Prevalence of diabetes in the United States continues to rise, affecting an estimated 38.4

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FDA approves first generic once-daily GLP-1 medication

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The FDA supports development of complex generic drugs, such as GLP-1s, by funding research and informing industry through guidance as part of our ongoing efforts to increase access to needed medications, Iilun Murphy, MD, director of the Office of Generic Drugs in the FDAs Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a statement.

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NMD Pharma’s Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease treatment granted ODD by FDA

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Biotech company NMD Pharma has announced that the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) have granted its Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease treatment NMD670 orphan drug designation (ODD). NMD670 was previously granted ODD by the FDA for generalised myasthenia gravis in September 2022.

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CGM Usage Improves Glycemic, Psychosocial Outcomes for Type 1 Diabetes | ADA 2025

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Updated September 12, 2022. June 20 to 23, 2025. Chicago, Illinois. Overcoming Barriers and Obstacles to Adopting Diabetes Devices (ONBOARD). ClinicalTrials.gov identification: NCT04161131. Accessed June 23, 2025.

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Grail plans FDA filing for cancer blood test after new trial

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Five Interesting Things To Know About Sulopenem (Orlynvah)

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In case you are wondering, the FDA label does not list any hepatic dose adjustments. 2022 Apr;82(5):533-557. The absence of renal dose adjustments may be attributed to sulopenem dual excretion pathways, with elimination occurring through both feces and urine. Chicago, IL: Iterum Therapeutics; 2024. Zhanel GG, et al.

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