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Novo expands Wegovy’s US label to reduce cardiovascular events

Pharmaceutical Technology

Wegovy can now be used to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in obese or overweight patients with heart disease.

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Leqvio Gets Label Update For Earlier Use in Patients with Heart Disease

Drug Topics

Recent safety data also allowed four adverse events to be removed from the label.

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Experts to come together for compliance event ‘validation ready’ global labeling systems  

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Experts to come together for compliance event . exploring ‘validation ready’ global labeling systems . ? . A group of industry experts is set to explore how medical device, clinical trial and pharmaceutical companies can proactively manage labeling risk. Wokingham, United Kingdom —?27?April?2021?—

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AZ drops two trials aimed at expanding Lokelma’s label

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The STABILIZE-CKD and DIALIZE-Outcomes studies – part of AZ’s CRYSTALIZE programme for the drug – have been shelved because patients were being enrolled into them more slowly than hoped for, and clinical events were occurring at a lower rate than expected.

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Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab improves event-free survival compared to adjuvant therapy in advanced resectable melanoma

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

For the current study, US researchers performed a randomised, phase 2, open-label trial, in patients with measurable stage IIIB to IVC melanoma that was amenable to surgical resection. The primary end point was set as event-free survival in the intention-to-treat population. After a median follow-up of 14.7 Citation Patel SP et al.

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12 Medications With Off-Label Uses

BuzzRx

The term “on-label use” of a drug may seem unfamiliar to most people. In short, this practice is referred to as “off-label” drug use. Surveys have shown that approximately 1 in 5 prescriptions in the US are for off-label use. In certain populations of patients, off-label drug use is even higher.

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FDA Expands Label for Inclisiran to Include Adults With High LDL-C, Increased Risk of Heart Disease

Pharmacy Times

The updated label for inclisiran (Leqvio) includes patients with comorbidities, such as hypertension and diabetes, who have yet to experience a cardiovascular event.