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STAT+: Colorado lawmakers revise effort to exempt rare disease drugs from state cost caps

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In response to controversy, a group of Colorado lawmakers is abandoning a bill that would have required a new state board — which is chartered with setting caps for the cost of medicines — to create exemptions for rare disease drugs. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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What you need to know about treating skin tags

The Checkup by Singlecare

Skin tags are one of those things you probably don’t think about until you spot one. At first glance, you may fear it’s a symptom of psoriasis , eczema , HPV warts, or skin cancer —but skin tags are common, noncancerous, and essentially harmless. Read on to see what experts say about the following 13 home remedies for skin tags.

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Skin tag on eyelid: Causes and treatment

The Checkup by Singlecare

Skin tags , also called acrochordons, are harmless growths that can occur anywhere on your body but tend to develop in more friction-heavy areas like the armpit, the neck along the seat belt line where clothes and jewelry touch, under the breasts, in the groin, or on the face—specifically, the eyelid. What causes skin tags on eyelids?

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STAT+: FDA cites Dr. Reddy’s for quality control problems at a biologics plant

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Food and Drug Administration for a host of manufacturing violations at one of its plants in India, the latest instance in which the company was tagged by the regulator for quality-control problems. Reddy’s Laboratories, one of the world’s largest generic drugmakers, was cited by the U.S.

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To Avoid Skin Tags, Cut Back on Sweets

The People's Pharmacy

People often want to know how to make skin tags go away. Here is one person’s story on how to avoid skin tags. Lowering Blood Sugar Helped Reader Avoid Skin Tags: Q. I had a number of skin tags on my neck. I did an in-home A1c test and found I was mildly insulin resistant (5.9-6.0).

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (March 13 - 17, 2023)

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5-Adapted Bivalent Booster to Treat COVID-19 in Children ≤5 Years Date: Mar 15, 2023 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted 5-Adapted Bivalent Booster to Treat COVID-19 in Children ≤5 Years Date: Mar 15, 2023 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Some employers cut insurance coverage for weight loss drugs; U.S. urges ADHD pill makers to boost production

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… So many people have turned to drugs used for weight loss that some employers are cutting off insurance coverage to head off climbing bills , The Wall Street Journal reports.  The reimbursement cuts, along with restrictions that other employers are implementing, mark the financial downside of the drugs’ medical triumph.