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

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Spending on the popular drugs, which belong to the class including Ozempic and can cost as much as $1,350 a month for a patient, has quickly leapt into the tens of millions of dollars for insurance plans. Medicare and Medicaid patients will make up 92% of the market for the drug, called Leqembi. could qualify to use the drug.

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FDA gives AbbVie’s c-Met lung cancer ADC a breakthrough tag

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The FDA thinks an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developed by AbbVie could set new standards in treatment for certain patients with lung cancer, awarding the drug breakthrough status. overall response rate (ORR) in patients with high levels of c-Met expression, and 25% in those with intermediate levels, showing proof of concept for the ADC.

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Benefits of blockchain in limiting counterfeit drug distribution

European Pharmaceutical Review

Smart contracts, which are essential for easing international trade and logistics operations, can enable the user to track fake returns to the producer and supplier using RFID tags. Additionally, real-time access to data is also available to patients to go through their clinical trials, as well as sponsors, which reduces the cost of trials.

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Can gene therapies for haemophilia defend their high price tags?

Pharmaceutical Technology

Despite their potential multi-million-dollar sticker price, if haemophilia treatments by BioMarin and CSL Behring prove durable, they could help patients save money compared to current treatments, experts note. A previous October 2020 report concluded that longer-term safety and efficacy were needed to update health-benefit price benchmarks.

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Viseven at Reuters Pharma EU

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The bottom line: chatGPT is not going to replace HCPs for the time being but its integration is definitely a promising direction of development, for the sake of higher professional efficiency and patient safety.

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Second unanimous FDA adcomm vote boosts bluebird bio

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The panel voted 13 to 0 on the question of whether beti-cel’s benefits outweighed the risks of the gene therapy in patients with beta thalassaemia who are dependent on blood transfusions, in a dream result for the biotech which just a few weeks ago was expressing doubts about its ability to continue as an operating concern.

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