Risk Management

Heart devices linked to injuries, deaths receive FDA’s most serious recall

April 18, 2024 - In a recent announcement, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that a pair of heart devices, the HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS), has received the agency's most serious recall classification due to long-term buildup and has been linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths. The recall has raised concerns among safety advocates...

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by Veronica Salib

On March 8, 2024, the United States FDA expanded approval of Wegovy (semaglutide), making it the first weight loss drug that is FDA-approved for obese and overweight patients at high risk for heart...

Vertex Non-Opioid Drug Is an Effective Pain Management Medication

by Veronica Salib

On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, Vertex Pharmaceuticals issued a press release announcing that VX-548, its non-opioid pain management drug, effectively reduced pain compared to the placebo across multiple...

Pharmacists Are Excluded in Burnout Conversations

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by Veronica Salib

A post by the Commonwealth Fund approximates that over 100,000 lives would be saved with fall COVID booster campaigns. Though many people and institutions have the misconceived notion that the COVID...

Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Pharma Sector Amid COVID-19

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