Columbus, OH

Suzetrigine, a new type of pain medication, has a Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action date of Jan. 30, 2025, for patients with acute pain. The FDA has accepted the new drug application (NDA) submission for suzetrigine to treat moderate-to-severe acute pain and granted priority review. The agency has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of Jan. 30, 2025. Suzetrigine has already been granted Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy designations.

FDA Assigns Review Date for Non-Opioid Pain Medication

The FDA has accepted the application for suzetrigine, an experimental, non-opioid pain medicine. If approved, the drug will be the nation's first of a new class of pain medicine in more than 20 years. Vertex Pharmaceuticals' drug candidate is an oral selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor that targets moderate to...

Pain medicine candidate might log a 1st in 20 years

Hospitals spent about 7% of annual pharmaceutical spend on infectious disease treatments, according to a Vizient report released July 30. To evaluate drug expenditure in healthcare, Vizient collected medication spend data from its pharmacy program clients, including hospital, non-acute and pediatric care providers. The information below spans from April 2023 to March 2024.

The costliest hospital drugs for infectious diseases

The FDA has granted designations for cancer drug therapies addressing pancreatic cancer and melanoma. Verastem Oncology received an orphan drug designation from the FDA for its combination avutometinib and defactinib drug therapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, according to a July 29 news release from the company. An orphan...

2 cancer drugs receive FDA designations

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The FDA warned  that incorrect dosing of compounded semaglutide products may be causing health problems.

The FDA says patients may be overdosing on imitation semaglutide weight-loss drugs because the directions are unclear

Cigna is planning to vigorously defend its pharmacy benefit manager from scrutiny. On an Aug. 1 call with investors, Cigna Group CEO David Cordani said the company will be more aggressive in communicating the value of its PBM to lawmakers, customers and the public. "We challenge ourselves to be much...

Cigna prepares 'aggressive' defense of PBMs

Birmingham, AL

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Valrico, FL

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In a recent announcement, The Fresh Market, a beloved grocery chain in Florida, is bidding farewell to its Valrico location. The store, located in one of the fastest-growing areas of the U.S., has cited uncontrollable inflation as a driving force behind its closure, echoing broader economic challenges impacting even higher-end retailers.

A grocery chain in Florida is unexpectedly closing down

Patients are becoming less satisfied with physical pharmacies as popularity rises for online and mail-order services, according to J.D. Power's 16th annual U.S. Pharmacy Study. Compared to the company's 2023 study, customer satisfaction with mail-order pharmacies saw a six-point increase (on a 1,000-point scale). Chain drugstores, meanwhile, received satisfaction scores...

Appetite grows for mail-order pharmacies: Study

Patients taking Eli Lilly's new drug Mounjaro achieved significantly greater weight loss than those on Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, a head-to-head study published Monday showed.  Most patients achieved five percent or greater weight loss after a year, but those on Mounjaro were more likely to lose weight and achieved greater weight loss. 

Eli Lilly weight loss drug beats Ozempic in head-to-head study

Saint Petersburg, FL

Hey foodies and diner lovers! It looks like the beloved Metro Diner in St. Petersburg, known for its hearty portions and Guy Fieri's endorsement, has hit a bump in the road. This popular spot, famous for its pancakes, fried chicken and waffles, and mouthwatering meatloaf, has had to temporarily shut its doors due to some serious issues flagged by a recent state inspection.

Green mold, live roaches and live flying insects - Popular diner closed down in Florida

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Corinth, MS

Dennis, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with A.I. assistance. In a recent incident reported by the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department, deputies conducting a routine safety checkpoint on July 16, 2024, at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 25 in Dennis, MS, made a significant discovery involving a Corinth resident.

Local Man Arrested on Drug Charges Following Routine Checkpoint

Eli Lilly and Company announced Thursday morning that its GLP-1 drug tirzepatide cut the risk of heart failure by 38% in a Phase 3 trial. Tirzepatide – better known by its name brands Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes and Zepbound for obesity – demonstrated statistically significant improvements in both primary endpoints of the study for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and obesity.

Lilly’s weight-loss drug slashes heart failure risk by 38% in Phase 3 trial

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Living with POTS is very difficult. It affects your entire life as it does your entire body. POTS generally wears a person out quicker than a normal person because it makes the body use three times the energy that a normal person would. Just changing positions such as from sitting to standing, if done too quickly, can cause the person to black out or faint.

3 Debilitating Symptoms of POTS You Should Know

(Reuters) -Pfizer plans to move a reworked, once-a-day version of its weight-loss pill danuglipron into clinical trials later this year, the company said on Thursday, after scrapping a twice- daily version of the drug late last year. The new drug is part of the second generation of weight-loss pills under...

Pfizer Moves Forward With Once-Daily Weight-Loss Pill

Missouri State

Senath, MO

CMS has terminated its Medicare and Medicaid agreement with Senath (Mo.) South Health Care Center, effective July 25, according to a public notice from the agency. "These actions are taken because CMS has determined that Senath South Health Care Center failed to attain substantial compliance with certain Medicare and Medicaid participation requirements," CMS said in the notice.

Missouri nursing home loses CMS funding after patient death

Gina Matsoukas

Inflammation can wreak havoc on your body, causing everything from chronic pain to serious diseases. But here’s the good news: you can fight it with the right foods. Some of the best anti-inflammatory foods might already be in your kitchen, and they’re a lot more effective than you might think. Adding these powerful ingredients to your diet can make a huge difference in how you feel. Add some of these foods and see if you can feel the difference.

11 Inflammation-Fighting Foods You Should Be Eating

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

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Healthcare company Roche said its trial-stage daily pill showed an average 6.1 percent weight loss in four weeks

A New Ozempic Pill? Roche Shakes Up the Weight Loss Drug Market With Promising Results: See The Data

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Top medication spend for oncology drugs

Oncology medications made up 24.14% of pharmacy program participants' drug spend from April 2023 to March 2024, according to Vizient's \"Summer 2024 Pharmacy Market Outlook\" report....

Oncology medications made up 24.14% of pharmacy program participants' drug spend from April 2023 to March 2024, according to Vizient's "Summer 2024 Pharmacy Market Outlook" report....

Top medication spend for oncology drugs

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