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STAT+: Brain biopsies on ‘vulnerable’ patients at Mount Sinai set off alarm bells at FDA, documents show

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In study documents, Mount Sinai doctors said the biopsies result in “the same amount of tissue loss” and “in effect, the same level of risk” for patients as standard DBS, because they are removing tissue that would otherwise be cauterized.

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PDA revises report on glass container manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

Having been originally published in 2007, then revised in 2013, this latest 2023 edition addresses evolving standards and container types. Specifically, the document covers the development process of glass containers for pharmaceutical products, glass container sampling as well as definition of lots.

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Heart Failure Guideline Updates in 2021

Med Ed 101

There are a few important heart failure guideline updates in the works to the American College of Cardiology’s Heart Failure Guidelines, last published in 2013. This document […]. The post Heart Failure Guideline Updates in 2021 appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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Federal Court updates guidance on COVID-19

Pharma in Brief

Also on January 18, 2021, the FC issued a new Practice Direction outlining its Document Retention Schedule, including new plans for the destruction of certain archived documents. Service of Documents. Parties may serve their documents electronically pursuant to the Federal Courts Rules. Document Retention Schedule.

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Ex-NHS Digital head says merger into NHS England is a mistake

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In a letter to the BMJ, Kingsley Manning – who headed NHS Digital between 2013 and 2016 – said that the move is a “grave error” that could threaten the confidentiality and use of patient data. ” “NHS Digital was established to provide at least element of protection,” writes Manning.

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Taming cardiovascular risk: the promise of LDL cholesterol lowering therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

For at least a decade from 2013 until recently, LDL lowering treatments were stuck on a paradigm of just putting people on statins and not getting LDL levels down to certain goals” CETP inhibitors have been around for a while, but they have unfortunately been unsuccessful in getting onto the market commercially. “For

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Novartis agrees $245m settlement over Exforge generics delay

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The FDA granted full approval to Par’s generic on 28 March, 2013. According to court documents cited by Reuters, annual sales of Exforge in the US were over $400 million before generic versions reached the market.