News about counterfeit versions of Biktarvy (bictegravir, emtricitabine, tenofovir alafenamide) and Descovy (emtricitabine, tenofovir alafemamide) and the pause in the REMS program for clozapine were among the best read articles of 2021.
This is being done in coordination with the FDA to address the shortage created by the recall of Chantix. UPDATE: Pfizer has expanded its recall of Chantix from nine lots to 12 lots.
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The bottles have a counterfeit foil seal or label and contain an incorrect number of tablets.
The FDA’s review of the JAK inhibitor class concluded there is an increased risk of serious heart-related events such as heart attack or stroke, cancer, blood clots, and death with these arthritis and ulcerative colitis medicines.
New requirements resulted in long call wait times, which has led to patient access issues.
Some fatal cases of ketoacidosis have occurred, and high-risk patients should be monitored when starting treatment.
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FDA Approves Combination Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
March 25th 2024J&J’s Opsynvi is single-tablet combination of macitentan, an endothelin receptor antagonist, and tadalafil, a PDE5 inhibitor. It will be priced on parity with Opsumit, which is also a J&J product to treat patients with PAH.