The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring class-wide label changes for opioid medications to provide additional information on the risks associated with long-term use.

The update was requested by the FDA based on data supporting the significant LDL-C lowering abilities of PCSK-targeting therapies.

Aceclidine is a cholinergic muscarinic agonist that causes contraction of the iris sphincter muscle, thereby creating a pinhole effect that extends focus depth to improve vision in presbyopia.

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Dr George Tidmarsh, a former pharmaceutical executive who joined the FDA this month, will take over Prasad’s role temporarily.

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HealthDay News — In an effort to broaden the reach of the organization, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has announced they are changing their name to Blood Cancer United.

The SetPoint System consists of a neurostimulation device that is surgically placed under general anesthesia on the vagus nerve.

Fracture risk then decreases to levels similar to and then lower than women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy.

Effectiveness seen for RSV lower respiratory tract disease, hospitalized RSV lower respiratory tract disease, PCR-confirmed RSV.

On issues such as vaccination and fluoridation of public water supplies, some of Monarez’s comments appeared to be at odds with those of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.