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The FDA announced it planned to restrict use of GLP-1 active pharmaceutical ingredients in non-FDA-approved drugs, including those from Hims & Hers and other compounding pharmacies.
“These actions are aimed to safeguard consumers from drugs for which the FDA cannot verify quality, safety or efficacy,” Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH, FDA Commissioner, wrote in a press release.
The FDA also intends to act against direct-to-consumer advertising about non-FDA-approved compounded products.
“Companies cannot claim that non-FDA-approved compounded products are generic versions or the

Results showed robotic-assisted pars repair may be a safe and effective treatment option for adolescent athletes with symptomatic spondylolysis who failed nonoperative treatment.
“We have now, in the last several years, been increasingly offering [robotic-assisted pars repair] to our patients,” Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA, co-chief of spine service and Patty and Jay Baker chair in minimally invasive spine surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery and professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, told Healio. “It does not mean we jump the first nonsurgical

 
SAN DIEGO — For individuals with MS, proteomic analysis offers insight into the role disease progression plays in affecting both biological and chronological age progression as well as mortality risk, according to a speaker at ACTRIMS.
“We know that aging is the most important prognostic factor for MS because it drives the transition from relapsed-remaining MS to the progressive phase of MS,” Dylan Hamitouche, a doctoral student at McGill University and student researcher at Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, said during his presentation.
“We also know that aging alters the

President Donald J. Trump announced the launch of TrumpRx, the direct-to-consumer drug website that features reduced prices for dozens of medications.
The website “provides patients with access to a world-class experience for accessing deep discounts on the medicines they need,” according to a White House fact sheet.
Patients cannot buy drugs directly from TrumpRx. Instead, the site directs them to manufacturers’ own direct-to-consumer websites or offers coupons that patients can take to pharmacies.
According to the fact sheet, the website’s launch includes drugs made by the first five

The ongoing opioid epidemic highlights health care’s role in fueling the crisis as well as the highly addictive nature of opioids.
Even a single exposure to opioids can increase the risk for dependence (Sun et al.; Thao et al.).
Although postoperative opioid prescriptions in ophthalmology are typically low dose and written without refills, the specialty is not spared from unintended harms. In one analysis, patients who received even a single opioid prescription after ophthalmic surgery had higher rates of hospitalization, overdose and mortality compared with those who did not, with risk

Pegcetacoplan injections slowed progression of geographic atrophy but had no impact on visual acuity in a real-world setting, according to a study published in Vision.
“GA and [neovascular age-related macular degeneration] often coexist in the same eye; approximately a quarter of all new diagnoses of nAMD have concurrent GA, and approximately 25% of GA cases without nAMD at baseline are diagnosed with nAMD within 3 years,” Jessica A. Cao, clinical research fellow at Retina Consultants of Texas, and colleagues wrote. “Therefore, there remains a major unmet need to better

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — As the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists continues to grow, dermatologists are increasingly likely to encounter patients seeking treatment for cutaneous adverse events, according to a presentation at South Beach Symposium.
GLP-1s are associated with metabolic improvements beyond weight loss, and emerging data suggest they may also improve other inflammatory conditions, including psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa. However, rapid weight loss with GLP-1s can cause aesthetic effects, including fat redistribution in the face and changes in skin integrity, Karan Lal, DO, MS,

More than a year into the second Trump administration, the CDC is still operating without a permanent director — which, former CDC officials said, puts national health and safety at risk.
“This is dangerous,” Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, who served as CDC director during Barack Obama’s two-term presidency, told Healio. “Americans deserve health advice from health experts, not politicians and lawyers.”
For most of the past year, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (a lawyer), Jim O’Neill (a biotech investor) and CDC Chief of Staff Matthew Buzzelli (a lawyer) have made key decisions at the CDC that