For the first time, Medicare will allow coverage of one of the new blockbuster weight-loss drugs for enrollees in Part D plans. The plans may now cover Wegovy when prescribed to prevent heart attacks and strokes, according to a new policy issued this week from the Centers for Medicare and... Continue Reading
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved broad new label expansions for NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) Tablets and NEXLIZET® (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) Tablets based... Continue Reading
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the approval of Praluent® (alirocumab) as an adjunct to diet and other low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering... Continue Reading
PLAINSBORO, N.J., March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an additional indication for Wegovy® to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart... Continue Reading
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DUBLIN, Nov. 17, 2023 / PRNewswire / — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Symplicity Spyral™ renal denervation (RDN) system, also known as the Symplicity™... Continue Reading
The Woodlands, Texas, November 12, 2023 – Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) today announced that a post hocanalysis of clinical data from the SCORED trial demonstrated that clinical benefit from INPEFA® (sotagliflozin) use in heart failure (HF) and major adverse cardiovascular... Continue Reading
Bagsværd, Denmark, 8 August 2023 – Novo Nordisk today announced the headline results from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial. The double-blinded trial compared subcutaneous once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg with placebo as an adjunct to standard of care for prevention of major... Continue Reading
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 8, 2023 / PRNewswire / — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly and Company’s (NYSE: LLY) Zepbound™ (tirzepatide) injection, the first and only obesity treatment of its kind that activates both GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic... Continue Reading
Interim Data from the heart-1 Phase 1b Clinical Trial of VERVE-101 in Patients with HeFH to be Presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023 on November 12 at 3:30 p.m. ET; Company to Host Investor Event and Webcast on November 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET BOSTON, Nov. 07, 2023... Continue Reading
Palo Alto, Calif. – November 7, 2023 – Recor Medical, Inc. (“Recor”) and its parent company, Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Medical Devices”) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Recor’s Paradise™... Continue Reading
Dallas, TX. — The American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) together with Endless Health will be at the American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) annual conference – Family Medicine Experience (FMX) – in Chicago, IL October 27-29, 2023 – offering attendees... Continue Reading
