Jolynn Tumolo

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12/14/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

More than 6 million vials of ondansetron injection distributed by Baxter Healthcare Corporation are under recall due to failing to meet pH specifications, according to the December 13, 2023, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement...

More than 6 million vials of...

12/14/2023

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Anesthetic Gel Recalled

12/14/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

The recall affects LET gel (lidocaine 4%/epinephrine 0.18%/tetracaine 0.5%) 3-mL single-use syringes, in 10-syringe packs (NDC 73271-1003-1), from lot 092020237 (Exp. 3/18/24). The syringes were distributed by Carie Boyd Pharmaceuticals,...

The recall affects LET gel...

12/14/2023

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Overactive Bladder Drug Recalled

12/14/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

Padagis US is recalling more than 7000 bottles of trospium chloride extended-release capsules for failing to meet capsule specifications. According to the December 13, 2023, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, the...

Padagis US is recalling more...

12/14/2023

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Tackle Football May Contribute to Parkinson Disease Risk

12/13/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

Playing tackle football is associated with higher odds of having a diagnosis of parkinsonism or Parkinson disease (PD), suggests a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Playing tackle football is...

12/13/2023

Neurology

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Tackle Football May Contribute to Parkinson Disease Risk

12/11/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

Playing tackle football is associated with higher odds of having a diagnosis of parkinsonism or Parkinson disease (PD), suggests a study published online in JAMA Network Open.

Playing tackle football is...

12/11/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Antibody Test Determines Eligibility for Hemophilia Gene Therapy

12/11/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

The US Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the AAV5 DetectCDx test marked the agency’s first-ever approval of a companion diagnostic test for a gene therapy product.

The US Food and Drug...

12/11/2023

First Report Managed Care

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Skinny-Label Biosimilars Saved Medicare $1.5 Billion Through 2020

12/11/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

Between 2015 and 2021, 33 biosimilars of 11 biologic drugs received FDA approval. Two-thirds of the biosimilars had skinny labels, according to the study. Among 21 biosimilars marketed before 2022, 13 had skinny labels.

Between 2015 and 2021, 33...

12/11/2023

First Report Managed Care

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Odds of Epilepsy with Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury Higher in Nondeployed Veterans

12/11/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

The risk of epilepsy in post-9/11 US veterans with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is higher in those who were not deployed compared with those who were deployed, according to study findings published online ahead of print in...

The risk of epilepsy in...

12/11/2023

Veterans Health Today

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Physically Independent Residents May Contribute to Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Nursing Homes

12/11/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

Functionally independent residents may be an underappreciated driver of the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in nursing homes, according to study findings published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.

Functionally independent...

12/11/2023

Annals of Long-Term Care

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In MS, Patients With Central Neuropathic Pain Carry Highest Emotional Burden

12/11/2023

Jolynn Tumolo

Emotional burden and pain severity were greater in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had central neuropathic pain than those who had musculoskeletal pain.

Emotional burden and pain...

12/11/2023

Neurology