ADHD medication recalled due to pill mixup
Azurity Pharmaceuticals has issued a recall for certain Zenzedi ADHD and narcolepsy medications after incorrect pills were discovered in a batch. The recall, announced on Wednesday, affects one lot of Zenzedi 30 milligram tablets. A pharmacist found carbinoxamine maleate, an…
More US pharmacists can now prescribe birth control, and soon, some patients won’t need prescriptions at all
In 2024, significant changes are coming to access hormonal birth control, including birth control pills and patches. Perrigo’s Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the U.S., is expected to be available both in stores and online soon….
FDA approves first test to help screen for risk of opioid use disorder
On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new genetic testing tool designed to assess the risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD). The AutoGenomics AvertD test is intended for adults who are considering a short-term prescription of…
Experimental cancer vaccine, combined with immunotherapy, continues to show benefits against melanoma, trial shows
On Thursday, drugmakers announced promising results for an investigational mRNA vaccine used in combination with immunotherapy for high-risk melanoma patients. The vaccine, developed by Moderna and Merck, when combined with Merck’s Keytruda, showed a 49% reduction in the risk of…