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Expert Panel Unveils Preanesthesia Cannabis Use Assessment Tool

Physician's Weekly

Cannabis use can also affect patient awareness or recall from unintentional subanesthetic dosing and complicate airway management through upper airway mucus accumulation and inflammation. The CUBAT includes all these variables and provides example language for providers to use with patients,” the authors wrote.

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Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare

Physician's Weekly

When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. The insurer not only stopped paying current claims but also moved to claw back tens of thousands of dollars it had paid to providers in the two years since she turned 65.

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Revised Final Guidance on Nitrosamines Offers New Recommendations for Assessment and Control

FDA Law Blog

We wrote about 2023’s Recommended Acceptable Intake Limits for Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Impurities (NDSRIs) , which also advised on how to review drug products and take appropriate action. FDA recognizes that nitrosamine detection and remediation are complicated undertakings for quality managers. By John W.M.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

PEMBlog

Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations. Well cover its clinical presentation, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management, including why standard beta-lactam antibiotics wont work.

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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Well break down the virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and complications of Parvovirus B19. Parvovirus B19 is best known for causing fifth disease, but in certain patients it can lead to some serious complications like aplastic crises, fetal hydrops, or chronic anemia. UpToDate , Jun. Parvoviruses. Erythema Infectiosum.

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Would I FIE to You? FDA’s First Interchangeable Exclusivity Determination Results in Expiration

FDA Law Blog

Koblitz — Back in late September 2023 (and corrected in October), FDA issued its first interchangeable exclusivity determination pursuant to the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”). Notably, the purpose of the statute seemed to govern much of FDA’s interpretation.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

FDA Law Blog

If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug. If the confirmatory trial does not show that the drug provides clinical benefit, FDA has regulatory procedures in place that could lead to removing the drug from the market. FDA-2022-E-3124 ).

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