Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

Both the FDA and EMA recommend that doctors monitor patients with diabetic retinopathy who are undergoing semaglutide treatment closely. 10 , 9 In patients with uncontrolled or potentially unstable diabetic retinopathy, treatment with semaglutide 2.4 mg is not recommended. 9 The American Academy of Ophthalmology offers more information here 11.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Blog post – by Smitha Want to test your learning? The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a potential complication of antiretroviral therapy (ART), wherein patients with advanced immunosuppression related to HIV develop an inflammatory response (generally to microbial antigens) as their immune system recovers.

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Plum Health

MAY 19, 2023

Transparent Pricing: With DPC, you know exactly what you're paying for - no hidden costs, no complicated insurance bills. This blog post is a general informational guide and does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 25, 2019

Clinical Manifestations We often think of GPA as a pulmonary-renal syndrome, but, while many patients develop renal complications, a much smaller percentage present with them. A lung biopsy demonstrated necrotizing granulomatous inflammation, and a diagnosis of GPA was made.

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Complications Associated with Chronic Venous Insufficiency While CVI is not considered to be life-threatening, it can have a negative impact on the way you look and feel. CVI can lead to complications that can make performing normal daily activities difficult. When this happens, blood can flow backward and lead to pooling in your legs.

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Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Because of this, it is important to address vascular complications as soon as they arise, including Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). If left untreated, PAD may progress over time and can lead to more serious health complications. Maintaining a healthy circulatory system is a critical part of living a long, healthy life.

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Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Other more complicated cases may require open interventions such as endarterectomy and/or bypass. Overall, this procedure may seem quite complicated, but a large team of medical experts are involved in the care of each patient. Some cases may be treated with minimally invasive techniques such as endovascular stenting and angioplasty.

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This is because both diabetes and PAD have many of the same risk factors and complications. If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, keeping your blood sugar under control is a proactive way to lower your risk of developing PAD or other complications including stroke and heart attack.

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Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Undergoing carotid endarterectomy can help reduce your risk of experiencing serious complications from carotid artery disease, including a stroke. It is also important to be aware of potential complications following your surgery. This includes eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and not smoking.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

The second major factor complicating our diagnostic reasoning during this time is the dramatic shift in prevalence of the disease in the community. As described by my friend Jack Penner elsewhere in this blog series, a core tenet of analytic reasoning involves interpretation of the pretest and posttest probabilities of a disease.

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Vascular Physician

MARCH 10, 2022

Early diagnosis and treatment can help prevent more serious complications from developing. Diagnosing PAD and PVD as early as possible is critical to preventing further plaque buildup that can lead to serious complications, including heart disease and stroke. PAD vs PVD: What's the Difference?

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

An aortic dissection may also cause a rection in blood flow to other parts of the circulatory system, often resulting in additional complications such as stroke, heart attack, renal failure, or spine and nerve damage. Unfortunately, high blood pressure does not always present with symptoms that are noticeable by the patient.

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 27, 2021

blog h2 { margin-top: 1.25rem; } With more than 40 million people suffering from the pain and embarrassment that comes from living with varicose veins, you may be wondering: can anything be done to manage these negative effects at home, or is professional intervention the only solution for varicose veins?

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GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). How do you do that? Do you do what I do, pull out a handy-dandy opioid equianalgesic table to give you a guide on how much to convert to? . which advocates for an updated, wait for it… equianalgesic table! . Drew: Yeah.

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JULY 13, 2022

With 190 pages dedicated to prescription drug pricing reform, the program is ambitious…and complicated. Karst — The Build Back Better Act—the food and drug law implications of which we discussed last year —has popped up again in Congress, and it is just as dense as ever.

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

FDA recognizes that nitrosamine detection and remediation are complicated undertakings for quality managers. By John W.M. Claud — Last week, FDA revised one of its two guidances relating to nitrosamines, Control of Nitrosamine Impurities in Human Drugs. Using the guidelines found in the ICH M7(R2) , FDA set an AI threshold of 1.5

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 12, 2022

If you are diagnosed with claudication, your healthcare provider will likely create a personalized treatment plan to help relieve your symptoms, reduce pain, and reduce your chances of experiencing other complications, such as heart disease. When your arteries are not healthy, your overall quality of life can be affected. What Are the Causes?

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FDA Law

AUGUST 9, 2021

This could get complicated though, as FDA explains that the transition may affect program fee tier assessments for ANDA holders or facility fees. The FDCA definition hinges on the mechanism by which a product meets its primary intended purposes. Sponsors can then request a refund.

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Vascular Physician

MARCH 6, 2023

The most common complication from venous disease is a lower quality of life due to symptoms. Here's what you should know about how diseases affecting your veins, also known as venous diseases, could impact you. What is Venous Disease? They are essentially hollow tubes with thin walls and special flaps inside them called valves.

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 25, 2022

aneurysms or post-surgical complications). Although recurrent hemarthrosis and osteoarthritic pain are the two most studied conditions, there may be other experimental indications for this procedure (e.g., Typically, GAE is a short procedure, lasting between 60-90 minutes, and it is performed during an outpatient visit.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 15, 2024

FDA explained that “cartridge-based” products are more attractive to youth than “open tank systems,” which are bigger, harder to conceal, more complicated, and require refilling. FDA originally set the PMTA deadline as August 8, 2022, but a district court in Maryland ordered FDA to shorten it.

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FDA Law

MARCH 21, 2024

As readers of our blog know, MoCRA was a significant change to regulation of cosmetics. Now in the second year of implementation, companies have started noticing the consequences as FDA implements the new requirements and develops regulations and guidance.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios By Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! Thank you for reading the latest post in our “Clinical Reasoning Corner”, where we discuss key clinical reasoning principles that shape how we think through cases. Today, we’re going to talk about likelihood ratios – let’s dive in!

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FDA Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

He added that FDA’s foreign offices have also resumed performing inspections for nearly six months now, except in China, where Zero-COVID policies complicate logistics and scheduling. Mr. Cruse pledged that the frequency of these inspections would increase.

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Vascular Physician

MARCH 29, 2022

Extensive imaging is done prior to the surgery to assess a patient's risk and help them prepare for the success and possible complications of the surgery. A carotid body tumor is a growth in your neck located next to the carotid artery, which is the vessel that carries blood to parts of your brain and face. Who is at Risk?

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Vascular Physician

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Imaging studies may also be ordered and help your physician determine the likelihood of successful surgery and possible complications. Treatment is patient-specific and based on age, health, and severity. There are several options for treatment, and these management choices may help slow the progression of symptoms.

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Vascular Physician

AUGUST 19, 2021

When left untreated, TOS can cause more serious complications, including permanent arm swelling and pain, blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and permanent nerve damage. It gets its name from the Thoracic Outlet that is located between the lower neck and upper chest and this collection of blood vessels and nerves can be found.

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FDA Law

JULY 10, 2023

In this blog post, we will first briefly outline the procedural steps in the 510(k) review process for medical devices. However, the strategy of addressing the AI request presented in the next section of this blog post applies to all three types of 510(k)s. By Philip Won & Adrienne R. But that is only the beginning.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: Well, before we talk about dysphagia and revisit it, which is also interesting, because this is our first podcast, I think on dysphagia, but we’ve talked about it before on GeriPal, in our blog. Eric: Alex, we got a great show today on Dysphagia Revisited. Who do we have on with us today? Eric: Oh boy. Alex: It’s back.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 8, 2024

Deals in FDA regulated space are among the most complicated of any industry, and diligence adds cost. Interest rates may be on the way down, which in turn may mean that more capital will free up and thus more deals may be in the offing. If this all holds true, it will follow the upward trend of the 2023 year in deals.

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 13, 2023

GeMDAC’s mandate is to advise the Agency on these complicated issues in this challenging area of medical product development. Drug development for these conditions has unique and complex challenges, therefore few treatments are available to patients.” Note that FDA is currently soliciting applications to staff this committee.

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FDA Law

AUGUST 22, 2023

On the heels of a nuanced and more complicated Warning Letter addressing CFL claims and statistical presentations comes a new Untitled Letter from OPDP going back to its roots ! By Dara Katcher Levy — OPDP is coming out ! So, what gives? NAD appeared to be inviting pharmaceutical companies to leverage its processes and submit complaints.

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FDA Law

JULY 29, 2024

Last week, FDA issued draft guidance to address the potential complications that arise when sponsors seek to modify products, production processes, or quality controls for approved biologics license application (BLA) biosimilar and interchangeable products. We’ll update this post when FDA issues Final Guidance.

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FDA Law

JUNE 30, 2022

As the drug distribution industry is well aware, and as blogged about here , on February 4, 2022, FDA published its long-awaited proposed rule titled “ National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-party Logistic Providers ” (87 Fed. Palmer & John A.

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 6, 2023

And yet, under the proposed rule, FDA is expecting a far greater surge, for a longer period of time, of far more complicated submissions. Congress has, on multiple occasions , considered legislation that would have given FDA that authority, but it never did so. Based on the COVID experience, this is a recipe for gridlock and chaos.

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FDA Law

AUGUST 11, 2024

The approved labeling for AUVI-Q includes warnings and precautions regarding emergency treatment, injection-related complications, serious infections at the injection site, allergic reactions associated with sulfite, and disease interactions. The second Untitled Letter was issued to Mirati Therapeutics Inc.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

FDA announced on October 3, 2022 that the voluntary electronic Submission Template And Resource (eSTAR) templates would be required beginning October 1, 2023, as we blogged about here. There are two forms: one for non-IVD devices and one for IVD devices. The same forms are used for both 510(k)s and De Novo submissions.

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