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MorningRX: September 1, 2023

Drug Topics

The FDA plans to finalize its ban on menthol tobacco products in the coming months, and the Department of Health and Human Services proposes comprehensive staffing requirements for nursing homes.

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STAT+: Brain biopsies on ‘vulnerable’ patients at Mount Sinai set off alarm bells at FDA, documents show

STAT

” At that point, he was living in a nursing home and had debilitating symptoms: tremors, difficulty gripping with his hands, and trouble walking. The FDA’s months-long internal examination of the LBP yielded a series of documents seen by STAT, including a lengthy review, completed in August 2019, of the Mount Sinai study.

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FDA green lights Oxehealth vital signs monitoring software

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UK digital health company Oxehealth has claimed FDA approval for software that can be used to remotely measure vital signs like heart and breathing rates from a camera feed. . The company says it will focus on deployment into skilled nursing facilities, of which there are around 15,500 in the US providing long-term care for more than 1.35

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Economics and risks of FDA’s Quality management maturity rating programme

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) through the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality in 2021 embarked on an initiative to develop a framework for establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing site quality rating system, the Quality management maturity (QMM) programme.

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Guide to Medicaid in New York

The Checkup by Singlecare

Prescription drug coverage Under the New York State Medicaid Pharmacy program (NYRx), FDA-approved and medically necessary drugs are eligible for coverage. Depending on your plan, you may get access to additional services. The long-term care must be ordered by a healthcare provider and approved by your Medicaid-managed care plan.

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Top 20 Medical Device Companies Based on 2022 Revenue

PharmaShots

On Oct 2022, Philips’s AI-enabled MRCAT Head and Neck received the FDA 510(K) approval from the US FDA for the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer. The company provides these products to hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors’ offices, and patients.

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One world, one health: The interconnected web of antimicrobial resistance

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Nursing homes, dialysis centres, and long-term acute care hospitals all see considerable misuse and overuse of antimicrobials among patients who are, by definition, immunocompromised or infirm.”. “The The FDA should, then, establish a process and clear metrics to facilitate better tracking of antimicrobial consumption in animals.