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After surprise trial failure, ALS doctors brace for one less treatment option

Bio Pharma Dive

Physicians are preparing for tough conversations with patients on Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ drug, Relyvrio, while holding out hope it still may help some with the disease.

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Alzheimer’s doctors see promise, limits in Lilly’s latest drug data

Bio Pharma Dive

While some see the new donanemab results as adding to a “watershed moment” in Alzheimer’s research, others say they reinforce the limitations of so-called anti-amyloid therapies.

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Doctor Reveals What Happens When You Stop Taking Ozempic

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Drugs like Ozempic are very effective at helping most people who take them lose weight. Semaglutide (sold as Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (sold as Zepbound and Mounjaro) are the most well known in the class of drugs that mimic hormones to reduce feelings of hunger. But does weight come back when you stop using […]

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Doctors don’t have time for digital

World of DTC Marketing

QUICK READ: Patients are returning to their doctor’s office, and it’s not uncommon for appointments, or routine visits, to be scheduled weeks or months in advance. When I sent an email to my doctor’s office, I was shocked when she said the earliest appointment she had for physicals was in September.

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Weight loss drug trend on TikTok worries doctors

Medical Xpress

The diabetes drug Ozempic has become a social media phenomenon for its weight loss properties, but its soaring popularity has led to global shortages and doctors warn about the potential side effects.

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Madrigal, FDA approval in hand, outlines plan to sell MASH drug

Bio Pharma Dive

The company expects initial uptake of Rezdiffra, which costs $47,400 per year, to be slow as doctors and insurers establish the protocols needed to find patients eligible for treatment.

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What to make of Eisai and Biogen’s latest Alzheimer’s drug data

Bio Pharma Dive

At a medical conference, the companies detailed clinical trial results that could help support approval of their drug, lecanemab. However, some doctors aren’t yet convinced the medicine’s risks are worth its potential benefits.

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