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AzPA Pharmacy Flash
- Medicare rules may reduce prescription steeringWeill Cornell Medicine researchers found that pharmacy benefit managers in integrated health care conglomerates, including CVS, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and Humana, have a lower market share in Medicare than national estimates suggest.
- FDA grants ALG-801 orphan drug designation for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertensionThe FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to ALG-801 for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and life-threatening condition. ALG-801, a novel next-generation ActRII/IIB hybrid ligand trap, has demonstrated superior efficacy and improved safety in preclinical and clinical phase 1 studies.
- Glucarpidase boosts recovery from methotrexate-induced acute kidney injuryResearchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have found that glucarpidase significantly improves kidney recovery in patients with methotrexate-induced nephrotoxicity. The study, which analyzed data from over 700 patients across 28 U.S. cancer centers, is the first comprehensive study to include a control group and adjust for confounders.
