When a shortage occurs, the FDA works directly with the manufacturer of the drug to address the shortage and with other manufacturers to help ramp up production if they are willing to do so. In the case where a shortage cannot be resolved immediately and the shortage involves a cr...
For a drug to be approved for the pregnant population, it must go through rigorous testing with that population, and that has not yet happened for semaglutide or other GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) agonists, says Carrie Burns, MD, a board-certified endocrinologist and director of diabetes ...
Giving up driving is among the more traumatic events of old age — a loss of independence and a stark indicator that reflexes and reaction times aren't what they used to be. Although family members often have to step in to help parents and relatives make the difficult decision, physicians h...