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Ketamine is the New Viagra

Bill of Health

By Vincent Joralemon Spravato, the first FDA-approved psychedelic therapy, just outsold Viagra. Pfizer’s successful clinical trials for ED followed, leading to FDA approval of sildenafil citrate, marketed as “Viagra,” in 1998. Cialis, which charged less and cleverly marketed its slower onset of action, overtook Viagra in 2013.

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). FDA has done a very good job of moving the ball forward, though there is certainly room for improvement, and there is opportunity for comment on two of the three guidance documents announced.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

Fulfillment of Postmarket Commitments and Requirements for New Drugs Approved by the FDA, 2013-2016. Limitations on the Capability of the FDA to Advise. A full posting of abstracts/summaries of these articles may be found on our? Brown BL, Mitra-Majumdar M, Darrow JJ, Moneer O, Pham C, Avorn J, Kesselheim AS. JAMA Intern Med.

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Introducing Affiliated Researchers for the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation

Bill of Health

(he/him or they/them) has been personally utilizing psychedelics and other substances in celebratory and spiritual contexts for over fifteen years, and has been actively participating in the drug policy reform movement since 2013. Justin is currently engaged in clinical work seeking to expand the reach of harm reduction services in New Haven.

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FDA’s Promised Rules on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely To End Decades of Racial Bias

Kaiser Health News

senators have pressed the FDA to take steps to eliminate pulse oximetry’s racial bias, which has caused delays in treatment and worse health outcomes, and more recently has raised concern about the reliability of hospital AI tools that draw on reams of data from the devices. . The FDA’s response was modest.

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). FDA has done a very good job of moving the ball forward, though there is certainly room for improvement, and there is opportunity for comment on two of the three guidance documents announced.

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). FDA has done a very good job of moving the ball forward, though there is certainly room for improvement, and there is opportunity for comment on two of the three guidance documents announced.

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