Do GLP-1 Agonists Really Need to Be Stopped Before Endoscopy?

Meeting Coverage > ACG — Meta-analysis suggests 24-hour clear liquid diet works to avoid aspiration, even with GLP-1s by Tara Haelle, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today November 5, 2024 Continuing GLP-1 receptor agonist medications when undergoing an endoscopic procedure appeared safe in a meta-analysis. In pooled findings from nine studies, patientsContinue Reading

MS Drugmaker Fined €462.6 Million for Disparaging Rival

The European Commission (EC) has fined pharmaceutical company Teva €462.6 million for “systematically spread[ing] misleading information” and abusing its dominant position to delay competition to its proprietary multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer acetate). The delay may have prevented “significant savings” for public health budgets, according to a statement by ECContinue Reading