Newsletter - March 31, 2016
Efforts to Control Opiate Abuse shift to Doctors Who Prescribe Painkillers
March 2016 will likely be known for a myriad of actions taken by the US government to deal with drug overdose caused by prescription painkillers. First CDC released a new guideline for doctors who prescribe painkillers, followed by two new guidance documents by FDA, one adding a new black-box warning on all opioid painkillers, and second requiring generic manufacturers of a given opioid drug to have abuse deterrent measures similar to the reference drug. Read More..
Life-Style Genetic Tests Have Limited Clinical Use
Genetic tests indicating risk of diseases based on genetic markers have gained in popularity and consumer acceptance over the last decade although regulators have frequently questioned the accuracy and clinical benefit of such tests. Genetic tests on otherwise healthy individuals to look for genetic markers and predicting the likelihood of getting a given disease are called “Life-style” tests since they are not considered diagnostic in nature but informative. Read More..
Efforts to Control Opiate Abuse shift to Doctors Who Prescribe Painkillers
March 2016 will likely be known for a myriad of actions taken by the US government to deal with drug overdose caused by prescription painkillers. First CDC released a new guideline for doctors who prescribe painkillers, followed by two new guidance documents by FDA, one adding a new black-box warning on all opioid painkillers, and second requiring generic manufacturers of a given opioid drug to have abuse deterrent measures similar to the reference drug. Read More..
Life-Style Genetic Tests Have Limited Clinical Use
Genetic tests indicating risk of diseases based on genetic markers have gained in popularity and consumer acceptance over the last decade although regulators have frequently questioned the accuracy and clinical benefit of such tests. Genetic tests on otherwise healthy individuals to look for genetic markers and predicting the likelihood of getting a given disease are called “Life-style” tests since they are not considered diagnostic in nature but informative. Read More..
