Neffy has twice the shelf life and is more durable under temperature extremes than EpiPens, but it’s being met with some skepticism. However, it’s not widely available on the market yet and doesn’t have an established history. Clinical trials show that the amount of epinephrine delivered to the bloodstream is the same as the EpiPen. It is supposed to be available in September.
A Needle-less Alternative to EpiPen has FDA Approval. Will Doctors Prescribe It?
Pfizer Joins Direct-to-Consumer Drug SalesFirst Lilly, now Pfizer. Please note that we’re not just talking about drug companies filling prescriptions directly; we’re talking about drug companies writing prescriptions. The physician and pharmacy are being cut out of the loop. This is just nuts. Where are the physician organizations on this? The NP organizations? Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections IDSA UpdateThe IDSA has released updated guidelines on complicated intra-abdominal infections (IAIs), covering risk assessment, diagnostic imaging, and microbiologic evaluation. Key recommendations include using the APACHE II scale for risk stratification, abdominal CT for adults with suspected appendicitis, and ultrasonography for pediatric patients. The guidelines emphasize the need for intra-abdominal cultures in immunocompromised patients and suggest limited routine cultures for others.
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