ICER, Peterson Health Technology Institute Devise Assessment Framework for DHTs

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) have partnered to assess digital health technologies (DHTs) against the standards that devicemakers should meet…

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Pharm Tech Survey Shows Nearly All Face Drug Shortages, Pfizer Plant Shortages Continue Until 2024

Nearly 96 percent of pharmacy technicians recently surveyed said they are facing drug shortages, primarily for chemotherapy drugs, medicines for ADHD, GLP-1 agonists for weight loss and diabetes, and local…

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Cybersecurity Final Guidance Details System Considerations for Premarket Submissions

The frequent electronic exchange of health data through wireless, internet and networks along with the cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities is driver for an FDA final guidance making recommendations for cybersecurity…

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FDA Greenlights Blockbuster Diabetes Drug Jardiance for Chronic Kidney Disease

Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim have secured another FDA approval for blockbuster diabetes drug Jardiance (empagliflozin), announcing that the agency has OK’d the drug for treating adults with chronic kidney…

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