FDA Panel Agrees Medtronic Renal Denervation Device is Safe — But Not Very Effective

Although unanimously endorsing the safety of Medtronic’s Symplicity Spyral Multi-electrode Renal Denervation system, members of the FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Panel were split on both the efficacy and risk/benefit balance…

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Panel Supports Hypertension Device, Despite Concerns About Effect Durability

An FDA advisory panel has endorsed ReCor Medical’s novel ultrasound renal denervation system, agreeing unanimously that it’s safe for use in adults with uncontrolled or inadequately controlled hypertension, although the…

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AARP Files Amicus Brief Supporting IRA, Boehringer Ingelheim Joins Challenge Against

The legal fight around the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) drug price negotiation policy continues as the AARP and Public Citizen have submitted amicus briefs supporting the law and Boehringer Ingelheim…

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Teva Gets $225M DOJ Penalty, Glenmark $30M, for Price Fixing Critical Generic Drugs

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has resolved criminal antitrust charges against Teva Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals for price fixing with deferred prosecution agreements, hefty fines, admission that the DOJ’s facts…

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