Rx Shorts: August 2018

A new economic evaluation estimates that semaglutide would need to drop its current price by 81.9% and tirzepatide by 30.5% to be cost effective.

“I think it’s important to have a lot of tools in our toolbox, and [tapinarof cream 1%] is one that gives us great flexibility," said Linda Stein Gold, MD.

The iLet bionic pancreas system conferred an average glucose of less than 183 mg/dL in 97% of adults with T1D in a small study.

"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with Steven P. Furr, former president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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Positive findings for postsurgical acute pain relief from the pivotal phase 3 ALLEVIATE-2 trial complete the development program, allowing plans for NDA submission.