Contemporary medical news Flashcards
1
Q
What a recent development surrounding Novo Nordisk?
A
- They sponsored British pharmacies in pursuit of sales.
2
Q
Which Alzheimer’s drugs were recently found to be not cost effective according to NICE?
A
- Donanemab. It works by removing beta-amyloid. NICE has not recommended that donanemab be made available through the NHS, too expensive.
3
Q
What is remternetug?
A
- A new drug in the pipeline, made by Eli Lilly.
- It can be delivered by injections, unlike other drugs it doesn’t need to be delivered intravenously over multiple hours.
- Cleared amyloid from 75% of a 41 people sample.
4
Q
What, apart from Covid-19, has been the most noteworthy medical news story of the last 10 years to you?
A
- ## Ebola vaccine.
