(All committee members underwent the same ethics review and vetting process required of all FDA advisory committee members, Emily Hilliard, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, told me in an email.) The decision is only a recommendation, and the FDA would still need to sign off on an actual rule change
For topical dermatology compoundswhere a 4% hydroquinone cream that tests at 2.8% delivers a meaningfully different clinical effectthis variability has real patient-care implications
Cost is another major factor
Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
Serial blood samples were collected for PK analysis at pre-specified intervals up to 672 h after the final dose (pre-dose, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 168, 336, and end-of-study at 672 h)
Starting later this year and continuing into 2027 , the monthly cost of certain GLP-1s will be less than $245 for Medicare and Medicaid enrollees , with Medicare beneficiaries potentially paying a co-pay of just $50 per month