WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics said late Friday it won’t comply with a request from the Food and Drug Administration to halt all shipments of its gene therapy following the death of a third patient receiving one of its treatments for muscular dystrophy. The highly unusual move is a latest in a string of events that have hammered the …
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Epileptic patient threatens legal action against Arima Hospital
News Joey Bartlett 9 Hrs Ago Arima General Hospital Shaquille Edwards, a 30-year-old father of one, is considering legal action after what he describes as medical negligence at the Arima District Hospital which left him with limited use of his left hand. For the past five years, Edwards has been living with epilepsy, enduring increasingly frequent seizures, from every three …
Read More »El Paso doctor disciplined for improper prescribing leading to patient overdoses
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An El Paso doctor was disciplined by the Texas Medical Board and accused of prescribing controlled substances to a patient who, in some cases, led to overdoses. The Texas Medical Board disciplined 27 doctors at a June meeting. Among those were two El Paso doctors, one of whom was Dr. M.D. Blas Miranda. The Board …
Read More »Sarepta Says Another Patient Died After Receiving Gene Therapy – Bloomberg
Sarepta Says Another Patient Died After Receiving Gene Therapy Bloomberg Patient dies in Sarepta gene therapy trial, adding to safety concerns STAT Sarepta Therapeutics lays off one-third of workforce in drastic cost-cutting The Boston Globe Third death from a Sarepta gene therapy BioCentury Sarepta Therapeutics Stock Is Surging After The Bell: What’s Going On? Yahoo Finance Source link
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