WHO advisers to consider whether obesity medication should be added to Essential Medicines List

WHO advisers to consider whether obesity medication should be added to Essential Medicines List

CNN  —  Advisers to the World Health Organization will consider next month whether to add liraglutide, the active ingredient in certain diabetes and obesity medications, to its list of essential medicines. The list, which is updated every two years, includes medicines “that satisfy the priority health needs of the population,” WHO says. “They are intended … Read more

Bacteria in recalled eye drops linked to cases of vision loss, surgical removal of eyeballs

Bacteria in recalled eye drops linked to cases of vision loss, surgical removal of eyeballs

CNN  —  A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eyedrops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss, surgical removal of eyeballs and one death. Global Pharma Healthcare’s Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops, distributed by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma, were first recalled in early February. In an update … Read more