Alcohol-related health issues surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 17.6% rise in mortality, calling for enhanced prevention and treatment strategies.
Merck cough drug fails to win adcomm’s backing as FDA raises efficacy questions
The FDA’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee voted 12 to 1 in support of rejecting Merck’s application for its chronic cough drug gefapixant, following agency concerns