MPR Weekly Dose

Each week the MPR team brings you the top stories from the world of medicine and pharma in a matter of minutes. With 35 years of publishing drug information behind us, you can rely on MPR to provide accurate and up-to-date news.

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #248 — COVID-19 Vaccines Approved for Upcoming Season; CDC Leadership in Turmoil; Pill Reduces Body Weight; Ixchiq Use Suspended; Filspari REMS Updated 08/29/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #248 — COVID-19 Vaccines Approved for Upcoming Season; CDC Leadership in Turmoil; Pill Reduces Body Weight; Ixchiq Use Suspended; Filspari REMS Updated 08/29/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #247 — AAP Release Pediatric Immunization Schedule; Blood Pressure MGMT Guideline; Wegovy Approved for Noncirrhotic MASH; New Fibromyalgia Tx; Investigational Sickle Cell Tx Fails to Meet Endpoint 08/21/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #246 — Device Cleared for Sleep Apnea; Skysona Safety Update; Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Tx; Animal-Derived Thyroid Meds Safety Update; Synagis Discontinued 08/15/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #245 — Label Change for Opioids; Results From Weight-Loss Pill Trial; Ajovy Approved for Some Peds; Ixchiq Vaccine Restrictions Lifted; Modeyso Approved for Rare Brain Tumor 08/07/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #244 — Treatment Approved for Two Rare Kidney Diseases; Elevidys Can Resume Shipments for Ambulatory Patients; Mounjaro Shows Cardio Benefits; New Wearable Cardiac Monitor Cleared; Hair Regrowth With Upadacitinib 08/01/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #243 — Sarepta Pauses Elevidys Shipments; Advisory Committee Votes Against PTSD Tx; Rapiblyk Now Available; Pill for Sleep Apnea; JUUL Cigs Authorized 07/25/2025

MPR Weekly Dose #242 — New indication for Kerendia; investigational Tx shows promise for hypertension; Novolog biosimilar; trial results for hormone-free contraceptive; new prefilled Shringrix syringe 07/18/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #241 — RFK Jr Sued Over Vaccine Policy Changes; Hereditary Angioedema Tx Approved; New OTC Blood Pressure Monitor; Kisunla Dosing Regime; REMS removed for ERA meds 07/11/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #240 — Wristband to Improve Tremors; Weight Loss Risk With ADHD Meds; REMS Eliminated for CAR T-Cell Immunotherapies; Zegfrovy Approved; New CDC Advisory Committee Has First Meeting 07/04/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #239 — Novo Nordisk Cut Ties With Hims & Hers; Updates to Label for Imaging Agent Vizamyl; Subcutaneous Autoinjector for Lupus; Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression; Sotatercept Phase 3 PAH Results 06/27/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #238 — Nucala New Indication; FDA To Make COVID-19 Vaccines Harder to Obtain; Pruritus Reported With Allergy Med Discontinuation; Oral Antibiotic for cUTIs; Investigational Celiac Tx Fast Tracked 05/30/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #237 — At-Home Cervical CA Screening; FDA Assess Removing Fluoride Products; Chikungunya Vaccination Pause; SC Inj. for Migraine Tx; Gene Therapy for Hunter Syndrome 05/15/2025

MPR Daily Dose Podcast #236 — Needle-Free Epinephrine for Peds; Oral Semaglutide for Weight Mgmt; Wearable Defibrillator; Hypertension Tx Approved; Stelara Biosimilar 05/09/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #235 — Rinvoq Approval Expanded; Wegovy Telehealth Link-Up; Epidermolysis Bullosa Wound Healing Tx; Imaavy Approved for gMG; Nasal Powder to Treat Migraines 05/02/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #234 — Alert for Compounded Finasteride; Cytisinicline Improves Smoking Cessation; GERD Tx Shows Promise; ACIP Makes New Vaccine Recs 04/25/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #233 — Pfizer ends development of weight loss drug; counterfeit Ozempic seized; daily pill demonstrates HbA1c reductions; mavacamten misses trial endpoint; smart belt to reduce fall injury 04/18/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #232 — Uplizna gains new approval; Vanrafia approved for proteinuria in IgAN; schizophrenia ER Tx now available; Imcivree shows promise in hypothalamic obesity; GLP-1RAs may reduce dementia risk 04/11/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #231 — Treatment for hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome; Qfitlia Approved; Chlamydia Vaccine and OTC Test; Semaglutide Improves Walking; Imfinzi Approved for MIBC 04/04/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #230 — New Antibiotic for uUTIs; Treatment Approved for Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors; New Rosacea Tx Option; Tremfya Gains Crohn Disease Indication; Dept. of HHS Cuts 10,000 Jobs 03/28/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #229 — Flu Vaccine Recommendations; Patient Dies Following Gene Therapy; Chikungungya Vaccine; Zunveyl Available; REMS Removed for Tryvio 03/21/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #228 — Xolair biosimilar approved; Furoscix indication expanded; Novel implant for rare eye disease; Lorundrostat trial data; Elevated benzene in acne treatments 03/14/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #227 — Labeling Changes for Testosterone Products; Food Allergy Treatments Compared; FDA Approves Stroke Tx; COVID-19, Flu Vaccine Effectiveness for Recent Season; Neffy 1mg Approved 03/06/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #226 — REMS Removed for Schizophrenia Tx; New Copper Intrauterine Device; Wegovy, Ozempic Supply Update; Lumbar Disc Disease Tx Fast Tracked; Tourette Syndrome Shows Promise 02/28/2025

MPR Weekly Dose 225 — New Vaccine Approvals; Skin Prep Recalled; Insulin Biosimilar Approved; Twice-yearly lenacapavir to be reviewed 02/20/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #224 — Strategy for High-Threshold Peanut Allergy; Emblaveo Approved for Complicated Infections; New Formulation of Evrysdi; FDA Fast Tracks Designations Investigational Agents for Alzheimer Disease and Cannabis Use Disorder. 02/13/2025

MPR Weekly Dose 223 — Diabetes Devices Alert Warning; Continuous Apomorphine Device Approved for Parkinson Disease; Symbravo Approved; New Pain Tx; Propranolol May Cut Stroke Risk 02/07/2025

MPR Weekly Dose 222 — Ozempic expanded approval; MS treatment gets Boxed Warning; Monotherapy approval for Spravato; Alzheimer Tx maintenance regimen; Enhertu new Breast CA indication 01/30/2025

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #221 — OTC Phenylephrine Removal; Schizophrenia Drug Efficacy Data; FDA Vote on Sotagliflozin; IV Ibuprofen vs Ketorolac; Semaglutide Improves Liver Fibrosis 11/08/2024

Illegal Online Pharmacies: An interview with Libby Baney, senior advisor to the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies 11/04/2024