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- Valeant Issues Updated Financial Guidancehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/valeant-issues-updated-financial-guidance/2458779/Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announced updated financial guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 as well as new guidance for full year 2016. "We are very excited about the strong future given our broad portfolio of brands, our upcoming launch products and our robust R&D p…
- AMA Disappointed CMS Moving Ahead with Problematic Information on Website for Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/ama-disappointed-cms-moving-ahead-with-problematic-information-on-website-for-patients/2458788/The AMA is "dismayed" that CMS is moving forward with its Physician Compare website, the AMA has issued a statement to express its concern "that incomplete and potentially inaccurate information...will misinform patients." “Given the widespread accuracy issues with the 2014 PQRS calculations, the …
- Immune Pharmaceuticals: FDA Accepts IND Application for Bertilimumab for Bullous Pemphigoidhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/immune-pharmaceuticals-fda-accepts-ind-application-for-bertilimumab-for-bullous-pemphigoid/2458813/Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has indicated that the FDA has accepted the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its first in class, lead product candidate, Bertilimumab, for the treatment of Bullous Pemphigoid (BP). This FDA acceptance enables the Company to expand recruitment for…
- ASDS Survey Finds Consumers Prefer Its Membershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asds-survey-finds-consumers-prefer-its-members/2458882/The 2015 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Consumer Survey on Cosmetic Dermatologic Procedures – which reflects views on cosmetic medical treatments and ratings for 10 specific procedures – shows the majority of respondents in eight of 10 categories who had visited a dermatologist ch…
- Costs, Uncertainty May Cause Consumers to Delay Cosmetic Procedures: ASDShttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/costs-uncertainty-may-cause-consumers-to-delay-cosmetic-procedures-asds/2458886/Cost, fear of suboptimal results, and uncertainty over choosing a provider are the key concerns that may deter prospective patients from receiving cosmetic treatments, new findings from the 2015 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Consumer Survey on Cosmetic Dermatologic Procedures show. In…
- ASDS: Laser Hair Removal On the Risehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asds-laser-hair-removal-on-the-rise/2458918/More patients are seeking laser treatments to permanently remove unwanted hair, a new American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) survey shows. About 633,000 laser hair removal procedures were performed by ASDS members last year – a 27 percent increase from 2013 and a 51 percent climb from 20…
- ASDS Hires Director of Federal Advocacy and Practice Supporthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140922-asds_hires_director_of_federal_advocacy_and_practice_support/2459113/The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association is adding its voice at the federal level. Responding to member requests to expand advocacy efforts and influence national policies that affect dermatologic surgery, ASDSA recently added a new position: Director of Federal Advocacy and Pract…
- AMA Calls for Design Overhaul of Electronic Health Records to Improve Usabilityhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140917-ama_calls_for_design_overhaul_of_electronic_health_records_to_improve_usability/2459115/The AMA has called for solutions to EHR systems that have neglected usability as a necessary feature. Physicians need better designed EHR systems, the AMA has responded by releasing a new framework outlining eight priorities for improving EHR usability to benefit caregivers and patients. AMA Pres…
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Clearance For Restylane Silkhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140616-valeant_pharmaceuticals_receives_fda_clearance_for_restylane_silk/2459205/The FDA issued marketing clearance for Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.'s Restylane Silk Injectable Gel with 0.3% Lidocaine for submucosal implantation for lip augmentation and dermal implantation for correction of perioral rhytids in patients over the age of 21. Restylane Silk is a cry…
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Precision Dermatology for $475 Millionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140203-valeant_pharmaceuticals_to_acquire_precision_dermatology_for_475_million/2459351/Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PreCision Dermatology, Inc. for $475 million in cash, plus an additional $25 million payable upon the achievement of a sales-based milestone. PreCision develops and markets high qual…