Critics argue that PBMs are incentivized to prefer drugs with higher list prices and rebates, even if those drugs aren't necessarily the most effective or accessible
With so little direct research, clinical guidelines often lean on what we can reasonably assume from the medication design and its composition, like its size, how the body absorbs it, and how likely it is to pass into breast milk, instead of real-world studies in breastfeeding mothers and babies
But the controversial ad also garnered backlash from some viewers and caught the attention of the pharma industry, lawmakers, medical experts and patient advocacy groups, who lashed the company for "deceptive" advertising and for perpetuating a stigma on obesity
Beyond its direct impact, CB-839, when combined with immunotherapy, has been shown to inhibit the clonal expansion and activation of CD8+ T cells in NSCLC, thereby counteracting the adverse effects associated with PD-1 immunotherapy (89)
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Larger and longer-term studies will give a clearer picture of its safety, tolerability, and how it compares in real-world use