Category: Chronic pain
In 2022, pharma is truly a global industry, and innovation can come from anywhere. But for small life sciences outside of the USA and Europe, it can still be challenging to break onto this global stage. However, with novel offerings targeted at wide-spread conditions, and with the right partnership strategies, it can be done. RudaCure […]
http://www.pain-therapeutics.co.uk/pharmaphorum Sponsored by: CHDR Conference Chairman: Richard Malamut, Chief Medical Officer, Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc Novel Compounds and Treatments for Pain: Opioids and the Alternatives SMi’s 22nd Pain Therapeutics Conference will cover the leading advances in pain therapeutics, exploring late development clinical trials, novel treatments for chronic conditions, technology collaboration treatments, using VR and Medical Devices […]
More restrictive opioid prescribing guidelines were put in place in a rightful effort to stop a devastating crisis. But this sudden and dramatic change negatively impacted chronic pain patients who were managing their pain through prescription opioids given few other effective options.
Could virtual reality tools be effective in helping patients ‘unlearn’ their chronic pain? pharmaphorum speaks to Professor Christopher Eccleston from the University of Bath’s Centre of Pain Research to find out how digital therapeutics are shaping the future of pain management. A digital software developed by Finnish drugmaker Orion is aiming to address chronic pain […]
Neuros Medical Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its Novel Altius® High-Frequency Nerve Block System On June 29, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Neuros Medical, Inc. Breakthrough Device Designation for the use of their unique Altius High-Frequency Nerve Block device in the management of chronic intractable pain of the lower limb in […]
Neuralace Medical, a San Diego-based startup, recently got FDA clearance for a non-invasive device to treat chronic pain. It works by stimulating nerve fibers that have been damaged in a traumatic injury.
A digital therapeutic aimed at people with chronic lower back pain based on virtual reality (VR) has shown encouraging results in a clinical trial, helping patients manage the fear of movement that can reduce their activity and impede recovery. The therapy uses a VR headset to guide people with chronic pain through a series of […]
Earlier this year, AppliedVR shared results of a pivotal study that it plans to submit to the FDA. It received a breakthrough device designation last year to use its VR platform to treat fibromyalgia and lower back pain.
Shots: Asahi Kasei to receive an $20M up front, ~$210M as development & regulatory milestones and will be eligible for ~$180M milestones along with royalties on sales of the therapy. Lilly to acquire the exclusive rights for AK1780 while Asahi Kasei will retain the right to promote AK1780 in Japan and China (including Hong Kong […]
The Los Angeles-based startup received a breakthrough device designation from the FDA for using VR to manage chronic pain. It recently published the results of a 92-person virtual trial testing VR for pain management at home.
An app developed by Kaia Health to help people suffering from back pain who may not want to take painkillers has shown its worth again in a study conducted with a health benefit plan in the US. The pilot study of the app – which combines physical therapy, relaxation exercises and medical information to help […]
An app combining physical therapy, relaxation exercises and medical education developed by Kaia Health has been shown to improve physical and mental symptoms in people with chronic lower back pain. The iOS and Android app was put through its paces in a 1,245-patient study reported in the Journal of Pain Research that, according to its […]