The drug, linaclotide, will be sold under the brand name Linzess and carry a boxed warning that it should not be used in patients 16 or younger, the agency said.An estimated 63 million people suffer from chronic constipation, according to the National Institutes of Health. Additionally, an estimated

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นักวิจัย: Yot Teerawattananon, MD, PhD Dr. Yot Teerawattananon has received the ISPOR Best Contributed Podium Presentation Award on “Value of Information: An application in health economic evaluation of renal replacement therapy in Thailand” at ISPOR 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference, which was held in Sh

Researcher: Yot Teerawattananon, MD, PhD The ISPOR International Fellowship Award was established in 2006 to recognize key individuals who would contribute to the development of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research or the use of outcomes research in health care decision in their own country/regio

On 13 Oct, 2021, our outstanding presenters received big achievements by winning amazing awards at the 9th HTAsiaLink Annual Virtual Conference 2021 which virtually held on 11 – 13  October 2021. The winners are as listed below:Best Oral Presentation HSS 1st WINNER: Chanida EkakkararungrojBest Poste