Show Your Support for Increased NIH Funding – Contact Your Senators Now As indicated in a recent Endocrine Society alert, the Senate is expected to vote next week on the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education appropriations bill, which contains proposed funding levels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
FDA Tightens Requirements for L-T4 Potency but Does Not Address Bioequivalence The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on October 3 that it is tightening the potency specifications for levothyroxine sodium (L-T4). The decision results from an FDA study of potency throughout shelf life of L-T4 products, which the agency undertook after The Endocrine Society and other interested organizations raised concerns...
Society Participates in Discussions on Patient-Centered Medical Home Model During a recent meeting of the American College of Physicians - Council of Subspecialty Societies (ACP-CSS) in Washington, D.C., the major topic was the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The concept...is intended to ensure continuity of care for patients by allowing patients to select a “medical home” where their care will be coordinated....
