Lipocine's PPD Phase 3 Study (LPCN 1154) Hits 80% Enrollment Milestone

(NASDAQ: LPCN), a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary technology platform to develop innovative products with effective oral delivery, today announced 80% completion of enrollment in ...
Healthline

Does Medicare Cover A PPD Test?

Medicare Part B may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if your healthcare professional deems it necessary to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) due to existing symptoms. A PPD test ...
Business Wire

Society for Clinical Research Sites Names PPD Winner of Prestigious Eagle Award

WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPD) is the recipient of the 2021 Eagle Award from the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) for its commitment to advancing clinical ...
Nature

Advances in the development of new tuberculosis drugs and treatment regimens

Despite the introduction 40 years ago of the inexpensive and effective four-drug (isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol) treatment regimen, tuberculosis (TB) continues to cause ...
Healthline

Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) Skin Test for Tuberculosis

A purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test is a test that determines if you have tuberculosis (TB). TB is a serious infection, usually of the lungs, caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium ...
USA Today

Even when you don't have TB symptoms, this century-old test can still detect the disease.

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...