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☆ SoftBank-backed Cerebral is cutting 20% of its employees as demand for its services slows
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Cerebral, the SoftBank-backed mental-health startup, is making changes and cuts that will affect about 20% of its employees, Cerebral CEO Dr. David Mou said in an email to employees, reviewed by Insider. In the October 24 email, Mou said the company was adjusting the size of clinician teams to better match patient demand. Employees will be notified of changes throughout the week, Mou said. "We are deeply appreciative of our employees' commitment to our mission and service to Cerebral," the spokesperson said in the statement. These changes will be spread across all divisions - HQ Operations, HQ Support, Clinical Care - affecting approximately 20% of our employees.

☆ Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck Y Combinator alum Shimmer used to raise $1.3 million to bring ADHD coaching to adults
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Y Combinator alum Shimmer raised $1.3 in funding from VCs like Honeystone Ventures and Koa Labs. The startup provides ADHD coaching for adults. The adult ADHD space is much smaller, with medication-focused startups like Cerebral and Done receiving regulatory scrutiny for over-prescribing controlled medication like Adderall and putting patients at risk. At Shimmer, Wang says the focus on coaching, as opposed to medication, is a better long-term solution for many people managing ADHD. Here's a look at the 15-slide pitch deck Shimmer used to raise its seed round.

☆ FDA Warns of Adderall Shortage, Months After Patients Raised Concerns
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The FDA confirmed a shortage of Adderall, which is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The Food and Drug Administration confirmed a shortage of Adderall and generic versions of the drug, saying patients could use alternative treatments until supply issues are resolved. The FDA this week said what patients, manufacturers and retailers have been signaling for months: that patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are having trouble obtaining the medications that can help them focus.

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday confirmed a nationwide shortage of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication Adderall, more than two months after some pharmacies reported difficulties filling prescriptions. The shortage affects the immediate-release form of Adderall, a stimulant that helps manage ADHD symptoms. Dougherty added that Teva expects “intermittent delays through end of year.”The supply from the other Adderall manufacturers isn’t enough to meet the need, the FDA said. The shortage has hit pharmacies differentlySome pharmacies have been having trouble filling Adderall prescriptions since the summer. In May, Walmart and CVS announced they would stop filling prescriptions for controlled substances from telehealth startups such as Cerebral and Done Health, which prescribe stimulants and gained footing during the pandemic.

☆ U.S. FDA warns of ADHD drug Adderall shortage on Teva manufacturing delays
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday there was a shortage of Adderall, a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, following intermittent manufacturing delays at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA.TA). Adderall is an FDA-approved prescription drug made of two stimulants amphetamine and dextroamphetamine. According to the FDA's website, supply recovery for different doses and forms of the drug ranges from October 2022 to March 2023. The company will continue to have challenges supplying Adderall for the next two to three months, Bloomberg News reported last week. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak DasguptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ What’s that bag of white stuff? Some Uber drivers worry they’re drug mules
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

And a sheriff’s office in Tampa sent a crystalized substance to a Florida state lab for testing after an Uber Connect driver turned it over in April. Uber said that using its services for illegal activity is expressly prohibited, and that it takes reports of drug deliveries via Uber Connect very seriously. Some Uber Connect drivers have gone to the police with suspicions about packages they are assigned to deliver. “You’re almost certainly getting arrested in that situation.”Richman said it’s difficult to generalize about how much trouble an Uber Connect driver could get in. Uber said it was always looking for ways to improve Uber Connect, and drivers said they have several suggestions for changes.

☆ Telehealth access for some trans people may be at risk. Here's why one company says it's prepping for patients to return to the clinic.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Sarah Braner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kole, a game developer in Colorado, gets his testosterone therapy through Folx Health, a startup that conducts doctor visits online and sends him his medication through the mail. He told Insider the privacy of using a company like Folx made getting testosterone safer. Plume was founded by Jerrica Kirkley and Matthew Wetschler in 2019 to provide gender-affirming hormone therapy over telehealth. Certain policy developments could let Folx and Plume keep prescribing testosterone, though, and two senators have asked the Biden administration to loosen restrictions on the treatment. The Folx executive, the company's chief clinical officer, Kate Steinle, said the startup expected to be allowed to continue prescribing testosterone under this rule change.

☆ Feds seize ‘staggering’ amount of methamphetamine-laced fake Adderall pills in Rhode Island
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The seizure of more than 660,000 counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine has led to charges against one man, federal authorities in Rhode Island announced Monday. It is believed to be the largest seizure of methamphetamine-laced fake Adderall pills in the U.S., as well as among the largest seizures of methamphetamine in DEA New England Field Division history, he said. “The quantity of methamphetamine represented by this seizure — methamphetamine that was packaged, prepped and ready to flow out onto the street to devastating effect on our communities — is staggering,” Cunha said. Officials believe the methamphetamine originated in Mexico, according to Brian Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England office. “With the potency of these fake pills, it only takes one pill to ruin your life,” he said.

☆ An Adderall shortage is forcing some people with ADHD to reduce their work responsibilities, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some retailers including Walgreens are facing problems getting enough Adderall, Bloomberg reported. The shortage has forced some people with ADHD to pare back their duties at work. "There are supply chain challenges with this drug," Walgreens spokesperson Rebekah Pajak told Bloomberg. Anthony Anderson told Bloomberg he too was struggling to maintain his productivity at work. Another person called Kyle told BuzzFeed he was concerned about how his work performance would be affected without Adderall.

☆ Brandy Melville employees describe racism, Hitler memes, and sexual exploitation at the 'evil' cult teen brand
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-07 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

According to Brandy Melville employees, CEO Stephan Marsan wants his staffers to be young, thin, pretty, and white. But to secure their spot in the world of Brandy Melville, employees at all levels said they had to endure — and often enforce — Marsan's beliefs. Hollis Johnson/InsiderIn late September 2017, Stephenie Legros, who is Black, was nearing her first anniversary as a Brandy Melville employee. Brandy Melville USA/InstagramSeveral former employees mentioned the behavior of Longo, the brand's top executive alongside Marsan while Brandy Melville gained footing in the US. Brandy Melville USA/Instagram"Every year that goes by, the beauty standard is shifting a little bit," a Black woman who worked at Brandy Melville from 2016 to 2019 said.

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