ICA staff, board members, and IC patients spoke at an FDA Advisory Meeting.
For many people with IC, an effective treatment plan requires a team approach.
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Struggling with bladder pain, urinary urgency/frequency? You may have IC.
The Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) is the only nonprofit charitable organization dedicated solely to improving the quality of healthcare and lives of people living with interstitial cystitis (IC).
IC is recurring pelvic pain, pressure, or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic region, often associated with urinary frequency (needing to go often) and urgency (feeling a strong need to go).
IC can affect anyone. More than 12 million people in the US have IC:
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19 April 2018
“Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said recently that drug makers must “end the shenanigans” that prevent competing products from reaching the market.” Read more at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/us/politics/drug-companies-generic.html
19 April 2018
The ICA is featured in the new book Doing Harm about gender bias in the medical system. Check out an excerpt and order today to help generate buzz for this eye-opening, urgently-needed book! https://www.mayadusenbery.com/book/
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