Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
A new study found that over a quarter of participants with type 1 daiebets exhibited clinically relevant levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms related to a diabetes event that they experienced.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The investigators found that perceived racism in everyday life was not associated with a higher risk of coronary heart disease—only racism in the 3 specific categories.
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STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Last week, Biogen announced it will cease both the study and sale of Aduhelm, its FDA-approved monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Its decision, the company explained, is not a response to new data about the drug’s safety or efficacy, but instead “a reprioritization of resources.” Simply put, it wasn’t about science or medicine.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In a study, more than 28% of participants met an ideal cardiovascular health score at the beginning of the study, with only 16% having ideal cardiovascular health at the 20-year mark.
Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay
Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drug sold by Eli Lilly also appears to improve fatty liver disease, according to early clinical trial data the pharmaceutical company released Tuesday. Eli Lilly reported during its fourth quarter earnings call that tirzepatide, which is sold commercially as Mounjaro or Zepbound, succeeded in a Phase 2 test as a treatment for the liver disease MASH.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Centene posted $45 million in profit for the fourth quarter of 2023, with its profitability for the full year growing notably compared to 2022. | Centene posted $45 million in profit for the fourth quarter of 2023, with its profitability for the full year growing notably compared to 2022.
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Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Following a slew of cell therapy biotech team-ups, AstraZeneca is taking manufacturing into its own hands. | AstraZeneca is plugging $300 million into a new facility in Rockville, Maryland, to launch its cell therapy platforms in the United States for cancer trials and future commercial supply. In turn, AZ will create more than 150 new jobs.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The Colombian government has taken a significant step toward issuing a compulsory license for a widely used HIV treatment, the latest instance in which cash-strapped governments battle with the pharmaceutical industry over the cost of medicines. The government issued a notice last week inviting companies to indicate whether they would be willing to supply a generic version of dolutegravir, which is made by ViiV Healthcare, a company that specializes in HIV treatments and is largely controlled by
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The model was designed to help improve health outcomes, improve access to care, and lower costs for gene therapy.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Millions of Americans’ bedtime routine includes wearing a mask attached to a respiratory machine that pushes air into their lungs, supporting their breathing during sleep. These airway pressure machines, known as CPAP or BiPAP depending on their design, are sophisticated medical devices that have been used for decades by patients with sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea.
Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist
What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption offers more protection against ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality for individuals with higher socioeconomic status, potentially due to unequal access to health care.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
WASHINGTON — A House panel passed a bipartisan bill to ban drug middlemen from charging fees based on drug list prices — the first in Congress’ raft of PBM reform efforts that would actually ban the practice in at least some of the employer-sponsored insurance market. The bill, by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), would only allow PBMs to charge a flat service fee, separating those fees from list prices.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Locked in a heated battled with Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide franchise, Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide is beginning to come into its own—both with regards to sales and amid attempts to show the dual GIP/GLP | Locked in a heated battled with Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide franchise, Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide is beginning to come into its own—both with regards to sales and amid attempts to show the dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist can strike out beyond diabetes and obesity.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Several COVID-era flexibilities relied upon by opioid treatment programs and their hundreds of thousands of patients will become permanent later this year, the Substance Abuse and Mental Healt | The final rule allows some providers to prescribe medication for opioid use disorder like buprenorphine via telehealth without an initial in-person exam. It also allows them to dispense unsupervised, take-home doses of methadone to relatively stable patients.
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Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
As the U.S. | The U.S. Federal Trade Commission supports a draft guidance that would allow drug pricing be factored into consideration of the government's march-in rights. And the antitrust watchdog is advocating for further scrutiny around "patent thickets" to complement the march-in provision.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
This breathing pattern is called resonant breathing and has been shown to improve heart rate variability.
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The potentially disastrous consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) were highlighted at the recent World Economic Forum Meeting 2024.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In a midstage trial, Eli Lilly’s star diabetes and weight-loss drug tirzepatide showed promise in fatty liver disease, a difficult-to-treat condition that doesn’t yet have an FDA-approved therapy.< | Eli Lilly's star diabetes and weight loss drug tirzepatide showed promise in fatty liver disease with a massive anti-MASH benefit accompanied by a "clinically meaningful" anti-fibrosis effect.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Eventually, the luckiest companies get to deal with a very particular problem: what to do when their stock could be getting ahead of itself. It’s a problem Eli Lilly got a little taste of Tuesday when it announced its full-year earnings. The drugmaker’s stock has more than doubled over the past 12 months due to the ever-increasing hopes for its GLP-1-based diabetes and weight-loss drug, sold under the brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
For the latest episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, web editor Nicole Raleigh sat down with Chris Bamford, director of clinical trial regulatory management at IQVIA, and Shirley Rutter, associate director and strategic quality lead of global quality management at IQVIA Biotech.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Five years after investor-owned HCA Healthcare took over an esteemed nonprofit hospital in North Carolina, Medicare is threatening to cut off payment for any services it provides seniors. The rare and dramatic move follows a Medicare revelation that patient safety is in “immediate jeopardy” at Mission Hospital in Asheville. That designation is the most severe the agency can hand out.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Right after the official launch of the new Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset, Cedars-Sinai has launched a generative artificial intelligence (genAI) app that will use the technology to provide mental health support for patients.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The company seeks the approval for both the intravenous and subcutaneous administration routes.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Stay updated with the latest news on hiring trends in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Learn about the companies and professionals making waves in the field from January 2024 in a new instalment of Changing Faces.
Pharmaceutical Commerce
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
A cohort study investigates the impact of Senate Bill 2994A and answers the question: does the repeal of school-entry nonmedical vaccination exemptions result in a rise in school vaccinations?
The Checkup by Singlecare
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Comorbidity | Compare symptoms | Depression symptoms | Anxiety symptoms | Overlapping symptoms | When to see a doctor | Treatment | Bottom line 50 million Americans—that’s 1 in 5 people in the country—have a mental health condition like anxiety or depression. While these conditions are very common, it’s easy for those experiencing mental health challenges to feel isolated and alone.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Daniel Kohlstaedt, managing director at PurpleLeaf Strategy, discusses how new technologies can help pharmaceutical leaders plan for success during their upcoming brand planning cycle.
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Myavana and Ulta Beauty have partnered on a Virtual Hair Analysis tool that helps guests understand their hair type and offers personalized product recommendations.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge. | Missouri's $10 billion health system merger, Cardinal Health's $1.2 billion specialty care play and more merger and acquisition news from January.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, everyone. Damian here with a close read of the latest blockbuster deal, a look at Novartis’ multibillion-dollar gamble, and a reminder of what Vertex Pharmaceuticals does well.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
On a day when Vertex revealed trial data that indicate | On a day when Vertex revealed trial data that indicate its next-generation cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment will soon be ready to grab the baton, the Boston company also presented figures that show Trikafta remains formidable. In the fourth quarter, Trikafta raked in $2.33 billion in sales, bringing its 2023 haul to $8.9 billion, a 16% increase from 2022.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Clear blue skies and rays of sunshine are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are busy waking the neighbors and assorted other creatures are moseying about. As for us, we are immersed in the usual routine, which starts with firing up the coffee kettle and brewing cups of stimulation.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Early signs of psychosis may be used to predict the risk of developing a full psychosis spectrum disorder.
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Gary Millerchip, who just announced he was stepping down as SVP and CFO of Kroger, has been appointed EVP and CFO of Costco Wholesale, effective March 15.
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