Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Over the last two legislative sessions, many bills have been introduced in the both the House and the Senate, but there are four bills that are important to watch.
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Failing to protect the elderly from disease has consequences beyond nursing homes.
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Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Matthew Lee, vice president of sales and marketing at MedOne, led a discussion about trends in care management from a PBM and health perspective.
STAT
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Over more than a decade working with immigrant farmworkers in the public clinics of the Santa Clara River Valley, Rosemary Hernandez has seen many new moms struggle during the postpartum period. Some were separated from their families in Mexico. Others’ husbands or boyfriends had to head straight back to work picking fruit after the baby arrived.
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
In addition to approving these generics for children, adolescents and adults with ADHD, the generic chewable tablets and capsules are also approved for adults with moderate to severe binge-eating disorder.
STAT
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
This time last year, members of Congress were working around the clock to draft and pass the Inflation Reduction Act. One of their goals was to address government spending on health care. But they specifically didn’t want to discourage research into rare disease treatments, so they exempted some of these so-called orphan drugs from the law. Unfortunately, the exemptions aren’t working as intended.
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STAT
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Akili Interactive, which in 2020 made waves by receiving Food and Drug Administration clearance for its video game that improves symptoms of ADHD in children, on Wednesday announced it would reorient its business around selling its products directly to users over the counter, rather than by prescription. In connection with the move away from prescription sales, Akili will reduce its workforce by 40%, which the company projects will extend its runway into the second half of 2025.
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The CDC emphasized the need for protein-based vaccine options in endorsing a vote by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the universal recommendation of the 2023-2024 monovalent, XBB containing COVID-19 vaccines.
STAT
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A group of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ treatment for a debilitating heart disease Wednesday, but only after a day-long debate challenging whether the drug’s modest observed effects were actually meaningful for patients. The group of independent experts voted 9-3 that the benefits of Alnylam’s drug, called patisiran, outweighed its risks for patients with ATTR-CM , a progressive disease that leads to fatal heart fail
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Oracle shares fell 13% Tuesday as the software giant's near-term revenue forecast was weaker than Wall Street analysts expected. | Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison told investors Monday that the company is working to modernize the Cerner EHR platform using an application code generator to enhance the software "one piece at a time." "On the business side of things, we think the Cerner business is going to get stronger and stronger," Ellison said.
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.
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
In this episode, we spoke with an expert about the potential impacts of new guidelines on adolescents, as well as the risks associated with new anti-obesity drugs.
PharmaVoice
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Healthcare providers have upped their spending on IT and software, a shift leaders said is driven by the new technologies, labor challenges and other financial pressures on their organizations, acc | Nearly 80% of polled provider executives report higher tech spending during the past year, and about three quarters say their numbers will grow over the next 12 months.
Fierce Pharma
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
For decades, hundreds of oral decongestant products containing phenylephrine have been available in the United States over the counter. | For decades, hundreds of oral decongestant products containing phenylephrine have been available in the United States over the counter. But on Tuesday, an FDA advisory committee agreed by a 16-0 vote that the ingredient does not work.
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.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Elevance Health research outlines ways health plans can fight loneliness in MA beneficiaries fdiamond Wed, 09/13/2023 - 13:26
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Bispecific antibodies have offered a new treatment approach in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, with promising results in preclinical studies for multiple cancers and hematological malignancies.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Will the DEA, finally, set up a special registration process for telehealth prescribing?
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
While monitoring influenza virus resistance as it develops, researchers are prioritizing further investigations to decrease the risk of resistant strains.
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Pharmaceutical companies are waging war against federal agencies over one of the Inflation Reduction Act’s major provisions allowing Medicare to negotiate 10 drugs to reduce out-of-pocket costs for | Legal experts question whether the Inflation Reduction Act is within its rights to enforce its drug pricing negotiation provision.
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
AACR has urged Congress to provide billions more in funding for cancer research, prevention efforts, and expedited review of cancer-related medical products.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Providers are under significant pressure as the COVID-19 pandemic effects wear on, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that they're pushing payers for more in contract negotiations. | Providers are under significant pressure as the COVID-19 pandemic effects wear on, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that they're pushing payers for more in contract negotiations.
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Billion Dollar Beauty, founded by Natalie Plain, began by addressing needs in the brow space and expanded to tackle the inefficient makeup palette category.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Senate legislators have rolled out a bipartisan, industry-backed bill that would make assault or intimidation of hospital workers a federal crime. | The bipartisan Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act has industry support and follows similar legislation brought in the House.
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Lucas Morgan, partner at Frier Levitt’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Litigation Department, shares important information pharmacists need to know to protect their businesses.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Digital health and health IT funding continued to decline in the second quarter of 2023, according to two new reports from Pitchbook. | Digital health VC deal flow hit a new low, though several strong segments persisted. VC deals in health IT also dropped quarter over quarter but are beginning to recover from their low in 2022.
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Revolutionising life sciences with AI and automation: An enterprise modernisation journey Mike.
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The limited-edition Schick Intuition Sensitive Skin razor features a design embodying the Latino community's richness and diversity, the company said.
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
EU clears review of Xtandi in earlier-stage prostate cancer Phil.
The Checkup by Singlecare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
You’re lounging on the couch watching your favorite TV show when, all of a sudden, you notice you’re cold. And it’s not a regular cold; it’s a bone-deep freeze that causes you to shiver. Maybe your teeth chatter or your skin goes pale. If this has ever happened to you, you most likely have experienced the chills. Chills (otherwise known as shivering) are the rapid contracting and releasing of muscles to regulate the body’s internal temperature, according to Payal Sud , MD, the associate chair of
Med Ed 101
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
One of the most common medication review requests I get from clinical staff in long term care and assisted living facilities is identifying medications that may be contributing to falls. Identifying low blood pressure as a potential contributing factor is usually pretty obvious. It is also obvious to reduce antihypertensive medications (ACEs, ARBs, Diuretics, Calcium […] The post Medications That Cause Low Blood Pressure (Non-Antihypertensives) appeared first on Med Ed 101.
Pharmaceutical Technology
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The FDA is also reviewing a subcutaneous formulation of Takeda’s blockbuster drug for ulcerative colitis.
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Leschly steps down as 2seventy wields the axe Phil.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Outpatient hospital care costs much more than care at doctors' offices, surgery centers: Blues research fdiamond Wed, 09/13/2023 - 15:47
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