Veterinarians and Pharmacists Discuss Challenges Around Pet Medications
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Veterinarians and veterinarian pharmacists weigh in on issues around working with pet medications.
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Actor and epilepsy advocate Greg Grunberg wants the world to ‘talk about it’
PharmaVoice
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The actor of “Heroes” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” fame is starring in another role as a patient advocate for people with epilepsy.
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When Vets Send Patients to Independent Pharmacies, Everyone Can Benefit
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 19, 2023
When pet parents fill a prescription online, they lose the opportunity to consult with a pharmacist.
Expert: Celebrating Pharmacists’ Role in Health Care, How the Profession Has Changed
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The assistant program director at Mayo Clinic discusses the significance of pharmacists’ role in health care, changes throughout the industry, and her passion for mentoring pharmaceutical students.
From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience
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
Lawmakers mull lifting ban on physician-owned hospitals as doc lobbying groups claim major cost savings
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 19, 2023
A new analysis backed by doctor lobbying groups suggest that physician-owned hospitals could have fueled about $1.1 billion in savings across 20 of Medicare’s most expensive conditions in 2019— tho | Lobbying groups in favor of overturning the ban on new physician-owned hospitals outlined broad cost savings if 2019's Medicare patients were treated at such facilities instead of a traditional hospital.
Pharmacists Play Important Role in Behavioral Health Care, Preventing Over- or Under-Prescribing
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
There are 3 main medication-related issues for mental health care, which includes polypharmacy, nonadherence to prescribed medication, and underutilization of medications.
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Study Results Indicate Precision Therapies Make Up Approximately Half of FDA-Approved Oncology Drugs
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
This finding underlines the need for methods that address multiple genomic alterations and targeted therapies effective in tumors driven by variations in suppressor genes or transcription factors.
PharmaVoice 100s: Clinical trial gurus
PharmaVoice
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Industry leaders adopting cutting-edge technologies and strategies to change the paradigm of clinical research.
Counsel Patients, Parents on the HPV Vaccine
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Understanding the recommended ages for vaccination is crucial to properly advise patients and parents who have questions
STAT+: Startup Laronde merges with another biotech in wake of data integrity issue
STAT
OCTOBER 19, 2023
RNA medicines startup Laronde is merging with another startup in the wake of a scientific misconduct issue that affected its leading drug candidates. Laronde was founded by biotech creation firm Flagship Pioneering in 2017 to develop a new type of genetic medicine called endless RNA. It quickly attracted more than $440 million from investors including Fidelity, Blackrock, and the Canadian Pension Plan.
Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion
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.
RBX2660 Leads to Recurrent-Free Outcomes for Patients With Clostridioides difficile Infection
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Among individuals who received systemic antibiotics within 8 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months of receiving fecal microbiota, RBX2660 prevented recurrence.
Mayo Clinic, LifePoint Health sue pharmas over 'pay for delay' deals keeping blood cancer drug prices high
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The Mayo Clinic and LifePoint Health believe that collusion within pharmaceutical industry forced their organizations to overpay for the multiple myeloma drug Revlimid, and are petitioning the cour | The health systems said agreements between Revlimid's owners, Celgene and Bristol-Myers Squibb, and other drugmakers that delayed full production of generic alternatives are anticompetitive and have forced their organizations to overpay.
Expert: Improving Efficiency of Biosimilar Operations, Advancing Interchangeable Biosimilar Development Among Top Priorities for FDA
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The biosimilar landscape is growing, but the FDA should leverage analytical data to efficiently determine the quality of these products and propel them toward approval, according to a session at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s Nexus 2023 conference.
STAT+: Zuckerberg and Chan on track to put $50 billion toward science: ‘That’s the trajectory we’re on’
STAT
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan sit atop a fortune that is currently valued at $113 billion, and they’ve promised to give almost all of it away. Their philanthropic funding group, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is committed to investing in an array of fields, including science, education, housing insecurity, and expanding access to startup capital to entrepreneurs of color.
What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research
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.
GoodRx, Sanofi to offer insulin for $35, regardless of insurance, at select pharmacies
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 19, 2023
GoodRx is teaming up with Sanofi to offer consumers access to its most prescribed insulin, Lantus, for $35 at thousands of pharmacies nationwide. | All Americans with a valid prescription, regardless of their insurance status, can use GoodRx at more than 70,000 retail pharmacies to access a 30-day supply of Lantus for $35.
Michael J. Fox on how far Parkinson’s research has come: ‘We don’t want to be celebrated. We want to get things done.’
STAT
OCTOBER 19, 2023
When Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 29, his clearest symptom was a small one — his pinky finger was twitching. But even by that stage, 70% to 80% of a patient’s dopamine-producing cells are already gone, Fox said. “What happens in that time, that shadowy place?” Fox said, referring to the period before his pinky finger first started twitching.
Similar Pneumococcal Serotype-Specific Responses Observed Between Shared Serotypes in Patients Administered PCV13, PCV15 Vaccines
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Study data suggest that both vaccines induce similar functional antibody responses against pneumococcal serotype 3.
Craig Jelinek to step down as CEO of Costco
Drug Store News
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Craig Jelinek will step down as CEO on Jan. 1, 2024; Ron Vachris, president and COO, will become president and CEO.
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Pharmacists’ Involvement with Gene Therapies, Potential Candidates, Forecasting Effectively
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
In this field, Marshall notes that pharmacists can help by building forecasts and assist with managing members’ care before and after gene therapy.
STAT+: Actually, hospital price transparency does save money, advocate highlights
STAT
OCTOBER 19, 2023
BOSTON — For all those who think hospital price transparency will not save money, Cynthia Fisher has a message: it’s already doing so. Fisher, who spoke Wednesday at the annual STAT Summit in Boston, is the successful entrepreneur and founder of PatientRightsAdvocate.org who has been leading an unorthodox campaign to get hospitals to disclose prices.
More Biosimilars Are Entering the Pharmacy Side of The Market
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Biosimilars in the pharmacy benefit are as effective as their reference drug, but it’s important for the pharmacist to clarify this to patients.
STAT+: Merck, Daiichi Sankyo to partner on targeted chemotherapy drugs in deal worth up to $22 billion
STAT
OCTOBER 19, 2023
MADRID — Merck is paying billions of dollars to partner with Daiichi Sankyo on a series of cancer drugs, underscoring the excitement around targeted chemotherapy treatments. The deal includes a $4 billion upfront payment and an additional $1.5 billion over the next two years. Up to $16.5 billion more is on the table depending on the success of the drugs in development.
Interchangeability Designation Still Widely Debated, Prescribers Hesitant About Biosimilars
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The FDA is the only authority that can designate a biosimilar as interchangeable with its reference product, which requires that the product has similar clinical results for the same indication.
Pfizer sets Paxlovid price at nearly $1,400 per course
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Pfizer sets Paxlovid price at nearly $1,400 per course Phil.
Mental Health Issues During Adolescence Could Lead to Future Unhealthy Behaviors
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Latinx teens suffering with mental health issues are at risk of developing cardiovascular conditions in their future.
STAT+: The future of Biogen: Pragmatism, ‘a few moonshots,’ and no Twinkies
STAT
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Two years after a big scientific swing nearly pushed Biogen to the brink, CEO Christopher Viehbacher is embarking on a corporate rethink, one that balances Biogen’s characteristic risky bets with a frank commitment to pragmatism. Speaking at the STAT Summit in Boston on Thursday, Viehbacher said his Biogen predecessors fell off track through a few unsound investments and an all-or-nothing bet on Aduhelm, the Alzheimer’s disease treatment that became a pharmaceutical cautionary tale
Experts Highlight Need for Increased Screening for Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Approximately 96% physicians feel it is important to assess patients aged 60 years and older for cognitive impairment, but 48% of these patients have no had assessments from their physician.
Lilly makes another ADC play, buying Mablink
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Lilly makes another ADC play, buying Mablink Phil.
Chutes & Ladders—VillageMD names a new trio of leaders; Trinity Health appoint chief strategy officer
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Chutes & Ladders—VillageMD names a new trio of leaders; Trinity Health appoint chief strategy officer ntong Thu, 10/19/2023 - 14:57
One Health: The interconnection of animal and human health
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 19, 2023
One Health: The interconnection of animal and human health Mike.
STAT+: A 50-year battle over one additive highlights FDA’s challenges with food safety
STAT
OCTOBER 19, 2023
WASHINGTON — Richard Nixon was the president when the Food and Drug Administration issued its first warnings about brominated vegetable oil, based on reports it could harm a slew of vital organs, from the liver to the heart. But the agency still hasn’t actually banned the ingredient — it only sent a proposed ban to the White House in August.
How generative AI Is transforming healthcare
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 19, 2023
How generative AI Is transforming healthcare Mike.
Walmart kicks off holiday season with savings, increased assortment
Drug Store News
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Walmart saved its customers more than $1 billion on seasonal baskets and Rollbacks over the last year.
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