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Technology Trends to Prevent Prescription Errors

Drug Topics

Technology can streamline—and make safer—processes like medication reconciliation.

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Brian Fox is bringing ‘fresh eyes’ to ad agency Klick

PharmaVoice

Why the recently appointed president of commercial solutions sees near limitless potential to expand Klick’s footprint across the life sciences — and how generative AI is playing a role.

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New Year Begins With Hikes in Drug Prices

Drug Topics

The list prices of 450 medications have increased 5% overall, and more price hikes are expected.

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Survey results: Social influences HCP perceptions and prescriptions

PharmaVoice

Build social strategies into marketing plans to reach HCPs with sharply focused messaging.

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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

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ASHP President Urges Biden Administration to Utilize Pharmacists as Care Providers in Opioid Epidemic

Drug Topics

The letter outlined 7 steps that the Biden administration can take without the need for additional legislation.

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Weight loss jabs to be sold via high street chemists in England

The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

Appetite suppressant Wegovy, popular with celebrities, seen as breakthrough treatment but not permanent remedy Weekly weight-loss jabs that are popular with celebrities will soon be made available through high street chemists in England, despite controversy over their use. Many people struggle to tackle obesity through diet and exercise alone as they often find they regain the weight that they lose.

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12 supplements to lower your blood pressure

The Checkup by Singlecare

Lots of people love the idea of taking something natural to improve their health. For example, the idea of taking a supplement that could improve their blood pressure and reduce their chances of heart attack or cardiovascular disease may be very appealing. But how effective–and safe–is this strategy? Before you decide to start taking any supplements for their alleged antihypertensive effects, it’s important to understand what those supplements can and can’t do.

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Abrocitinib Approved for Adolescent Atopic Dermatitis

Drug Topics

The FDA approved a supplemental NDA for abrocitinib (Cibinqo) for adolescents with atopic dermatitis.

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CMS, insurers clash over whether Medicare Advantage is going to be cut in proposed rule

Fierce Healthcare

CMS, insurers clash over whether Medicare Advantage is going to be cut in proposed rule rking Mon, 02/13/2023 - 14:25

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Price Transparency and Patient Advocacy

Drug Topics

Advocates are a valuable resource in helping patients navigate care costs.

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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.

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Sun Pharma recalls at least 34,000 bottles of generic drug

Pharmafile

Mumbai-based pharma company, Sun Pharma, has announced that it is recalling over 34,000 bottles of a generic drug, Diltiazem Hydrochloride, from the US market. The drug is used for treating high blood pressure, angina and some types of irregular heartbeat. This recall follows the FDA’s Enforcement Report, which saw “failed impurity (Deacetyl Diltiazem Hydrochloride) specification during stability testing and failed dissolution testing at FDA laboratory.

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Navigating the Biologics Access Landscape

Drug Topics

Biologics coordinators help patients access crucial medications.

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Providers want more from CMS on prior authorization reform after proposed changes

Fierce Healthcare

Providers want more from CMS on prior authorization reform after proposed changes rking Mon, 02/13/2023 - 17:36

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In-stores sales on the rise despite inflation concerns

Drug Store News

U.S. retail sales rose 8.8% year-over-year in January, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.

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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.

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Cigna launches rebrand as it continues to build out portfolio

Fierce Healthcare

Cigna launches rebrand as it continues to build out portfolio pminemyer Mon, 02/13/2023 - 14:40

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Pfizer and BioNTech mRNA shingles vaccine study begins

European Pharmaceutical Review

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have announced the start of a Phase I/II trial for the companies’ mRNA vaccines for shingles (Herpes Zoster), for which there is no currently approved vaccine. Without vaccination, about half of the people who live to age 85 are expected to develop shingles, stated BioNTech. Both the incidence and severity of shingles rise with age, the company acknowledged.

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Hy-Vee to acquire North Scott Foods

Drug Store News

Iowa-based North Scott Foods is being sold to Hy-Vee and will be retaining its staff.

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Survey: Nearly 3 in 5 teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021

STAT

Teen girls reported record levels of violence, sadness, and thoughts of suicide in 2021, experiencing distress at twice the rate of teen boys, according to new federal data released Monday. The nearly 3 in 5 teen girls who felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021 was a 60% increase compared to a decade earlier.

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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Teva to pay Florida $6.73M to settle state’s price fixing claims

Drug Store News

Teva will pay Florida $6.73 million, and the state will dismiss all of its claims against the company and its affiliates once payment has been made.

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Patients still have no protection against surprise ambulance bills. And there’s no solution in sight

STAT

One night in November 2021, 11 weeks into her pregnancy, Carolyn Provine started bleeding — a lot. When she passed out, her wife and mother-in-law called an ambulance and drove 21 miles to the hospital for an emergency surgery. But the hemorrhaging, and miscarriage, no longer were Provine’s only concerns. “My first thought was, ‘Wait, is there some way for me not to take an ambulance?

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Kaiser Permanente posts $4.5B net loss in 2022, driven by rising costs, investment losses

Fierce Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente posts $4.

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Opinion: ChatGPT-assisted diagnosis: Is the future suddenly here?

STAT

The notion that people will regularly use computers to diagnose their own illnesses has been discussed for decades. Of course, millions of people try to do that today, consulting Dr. Google , though often with little success. Given the low quality of many online health sources, such searches may even be harmful. Some governments have even launched “ Don’t Google It ” campaigns to urge people not to use the internet for health concerns.

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Snoop Dogg, Master P’s Broadus Foods partners with Post Consumer Brands

Drug Store News

The new Snoop Cereal is backed by a shared passion for feeding families and strengthening diverse communities.

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‘It is a balance’: Scientists grapple with ethics of cutting-edge stem cell research

STAT

SAN DIEGO — When biologist Alysson Muotri started tinkering with tiny balls of nerve cells in the lab more than a decade ago, his goal was simply to understand early brain development and neurological disease. He didn’t realize he was stumbling into an ethical minefield. His University of California, San Diego team found that when human stem cells were grown into so-called brain organoids in the lab, these tiny 3D structures produced regular waves of electrical activity that resemb

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Bob Tribe, ISPE Asia-Pacific Regulatory Advisor, Retires

ISPE

Bob Tribe, ISPE Asia-Pacific Regulatory Advisor, Retires Trudy Patterson Mon, 02/13/2023 - 11:49 iSpeak Blog iSpeak Bob Tribe, ISPE Asia-Pacific Regulatory Advisor, Retires 13 February 2023 ISPE’s long-time Asia-Pacific Regulatory Advisor Bob Tribe retired from ISPE at the end of 2022, bringing to a close more than 18 years of service to the Society.

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Could a swallowable, quarter-sized device make diagnosing GI diseases less unpleasant?

STAT

Diagnosing gastrointestinal disorders is an uncomfortable process. It might involve sticking a long tube with a camera attached down a patient’s throat, or inserting a small catheter through a patient’s nostril. A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California Institute of Technology, and New York University, looking to explore more comfortable options, has designed an ingestible device that doctors can monitor as it moves through the GI tract.

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How do I know if there is a copay card for my Rx?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Your healthcare provider prescribed you a brand-name medication. But, when you head to the pharmacy to pick it up, you’re shocked by its high price—and that’s with insurance. It’s a newer drug with no generic available, and even though you need it to manage a chronic health condition, there’s no way you’ll be able to afford it regularly. If you have to take an expensive prescription medication like Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes , Enbrel for rheumatoid arthritis , or Biktarvy for HIV , there’s good

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Sen. Tammy Baldwin criticizes Ascension’s for-profit investment activities, requests returns and fees info

STAT

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Monday blasted Ascension for service cuts at hospitals in Wisconsin and questioned whether returns from the Catholic health system’s for-profit investments are actually being used to help patients. Baldwin wrote a letter addressed to Ascension that cites STAT reporting about the extent of Ascension’s more than $1 billion in private equity investments alongside TowerBrook Capital Partners, including Ascension’s relationship with

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Sanford Health, Fairview Health Services delay merger until May

Fierce Healthcare

Sanford Health, Fairview Health Services delay merger until May pminemyer Mon, 02/13/2023 - 16:22

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Watch: Blockbuster drug Humira has new competition. Here’s why that matters

STAT

Humira has been the world’s best-selling medicine since it arrived on the market in 2002. Now, it is finally getting competition with the release of Amgen’s biosimilar drug, Amjevita. Humira’s main patent expired in 2016, but a byzantine patent saga has kept other drugmakers from offering their own version of the monoclonal antibody used to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease.

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Bridging the Health Equity Gap in Clinical Development

PharmExec

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global health inequities and is driving life sciences companies to establish strategies and better leverage data to address systemic causes and improve equity in access to healthcare innovations, particularly in clinical trials.

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Opinion: How you can inspire your clinicians to reduce health-care-generated climate change

STAT

Almost everyone is a patient at some time. And even if the interaction with a doctor or nurse or other clinician is brief, it’s an opportunity to do something to fight climate change. The health care sector is responsible for 8.5% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. To be sure, some of that comes from the amount of energy hospitals consume 24/7.

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The Impact of AmazonSmile Ending

BuzzRx

Like many others, I was surprised to read that on February 20, 2023, Amazon will end its AmazonSmile program, which has raised close to half a billion dollars for charities in the last 10 years. The program worked by allowing customers to select a registered organization to support. When customers shopped through the program’s site www.smile.amazon.com , 0.5% of their purchases were donated to their chosen charity.