Fri.Jul 18, 2025

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Collaborative, Pharmacist-Led Approach Crucial in Polypharmacy

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ImCheck’s ICT01 Earns FDA Orphan Drug Designation for AML

Pharmacy Times

ImCheck's ICT01 gains an orphan drug designation from the FDA, offering hope for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment in older patients with limited options.

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Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Drug Costs, Patient Abandonment

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IQVIA’s Lead Director of Research Michael Kleinrock discusses how federal policy has been impacting prescription drug costs in the US and where those trends are expected to go.

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Educate Patients About Safe Medication Disposal

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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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Q&A: Pharmacist's Voices Help Propel Industry Changes | McKesson ideaShare

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Once-daily cystic fibrosis treatment recommended by NICE

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

People in England will be among the first in Europe to access a new once-daily treatment for cystic fibrosis, following a recommendation in final draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The triple combination medicine vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor (brand name Alyftrek), which is manufactured by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, was licensed for use in the UK in March 2025 and will now become available immediately through the NHS in England.

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NCCN Flash Update: Updated CML Guidelines Emphasize Distress Screening, Drug Interactions, and Cost

Pharmacy Times

The updated version 1.2026 NCCN Guidelines for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) emphasize individualized treatment strategies, TKI-specific considerations, drug interaction management, and pregnancy safety, highlighting the critical role of oncology pharmacists in optimizing therapy selection, patient counseling, and cost-effective care.

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FDA Approves GSK’s Shingles Vaccine in Prefilled Syringe

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Aseptic services supervision divides opinion but Government plan gets go-ahead

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The Government has laid out plans to ‘modernise’ pharmacy supervision rules, after the proposed changes to aseptic services divided opinion. Proposed amendments to the Medicines Act 1968 and The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 are intended to free up pharmacist time by allowing registered pharmacy technicians to take on more responsibility in different pharmacy settings.

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Pharma Marketing AI: Doing More With More

Pharma Marketing Network

In an era where attention is fleeting and data is overflowing, how can pharmaceutical marketers break through the noise? The answer isn’t just doing more with less. Today, Pharma Marketing AI empowers teams to do more—with more data, more channels, and more personalization. The transformation is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity for reaching both healthcare providers (HCPs) and patients more meaningfully.

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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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FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for Glofit-GemOx in R/R DLBCL

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Meeting Preview: NPhA, SNPhA Annual Convention

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Five for Friday July 18: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality

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Welcome to Five For Friday! PQA is developing its next strategic plan, Blueprint PQA 2030, which will guide the organization’s work from 2026 through 2030. The proposed goals build on and continue key elements of PQA’s current strategic plan, Blueprint PQA 2025 and will be the focus of the 2025 PQA Leadership Summit. PQA now seeks input from its members on the goals and their objectives through Friday, August 8.

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MHRA approves needle-free adrenaline nasal spray for anaphylaxis

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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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Study Suggests Transplant Recipients Are at Greater Risk of Developing RSV

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Johnson & Johnson submits FDA application for Caplyta to prevent schizophrenia relapse

Pharmafile

Johnson & Johnson has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Caplyta (lumateperone) to prevent relapse in adults with schizophrenia. It is currently approved by the FDA to treat the brain disorder. The submission is supported by data from a phase 3 study demonstrating that patients taking […] The post Johnson & Johnson submits FDA application for Caplyta to prevent schizophrenia relapse appeared first on Pharmafile.

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Polypurine Hairpin Technology is Safe, Effective at Inhibiting PCSK9 to Regulate Cholesterol

Pharmacy Times

Researchers unveil a groundbreaking method using polypurine hairpins to inhibit PCSK9, offering a promising alternative for lowering cholesterol and reducing cardiovascular risk.

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How DSCSA Is Transforming Supply Chain Data Exchange (Episode 4)

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In the fourth part of this roundtable discussion, a panel of subject matter experts dive into data exchange challenges relating to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

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Out of Shortage, Into Controversy: The Fight Over GLP-1 Compounding

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The Hidden Challenge of Reporting Counterfeit Medicines

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In the fourth part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Sean O’Hearen, founder and principal consultant at 1st Line Partners, describes the prominence of underreporting falsified medicines.

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Why FDA’s CRL release could open the door to lawsuits against pharma

PharmaVoice

In a push for “radical transparency” the FDA released 200 CRLs for drugs that were later approved — some of which are now public for the first time.

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FDA Panel Rejects Belantamab Mafodotin Combinations for Multiple Myeloma, Citing Safety Concerns

Pharmacy Times

The advisory committee cited concerns around ocular toxicity and overall tolerability, raising serious questions about the drug's benefit-risk profile ahead of its scheduled Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date on July 23, 2025.

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Does Ubrelvy work on all headaches?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) is a brand-name medication that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the acute treatment of migraine, with or without aura, in adults. Ubrelvy is very effective at stopping a migraine headache in its tracks. The ACHIEVE I and II clinical trials found that a significantly higher proportion of people taking ubrogepant felt better and were able to function normally within two hours of taking the medication, compared to a placebo (inactive treatment).

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FDA approves GSK’s prefilled syringe presentation of Shingrix

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA has approved GSK's Shingrix vaccine (recombinant zoster vaccine or RZV) in a prefilled syringe presentation to prevent shingles.

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Evolving Perceptions of Pharmacy as a Long-Term Career

Drug Topics

Perceptions of pharmacy as a long-term career have evolved significantly in recent years due to shifts in education, work roles, and workplace challenges.

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Boehringer partnership to advance biologic for rare skin condition

European Pharmaceutical Review

Boehringer Ingelheim and LEO Pharma have agreed a partnership deal to advance development and commercialisation of the innovative monoclonal antibody Spevigo ® (spesolimab). It is the first drug approved for generalised pustular psoriasis flares that specifically targets the IL-36 pathway. It is a rare and potentially life-threatening skin disease, the companies shared.

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Can rare disease research in the US thrive under the new administration?

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NCCN Flash Update: Ovarian Cancer Guidelines Version 3.2025 Released With Maintenance Therapy Adjustment for HR-Deficiency

Pharmacy Times

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated its ovarian cancer guidelines version 3.2025 to recommend niraparib as maintenance therapy for patients with BRCA wild-type or homologous recombination (HR)–deficiency who did not receive bevacizumab during primary treatment.

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Astellas and KISED link to support Korean pharma startups

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NCCN Flash Update: Linvoseltamab Added as Preferred Regimen After 4 Prior Therapies for Multiple Myeloma

Pharmacy Times

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has released multiple myeloma guidelines version 2.2026 to include linvoseltamab as a preferred treatment for heavily pretreated patients, highlighting its intravenous formulation, dosing options, and streamlined Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy program.

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ADCs on the rise: MilliporeSigma, Lonza invest in manufacturing while BioNTech adds CMOs ahead of FDA filing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers, including MilliporeSigma (Burlington, US), Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Parsippany, US), Carbogen AMCIS (Bubendorf, Switzerland), and BioNTech (Mainz, Germany), have recently invested to meet growing demand for antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) as targeted cancer treatments.

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EMA lifts temporary ban on chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq following safety review

Pharmafile

After completing a safety review of Ixchiq – a vaccine for chikungunya – the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety committee has agreed to lift the temporary restriction on its use in people aged 65 years and older. However, the vaccine should now only be used in individuals of all ages where there is a significant […] The post EMA lifts temporary ban on chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq following safety review appeared first on Pharmafile.

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GSK’s Blenrep faces setback as FDA cancer committee votes against approval

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