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FDA Approves Widaplik for Treatment of Hypertension

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The biggest obesity deals of 2025 so far

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Scripted for Her: Addressing Preconception Health Through MTM

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Fierce Pharma - Untitled Article

Fierce Pharma

The drug is the first triple-combo pill for the initial treatment of hypertension in the U.S.

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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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Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Increases With Hepatitis B, Gestational Diabetes

Drug Topics

Hepatitis B and liver functions have been found to be independent risk factors for gestational diabetes and are found to have the highest prevalence of abnormalities.

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Community Pharmacist Collaboration Expands Access to Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics

Pharmacy Times

A multidisciplinary team enhances psychiatric care by empowering community pharmacists to administer long-acting injectable antipsychotics, improving patient adherence and outcomes.

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Policy Shifts Ahead: Expert Reviews Key Legislative Trends Reshaping Health-System Pharmacy

Pharmacy Times

As policy developments unfold rapidly at both the state and federal levels, Tom Kraus highlights the expanding scope of pharmacist practice through a wave of state-level legislation as a key opportunity.

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Otsuka, Vera stake their claims to IgAN treatment

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Otsuka and Vera both have new phase 3 data on drugs for kidney disease IgA nephropathy, but can they make a mark in an increasingly crowded market

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Single Infusion of Cilta-Cel Yields 5-Year Progression-Free Survival in Multiple Myeloma

Pharmacy Times

Cilta-cel shows promise as a CAR T-cell therapy, offering long-term remission for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients without maintenance treatment.

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Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel

STAT

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines. “A clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science,” Kennedy said in an op-ed published Monday afternoon in the Wall Street Journal.

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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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Fierce Pharma - Untitled Article

Fierce Pharma

The Department of Health and Human Services has removed all 17 sitting members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

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NIH walks back ban on new grants for universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts

STAT

The National Institutes of Health has, for now, walked back a policy requiring universities and other research institutes to certify that they do not have unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or boycotts of Israel in order to receive research dollars.  The rule, which was initially posted in April , was seen as the next stage of using research funds as leverage against private universities and efforts to increase diversity in the sciences.

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NHS set for £30bn boost in spending review

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The NHS is said to be in line for a £30bn increase to its budget in the upcoming spending review, but some are concerned it will not be enough

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EC approves AstraZeneca’s acalabrutinib combo for CLL

Pharmaceutical Technology

The EC has granted approval for a fixed-duration regimen of AstraZeneca's Calquence (acalabrutinib) plus venetoclax.

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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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STAT+: 5 food power players have strong ties to the MAHA movement

STAT

The Make America Healthy Again movement has a lot of the food industry on edge. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies have made concerns about the health effects of ultra-processed foods a government priority , putting titans like PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, and Nestlé on the defensive. But for a smaller contingent of food companies with products that align with MAHA’s vision of what a healthy diet looks like — from organic produce to emulsifier-free chocolates

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Vertex presents promising new data from cystic fibrosis trials

Pharmafile

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has presented new data showing the clinical and quality-of-life benefits of its cystic fibrosis (CF) therapies, particularly Alyftrek (deutivacaftor/tezacaftor/vanzacaftor). The findings, shared at the 48th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, 4 to 7 June 2025, Milan, Italy, highlight the potential of CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators to significantly improve patient outcomes.

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Fierce Pharma - Untitled Article

Fierce Pharma

One day before the potential FDA approval of a rival respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody from Merck, Sanofi has revealed an aggressive supply effort for its RSV blockbuster Beyfortus, including a plan to begin shipping its AstraZeneca-partnered shot early in the third quarter.

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Study into treatment for rare condition in premature infants launches globally

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Elgan Pharma, specialising in neonatology, and Italy-based biopharma, Chiesi Farmaceutici, have announced the dosing of the first participating infants in FIT-PIV, a phase 3 clinical study of ELGN-2112, a prospective treatment for intestinal malabsorption in preterm infants. The FIT-PIV study is expected to roll 420 infants, born 26-32 weeks and weighing at least 500g, at […] The post Study into treatment for rare condition in premature infants launches globally appeared first on Pharmafil

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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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Sanofi starts shipping RSV drug early as rival nears market

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As an FDA decision nears from a rival MSD drug, Sanofi is speeding up the rollout of RSV antibody Beyfortus to get ahead of this year's season

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Multi-billion-pound funding to accelerate UK’s high-growth sectors

European Pharmaceutical Review

The UK Government is set to announce an investment of £86 billion in next week’s Spending Review, aimed at boosting the country’s highest growth sectors, such as life sciences. The review will specify how the government is planning to invest in Britain’s renewal, which helps to drive its Plan for Change. This commitment will support a broad range of sectors, including advanced manufacturing.

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The unbearable lightness of creativity

Pharmafile

21GRAMS and Havas Lynx lead the charge at the PM Society Awards for pharma marketing and healthcare communications Commenting on behalf of the judges, Carrie Kenyon from Finger Industries said: “With an important objective, to guide doctors to a realisation that they may be practising outdated medicine in treating hyperkalaemia, the film itself was brilliantly […] The post The unbearable lightness of creativity appeared first on Pharmafile.

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Does Gemtesa cause weight gain?

The Checkup by Singlecare

People living with overactive bladder (OAB) are often prescribed Gemtesa , an oral tablet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relieve overactive bladder symptoms such as urinary incontinence. When getting a new prescription, it’s normal to wonder about possible side effects. For instance, does Gemtesa cause weight gain? The answer is no; Gemtesa isn’t associated with weight changes.

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Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Practice in IDN Partnerships

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In order to succeed in today’s outcomes-driven healthcare landscape, pharmaceutical companies must move from traditional sales models to strategic, measurable partnerships with integrated delivery networks (IDNs).

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STAT+: Metsera’s amylin drug shows early potential for substantial weight loss

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Metsera’s obesity drug candidate targeting the amylin hormone showed marked efficacy in an early trial and the potential to have longer-lasting effects than current weight loss treatments on the market that are injected weekly. In one part of a Phase 1 trial where patients received a single dose, those on the highest dose of 2.4 milligrams experienced an average of 5.3% placebo-adjusted weight loss at one week, the company said Monday.

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Are there age restrictions on GLP-1s?

The Checkup by Singlecare

In the last few years, pharmaceutical advancements have led to a new class of drugs that treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs or GLP-1s), these medications are incredibly effective for blood sugar control and weight loss. Most GLP-1s are only FDA-approved for use in adults. However, four injectable GLP-1 drugs, Saxenda ( liraglutide ), Wegovy ( semaglutide ), Bydureon BCISE ( exenatide ), and Trulicity ( dulaglutide ), have been approve

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FDA approves YolTech’s YOLT-101 for familial hypercholesterolemia

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Novo Nordisk obesity drug linked to rare cause of sight loss

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The EMA has become the first regulator to link the use of Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 agonist semaglutide with sight-robbing disorder NAION

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The European Market Access Lag: 2021–2024

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Opinion: A broken system forces parents to DIY hospital-level care for their medically complex children

STAT

As a researcher and medical device designer, I’ve spent years immersed in pediatric hospitals and homes, observing and listening. One moment from my recent research still keeps me up at night. A mother described how her toddler stopped breathing one afternoon at home. Instead of calling 911, she grabbed a faulty suction machine, the only one Medicaid had provided and prayed it would keep working long enough to clear her son’s airway.

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Fierce Pharma - Untitled Article

Fierce Pharma

After questioning the benefits of checkpoint inhibitors in stomach cancer cases without PD-L1 expression, the FDA has moved to restrict the use of Merck's and Bristol Myers Squibb's immunotherapies in those patients.

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STAT+: UnitedHealth’s accidental email attachment, and hospitals’ hunt for ‘additional volume’

STAT

This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc.  Sign up here. Hello, everyone! Welcome back. If you sign up for an annual STAT+ subscription in the next week, you’ll get 50% off. Appreciate all of you who choose to read us in any capacity— especially you HCI subscribers. Hit me up with your tips and summer plans: bob.herman@statnews.com.

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Does Trintellix cause nausea?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Trintellix ( vortioxetine ) is a brand-name antidepressant in the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor /5-HT1A receptor partial agonist drug class and is an important contribution to the armamentarium of mental health prescription drugs. It is approved by the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) for the management of major depressive disorder ( MDD ).

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Aytu BioPharma to commercialise Exxua for MDD in the US

Pharmaceutical Technology

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