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Protecting against influenza: A conversation with David Ross, Vice President, Commercial Operations, North America, CSL Seqirus

PhRMA

Our industry is at the forefront of fighting the annual influenza virus. I recently had the chance to connect with David Ross, Vice President, Commercial Operations, North America, CSL Seqirus about how the industry is working to fight the annual flu and what lessons learned during COVID-19 are allowing us to better respond to influenza.

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Industry Trends: What to Watch For

Drug Topics

From biosimilars to artificial intelligence, these are the trends poised to take community pharmacy by storm.

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How Cancer Vaccines Can Educate an Immune Response in Advanced Cancer Patients

Pharmacy Times

Jeremy Graff, chief scientific officer at IMV, discusses why the development of viable cancer vaccines is a bit more slow-going in comparison to the fast-paced development of COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic.

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Robotic capsule could replace injected biologics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Scientists at MIT have demonstrated that a novel robotic capsule could potentially replace conventional biologic injection methods by tunnelling through the intestinal mucus barrier to deliver insulin. The research, published in the journal Science Robotics described how the new drug delivery system can transport large protein and small-molecule drugs, like vancomycin, an antibiotic peptide.

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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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Psychedelic Medicine for Eating Disorders: Learning to See the Body As Home

Pharmacy Times

New research suggests that ketamine can help rehabilitate those who suffer from an eating disorder, and it is important to recognize the root cause of this mental health crisis.

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Faster brain imaging technique seems to overcome limitations of current MRI scans

STAT

Research often proceeds in a logical progression, new studies building upon a detailed understanding of the underlying processes revealed by earlier work. But a new brain imaging technique that can directly track the activity of neurons emerged from one of academics’ favorite questions: “What would happen if we tried doing it this way?

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STAT+: AstraZeneca is fined by South Korea for an anticompetitive deal over a cancer drug

STAT

South Korea’s anti-trust regulator has fined AstraZeneca and a local generic drugmaker a total of $1.8 million for striking a deal that thwarted rivals from marketing a cancer treatment, the latest instance in which a global pharmaceutical company has been cited for anticompetitive behavior. In this case, the local company, Alvogen, reportedly agreed to suspend plans to release a version of an AstraZeneca medication called Zoladex, which is used to combat prostate and breast cancer.

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Pharmacists Can Help Identify, Treat Anemia of CKD

Pharmacy Times

Panelists at the AMCP Nexus conference discuss the burden of undertreated and untreated chronic kidney disease.

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Opinion: Why the U.S. needs a public benefit biopharma industry

STAT

The biopharma industry is failing Americans, economically and medically. U.S. biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, like all for-profit corporations, have a primary duty baked into their corporate charters: maximize profits and shareholder value. Unlike companies in other industries, however, biopharma companies have a special advantage: their products have market exclusivity upon Food and Drug Administration approval, which can be leveraged to maximize pricing for a specified period.

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Influx of Patients Seeking COVID-19 Boosters and Flu Shots on the Horizon

Pharmacy Times

The availability of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 boosters, which provide broader protection, will likely increase vaccine demand in the fall.

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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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Improved Glycemic Control, Time in Range for Type 1 Diabetes Found with Flash Glucose Monitoring

Drug Topics

Examining the benefits of using flash glucose monitoring in patients with type 1 diabetes.

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STAT+: Flush with cash from Covid-19 vaccine, BioNTech founders have outsized ambitions

STAT

BOSTON — BioNTech CEO Uğur Şahin had been in marathon meetings since he arrived in this city three days earlier, but if his energy had flagged it didn’t show. The clock had not even struck 8 a.m., and there was Şahin, in front of a table at the Four Seasons strewn with continental breakfast, deep in discussion with HIV expert Bruce Walker of the Ragon Institute.

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Differentiating Bipolar I Disorder From Major Depressive Disorder Presents Challenges

Pharmacy Times

Experts discuss the clinical and economic impact of misdiagnosing bipolar I disorder as major depressive disorder.

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Opinion: The global diabetes crisis few are talking about

STAT

In the numbers game of disease statistics, type 1 diabetes takes a back seat to type 2 diabetes, which accounts for more than 95% of diabetes cases around the globe. But the impact of type 1 diabetes (T1D), which tends to emerge earlier in life and can quickly kill an individual if it goes unrecognized or untreated, is huge. Its global burden, however, hasn’t been well understood — until now.

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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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GSK says RSV vaccine shows 94% efficacy in severe disease

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GSK’s vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the top prospects in its pipeline, but also one with considerable competition, so needs strong data to support the programme. Thankfully for the company, it seems to be so. This morning, GSK revealed the results from its pivotal AReSVi-006 trial of the RSV shot – called RSVPreF3 OA – having said earlier this year that the study was positive.

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STAT+: Alphabet’s AI predicted the structure of 200 million proteins. Can it really speed up drug discovery?

STAT

Every two years since 1994, scientists have come together for an experiment — better described as a competition — where teams of computational biologists try to predict what proteins will look like in 3D given their amino acid sequence. In the first 24 years, none of the entrants scored better than around 40 out of 100 for the most difficult targets.

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Reuters Pharma 2022 – Day 2 coverage

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Day 2 coverage: Click here to read Reuters: Pharma 2022 Day 1 overview. Click here or the image below to read Reuters: Pharma 2022 Live coverage. The post Reuters Pharma 2022 – Day 2 coverage appeared first on.

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STAT+: Relmada antidepressant drug fails first of several late-stage clinical trials

STAT

Relmada Therapeutics said Thursday that its experimental treatment for depression failed to achieve the primary goals of a large clinical trial, a significant setback for the company’s only medicine in clinical development. The drug, a pill called REL-1017, did not show a statistically significant, anti-depressive benefit compared with a placebo.

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Beauty brands turn to technology in leveling up basic tools

Drug Store News

As beauty brands continue to meet the ever-growing demands of consumers, many are turning to technology to level up everyday products that range from hair stylers to skin care tools.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: GSK vaccine for RSV was effective in study of older adults; Eisai is confident of U.S. approval of its Alzheimer’s drug

STAT

Hello, everyone, and how are you today? Cloudy skies are hovering this morning over the Pharmalot campus, where things have settled down now that the short person has returned to the institution of higher learning and the official mascot has assumed his formal snoozing position. As for us, we are dutifully concocting a few needed cups of stimulation as we dig in for another busy day — our choice today is cinnamon hazelnut.

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Osteoporosis treatment options – down to the bare bones

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It is World Osteoporosis Day this month, and Ben Hargreaves takes a look at what treatment options look like for patients living with the disease. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to become weak and fragile, making them more likely to break due to a fall or even something as minor as a sudden movement. The condition is the most common chronic bone disease, which is more often seen in the elderly population.

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BIO’s messy transition, mRNA’s future, & Biogen’s next CEO

STAT

What’s going on at biotech’s lobbying organization? Where does mRNA go from here? And what happens when startups close down? We cover all that and more this week on “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. STAT Washington correspondent Rachel Cohrs joins us to explain the abrupt departure of the CEO of BIO, the lobbying group representing biotech on Capitol Hill, and its wider implications.

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DRUG REPURPOSING : A REVIEW

Pharma Tutor

DRUG REPURPOSING : A REVIEW. About Authors 1 AGARWAL POONAM*, 2 RATHORE KAMAL SINGH, KAVITA VIJAY 2 1 Department of Pharmaceutics, Bhopal Nobles’ Collage of Pharmacy Udaipur, Rajasthan, 2 Faculty, Jaipur, College of Pharmacy, Jaipur India, 313001. Email : charmiagarwal823@gmail.com. admin. Thu, 10/13/2022 - 15:56. Tags. Articles. Review Articles.

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Female and Fasting Over 40? What You Need to Know

Compounding Pharmacy of America

Fasting—or engaging in extended periods where you don’t consume any food—can be a key part of jump-starting a new diet or detox plan and is even a component of religious practices for some. Some nutritional plans may include limited versions of fasting, where the dieter may be allowed certain, specific foods. Healthy fasting plans will […]. The post Female and Fasting Over 40?

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Sam’s Club pharmacy manager opens charitable pharmacy to help those in need

Drug Store News

Melanie Loftus’ dream of establishing a charitable pharmacy came true last year when she opened the doors of the Hope Pharmacy at the Hope Clinic.

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Coming out of stealth, RIGImmune aims to catch up with ever-mutating viruses

PharmaVoice

President Susan Sobolov discusses how the startup is building on the work of two powerhouse Yale scientists to advance candidates for viruses — and beyond.

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Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Authorized for Children 5 Years and Older

Drug Topics

The emergency use authorization amendments extend availability of the bivalent booster to young children.

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Pharmacist Moms Group Announces Winners of Woman Pharmacist of the Year Awards

Pharmacy Times

Women who make a difference in the industry honored on #WomenPharmacistDay.

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Robotic pills could open a world of possibilities for the biologics market

PharmaVoice

As the oral biologic market heats up, Rani Therapeutics is looking to dominate the field with its robotic pill for treatment of chronic conditions.

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Astellas reports effectiveness of potential treatment for VMS

European Pharmaceutical Review

Astellas will present results from a Phase III clinical study evaluating fezolinetant, an investigational oral, non-hormonal compound being studied to potentially treat vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause. Fezolinetant is designed as a selective neurokinin 3 (NK3) receptor antagonist. The SKYLIGHT 4 trial results demonstrate the 52-week safety and tolerability of fezolinetant 30mg and 45mg administered once daily.

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Watch DSN: Walgreens’ Ulrich highlights role pharmacists play in patient care

Drug Store News

DSN spoke with Walgreens’ Brad Ulrich about how the retailer is helping its pharmacists better serve patients.

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NICE partners with health technology assessment bodies

European Pharmaceutical Review

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is set to work with five health technology assessment (HTA) bodies to find solutions to common challenges in the sector, such as working with regulators and evaluating digital health technologies. In addition to NICE, the bodies involved are: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH).

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Ghost debuts high-stimulant pre-workout formula at GNC

Drug Store News

Ghost Legend All Out, a high-stimulant pre-workout, is available in blue raspberry and Warheads sour green apple flavors.

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Oncotelic receives BARDA contract for long Covid-19 therapy development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Oncotelic Therapeutics has received a contract from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop OT-101 to treat long-term effects of respiratory distress after Covid-19 infection. Under the contract, the company will collect the long-term clinical data from patients with Covid-19 in Peru and Argentina, where the C001-2020-01 trial was carried out.