Drug Topics

MARCH 28, 2023

The drug, called Leniolisib, is the first and only treatment approved in the United States for APDS, a rare primary immunodeficiency.

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PhRMA

MARCH 28, 2023

It’s that time of year again when the president releases his budget and questions arise about the solvency of the Medicare trust fund and Medicare spending more generally. Too often, critics point to spending on Medicare Part B medicines as a key driver of Medicare spending, but the data tells a different story. For example, next month the Medicare Payment Advisory Comission plans to vote on policy proposals that ignore the facts around Medicare Part B, and could harm patient access to both curr

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Drug Topics

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According to a recent study, the diabetes medication semaglutide is more effective as a 25 mg or 50 mg dose on its own, rather than a 14 mg add-on dose with other medications.

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MARCH 28, 2023

Chronic diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and kidney disease disproportionately affect older adults. In the United States, nearly 95% of older adults have at least one chronic condition and almost 80% have two or more. Chronic diseases can often limit an older adult’s ability to work, perform daily activities, cause them to lose their independence and lead to the need for long-term care.

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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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Drug Topics

MARCH 28, 2023

Two posters presented at APhA in Phoenix examined the efficacy of the Omnipod® 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System.

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PharmaVoice

MARCH 28, 2023

The Supreme Court will now decide whether Amgen can protect Repatha as a whole class of drugs or whether Sanofi’s rival product Praluent can retain a place in the market.

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PharmaVoice

MARCH 28, 2023

Ahead of turbulent market conditions, EY analyst Arda Ural encourages companies to rethink their sales strategy.

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Drug Topics

MARCH 28, 2023

The drug, branded as Rezzayo, is the first FDA-approved invasive candidiasis treatment in over a decade.

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STAT

MARCH 28, 2023

A panel of experts that advises the World Health Organization on vaccine use suggested Tuesday that countries no longer need to consider offering additional Covid-19 boosters to people at medium or low risk of becoming seriously ill if they contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization — which is known as the SAGE — said some countries may continue to offer boosters to people at medium and low risk, but those decisions should be made ba

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Drug Topics

MARCH 28, 2023

COVID-19 misinformation is common. A study presented at the annual APhA meeting examined how new pharmacy practitioners responded to misinformation and tried to minimize its spread.

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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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MARCH 28, 2023

In the doctor’s offices of the future, artificial intelligence will be a fly on the wall, listening in and logging the sensitive conversations that happen every day between patients and their doctors. Gone will be the distracted doctor hunched over a keyboard, tapping, clicking, constantly playing catch-up with hours of extra work. That’s the vision pitched by a spate of new startups and major tech companies like Microsoft, which one year ago spent over $19 billion to acquire Nuanc

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2023

Carrot Fertility expands benefits with hormone replacement therapy coverage agliadkovskaya Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:43

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MARCH 28, 2023

As the U.S. drug crisis has accelerated, the pharmaceutical industry has jumped into action — particularly when it comes to naloxone, the drug used to reverse opioid overdoses. In recent years, companies have introduced a dizzying array of ambitious new naloxone products. They include a mechanized injector that gives robotic voice commands , a prefilled syringe pen, an ultra-high-dose nasal spray, and an autoinjector that the Pentagon has purchased for use in the event of a terrorist atta

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2023

ViVE 2023: Amazon Pharmacy integrates coupons in latest bid to target affordability of branded drugs hlandi Tue, 03/28/2023 - 15:24

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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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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 28, 2023

Following on from its Covid-19 vaccine programmes, BioNTech has set its sights on a range of infectious diseases for vaccine development. In its FY 2022 report, BioNTech has identified herpes simplex virus (HSV), malaria, and shingles as disease targets. The company saw major successes with its Covid-19 vaccine, developed in collaboration with Pfizer.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2023

Hospitals feel congressional heat over compliance with price transparency rule rking Tue, 03/28/2023 - 17:11

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MARCH 28, 2023

At our pediatric clinic, we recently saw a child whose mother lost her job during the pandemic working as a caterer. The mother struggled to put food on the table after the precipitous loss of income. After the family enrolled in SNAP, we could literally measure how that policy benefited our young patient. After teetering close to severe malnutrition, she returned to a healthy weight.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2023

ViVe 2023: CancerX co-hosts Moffitt Cancer Center, Digital Medicine Society, unveil 'Moonshot' digital health effort hlandi Tue, 03/28/2023 - 07:36

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MARCH 28, 2023

Top of the morning to you. Steely gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right now, but our spirits remain sunny, nonetheless. Why? We will trot out a bit of insight from the Morning Mayor, who would say “Every new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift.” To celebrate the notion, we are brewing still more cups of stimulation and invite you to join us.

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Drug Store News

MARCH 28, 2023

WBA's U.S. healthcare segment's businesses grew sales at a combined rate of 30% in the quarter.

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MARCH 28, 2023

The tech-forward insurer Oscar Health has tapped former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini to be its new chief executive, a move to jump-start the business as it seeks to win new customers and become profitable. Bertolini, 66, is a progressive thinker in the use of technology to deliver health services and has already been advising Oscar for the past 18 months.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 28, 2023

The European Commission (EC) has approved Sotyktu (deucravacitinib), a first-in-class, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor for adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The oral treatment is indicated for patients who are candidates for systemic therapy. Bristol Myers Squibb’s TYK2 inhibitor Sotyktu is the first oral therapy with a new mechanism of action approved in nearly 10 years for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis” Sotyktu is the first oral therapy with a new

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MARCH 28, 2023

Intra-Cellular Therapies, maker of an approved treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar depression, announced positive results from a new clinical trial on Tuesday that could potentially expand use of its drug to other types of mood disorders. Sales of the Intra-Cellular drug, called Caplyta, tripled last year to $249 million. The new study results, while not definitive, bolster confidence that the drug could also prove effective for people with major depressive disorder and so-called mixed featu

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2023

'Podnosis': Insight on the Ohio train derailment class-action lawsuit, and how data analytics can improve social risk factor identification tcarey Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:07

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MARCH 28, 2023

Viking Therapeutics, a small biotechnology company, said Tuesday that its experimental medicine led patients to lose as much as 6% more body weight than those on placebo in just six days. The results are from a small, early Phase 1 study, and the drug will require much more research in studies of thousands of patients in order to establish its efficacy and safety.

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Drug Store News

MARCH 28, 2023

WBA's U.S. healthcare segment's businesses grew sales at a combined rate of 30% in the quarter.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 28, 2023

Eli Lilly and Company will double its investment to nearly $1 billion at its new biologics drug manufacturing facility, in Raheen, Limerick, stated Ireland’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA). This follows the company’s announced $500 million manufacturing investment in January 2022. The new 500,000 square foot facility, currently in construction, will use state-of-the-art biologics manufacturing technology to produce active ingredients for therapies.

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Drug Store News

MARCH 28, 2023

From March 31-April 9, customers can donate their free ham certificates in-store at the register or 400 CHOICE points online, for which Giant will donate $10 to a local food bank.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 28, 2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has signed a new non-exclusive licensing agreement with CRISPR Therapeutics to expedite the development of its hypoimmune cell therapies to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D). Under the terms of the deal, the company will receive non-exclusive rights to CRISPR/Cas9, a gene-editing technology of CRISPR Therapeutics, for the development of potentially curative T1D cell therapies.

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Drug Store News

MARCH 28, 2023

Halo Top’s new Frozen Yogurt Pops are made with a blend of Icelandic Skyr-style yogurt, crunchy granola and real fruit.

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Fierce Pharma

MARCH 28, 2023

FDA committee will hear Perrigo's OTC bid for birth control med Opill in May kdunleavy Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:47

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Drug Store News

MARCH 28, 2023

Advertisers can now reach DG’s more than 90 million unique customer profiles across the Meta ecosystem via Facebook and Instagram news feeds, stories and reels.

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Fierce Pharma

MARCH 28, 2023

Another rare disease M&A deal?

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