Drug Topics

JUNE 13, 2023

What is the state of OTC contraception, what’s next for IUDs, and why are so many transgender people denied care?

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JUNE 13, 2023

Police drug busts are strongly associated with a large and sudden spike in overdose deaths, according to a new study. In the week following a major opioid bust, fatal overdoses in the same neighborhood in Indianapolis doubled, the analysis showed. Calls to 911 and the use of naloxone , the overdose-reversal medication, also spiked.

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JUNE 13, 2023

The alert was implemented after passage of a state senate bill.

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JUNE 13, 2023

CHICAGO — The American Medical Association on Tuesday strongly criticized the body mass index , urging doctors to de-emphasize its use in assessing health and obesity and acknowledging that the measurement has been used for “racist exclusion” and has caused “historical harm.” The AMA, one of the largest medical groups in the U.S., voted to adopt this policy during its annual meeting here.

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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.

Pharmacy Times

JUNE 13, 2023

Pharmacists who immunize must ensure their knowledge about routine vaccinations for adults and children is up-to-date by reviewing the changes to the immunization schedule each year.

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STAT

JUNE 13, 2023

Adolescents who seek treatment for opioid addiction at an inpatient facility are more likely to be offered horseback riding than given full access to a common, highly effective addiction medication. According to a new research paper, just one out of every eight residential treatment facilities open to patients ages 16 or 17 offers full access to buprenorphine.

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This article was co-published with The Markup , a nonprofit newsroom that investigates how powerful institutions are using technology to change our society. Sign up for its newsletters here. Websites for mental health crisis resources across the country — which promise anonymity for visitors, many of whom are at a desperate moment in their lives — have been quietly sending sensitive visitor data to Facebook, The Markup has found.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Legislators and policymakers have put payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans under the microscope, and new analysis highlights why. | Legislators and policymakers have put payments to Medicare Advantage plans under the microscope, and new analysis highlights why.

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Fierce Pharma

JUNE 13, 2023

After Ipsen made a splash at this year's J.P. | After Ipsen made a splash at this year's J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference by scooping up liver disease specialist Albireo, the centerpiece of the buyout, Bylvay, has won a coveted label expansion.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 13, 2023

Stormi Gale, PharmD, BCCP, a cardiology pharmacy specialist at Novant Health, discussed the important role of SGLT2 inhibitors in glycemic control.

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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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Fierce Pharma

JUNE 13, 2023

As Amgen and Horizon pursue their $27.8 billion merger, they're facing off against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and its lawsuit to block the deal. | As the FTC seeks to block Amgen's $28 billion buyout of Horizon with a lawsuit, the two companies have fired back with a response that says the agency's accusations are "simply made up.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Insurers find themselves in the position of needing to say "yes" or "no" to GLP-1 drugs as more people seek them for weight loss. | Ozempic, estimated to cost about $10,000 a year per person, and other GLP-1 drugs could put significant financial strain on payers as demand grows.

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STAT

JUNE 13, 2023

Biogen, a biotech giant plagued by years of boardroom strife, said late Monday that the longtime and polarizing director Alex Denner would step down from its board, sending a signal to investors that the company’s fractious recent history might be coming to a close. What Biogen didn’t disclose is that its nominee to replace Denner on the board, Susan Langer, is Denner’s live-in romantic partner and the mother of his child, born in November, according to court records obtaine

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

The Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) preventive care mandate remains in effect as a federal appeals court mulls a legal challenge to the requirements. | The Affordable Care Act's preventive care mandate remains in effect as a federal appeals court mulls a legal challenge to the requirements.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 13, 2023

Providing this treatment for patients with cancer may be a smoother transition for oncology professionals than they might expect.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

A rural Illinois hospital closure slated for the end of the week has been attributed in part to a multiweek ransomware incident the organization suffered in early 2021, marking what experts say is | St. Margaret's Health leadership listed a costly multiweek system lockout as a primary factor for its decision to close its doors this week, representing a new milestone for cyberattacks against healthcare organizations.

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STAT

JUNE 13, 2023

Last year, my father, a Jamaican immigrant with Medicaid insurance, passed away from a heart attack. He was only 63 years old. As he received care, he expressed discomfort with the predominantly white teams handling his case. He believed that both clinicians and non-clinical staff discriminated against him because of his racial and ethnic identity, as well as his public insurance status.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 13, 2023

Study evaluates the interaction between excessive salt intake and hypertension, cognitive dysfunction, and dementia.

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JUNE 13, 2023

After a bitter dispute, the ALS Association has settled a lawsuit filed by 15 chapters that chafed at managerial moves by the national organization and will now break away to form an alternative organization for patients and their families combating the debilitating disease. The details of the settlement have not yet been disclosed, but in a statement, the ALS Association confirmed that a deal was reached that “allows for separation of the… chapters that desire to operate independe

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Fierce Pharma

JUNE 13, 2023

By: William Blake, Chief Technology Officer, Human-Based R&D | Danaher Life Sciences companies are ushering in a new era of engineering biology, partnering with biopharma leaders to deploy automation, AI and other engineering practices from early research through manufacturing.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JUNE 13, 2023

A new therapeutic radionuclide facility, the world’s largest production site of lutetium-177, has opened in Germany. ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE ( ITM )’s manufacturing plant in Neufahrn near Munich will produce the innovative medical isotope for targeted cancer therapies. “Radiopharmaceuticals are an essential new class of anti-cancer drugs that have the potential to improve therapy outcomes and quality of life for many patients.

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Drug Store News

JUNE 13, 2023

The Joint Commission’s accreditation is valid for up to three years and applies to medical services and treatment delivered at more than 1,000 MinuteClinic locations nationwide.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 13, 2023

The trial will also evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new form of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 13, 2023

Beacon Therapeutics has kickstarted its entry into the gene therapy field with a $120m Series A financing. The British investment trust Syncona Limited launched the new ophthalmic gene therapy company by combining Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation’s (AGTC’s) late-stage X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) programme with two proprietary preclinical programmes.

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JUNE 13, 2023

This was supposed to be the new Biogen. When Chris Viehbacher, a respected pharmaceutical executive, took over as CEO in November, Wall Street saw him as a steadying force for the wayward company and a strong personality who would stand up to its quarrelsome board. Instead, Biogen’s board has saddled Viehbacher with the first crisis of his tenure at the company.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Dogs are our best friends. So how can we help them live longer? Biotech founder Celine Halioua is working on drugs to expand dogs' longevity. | 'Podnosis': Are canines the secret to anti-aging meds and the benefits and challenges of direct contracting and purchase alliances.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Margaret Gamble was supposed to receive a blood test in the mail in May. It’s a regularly scheduled test to check if her kidney — the second she’s received in a transplant — has been damaged in any way. Her kidney needs to be constantly monitored since it’s vulnerable to infections or, critically, rejection by her immune system.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 13, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted AstraZeneca’s new drug application (NDA) for the combination of capivasertib and FASLODEX (fulvestrant), and granted it priority review. The combination therapy is intended to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in adult patients, after recurrence or progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen.

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STAT

JUNE 13, 2023

Health systems across the country are exploring blending artificial intelligence into their communication with patients, from billing to after-hours messages about medication or symptoms. But how best to actually talk to patients about the technology and its risks is still an open question. STAT asked six health system leaders how they are disclosing their use of AI to the patients the technology is supposed to benefit.

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Drug Store News

JUNE 13, 2023

The online grocery market finished May 2023 with $6.9 billion in total sales, down 3.4% compared to $7.2 billion in May 2022, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Sunny skies and cool breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are snoozing in their respective corners and the short person is sleeping in. As for us, we are going about the usual routine at this time of day — brewing cups of stimulation. Our choice is, once again, roasted coconut.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Digital health company Thirty Madison scooped up assets, including 100,000 patient files and intellectual property, from The Pill Club in a deal valued at $32.3 million. | Patients from The Pill Club can transition to receiving care through Nurx to ensure continuity of care and support the medical adherence required for effective birth control.

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JUNE 13, 2023

FRANKFURT, Germany — Protagonist Therapeutics has run into some speed bumps as it’s developed its medicine for a rare blood cancer characterized by the overproduction of red blood cells. In 2021, the Food and Drug Administration put studies of the drug, rusfertide, on hold after a mouse study raised concerns about skin malignancies (the hold was lifted quickly , after less than a month).

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Drug Store News

JUNE 13, 2023

Hundreds of local health departments and community organizations will be at more than 400 Walgreens stores offering free HIV test results on National HIV Testing Day, June 27.

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