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Amazon Pharmacy rolls out service for unlimited generic drug prescriptions for $5 a month

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon Pharmacy rolls out service for unlimited generic drug prescriptions for $5 a month hlandi Mon, 01/23/2023 - 22:15

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First Indian intranasal COVID-19 vaccine about to launch

Pharmafile

Indian biotech company Bharat Biotech plans to launch its new intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC on the 26 January 2023 ‒ the vaccine is the first of its kind to be developed in India. read more Medical Communications

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A glance back to Pharma Integrates, London 2022 – part iii

Pharma Phorum

Run by Life Science Integrates, Pharma Integrates was in its 11th year in 2022.

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Personalised cancer immunotherapy granted fast track designation

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation (FTD) for Evaxion Biotech’s personalised cancer immunotherapy. The FTD is for EVX-01, in combination with Keytruda ® for patients with metastatic melanoma (MM). ”We

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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

This webinar will go over the FDA's guidance on pharmacological and toxicological considerations for optimizing doses for prescription drugs.

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Man Therapy brings effective digital mental health support to the population most likely to commit suicide, CDC study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Man Therapy brings effective digital mental health support to the population most likely to commit suicide, CDC study finds aburky Mon, 01/23/2023 - 17:10

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Current and future players in the lupus market

Pharmaceutical Technology

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic, inflammatory, chronic autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs simultaneously or sequentially, with a relapsing and remitting nature.

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CMMI Director Liz Fowler: Expect advance primary care, total cost models to be released in 2023

Fierce Healthcare

CMMI Director Liz Fowler: Expect advance primary care, total cost models to be released in 2023 rking Mon, 01/23/2023 - 16:37

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Apex gets approval for ‘world’s largest’ take home psychedelic trial

Outsourcing Pharma

The company plans to conduct a Phase 2b trial to test its APEX-52 psilocybin drug candidate to treat adults with post-traumatic stress disorder. Clinical Development

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Substance use disorders cost employer-sponsored health insurance over $35B a year: CDC study

Fierce Healthcare

Substance use disorders cost employer-sponsored health insurance over $35B a year: CDC study fdiamond Mon, 01/23/2023 - 16:36

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FDA awards CardioRenal Systems Breakthrough Device Designation for RenalGuard Therapy

Pharmafile

The FDA has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for US-based medical technology company CardioRenal for their RenalGuard Therapy device, used to treat a kind of kidney disease.

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Elevance Health to acquire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Fierce Healthcare

Elevance Health to acquire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana pminemyer Mon, 01/23/2023 - 17:09

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EU antibiotic shortages being monitored by MSSG

European Pharmaceutical Review

The European Commission (EC), European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), through the Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (MSSG) , are closely monitoring and responding to current antibiotic shortages in the EU.

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Lawmaker-backed report accuses UPMC of 'anti-competitive' monopoly, calls for policy intervention

Fierce Healthcare

Lawmaker-backed report accuses UPMC of 'anti-competitive' monopoly, calls for policy intervention dmuoio Mon, 01/23/2023 - 11:14

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Takeda pledges up to $1.13B for rights to Hutchmed's cancer drug fruquintinib outside of China

Fierce Pharma

Takeda pledges up to $1.13B for rights to Hutchmed's cancer drug fruquintinib outside of China kdunleavy Mon, 01/23/2023 - 09:49

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CVS taps key pharmacy services, consumer products execs: report

Fierce Healthcare

CVS taps key pharmacy services, consumer products execs: report pminemyer Mon, 01/23/2023 - 13:32

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Pharma Mirror Q&A with Jane Myles, Vice President of Clinical Trial Innovation at Curebase

Pharma Mirror

The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) convened a listening session January 11.

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Movie motion capture tech tested for disease tracking

Pharma Phorum

Motion capture technology used to bring fantasy characters to life in movies like Avatar and The Lord of the Rings is being used alongside artificial intelligence (AI) to track diseases that lead to disorders of movement.

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Bayer chairman under fire for lack of spinoff activity amid renewed investor activism

Fierce Pharma

Bayer chairman under fire for lack of spinoff activity amid renewed investor activism aliu Mon, 01/23/2023 - 09:46

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Onivyde® improves survival in Phase III pancreatic cancer trial

European Pharmaceutical Review

Data from a Phase III trial evaluating a regimen of Onivyde ® (irinotecan liposome injection), in previously untreated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) demostrated significant improvements in patient survival.

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Big Pharma set for more Senate scrutiny as Democrats eye pricing, tax probes: report

Fierce Pharma

Big Pharma set for more Senate scrutiny as Democrats eye pricing, tax probes: report fkansteiner Mon, 01/23/2023 - 14:30

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TTP Reveals New Cell and Gene Therapy Organization

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Creates Cellular Origins in order to simplify the late-stage development process us

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Dr. Sandra Lee (AKA "Dr. Pimple Popper") Joins Sun Pharma Awareness Campaign

PharmExec

"AH-ha!™ It's Acne Hormones" features people affected by acne and highlights "AH-ha" moments to "pop" common acne myths and misconceptions.

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Jazz swings on ASCO-GI data for zanidatamab

Pharma Phorum

Jazz Pharma’s $325 million gamble on rights to Zymeworks’ HER2-directed bispecific antibody zanidatamab was the largest in its history, and seems like a safer bet after a mid-stage readout at the ASCO-GI 2023 congress.

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AI and motion capture technology used to monitor movement disorders

Pharmafile

A team of researchers have been developing a monitoring system to assess the progression of movement disorders. The new technology utilises motion capture technology and AI. read more Research and Development

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ASCO-GI data sets up wider use of Ipsen’s Onivyde

Pharma Phorum

Ipsen and partner Servier hope to extend the uses of their pancreatic cancer therapy Onivyde into the first-line treatment setting, assisted by new phase 3 data reported at the ASCO-GI 2023 congress.

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FDA grants Accelerated Approval for Seagen’s colorectal cancer treatment

Pharmafile

Seagen Inc has been given FDA Accelerated Approval for its colorectal drug TUKYSA (tucatinib) after reviewing positive data from the MOUNTAINEER phase 2 trial.

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BeiGene’s Brukinsa FDA approved for CLL/SLL

Pharma Phorum

Beijing-based pharma, BeiGene’s Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). CLL is a common form of leukaemia and accounts for roughly 25% of all new cases each year.

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Priothera announces first patients enrolled in pivotal MO-TRANS global Phase 2b/3 study with mocravimod as an adjunctive and maintenance therapy for patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) undergoing allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT)

Pharmafile

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Takeda grabs ex-China fruquintinib rights from Hutchmed

Pharma Phorum

Chinese biotech Hutchmed’s push to sign partnerships for its drug products outside its home market has resulted in a $1.13 billion deal with Japan’s Takeda, including a hefty upfront fee of $400 million.

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Modus Therapeutics submits patent application for sevuparin in kidney disease

Pharmafile

Published date: 23/01/2023 Summary: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – 23 January 2023: Modus Therapeutics AB (“Modus”), a company developing innovative treatments for patients with major unmet medical needs, announces that it has submitted a patent application claiming the use of sevuparin, its lead asset, for the treatment of kidney disease.

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Morphic loses second partner as J&J exits integrin alliance

Pharma Phorum

Morphic Therapeutic has lost Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharma as a partner, following the termination of an alliance to develop drugs targeting integrins first agreed in 2019. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Tactics for growing your walled garden presence

PharmaVoice

Cultivate relationships with HCPs in gated social platforms with content that will thrive

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Monkeypox: Disease Overview, Transmission and Diagnosis

Roots Analysis

Monkeypox is a viral disease, which is usually transmitted to humans from animals. The disease is known to have symptoms similar to those observed in smallpox patients, although it is considered to be clinically less severe.

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Drug price negotiations: 5 key dates to watch

PharmaVoice

As the CMS readies its new program for lowering drug costs, these are the moments that will matter most to pharma companies

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Group Therapy Can Provide Long-lasting Relief of Anxiety in Patients With Heart Conditions

Pharmacy Times

A recent study shows that heart patients who learn to cope with stress in group therapy are nearly 2 times less anxious and depressed.

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Already on a roll in oncology, Astellas hunts for big wins in other areas

PharmaVoice

With two potential first-in-class drug launches on the horizon, and a budding gene therapy business, Astellas believes this year could be a major inflection point

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