Pharmacy Times
JULY 24, 2023
Treatment providers have been forced to adapt and make potentially life-altering decisions for patients due to persistent chemotherapy drug shortages, all while solutions from the FDA and drug manufacturers remain scant.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
As hospitals acquire ambulatory care centers, consumers are more likely to be forced to pay outpatient facility fees for routine care traditionally covered by physician offices at lower costs. | Customers are being surprised with larger medical bills to cover a hospital's operational expenses, and hospital consolidation is major driving factor, a Georgetown University report uncovered.
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Pharmacy Times
JULY 24, 2023
Exercise alone or vitamin D supplementation did not clinically improve cognition in adults with mild cognitive impairment.
ISPE
JULY 24, 2023
Implementing Cloud-Based Plant Management Software: Data Security Considerations for Pharma Companies Trudy Patterson Mon, 07/24/2023 - 11:13 iSpeak Blog iSpeak Implementing Cloud-Based Plant Management Software: Data Security Considerations for Pharma Companies Andreas Eschbach 24 July 2023 Cloud-based systems for plant process management (PPM) deliver significant benefits in terms of access, convenience and easy management.
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.
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
WILLOWBROOK, Calif. — In this neighborhood just north of Compton, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital catches the light. Tall, sleek, all windows and silver finish, the hospital sits as a kind of promise to South Los Angeles. Not long ago, there was another hospital on the same property. Similar name, too: Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
While payers are facing headwinds going into the latter part of this year, the ongoing financial impacts of healthcare's labor shortage will be felt in the hospital sector far longer, according to | While payers are facing headwinds going into the latter part of this year, the ongoing financial impacts of healthcare's labor shortage will be felt in the hospital sector far longer, according to a new report from analysts at Moody's Investors Service.
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Fierce Pharma
JULY 24, 2023
SK Chemicals of Korea has signed a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture diabetes drug Sidapvia through the rest of the deca | SK Chemicals of Korea has signed a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture type 2 diabetes drug Sidapvia through the rest of the decade, according to a regulatory filing. Sidapvia was approved in Korea last month.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
JULY 24, 2023
A single subcutaneous injection of zilebesiran, which inhibits hepatic angiotensinogen synthesis, maintained a reduced 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure for 24 weeks, an international research team has found. If approved, the drug paves the way for a more convenient means of managing hypertension, which is normally treated with oral antihypertensive agents.
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
You don’t have to be an economist to understand the law of demand: The higher the price, the less likely a customer is to buy a product. This, of course, limits how much companies can charge. The law of demand applies to pharmaceuticals, but with one big difference. It’s not always the customer who decides that the price is too high. Often, it’s the insurer.
The Checkup by Singlecare
JULY 24, 2023
It’s 2 a.m. and you’re lying in bed, wide awake. Despite tucking in hours ago, you have yet to fall asleep. Or, perhaps you drifted off for a few hours, but now peaceful slumber eludes you. Trouble falling asleep—or staying asleep—is a fairly common problem. Insomnia affects 10% to 30% of the adult population, according to studies , mostly impacting women, older adults, and people with medical or mental health issues.
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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.
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
When both the nurse and the doctor broke down in tears as they delivered the news, Chris Gosline knew that something difficult lay ahead. It was 5 a.m., after a long night in the emergency department at Beverly Hospital, where he’d gone for help with severe pain in his shoulder. A scan had detected tumors on his liver. Turns out, there’s a nerve connection that makes shoulder pain a possible sign of liver disease.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
A body of published academic data suggest that private equity ownership of healthcare providers frequently comes with higher costs and reduced quality, according to a systematic literature review p | Evidence of private equity ownership's detrimental impact on healthcare providers is "robust enough" to warrant greater scrutiny and possibly new regulations, researchers wrote in a recent 55-study literature review.
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
WASHINGTON — A key House committee announced its own plans to increase health care transparency and reduce some health care costs for patients on Monday, according to bill text obtained by STAT. The House Ways & Means Committee package includes a new provision that would ensure that patients in the Medicare program pay for medicines they pick up at the pharmacy counter based on the discounted price that insurers negotiate with drugmakers, instead of higher sticker prices, starting in
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
The Joint Commission unveiled the second tranche of its planned accreditation standards reduction, which will become effective Aug. 27. | The second tranche of an ongoing standards review primarily focused on accreditation requirements for non-hospital programs.
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STAT
JULY 24, 2023
Roche’s announcement Monday that it would pay $310 million for rights to a hypertension treatment, zilebesiran, invented by the biotech firm Alnylam is evidence of a renewed interest on the part of large pharmaceutical companies for treatments for cardiovascular disease. If things go well, Roche could pay Alnylam up to $2.8 billion in total. Heart drugs were once the most lucrative category of pharmaceuticals, but they have been eclipsed by treatments for cancer and other diseases as drug
Fierce Pharma
JULY 24, 2023
After Teva’s Alvotech-partnered Humira biosimilar suffered its second FDA rejection, the generics giant is stepping up its role in their long-term collaboration with increased manufacturing involve | After Teva and Alvotech's proposed Humira biosimilar suffered a second FDA rejection because of issues at Alvotech's manufacturing plant, Teva is pledging increased involvement at the plant.
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
MIAMI — Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye. Antonio, who’s been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again. The teen was born with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic condition that causes blisters all over his body and in his eyes.
Fierce Pharma
JULY 24, 2023
Pfizer and the U.S. FDA are picking up the pieces after a violent tornado devastated the drugmaker’s massive North Carolina injectables plant last week. | Pfizer on Friday said it kicked off “immediate efforts” to provide relief and repair to the damage caused to its manufacturing facility in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It noted crews are working around the clock to restore power, assess the structural integrity of the building and to relocate finished medicines to nearby sites for storage.
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
Roche’s announcement Monday that it would pay $310 million for rights to a hypertension treatment, zilebesiran, invented by the biotech firm Alnylam is evidence of a renewed interest on the part of large pharmaceutical companies for treatments for cardiovascular disease. If things go well, Roche could pay Alnylam up to $2.8 billion in total. Heart drugs were once the most lucrative category of pharmaceuticals, but they have been eclipsed by treatments for cancer and other diseases as drug
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
Virtual healthcare holds the key to not only increasing patient satisf | Virtual healthcare can not only improve outcomes and the patient experience, but it can also help reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint, according to Blue Shield of California.
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
This essay is adapted from “ Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health ,” out now from Doubleday. “H oney, I forgot to duck,” Ronald Reagan said to his wife as he was wheeled to the operating room of George Washington University Hospital on March 30, 1981. He had just been shot and was bleeding into his left chest.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 24, 2023
The once-daily therapeutic agent is effective for pediatric patients and pregnant women with HIV.
STAT
JULY 24, 2023
Boston Children’s Hospital is located in the heart of the city’s bustling Longwood medical area. But within this dense urban landscape, there are pockets of solace for patients, their families and hospital employees. The hospital has 10 dedicated garden spaces on site. Dotted with statuary of snails, foxes, and frogs, these facilities are specially designed to accommodate the complicated needs of their patients.
PharmaVoice
JULY 24, 2023
Amid a wave of neuro R&D, scientists are taking an Alzheimer’s-like approach to developing the first disease-modifying treatments for Parkinson’s.
Drug Topics
JULY 24, 2023
Filling a prescription for a controlled substance requires more oversight than the average prescription.
European Pharmaceutical Review
JULY 24, 2023
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion on approving ORSERDU ® (elacestrant) for oestrogen receptor (ER)‑positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (mBC) with an activating ESR1 mutation in patients with disease progression, following at least one line of endocrine therapy including a CDK 4/6 inhibitor.
Fierce Pharma
JULY 24, 2023
After two rejections from the FDA, Verrica has scored approval for Ycanth, the first therapeutic in the U.S. for molluscum, a viral skin infection.
Pharmaceutical Technology
JULY 24, 2023
Verrica has received approval from the US FDA for its YCANTH to treat molluscum in adult and paediatric patients aged two years and above.
Drug Store News
JULY 24, 2023
Amazon is adding new benefits to its FamilyFlex program that provides flexible scheduling and resources for employees and their family members.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 24, 2023
Pharmacists must carefully consider safety concerns and patient privacy.
Drug Store News
JULY 24, 2023
K18 is debuting its first national prime-time commercial with a campaign that features newly named brand ambassador Sofia Richie Grainge.
Pharmaceutical Technology
JULY 24, 2023
Shares in the company dropped by 29% despite assurances the failure would not harm its 2023 financial outlook.
Outsourcing Pharma
JULY 24, 2023
Greenphire, provider of clinical trial financial solutions, has released its global 2023 State of Clinical Trial Patient Convenience Market Trends survey.
European Pharmaceutical Review
JULY 24, 2023
Proficiency testing programmes aim to increase the product analysis and knowledge to contribute to overall improvement in drug product quality. A paper published in Pharmaceutics has proposed how a personalised preparation quality assurance programme can achieve this when these products are developed in compounding laboratories. Quality assurance for personalised preparations According to the authors, the personalised preparation quality assurance program (PACMI) was created in 2010 at the Facul
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