Tue.Feb 27, 2024

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OTC Colon Cancer Screening Test Now Available in Pharmacies Across US

Drug Topics

Reese Pharmaceutical’s ColoTest has a suggested retail price of $19.99 and will also be sold on major retail shelves later this spring.

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STAT+: Experts say scale of Change cyberattack shows risk of centralized claims processing

STAT

Change Healthcare’s recent cyberattack has hospitals, doctors’ offices, and pharmacies across the country reeling as they struggle to process claims and bill patients. Experts told STAT it’s a glaring example of the risk of consolidation in health care. Change, which is owned by UnitedHealth Group, is one of the nation’s largest insurance claim processing hubs.

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Know Labs Announces Wearable, Non-Invasive Continuous Glucose Monitor

Drug Topics

If approved, KnowU will become the world’s first non-invasive blood glucose monitor introduced to the global marketplace.

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STAT+: FTC says pharmacy benefit managers are stonewalling requests for information

STAT

A much-anticipated inquiry by U.S. antitrust regulators into pharmaceutical industry middlemen has been stymied because the companies have failed to provide many of the documents that, in some cases, were requested as far back as June 2022. The inquiry was begun by the Federal Trade Commission in response to the role that pharmacy benefit managers play in the cost of prescription medicines.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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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ViVE 2024: Veradigm buys ScienceIO in $140M deal to build out healthcare AI solutions

Fierce Healthcare

LOS ANGELES — Healthcare data and tech company Veradigm is picking up ScienceIO in a $140 million deal to build out large language models for healthcare. | Veradigm plans to use the company's platform to create its own proprietary large language models on its own massive dataset, which includes 400,000 providers and over 200 million patients.

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Opinion: IVF bans like Alabama’s could cost the lives of children already born

STAT

When my wife, Laurie, completed her ninth in vitro fertilization cycle in the spring of 2000, we had more than 150 fertilized embryos in frozen storage at the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at the NewYork Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University. We were not stockpiling them for later use. At the time, our son Henry was 5.

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Cholera vaccine shortage reaches worst point yet, with experts fearing deadly outbreaks

STAT

An unprecedented shortage of cholera vaccine has public health experts fearing that a recent surge of outbreaks across developing countries will only worsen, a situation they argue is as regrettable as it was avoidable. At least 16 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean are dealing with cholera outbreaks. According to the latest report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control , between Dec. 23 and Jan. 23, nearly 50,500 people contracted cholera and nearly 500 died.

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Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) Releases a New Report Summarizing the Current State of Pharmacist Job Satisfaction

Drug Topics

Survey data from nationally conducted studies of pharmacist practice settings including community, health system, and clinical pharmacy are consistently showing between 40-60% reporting job dissatisfaction and/or burnout

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Nearly all doctors suffer burnout, survey finds, but many cautiously hopeful that AI could help

Fierce Healthcare

Nearly all physicians in the U.S. | Nearly all physicians in the U.S. said they feel regularly burned out and over half of them have considered either leaving the profession or adopting non-patient-facing roles, according to a new Athenahealth survey.

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Biktarvy Indication Expanded by FDA for Resistant HIV

Drug Topics

The new approval is supported by the phase 3 Study 4030, which evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability profile of Biktarvy in a broad range of people with HIV-1 with or without pre-existing NRTI resistance, including those with the M184V/I resistance.

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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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Perrigo plots hundreds of job cuts as it embarks on restructuring initiative

Fierce Pharma

Over-the-counter self-care specialist Perrigo is poised to leave hundreds of workers by the wayside as it embarks on the next leg of its corporate journey. | As part of a cost-cutting and restructuring initiative dubbed "Project Energize," Perrigo expects to trim roughly 6% of its total staff, the company said in a fourth-quarter earnings release Tuesday.

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Opinion: Palliative psychiatry offers a new path for some people with serious mental illness

STAT

The Canadian surgeon and urologist Balfour Mount is considered the father of palliative care in North America. He was inspired and mentored by Cicely Saunders, a British nurse and social worker. Before she became a physician, Saunders developed the first modern hospice , St Christopher’s in London in 1967. Mount adapted and transplanted approaches to the care of the terminally ill he had learned at St Christopher’s to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal.

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Alignment Healthcare to eliminate ACO REACH exposure, exceeds revenue expectations

Fierce Healthcare

Insurtech Alignment Healthcare has recorded $1.82 billion in revenue for full-year 2023 and beat market expectations for quarterly revenue by more than $20 million, the company announced Feb. | Alignment Healthcare stressed it should reach profitability this year and announced it would pulling back from the ACO REACH program, the company said during a fourth-quarter earnings call.

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Accelerating the process, transforming therapies and advancing precision medicine

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Next-generation technology is enabling drug discovery at an entirely new scale, accelerating the process, transforming therapies and advancing precision medicine, and resulting in better patient outcomes. In this podcast, Dr Mohit Jain, founder and CEO of Sapient, discusses personalised disease prediction, diagnostics, and therapies.

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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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Cosnova Beauty sets its sights on growth in 2024

Drug Store News

DSN spoke to Cosnova founder Christina Oster-Daum and Jill Krakowski, chief marketing officer, USA, about the company’s growth, plans for the year ahead and how social media has played a key role in the popularity of its brands.

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MHRA Chief Executive to step down

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Dame June Raine, will step down in the Autumn following five years in the role. Dame June will remain in the position until then to support the new Chief Executive’s transition into the role. Leading the MHRA – a five year journey Professor Graham Cooke, interim chair of the MHRA board, remarked that Dame June’s “leadership of the MHRA over the last five years, particularly during the COVID-19 pand

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FDA says yes to Allecra, no to Venatorx UTI drugs

pharmaphorum

The FDA has approved Allecra Therapeutics' Exblifep, a combination antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) that will now launch later this year, but turned down a rival product from Venatorx.

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AstraZeneca finally drops roxadustat US rights after FDA rejection, trial failure

Fierce Pharma

AstraZeneca and FibroGen have finally reached the end of the road for their U.S. collaboration on the oral anemia drug roxadustat. | More than two years after a high-profile FDA rejection, AstraZeneca has backed out of a collaboration with FibroGen for the latter’s oral anemia drug roxadustat in the U.S. Still, AZ left the partners' China pact intact.

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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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Amgen opens its most advanced manufacturing facility to date

European Pharmaceutical Review

Amgen has opened a new biomanufacturing plant in Central Ohio, US. It is the company ’s most advanced manufacturing facility to date. The new facility, known as Amgen Ohio, “was designed with the latest innovation and technology to deliver safe, reliable medicines for ‘every patient, every time,'” stated Robert Bradway, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Amgen. “As part of Amgen’s global biomanufacturing network, Amgen Ohio will play an important role in helping us

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iA launches shared central fulfillment solution

Drug Store News

iA’s NEXiA software now enables central fill operations with the ability to monetize excess capacity within a central fulfillment operation while providing operations across multiple pharmacy providers.

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PE-backed anesthesiology group ends contracts with 5 Colorado hospitals, phases out non-competes to resolve monopoly inquiry

Fierce Healthcare

PE-backed anesthesiology group ends contracts with 5 Colorado hospitals, phases out non-competes to resolve monopoly inquiry dmuoio Tue, 02/27/2024 - 15:40

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Food Lion Feeds partners with CIAA Schools to address food insecurity

Drug Store News

Food Lion Feeds is helping provide nonperishable food to eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are part of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

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Europe’s commercial leaders prepare for a faster trial-to-treatment pathway

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Europe's commercial leaders are gearing up for a faster trial-to-treatment pathway, leveraging CRM technology to empower HCPs and sales teams.

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What are the best blood pressure medications for erectile dysfunction?

The Checkup by Singlecare

You might not know that ED (erectile dysfunction) is associated with other health issues—like high blood pressure (also known as hypertension). In a SingleCare survey , high blood pressure was reported or believed to be the most common physical cause of ED. High blood pressure medications can sometimes alleviate erectile dysfunction by reducing stress on the blood vessels and allowing more normal blood flow.

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Kristin Ess’ Softening Collection caters to over processed, dry tresses

Drug Store News

The brand’s new Softening Collection offers four new products that not only wash but hydrate and help style strands that may otherwise be over-processed, dry or dull.

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Looking to the future of clinical trials: Gene therapy, precision medicine, and the ongoing quest for rare disease solutions

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Looking to the future of clinical trials: Gene therapy, precision medicine, and the ongoing quest for rare disease solutions Mike.

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STAT+: Viking Therapeutics obesity drug hits target in key study, raising hopes for a competitor to existing medicines

STAT

An obesity medication from Viking Therapeutics succeeded in a Phase 2 clinical study, the company said Tuesday, helping patients lose up to nearly 15% of their weight over about three months and further fueling the competition in the exploding obesity drug market.   Shares of the San Diego-based company doubled in premarket trading.   The trial tested four different weekly injectable doses of the Viking drug, called VK2735, over 13 weeks, with patients seeing a dose-dependent amount of

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Study rings warning bell over cancer therapy access in UK

pharmaphorum

UK cancer survival is lagging 10-15 years behind other countries due to lower rates of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, says UCL study backed by CRUK.

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Biogen's Qalsody receives positive opinion from CHMP for ALS treatment in Europe

Outsourcing Pharma

Biogen Inc. has announced a significant advancement in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as motor neuron disease (MND).

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Minerva slumps as FDA finds fault with schizophrenia filing

pharmaphorum

FDA has turned down Minerva Neurosciences' marketing application for roluperidone as a treatment for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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ViVE 2024: Optum Health CEO talks cyberattack, what's next for value-based care

Fierce Healthcare

LOS ANGELES — Optum Health CEO Amar Desai took the stage at ViVE on Monday morning to discuss the company's value-based care ambitions and strategy, but there was a clear elephant in the room: | LOS ANGELES — Optum Health CEO Amar Desai took the stage at ViVE on Monday morning to discuss the company's value-based care ambitions and strategy, but there was a clear elephant in the room: the cyberattack on Change Healthcare that's still causing disruption nationwide.

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UK biotech Curve swings ÂŁ40.5m in Pfizer-backed round

pharmaphorum

UK biotech Curve Therapeutics raises $51 million in a Pfizer-led Series A that will support its platform for screening drugs within cells.

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Biogen's Qalsody receives positive opinion from CHMP for ALS treatment in Europe

Outsourcing Pharma

Biogen Inc. has announced a significant advancement in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as motor neuron disease (MND).

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