Fri.May 16, 2025

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Evaluation of Antibiotic Administration Surrounding Interventional Radiology Procedures

Pharmacy Times

Implementation of a guidance document for periprocedural antibiotic prophylaxis resulted in improved appropriateness of antibiotic dose, selection, and duration for interventional radiology procedures.

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Healthcare Social Media Marketing in the Age of AI

Pharma Marketing Network

In today’s digital landscape, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare social media marketing is revolutionizing how organizations engage with patients and professionals. As AI technologies become more sophisticated, they offer unprecedented opportunities to personalize content, predict trends, and optimize campaigns. This evolution is not just a trend but a fundamental shift in how healthcare entities communicate and build trust with their audiences.

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World first as infant gets personalised CRISPR therapy

pharmaphorum

In a medical breakthrough, a child diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder has received a bespoke CRISPR gene editing therapy to correct the mutation

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Adding Pertuzumab to Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy Reduced Risk of Death by 17% in HER2+ Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Times

New data reveals that combining pertuzumab with trastuzumab significantly improves survival rates in HER2+ breast cancer patients, reducing death risk by 17%.

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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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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

Mergers that strategically focus on cultural integrationparticularly by empowering nursing teamsare more likely to achieve sustained success.

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The Role of Specialty Pharmacists in Managing Chronic Kidney Disease

Pharmacy Times

Specialty pharmacists enhance CKD management through personalized care, medication adherence strategies, and collaboration with health care providers.

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Several Comorbidities Found to Reduce Likelihood of Pneumococcal Vaccination, While Use of Implantable Devices Heightens Odds

Pharmacy Times

A new study reveals that heart failure patients with implantable devices are more likely to receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 13, impacting vaccination rates and mortality.

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A startup with Theranos ties has another blood test in the works. This time, competition is waiting.

PharmaVoice

A stealth startup built by the partner of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is taking a shot at a new blood test — an area where other companies are already making strides.

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FDA Approved NDA for Aficamten to Treat Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Pharmacy Times

Aficamten, a cardiac myosin inhibitor, gains FDA approval, offering hope for improved cardiovascular health in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

FDA
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Newborn screening strategy needs modernising as HHS disbands advisory committee 

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) was terminated in April.

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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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Omalizumab: An All-in-One Allergy Wonder Drug?

Pharmacy Times

Omalizumab expands its role in allergy management, now FDA-approved for food allergies, showcasing potential for broader applications in allergic rhinitis.

FDA
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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

Executive and clinical leaders see revenue growth and AI adoption on the horizon, a joint report from NAACOS and Innovaccer reveals.

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Pathos AI raises $365m for oncology drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pathos AI has raised $365m in a Series D funding round to widen its AI-enabled platform to advance the development of oncology drugs.

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Novo Nordisk CEO to exit role

European Pharmaceutical Review

Novo Nordisks current CEO, Lars Fruergaard Jrgensen, will step down. He remains in the position temporarily to support the transition to a new successor. The company cited this change to its executive leadership is due to the impact of recent market challenges, as well as the companys share price decline since mid-2024. This decision is in the best interest of the company and its shareholders, Novo Nordisk stated.

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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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Pharma’s AI prospects get nudged into the future with EU’s AI act 

Pharmaceutical Technology

Experts predict growing pains as the life sciences sector moves to adapt to the EU AI Act.

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Datavant, Aetion merger creates real-world data force

pharmaphorum

Datavant and Aetion merger promises "faster, more actionable" real-world data insights across pharma's clinical and commercial lifecycle

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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

A federal judge largely ruled against drugmakers on whether HHS had the authority to forbid their controversial overhauls to the subsidy program. The administrations final stance on whether it will ultimately choose to allow the rebates is still an open question.

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UK immigration reform – implications for life sciences

European Pharmaceutical Review

Earlier this week, the UK Government published new plans for the reform of its immigration strategy. The policy paper outlined three key aims: grow the UKs domestic workforce, end reliance on overseas labour and boost growth of its domestic economy. 1 Addressing the UK government’s immigration whitepaper Although the proposals in the UK government’s immigration whitepaper could deliver benefit for a range of sectors, the science industry are calling for confidence and clarity from go

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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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Limiting the Use of Spread Pricing

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In an exclusive sit-down with Pharma Commerce, Anne Cassity, senior vice president of government affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), discusses pending legislation that could affect the impact of PBM pricing.

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Modelling biologics: Challenges and opportunities, with Dr Dhaval Shah

pharmaphorum

At the recent AAPS National Biotech Conference 2025, pharmaphorum editor-in-chief Jonah Comstock caught up with Dr Dhaval Shah, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Buffalo and former Pfizer researcher who specialises in simulation and modelling for biologics.

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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

The partners' vision has health systems conducting continuous nation-scale data analytics, with clinical takeaways being delivered to practitioners during care encounters.

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Pharmaceutical Executive: May 2025 Interactive Digital Edition

PharmExec

OncLive serves as the connection to oncology, including groundbreaking cancer news and interviews with top oncologists in multimedia formats.

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Is AI changing the CI game?

Fuld

This issue looks at some of the big shifts influencing business strategy right now. We explore BYDs global EV expansion, share reflections from the Strategic Consortium of Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) conference, IntelliCon, on how AI is shaping Competitive Intelligence, and update you on the next steps in our journey to net zero. Whats driving BYDs global EV strategy?

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Incyte's PD-1 drug brings immunotherapy to anal cancer

pharmaphorum

Incyte has broken new ground in immuno-oncology, getting FDA approval for its Zynyz drug as a treatment for anal cancer

FDA
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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

Persivia, an AI-driven digital health solution, secured a $107 million investment, Plenful nabbed $50 million, Clarium picked up $27 million and Deerfield Management backed Ascertain's $10 million round in recent weeks.

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Pharm Exec's 2025 State of the Industry Survey

PharmExec

OncLive serves as the connection to oncology, including groundbreaking cancer news and interviews with top oncologists in multimedia formats.

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Novo Nordisk's dropping share price spells the end for CEO

pharmaphorum

Novo Nordisk's chief executive Lars Fruergaard Jrgensen is stepping down by "mutual agreement" with the company's board

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Low-carbon COPD triple combination inhaler gains world-first approval

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

A low-carbon version of a triple combination pressurised metred dose (pMDI) inhaler indicated for adults with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), its manufacturer AstraZeneca has announced. The budesonide/glycopyrronium/formoterol fumarate inhaler (brand name Trixeo Aerosphere) currently uses the propellant hydrofluoroalkane-134a (HFA-134a), which is known for its high Global Warming

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Your Voice Box

PharmExec

Tapping into the reader experience, our new comprehensive survey uncovers valuable input for navigating the changing tides facing pharma decision-makers.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo Nordisk CEO stepping down, hospitals making drugs, and more

STAT

And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda, for the most part, is rather modest. We plan to catch up on our reading, promenade with the official mascots, hang out at a porchfest, and hold still another listening party, where the rotation will likely include this , this , this , this and this.

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Trump revives plan for IRP use in US via MFN executive order

Pharmaceutical Technology

US President Donald Trump has resurrected a drug pricing plan that equates to International Reference Pricing.

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STAT+: At gene therapy meeting, no one wants to talk about the Vinay Prasad (not) in the room

STAT

NEW ORLEANS — Last year, hundreds of people poured in to see Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s head of biologics, speak at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy conference. The regulator was seen by many advocates, researchers, and executives as an ally in their efforts to get rare disease treatments approved, sometimes despite limited or contradictory evidence.

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Revamping US pharma manufacturing: Trump’s executive order faces industry doubts

Pharmaceutical Technology

The executive order instructs the FDA to expedite the approval process for domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

FDA