PhRMA
MAY 11, 2023
America is currently facing a mental health crisis — one that is impacting families and individuals in every community, with the COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbating these trends. Mental Health Awareness Month, which is held each year in May, presents an opportunity to discuss ways to address the growing burden of, and stigma surrounding, mental illness.
Drug Topics
MAY 11, 2023
Patients should be screened regardless of age, gender, or time of year.
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Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 11, 2023
Results published in Nature for a personalised pancreatic cancer vaccine that uses neoantigens from patients’ tumours have lent further support to early positive signals. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech, led to half of the patients with pancreatic cancer in the Phase I trial remaining cancer-free 18 months later. In the study, 16 patients were treated with a vaccine called autogene cevumeran that contained a maximum of 20 neoantigens, alongside Roche’s anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy Tecentriq (atez
Pharmacy Times
MAY 11, 2023
A daily low-dose form of vitamin D3 was more effective on cancer mortality than intake of a monthly high-dose form, especially for adults aged 70 years and older.
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
MAY 11, 2023
In April 2020, the Food and Drug Administration announced a pandemic enforcement policy allowing mental health app developers to release certain treatment products without seeking authorization from the agency. With the end of the official public health emergency, companies that did so will now need to submit the products for FDA clearance and have them pass an early stage of review by early November — or remove the products from the market.
Pharmacy Times
MAY 11, 2023
Patients with C. difficile who received clonal bacteria populations via biotherapeutic injection were able to repopulate their microbiota with commensal bacteria.
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Pharmacy Times
MAY 11, 2023
A novel collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania and US Anesthesia Partners is working to drive evidence-based change in benzodiazepine use.
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
WASHINGTON – The Senate health committee on Thursday passed a package of bills aimed at speeding generic drug competition and reining in drug middlemen business practices. But they failed to pass an ambitious reform to the pharmacy benefit manager sector, despite strong bipartisan support for it. Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pursuing the drug pricing reforms at the behest of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who wants to hold a floor vote on an even bigger package of he
Pharmacy Times
MAY 11, 2023
Tackling racial disparities among health care providers can help improve disparities faced by patients.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 11, 2023
Industry Voices—Where we go from here: Community pharmacy in a post-pandemic world pminemyer Thu, 05/11/2023 - 14:47
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.
Drug Topics
MAY 11, 2023
Data from two phase 3 studies showed that brexpiprazole 2 mg or 3 mg doses significantly improved symptoms of agitation in patients with AAD.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 11, 2023
Payers uniquely positioned to enhance health equity, United Hospital Fund report says agliadkovskaya Thu, 05/11/2023 - 10:07
Pharmacy Times
MAY 11, 2023
This treatment approach helps reduce symptoms and future exacerbations triggered by dust mites, pet dander, pollen.
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
The World Health Organization ended the global health emergency for mpox on Thursday, saying that while the virus continues to spread internationally, steady progress has been made in controlling the outbreak. The decision, announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, came less than a week after the U.N. health agency announced the termination of the global health emergency for Covid-19.
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Drug Store News
MAY 11, 2023
Spending on medicines—at net manufacturer prices—reached $429 billion in 2022, growing 5.3% including the continued contribution of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, the report revealed.
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
Thanks to changes in tax law six years ago, several of the largest pharmaceutical companies saw their tax rates fall substantially, but they also reported that most of their profits were shifted offshore in an effort to avoid paying U.S. taxes, according to a memo by a U.S. Senate Committee. Specifically, the average effective tax rate for seven of the biggest drug makers fell by 40% — dropping to 11.6% in 2020, down from 19.6% in 2016.
Pharmacy Times
MAY 11, 2023
Individualized treatments like cell and gene therapies are poised to scale rapidly over the next decade.
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
It “rots” flesh. It “tears” bone. It will turn you into a “zombie.” According to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and his colleagues, these are some of the reasons we should fear and criminalize xylazine, a veterinary sedative and painkiller that is increasingly found in drugs purchased on the U.S. illicit market.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
MAY 11, 2023
A US study suggests a higher cancer risk among asthmatics, though inhaled steroid use may offer a protective effect against cancer. Cancer is the leading global cause of mortality, with nearly 10 million recorded deaths in 2020. Moreover, it is suggested that infection and inflammation contribute to a quarter of all cancers. It appears that the inflammatory milieu within a tumour is an indispensable participant in tumour progression.
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
Home to billions of cells that form trillions of connections, the human brain isn’t just the body’s most important organ, it’s also the hardest to study. But an international team of scientists using cutting-edge stem cell technology has devised a new way to better understand the brain’s cellular cleanup crew — and its connection to neurological disease.
The Checkup by Singlecare
MAY 11, 2023
Women of all ages face unique health concerns that may affect their overall health and well-being. As highly accessible healthcare professionals, pharmacists are well-positioned to support women’s health in their communities throughout the year. Pharmacists can have a significant impact on women’s health by providing education, counseling, and medication management services.
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
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Drug Store News
MAY 11, 2023
The partnership aims to help create safe space conversations to engage creators and consumers in an ongoing dialogue promoting mental well-being throughout May.
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
WASHINGTON – Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds is suing the state of California in an effort to keep a controversial new line of cigarettes on shelves, the company announced Thursday in a press release. R.J. Reynolds launched the products in question shortly after California voters endorsed a statewide ban on menthol cigarettes. It’s advertising these cigarettes, marketed under Reynolds’ popular menthol brands, Camel Crush and Newport, as being “crisp” and producing
Drug Topics
MAY 11, 2023
A new meta-analysis found duloxetine to be the only commonly prescribed medication that was effective.
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
AbbVie has filed a lawsuit against a behind-the-scenes company that helps health plan sponsors take advantage of the assistance programs created by drug companies to provide specialty medicines to patients for free. At issue is a maneuver called alternative funding, which a growing number of drug makers contend exploits their charitable programs. Basically, a plan sponsor excludes certain expensive drugs from coverage and taps an outside vendor to help uninsured and underinsured patients obtain
Fierce Pharma
MAY 11, 2023
After Shkreli's run in with the law, Pharma Bro's former company Vyera files for bankruptcy fkansteiner Thu, 05/11/2023 - 11:06
Drug Store News
MAY 11, 2023
Sales from the limited-edition game set will support Boys & Girls Clubs of America to foster moments of connection nationwide, the company said.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 11, 2023
Humana partners with 2 durable medical equipment companies for home care pminemyer Thu, 05/11/2023 - 14:19
STAT
MAY 11, 2023
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 11, 2023
MultiPlan shells out $160M for analytics AI company Benefits Science aburky Thu, 05/11/2023 - 19:26
Drug Store News
MAY 11, 2023
In addition to military families, nonprofit organization now provides scholarships to family members of fallen and disabled first responders.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 11, 2023
Ochsner Health cutting 770 jobs to reverse 2022's nine-figures losses dmuoio Thu, 05/11/2023 - 10:39
Drug Topics
MAY 11, 2023
The company that developed the treatment said it will benefit "millions" of patients.
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