Dupilumab Effective for Patients With Bullous Pemphigoid
Drug Topics
AUGUST 7, 2023
A recent study found that 4 weeks of treatment with dupilumab led to 87% of patients achieving disease control.
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A pioneering approach to biotherapeutic antibody discovery
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 7, 2023
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, yet the drug discovery process to develop new biotherapeutic antibodies remains arduous.
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Significant Association Found Between Vitamin D, Improved Insulin Resistance
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 7, 2023
Researchers say vitamin D supplementation could be a low-cost and effective avenue for the reduction of insulin resistance and better outcomes in preventing and treating diabetes.
Pharma’s rocky love affair with oxytocin
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 7, 2023
Although research on using oxytocin as a drug has varied, Tonix Pharmaceuticals is banking on the “love hormone” to treat autism, anxiety and more.
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
FDA Approves First Oral Treatment for Postpartum Depression
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 7, 2023
However, the FDA said an application for zuranolone to treat major depressive disorder did not provide substantial evidence of efficacy.
Why AbbVie’s former president has high hopes for this Flagship-backed biotech
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 7, 2023
The CEO of Tessera Therapeutics believes the company’s gene writing technology could eventually cure nearly any genetic disease across patient populations.
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A new study put period products through the wringer. Discs came out a winner
STAT
AUGUST 7, 2023
There are many period products on the market from pads, tampons and cups to discs. Yet, there is a dearth of reliable information about how much menstrual blood they can hold — a useful metric for clinicians as well as consumers. Heavy menstrual bleeding affects up to a third of people who menstruate and that can only be diagnosed using traditional menstrual products like pads and tampons.
CMS again pauses out-of-network billing arbitration after judge sides with providers
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 7, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has again suspended arbitration of out-of-network payment disputes between providers and payers due to a court order that the agency’s impleme | The Texas Medical Association scored another win against the administration's billing dispute resolution process in the district courts, this time successfully litigating against an administrative fee hike and requirements over which items could be jointly reviewed.
Kidney doctors push to protect patients by including dialysis machines in emergency stockpile
STAT
AUGUST 7, 2023
Ariel Brigham was drowning. Hurricane Harvey had dumped over 50 inches of rain across Houston and coastal Texas, leaving the then-26-year-old Texan stranded in her flooded apartment. But what was killing Brigham wasn’t water from the hurricane. It was the excess fluid and toxins building up in her own body.
Kaiser Permanente reports $2.1B profit, 2.9% operating margin in Q2 2023
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 7, 2023
Kaiser Permanente built on 2023’s strong start with $2.08 billion of net income during the quarter ended June 30, bringing its midyear total to about $3.29 billion, the integrated system announced | The nonprofit giant logged a 7.2% year-over-year increase in operating revenues as well as a major boost from its investment portfolio.
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.
Community health workers, experts in the in-between, fight for their place in the system
STAT
AUGUST 7, 2023
NEW YORK — A nurse supervisor at Montefiore Comprehensive Health Care Center in the Bronx was delivering her start-of-shift updates and mantras — “Covid is not finished with us … clean, clean, clean!”— to the clinicians and administrative staff bunched up nearby. Hawa Abraham, not one or the other, stood among them.
Health Canada approves GSK’s RSV vaccine for older individuals
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 7, 2023
Health Canada has granted approval for GSK’s Arexvy vaccine to prevent RSV-caused lower respiratory tract disease in older adults.
Walgreens hosts discussion on the evolution of pharmacists as community healthcare providers
Drug Store News
AUGUST 7, 2023
Walgreens brought together several internal pharmacists for a LinkedIn Live discussion on the evolution of pharmacists as community healthcare providers.
Here’s everything you should know about exercise during pregnancy
The Checkup by Singlecare
AUGUST 7, 2023
If you’re an expectant parent, especially a first-timer, you likely have many questions about what you should and shouldn’t do. For instance, can you work out during pregnancy? For parents-to-be who enjoy physical activity, you want to know how to safely exercise while providing the best prenatal environment for your baby. In the past, pregnant women were urged to decrease the intensity and length of exercise, but that’s evolving.
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.
Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
STAT
AUGUST 7, 2023
Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn. Hours later, the visitor opened fire, killing a security guard and sending patients, nurses and doctors scrambling for cover.
Iveric Bio’s intravitreal solution to treat GA gains FDA approval
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 7, 2023
Iveric Bio, an Astellas company, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for IZERVAY.
UK opens '100-day' rapid-response vaccine unit
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 7, 2023
UK opens '100-day' rapid-response vaccine unit Phil.
Breaking the Pharma Industry’s Bundled Pricing Arrangements
Pharmaceutical Commerce
AUGUST 7, 2023
How the ‘fight-for-the-dollar’ is coming and likely will impact the bundled pricing of industry stakeholders.
5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software
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DE&I Accountability in Pharma
PharmExec
AUGUST 7, 2023
Rebekah Martin, senior VP of reward, inclusion, and talent acquisition at AstraZeneca, discusses ways companies can remain accountable for DE&I efforts in pharma in this Pharmaceutical Executive Podcast video.
Doubling Down on Drug Adherence
Pharmaceutical Commerce
AUGUST 7, 2023
Creating a user-centric approach that harnesses both digital tools and behavioral science is key to getting—and maintaining—patients on therapy, and improving clinical, financial, and, ultimately, brand-success outcomes for pharma manufacturers.
Clover Health avoids potential Nasdaq stock delisting
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 7, 2023
Medicare Advantage-focused insurtech Clover Health has staved off a potential delisting of its stock. | Medicare Advantage-focused insurtech Clover Health has staved off a potential delisting of its stock.
HRG’s five notable products from July 2023
Drug Store News
AUGUST 7, 2023
HRG reviewed 43 products in the health category, 85 items in the wellness sector and 41 items in the beauty aisle to see which ones stood out as Products to Watch.
First ever pill for postpartum depression from Biogen Inc. and Sage Therapeutics approved by FDA
Outsourcing Pharma
AUGUST 7, 2023
The first oral pill in the United States specifically for postpartum depression, a serious mental illness, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ongoing cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings forces facilities offline, disrupts services
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 7, 2023
Prospect Medical Holdings was hit with a cyberattack last week that brought computer systems offline and continues to disrupt care in certain areas. | An outage disclosed Thursday is affecting facilities across the holding company's 16-hospital footprint. Some representatives at affiliate systems have describe the incident as a ransomware attack.
Astellas to advance oncology CAR-T therapy
European Pharmaceutical Review
AUGUST 7, 2023
Astellas Pharma has agreed to invest a total of $50 million for the right to license P-MUC1C-ALLO1, an allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy in development for multiple solid tumour indications. Under the agreement, the company will acquire approximately 8.8 percent of Poseida Therapeutics. Astellas Pharma will receive a right of exclusive negotiation and first refusal for any potential partnering of P-MUC1C-ALLO1.
Biotech investment in UK ticks up in Q2
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 7, 2023
Biotech investment in UK ticks up in Q2 Phil.
Potential treatment for inherited blindness wins FDA fast-track
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 7, 2023
HuidaGene claims its gene therapy candidate was superior to FDA-approved Luxturna in preclinical studies.
Pharmacy services in emergency departments: a comprehensive approach to improve patient care
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
AUGUST 7, 2023
With the experiences, skillsets and expectations of pharmacists working in emergency departments varying across Europe, finding a consensus on the detail and extent of their involvement is complex. But now, a group of Spanish pharmacists and emergency medicine specialists have issued a joint declaration to streamline understanding and improve patient care.
Opinion: Drugs alone can’t win the war against tuberculosis
STAT
AUGUST 7, 2023
Recently, after years of pressure, advocates including author and philanthropist John Green scored victory against Johnson & Johnson over a patent on a key tuberculosis drug. The campaigners hope the move will give millions of people affected by tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries access to the lifesaving medication bedaquiline. But the drugs alone can’t win the fight against the debilitating disease.
European Commission Revokes Novartis’ Conditional Marketing Authorization for Adakveo
PharmExec
AUGUST 7, 2023
Decision comes amid recommendation from agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use.
Rite Aid offers flu, RSV vaccine appointments at all locations
Drug Store News
AUGUST 7, 2023
Flu and RSV vaccines are available at all Rite Aid stores, including Bartell Drugs in the Pacific Northwest.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA OKs Sage drug for postpartum depression; major U.S. health systems to offer Alzheimer’s drug
STAT
AUGUST 7, 2023
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was invigorating and refreshing, because that oh-so familiar routine of online meetings, calls, and deadlines has predictably returned, But what can you do? The world, such as it is, continues to spin. So to cope, we are brewing cups of stimulation — our choice today is cinnamon hazelnut.
KVD Beauty’s tattoo-inspired Tubing Mascara features 24-hour wear
Drug Store News
AUGUST 7, 2023
The product offers 24-hour wear, length and definition via a brush that creates a 360-degree polymer sleeve around every lash.
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