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COVID-19 Booster During Pregnancy Increases Antibodies in Mother, Infant

Drug Topics

Receiving the vaccine during pregnancy is cited as crucial for both confronting disproportionate infant vulnerability and easing the disease burden for new and expecting mothers.

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As The World Enters a "Golden Age" of Medicine, Pharmacy Will Be Hugely Impacted, Suggests NACDS President

Pharmacy Times

“I've never met a pharmacist who didn't want to improve the health of the American people. That's what they're doing and will be doing well in the future,” Steven C. Anderson tells Pharmacy Times at NACDS TSE, August 12 through 14, 2023, San Diego, California.

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Majority of Infants in ICU for RSV Have No Underlying Health Conditions

Drug Topics

A recent study found that Infants younger than 3 months, those born prematurely, and those who were publicly insured were at a higher risk for intubation.

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Child Tax Credit Payments Corresponded With Increase in Odds of Low Birth Weight

Pharmacy Times

The results differ from previous studies and the predictions of the researchers that the Child Tax Credit would reduce the prevalence of low birth weight among pregnant women across the country.

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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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Navigation Program Could Help Reduce Postpartum Hospitalizations

Drug Topics

Maternal outcomes and disparities may be improved through postpartum navigation, in which a mother works with their provider to navigate barriers to care.

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New Model Can Effectively Predict Intravenous Immunoglobulin Resistance in Patients With Kawasaki Disease

Pharmacy Times

The model was the first to incorporate C-reactive protein/albumin ratio and apply LASSO regression analysis to a predictive model for children with Kawasaki disease.

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Cardinal Health Recognizes Excellence in Retail Independent Pharmacy At Retail Business Conference 2023

Pharmacy Times

Throughout RBC 2023, Cardinal Health leaders recognized the role of retail independent pharmacies as cornerstones in their communities, delivering personalized care with passion and dedication to the families they serve.

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FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine designed to protect newborns by immunizing parent

STAT

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a Pfizer vaccine that aims to protect newborns against RSV by vaccinating pregnant people in the latter part of pregnancy. The vaccine, Abrysvo, has also been approved for use in adults 60 and older to protect them against respiratory syncytial virus.

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Retatrutide Treatment Results in Reductions in Body Weight Compared to Placebo

Pharmacy Times

Most participants who received retatrutide lost a considerable amount of body weight; however, individual results varied given the diversity of obesity.

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After Regeneron scores FDA nod for high-dose Eylea, it’s game on in showdown with Roche’s Vabysmo

Fierce Pharma

Regeneron pulled off a rare double play on Friday afternoon as it scored two FDA approvals—one under the radar and the other highly anticipated. | With the FDA signing off on Regeneron and Bayer’s high-dose Eylea, the companies are set to take on Roche’s Vabysmo in a high-stakes battle for the massive eye disease market.

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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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Kellogg’s is going to war over Mexico’s nutrition label rules. A similar fight is coming to the U.S.

STAT

MEXICO CITY — Kellogg’s is waging a war here over Tigre Toño and Sam el Tucán. A 2019 policy requires companies that make unhealthy foods to include warning labels on the front of any boxes they sell in Mexico to educate consumers about things like excess sugar and fat. Any food with a warning label — like Kellogg’s Fruit Loops or its Frosted Flakes, which typically contain more than 37 grams of added sugar in a 100-gram serving — is also banned from

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4 exercises to relieve vertigo symptoms

The Checkup by Singlecare

You might feel lightheaded or off-balance when you get overheated or dehydrated. Perhaps you even get dizzy. Vertigo, in particular, is dizziness that causes a feeling of movement when a person is not moving. Almost 40% of Americans experience vertigo at least once in their lifetime. Some people experience vertigo—a nausea-inducing tilting or spinning sensation—even when well-rested and hydrated.

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KRAS crisis? FDA will gather advisers to weigh full approval for Amgen's Lumakras

Fierce Pharma

First came doubts about the combinability of Amgen’s Lumakras with a standard PD-1 inhibitor. | The FDA will hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss confirmatory trial data for Amgen's Lumakras in KRAS-mutated lung cancer. This comes after a bumpy stretch for the medicine since its debut in 2021.

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AARP court brief backs Medicare price negotiation program

Fierce Healthcare

The nation’s leading lobbying group for older Americans is supporting the U.S. | In a federal lawsuit, AARP is supporting Medicare’s new ability to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, ahead of CMS naming the first 10 prescription drugs next month.

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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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STAT+: Intellia plays down concerns about accidental germline transmission in CRISPR trial

STAT

Earlier this month, Intellia Therapeutics announced it was scrapping plans to include U.S.-based sites in one of its mid-stage CRISPR trials after the Food and Drug Administration requested additional data to support including female patients of childbearing potential. The move left many researchers wondering whether the specter of accidental germline transmission — which haunted early gene therapy trials — had now risen over the field of gene editing.

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The 2023-2024 Flu Season: What Pharmacists Need to Know

Digital Pharmacist

As we gear up for the upcoming flu season of 2023-2024, it’s important to reflect on the lessons of the previous year , and understand how the coming year may look different. In this article, we’ll delve into a comprehensive breakdown of the past season’s dynamics and provide valuable insights to equip you for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

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Roche, Exelixis' Tecentriq-Cabometyx combo rebounds with partial win in previously treated prostate cancer

Fierce Pharma

After a losing streak in the clinic, Roche and Exelixis’ combo of Tecentriq and Cabometyx has delivered a trial win in tough-to-treat prostate cancer. | Roche’s immuno-oncology star Tecentriq plus Exelixis and Ipsen’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor Cabometyx helped patients with pretreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer live longer without their disease getting worse, the partners said Monday.

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Opinion: What the hospital-at-home movement tells us about igniting innovation in health care

STAT

As a health care economist who studies innovation, and as a management consultant who helps health systems and insurers adopt new technologies, we have had a ringside seat to a frustrating phenomenon: The large private sector of the U.S. health system can move faster to adopt valuable innovations than the public sector burdened by red tape and politics.

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AARP joins Justice Department's bid to knock down industry lawsuit targeting IRA pricing negotiations

Fierce Pharma

The Justice Department has gained a new ally in its quest to knock down a lawsuit from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenging “illegal price controls” in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). | The Justice Department has gained a new ally in its quest to knock down a lawsuit from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenging “illegal price controls” in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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Study Highlights Importance of Preventative Cancer Screenings on Health, Economy

Drug Topics

Investigators said the findings show how efforts to encourage more people to get recommended cancer checks are crucial.

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Minnesota AG's office launches investigation into Allina Health billing practices

Fierce Healthcare

The Minnesota Attorney General's office is investigating Allina Health over reports that the provider restricted care to patients with certain amounts of unpaid medical bills. | The Minnesota Attorney General's office is investigating Allina Health over reports that the provider restricted care to patients with certain amounts of unpaid medical bills.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Regeneron wins a delayed approval; Bristol, J&J likely to face pricing negotiation

STAT

Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman on yet another dog day of what has been a particularly canine summer. So begins another working week for those of us unlucky, unwise, or un-European enough to not be on a beach someplace. Here as always are a few items to get your day started. And if you hear anything curious out there, do let us know.

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An Inside Look into TransCelerate BioPharma

PharmExec

In this exclusive Q&A with Pharmaceutical Executive, Janice Chang, CEO of TransCelerate BioPharma, provides an inside look into her career journey, her work at the company, how the industry has changed in the last 10 years, as well as her thoughts on where the industry should put its efforts in clinical trials.

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STAT+: As the obesity drug market grows, digital health companies juggle patients and payers

STAT

To much of the public, the promise of telehealth is all about convenience — get the prescription you need quickly, and get it delivered right to your door. But as digital health companies build out their weight loss businesses, capitalizing on the popularity of drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, they’re courting a very different audience: payers and employers who have a vested interest in preventing quick scripts.

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CVS Health axes jobs in Rhode Island, Connecticut under restructuring plan

Fierce Healthcare

CVS Health announced earlier this year that it would cut 5 | CVS Health announced earlier this year that it would cut 5,000 corporate jobs in a bid to cut costs, and new filings across several states offer a look at where those cuts are taking place.

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Global RNA therapy clinical trials market to reach $3.5 billion by 2030

European Pharmaceutical Review

According to a market report , the global RNA therapy clinical trials market is anticipated to reach $3.5 billion by 2030 and grow at a CAGR of 3.84 percent from 2023 to 2030. The data stated that expansion of the market in emerging countries is due to factors such as the rising success rate of RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, regulatory approval, as well as demand for personalised medicines.

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Lawless Beauty rolls out Forget The Filler cream

Drug Store News

Forget The Filler Skin-Plumping Line-Smoothing Perfecting Cream is a deep treatment and priming moisturizer designed to perfect the look of skin, the brand said.

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Biopharma sees strong Q2 2023 market cap growth

European Pharmaceutical Review

For 20 of the leading biopharmaceutical companies, the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 has brought an aggregate market capitalisation growth of 2.3 percent. Data and analytics company GlobalData has reported a rise from $3.49 trillion in the Q1 of 2023 to $3.56 trillion in Q2 2023. Q2 2023 biopharma market capitalisation results Eli Lilly “Eli Lilly witnessed the largest market capitalisation growth of 36.1 percent over Q2 2023, moving up to first position in the list and displacing Johnson & Jo

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FDA Approves Treatment for CD55-Deficient Protein-Losing Enteropathy

Pharmacy Times

The treatment is the first of its kind to be FDA-approved to treat CHAPLE disease.

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EC approves TECVAYLI’s reduced dosage frequency for multiple myeloma

Pharmaceutical Technology

The EC approved Janssen's Type II variation application for reduced dosing frequency of bispecific antibody TECVAYLI for multiple myeloma.

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Walmart remodels New Jersey supercenter

Drug Store News

Walmart has completed renovations on a supercenter at 400 Park Place in Secaucus, N.J., marking the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Brii Biosciences aims to come up big where Sage and Biogen fell short

PharmaVoice

The depression space recently got a stinging FDA rebuke — but Brii thinks it can break through with improved formulations.

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Greenies caters to dog’s digestive health via probiotic supplement powder

Drug Store News

The powder meal topper contains a probiotic designed to help maintain a natural balance within a dog’s digestive system, the company said.

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FDA grants approval to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ EYLEA HD injection

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ EYLEA HD injection 8 mg.

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