Wed.Apr 23, 2025

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Pharmacist’s Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs Influence Patients Receiving Vaccination

Drug Topics

Investigators specifically analyze information on influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations.

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Full COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Course Induces Long-Term Antibody, Memory B-Cell Response

Pharmacy Times

New research highlights the long-lasting effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, showing sustained B-cell and antibody responses in health care workers over 3 years.

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Hormonal Contraceptive Use Increases Risk of Depression

Drug Topics

Researchers explored whether or not hormonal contraceptive initiation is associated with increased risk of developing depression within 12 months of child delivery.

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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

One of the biggest congressional battles this year will be an upcoming reconciliation bill, which could see the Medicaid program cut by hundreds of billions of dollars. Here's how that could impact the country's healthcare system.

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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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The Impact of Increased Drug Advertising on Patients, Consumers

Drug Topics

Expert in drug markets, Luke Turnock, PhD, joined Drug Topics to assess where he thinks recent trends in drug advertising will lead patients in the near-to-long-term future.

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Boehringer to expand oncology presence with $572m Tessellate Bio deal

Pharmaceutical Technology

The agreement gives Boehringer access to Tessellates novel approach targeting ALT-dependent tumours.

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Eli Lilly sues Mochi Health and others for ‘deceptive’ tirzepatide marketing

Pharmaceutical Technology

The lawsuit filings are the latest turn in a long-running legal saga between GLP-1RAs makers and compounders.

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Fierce Healthcare

Blue Shield of California shared members' private health information with Google over a nearly three-year period, the insurance giant revealed earlier this month.

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Axtria unveils transformational agentic AI platform for life sciences

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Axtria Inc., an AI-first data analytics innovator and global provider of cloud software to the life sciences industry, today announced its next generation of Axtria InsightsMAx, powered by agentic AI.

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“We’ve Got to Get This Right From the Start”: Expert Discusses MDPNP Impacts on Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

Ronna Hauser, PharmD, senior vice president of policy and pharmacy affairs at NCPA, discussed concerns the association has with the implementation of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Plan

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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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Roche gets EU okay for chest pain algorithm

pharmaphorum

Roche has claimed a CE Mark in the EU for an AI algorithm that can help doctors decide whether patients with chest pain are having a heart attack.

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A Pharmacist’s Guide to Lung Cancer and Its Key Treatments

Pharmacy Times

Though new treatments offer hope, careful monitoring and understanding of risks remain essential for their success.

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Senior FDA resignations gut drug advertising function

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Two senior officials at the FDA's drug promotion office have resigned, leading to speculation that a clampdown on some advertising may be on the way.

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Study: Antibiotic Allergy Delabeling Is Feasible and Safe With Few Adverse Events

Pharmacy Times

The smartphone application-led delabeling also did not delay surgeries or procedures in the evaluated clinics.

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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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Swiss biotech Veraxa vaults to Nasdaq listing with SPAC deal

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Cancer drug developer Veraxa Biotech has reached a deal to merge with a SPAC in a deal that will give it a Nasdaq listing and a $1.

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Study: Mineral and Vitamin Levels in Pregnancy Linked to Midlife Blood Pressure

Pharmacy Times

Research reveals that higher levels of vitamin B12, copper, and manganese during pregnancy lower midlife blood pressure and hypertension risk.

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VOXO + PioneerRx: A Smarter Way to Manage Pharmacy Phone Calls

PioneerRx

If theres anything certain in independent pharmacy, its this: the phones never stop ringing.

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States Grant Prescribing Authority to Psychologists

Pharmacy Times

This movement has aimed to address the mental health care epidemic in the United States.

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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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LogiPharma Europe 2025: Three Ways to Turn Sustainability Pledges Into Progress

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Joydeep Ganguly, SVP, corporate operations, interim CIO, Gilead Sciences, shares how stakeholders can drive meaningful, lasting impact by turning pledges into proof points, exercising patience, and embedding sustainability into core business operations.

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First drug for rare disease APDS cleared for NHS use

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Pharming's Joenja has become the first disease-modifying drug that can be used by the NHS to treat APDS, an ultra-rare immunodeficiency disorder

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ConcertAI and Bayer to boost precision oncology with AI and ML insights

Pharmaceutical Technology

ConcertAI has announced an agreement with Bayer that allows the latter to utilise its Translational360 and AI SaaS solutions.

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Fierce Healthcare

New startup Superpower is jumping into the preventive health and longevity market offering personalized lab testing to give consumers more insights into their health.

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TNF and Renova Health use AI to identify patients for GLP-1 treatments

Pharmaceutical Technology

TNF and Renova Health are set to use AI and ML for the identification of high-risk subjects who could benefit from GLP-1 therapies

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Fierce Healthcare

In an effort to decentralize pediatric sleep studies, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is leveraging a new app deployed on Apple Watch to collect more pediatric sleep data.

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Has trial result burst BMS' Cobenfy bubble?

pharmaphorum

Sky-high sales prospects for Bristol Myers Squibb's new schizophrenia treatment Cobenfy may have to be scaled down after a failed clinical trial

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Fierce Healthcare

This week on "Podnosis," Yumlish CEO Shireen Abdullah joins us to discuss how culturally tailored nutrition education is helping tackle diabetesand why looming federal budget cuts could derail that progress.

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Bad KOL data is expensive: Harnessing high-quality data for biopharma innovation

pharmaphorum

As biopharmas increasingly rely on AI and advanced data-driven technologies, evaluating the quality of data - and the costs of bad data - can help to avoid significant financial risks and missed opportunities.

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Fierce Healthcare

Despite a slight decline in adjusted EBIDTA, the for-profit's CEO touted same-store volume gains and divestiture proceeds that are allowing it to reduce debt.

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Making Real-World Evidence Work for Medicare: What CMS’ Draft Guidance Gets Right and What Needs Work

PharmExec

CMS draft guidance on real-world data study protocols marks a significant move toward transparency and rigor in Medicare coverage decisions.

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EditCo Bio secures access to Promega’s technologies in licensing deal

Pharmaceutical Technology

EditCo Bio has entered a licensing agreement to secure access to Promegas protein-tagging and bioluminescent identification technologies.

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Sebela’s Novel Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker Demonstrates Promise in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

PharmExec

Results from the dual Phase III TRIUMpH trials demonstrated the statistical superiority of tegoprazan over lansoprazole in patients with erosive esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease.

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Synthetic hormones and the future of contraception

Pharmaceutical Technology

Contraception for women has seen little change over the past 50 years, with the most prevalent contraceptive pills containing synthetic hormones.

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Akeso’s PD-1/VEGF Bispecific Antibody Demonstrates Meaningful Progression-Free Survival Benefits in Advanced Squamous NSCLC

PharmExec

In the Phase III HARMONi-6 trial, ivonescimab plus chemotherapy significantly outperformed tislelizumab plus chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer.