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JULY 27, 2022

In this article antimicrobial stewardship in the United Kingdom is discussed. Interview with: Tariq Azamgarhi, MRPharmS, PGDip Clin Pharm, PG CEPIP. Interview by: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP. Article posted 1 August 2022. Antibiotic use and resistance varies geographically, but across the world antimicrobial stewardship (AS) and antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) can serve as critical towards supporting safe and appropriate antimicrobial drug use.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

With the vast number of drugs that can induce photosensitivity, patients taking any of these medications should receive safety counseling, especially during the summer months.

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Pharma Marketing Network

JULY 27, 2022

In the first two weeks after a cancer diagnosis, there are likely dozens of doctor’s visits, tests, consultations, and decision points. The patient care team supplies an abundance of information, although sifting through brochures and online resources can be daunting for the patient and their caregiver. Adhering to regulatory guidelines is an important step pharma takes to ensure that promotional medical materials contain balanced information that is accurate and relevant. 1 The marketer’s goal

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

Two pharmacist-based deprescribing models reduced the use and prescription of anticholinergics, a high-risk drug in older adults, providing evidence for the use of pharmacists is practitioners of deprescribing.

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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.

pharmaphorum

JULY 27, 2022

Pfizer and BioNTech have started a mid-stage trial of a new version of the COVID-19 vaccine based on a version of the spike protein that they hope will offer greater and broader protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants. The vaccine, codenamed BNT162b5, codes for “enhanced” prefusion spike proteins from the original wild-type strain of the virus and the Omicron variant that are designed to increase “the magnitude and breadth of the immune response.” The phase 2 trial will te

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with post-COVID-19 conditions for children, with associated risk factors including length of hospitalization, number of acute symptoms, and older age.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

Researchers suggest that the current case definition of monkeypox be broadened to include genital lesions and sores on the mouth or anus as symptoms to prevent misdiagnoses.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 27, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for Biogen ’s New Drug Application (NDA) for investigational drug, tofersen, to treat superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A decision from the regulatory agency on approval for the drug is anticipated on 25 January next year. The FDA also plans to hold an advisory committee meeting for the NDA.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

Study findings coincide with the US government considering recommendations of a second COVID-19 booster dose for adults under 50 years of age.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 27, 2022

Health innovation and technology specialist Healthware Group has added another element to its business with the launch of a dedicated medical communications and education division. The new unit – dubbed Healthware MedComms – promises to take a fresh approach to medical communications that meets “the always-on, audience-centric, evidence-driven demands of today’s modern clinical environment.” It adds to Healthware’s fast-growing presence in the healthcare communications se

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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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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

Trastuzumab deruxtecan is an engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate being jointly developed and commercialized by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 27, 2022

Latest UK Life Sciences Competitive Indicators “ought to ring alarm bells across Government,” says ABPI. Despite the UK’s potential as an international life sciences leader, it lags many competitors in a number of key metrics, including access to new medicines and global share of clinical trial recruitment. Richard Torbett, chief executive at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) said Life Sciences Competitive Indicators (LSCI) data published last week “ought to ring alar

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

FDA accepts supplemental Biologics License Application for Hyrimoz HCF, a biosimilar with the same indications as adalimumab (Humira).

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PharmExec

JULY 27, 2022

Has data science finally reached a level playing field with all of the science data being uncovered in the make, test, decide innovation cycle?

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

The number of medical visits carried out via telehealth grew from 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 million in 2020.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 27, 2022

A trickling launch for Aduhelm and a middling earnings report give Biogen executives a lot to talk about. Is there hope?

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

We have to have this one voice that we've been talking about, this one consistent message.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 27, 2022

Pharma distributor AmerisourceBergen is working on a platform to make access to digital therapeutics (DTx) easier in the US by providing a unified system for ordering, dispensing and fulfilment. The new system – called DTx Connect – aims to help physicians order both prescription and non-prescription DTx and diagnostics through a simple interface, and monitor shipping and delivery to their patients.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

It is important to step back and see value creation for services from a broader and more fundamental perspective than the individual, daily tasks in the pharmacy.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 27, 2022

The 2022 president of Women in Bio is equal parts math and gender parity evangelist.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

Pirtobrutinib is under investigation in clinical trials in patients with CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 27, 2022

Novavax has r eceived expanded approval for provisional registration from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA) for its Covid-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. Nuvaxovid is indicated for active immunisation for the prevention of Covid-19 in individuals of this age group. It is the first protein-based vaccine to be offered in Australia for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

Angiotensin II (Giapreza) is a vasoconstrictor to increase blood pressure in adults with septic or other distributive shock.

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PharmExec

JULY 27, 2022

Using data visualizations to improve access to payers.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

You just need to tell your story and be genuine and be real, and it makes such a difference.

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DiversifyRx

JULY 27, 2022

Getting new pharmacy patients doesn’t have to be expensive. Patients are the lifeblood of pharmacies. Whether you focus on dispensing prescriptions, selling supplements, or fixing hormones, you need pharmacy patients. . I am a huge fan of guerilla-style marketing. Over the years, I have perfected many tactics that work well for independent pharmacies as we want our patients to come to us, IRL (in real life!).

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

The FDA has approved daridorexant (Quviviq; Idorsia Pharmaceuticals, US Inc) to treat adults with insomnia.

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The Happy PharmD

JULY 27, 2022

There’s a baby food shortage occurring in the United States. Imagine, first toilet paper and then baby food! I guess it’s a good thing that a shortage never occurred with drugs. Of course, it has. I started putting together a weekly list of drug shortages when I was in my first hospital in the early 1980s. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has an up-to-date list on its website.

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PharmExec

JULY 27, 2022

Thu, Jul 28, 2022 11:00 AM EDT With no cure for IBD and other conditions, like NASH, treatments are aimed at reducing symptoms and preventing complications. Real-world data and AI applications provide a unique opportunity to better understand disease progression, treatment effectiveness, and outcomes.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 27, 2022

In its first set of financial figures since spinning off its consumer health division, GSK has reported a 19% increase in revenues, driven by burgeoning demand for its shingles vaccine Shingrix, which has helped the company to raise its full-year guidance. Total revenues came in at £6.9 billion ($8.3 billion) – ahead of forecasts – although costs associated with the separation of consumer health unit Haleon as a separately listed company contributed to a 35% decline in operating profit to £1.1 b

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 27, 2022

The proportion of pharmaceutical companies hiring for robotics related positions rose in June 2022 compared with the equivalent month last year, with 21.3% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position. This latest figure was higher than the 17.2% of companies who were hiring for robotics related jobs a year ago and an increase compared to the figure of 21.1% in May 2022.

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PharmExec

JULY 27, 2022

Howard University College of Pharmacy will now offer a two-year post-professional Doctorate in Pharmacy fellowship program.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 27, 2022

The European Commission (EC) has granted approval for AbbVie ’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) to treat moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis (UC) in adult patients. Treatment with upadacitinib 45mg (induction dose) and 15mg and 30mg (maintenance doses) are indicated for UC patients who have had an insufficient, lost response or were not tolerant to either standard therapy or a biologic agent.

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Pharmacy Times

JULY 27, 2022

Simethicone helps with relief of gas, pressure, and bloating.

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