Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Patients with SCD are more vulnerable to hospitalization due, in part, to SCD’s impact on the spleen, which filters infections in the blood and is a crucial organ for the immune system.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The study authors note that to effectively implement tools, processes, and strategies within practices, the stigma surrounding cognitive impairment must be addressed.
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STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The prediction is dire: Cancer cases around the world are expected to surge 77% by 2050, a new report from the World Health Organization estimates. That attention-grabbing statistic, based on an analysis of 185 countries, cites a growing, aging population and factors including tobacco, alcohol, obesity, and pollution. Perhaps the most damning part of the report reveals the disparities determined by income.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Data science in healthcare is transforming the industry, from drug discovery to patient care. Learn about the role of data, artificial intelligence (AI), and the impact of initiatives like the NHS Datastore in revolutionising healthcare outcomes.
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
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Amgen is trying a unique strategy with its obesity drug candidate: testing whether it can wean patients toward lower or less frequent doses over time. Very early data hints that Amgen’s candidate, called MariTide, may provide longer-lasting weight loss than highly popular obesity drugs on the market like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound.
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
As a result of an increase in adolescent inpatient visits with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis in 2020, further work is needed to improve STI care, particularly for this demographic.
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Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
After leading Novartis and Roche through pivotal years in 2023, the CEOs of the Swiss drug giants each netted multimillion-dollar compensation packages. | After leading Swiss drug giants Novartis and Roche through pivotal years, their CEOs have each netted multimillion-dollar compensation packages for 2023.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
After a months-long fight with Texas Medicaid over coverage of a gene therapy, Afghan refugees now have a chance to save their infant son. After initially balking , Texas officials have agreed to pay for the costly treatment, the boy’s family and his doctor told STAT. At the end of last week, N. Pashai’s cell phone rang. It was from a Minnesota area code.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
If a new package of pivotal data satisfies the FDA, GSK could have another run at the U.S. | If a new package of pivotal data satisfies the FDA, GSK could have another run at the U.S. multiple myeloma market with its previously withdrawn BMCA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate, Blenrep.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
LONDON — The investment arm of Novo Nordisk’s parent foundation is buying drug manufacturer Catalent in a $16.5 billion deal, an acquisition that will give Novo additional sites as it builds up production of its booming obesity and diabetes drugs. Under the deal, Novo Holdings is purchasing Catalent, a major contract development and manufacturing company with more than 50 sites globally.
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.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Less than two months after the FDA approved the combination treatment of Astellas and Pfizer’s Padcev and Merck’s Keytruda in first-line bladder cancer, the Japanese company has
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
At the end of each chapter in “Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care,” there’s a box. It summarizes the chapter, distilling what a reader just encountered into easy-to-digest bullet points. The author, Susannah Fox, admits she stole that idea from “The Long Covid Survival Guide,” which was written by patients for patients.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
This approach may help prevent premature deaths attributed to preventable or treatable cardiovascular disease.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Sixteen billion dollars is a lot of money. But Monday’s announcement that the parent company of Novo Nordisk, the maker of the weight loss drug Wegovy, plans to buy Catalent , a company to which drugmakers outsource manufacturing, is probably even more important than it seems. The deal, done in part so that Novo can rapidly ramp up its ability to manufacture Wegovy, is a massive statement of optimism about the sales potential of that medication and weight loss drugs like it, known as GLP-
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Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
In December 2023, the FDA granted expanded indications for bempedoic acid and bempedoic acid plus ezetimibe in the treatment of primary hyperlipidemia.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Starting this year, private Medicare plans have to cover their members’ hospitalizations at the higher inpatient rate if their doctors predict they’ll have to stay beyond two midnights. It’s the same rule — appropriately called the two-midnight rule — that traditional Medicare has followed for a decade. After it came out that Medicare Advantage plans were routinely denying coverage for necessary services , the federal government decided they ought to be held to
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Late last month, Novo Holdings’ CEO Kasim Kutay hinted that the fund manager was eyeing buyouts as an outlet for its trove of Wegovy cash. Now, a major deal has materialized. | Late last month, Novo Holdings’ CEO Kasim Kutay hinted that the fund manager was eyeing buyouts as an outlet for its trove of Wegovy cash. Now, a major deal has materialized.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Devoted Health has been one of the most prominent health insurance and provider startups of the past decade — founded and overseen by several alumni of former President Barack Obama’s administration. But it has not turned a profit after five years of selling Medicare Advantage plans to older adults, according to a STAT analysis of Devoted’s financial filings.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Cano Health today announced its intentions for file for bankruptcy in an effort to stay afloat after incurring nearly $1 billion in debt. | Cano said that it has secured a $150 million commitment in debtor-in-possession financing from some of its lenders, which is subject to court approval.
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Participants of a recent study who had pre-existing depression or anxiety were significantly more likely to develop insomnia.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
As new legislation stands to threaten the U.S. business of certain Chinese biopharma companies, CDMO giant WuXi AppTec has stepped in to make a case for itself. | The company's executives inked an open letter after the recent BIOSECURE act flagged WuXi AppTec and other Chinese drugmakers as potential national security threats.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Novartis said late Monday it has agreed to buy German biotech MorphoSys and its pipeline of cancer drugs for 2.7 billion euros, or $2.9 billion. The Swiss drugmaker will pay 68 euros, or around $73, per share, nearly twice Morphosys’s average trading price over the last month. At the center of the deal is pelabresib, a blood cancer pill that in November posted mixed results in a Phase 3 trial.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
These heat-not-burn cigarettes are incorrectly assumed to be healthier than traditional tobacco cigarettes.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Rural providers optimistic about financial stability, plan to expand services, Wipfli survey finds agliadkovskaya Mon, 02/05/2024 - 15:34
The Checkup by Singlecare
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
If your healthcare provider has recently expressed concern about your cholesterol levels, you’re not alone. About 86 million American adults have high cholesterol. Though high cholesterol does not usually cause symptoms, it can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and heart attack if left untreated. Fortunately, lifestyle changes—diet, in particular—can help you lower your cholesterol naturally. 10 home remedies for high cholesterol Along with a personalized action plan from a hea
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Better-than-expected sales of some of its new products, including Skyrizi and Rinvoq, helped AbbVie handle a sharp decline in sales of former cash-cow product Humira in the last quarter of 2023.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating, because that oh-so familiar routine of phone calls, online meetings, and deadlines has predictably returned. But you knew this would happen. After all, the world keeps spinning, at least for now. So time to give it a nudge in a better direction with a cup of delicious stimulation.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Novo Nordisk has taken the bold step of buying three manufacturing facilities from contract development and manufacturing organisation Catalent as it tries to meet surging demand for its diabetes and obesity drugs. The deal includes $11 billion upfront to buy the fill-finish sites that Novo Nordisk said will enable “an expansion of the manufacturing capacity at scale and speed while providing future optionality and flexibility for Novo Nordisk’s existing supply network.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Switching from adalimumab originator to SB5 did not cause clinically significant differences in treatment efficacy and safety for patients with noninfectious uveitis.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
A bladder cancer study prompts Astellas to lift peak sales prediction for Padcev, although its menopause therapy Veozah isn’t ramping up as hoped.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Today, we talk about two players that want to join the obesity market with updates to the GLP-1 class: Amgen and Regeneron. Also, a draft bill in Congress would restrict U.S. involvement with Chinese biotechs.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
4D Molecular Therapeutics' 4D-150 gene therapy for wet AMD has shown efficacy and a reduced need for eye injections with current therapy Eylea in a phase 2 trial.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
After Novartis reportedly backed out of late-stage talks to acquire Cytoki | The company has a leading bid for the cancer drug maker over Incyte, Reuters reports, citing two people familiar with the matter.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The 38th PM Society Awards will take place on Friday 15th March in London, with Twist Health as the headline sponsor. It is the longest running and largest awards event in the pharma marketing and healthcare agency calendar. To view all the finalist agencies and clients, please visit the PM Society’s website.
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