Tue.Sep 13, 2022

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Potential Impact of Inflation Reduction Act on Biosimilars

Drug Topics

Several provisions in the law are designed to protect and foster the biosimilar market. But some representatives of the sector see CMS drug price negotiation as a threat to profit margins.

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STAT+: Akero treatment for NASH reduces liver scarring, achieves goals of mid-stage study

STAT

Akero Therapeutics said Tuesday that an experimental medicine improved liver scarring at twice the rate of a placebo without worsening other symptoms — achieving the main goal of a mid-stage clinical trial involving patients with the fatty liver disease known as NASH. If the encouraging study results are confirmed in later Phase 3 clinical trials, the Akero drug, called efruxifermin, could become an effective treatment for a chronic disease that has grown into one of the leading causes of

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Women and CBD: Increased Interest, but Caution Is Warranted

Drug Topics

CBD can be used to treat a myriad of women’s health conditions, but research is still limited.

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Novo Nordisk partners with Microsoft for AI-driven drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

Novo Nordisk has signed a new strategic partnership with Microsoft to expedite the discovery and development of drugs leveraging big data and artificial intelligence (AI). Under the deal, Microsoft's computational services, Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) will be merged with the drug discovery, development and data science expertise of Novo Nordisk.

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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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Babies Given Antibiotics May Have Adult GI issues

Drug Topics

New research adds further evidence that early in life antibiotic exposure can have lifelong impact.

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FDA Accepts New Drug Application for Aripiprazole Long-Acting Injectable for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

Pharmacy Times

The New Drug Application for aripiprazole 2-month, ready-to-use, long-acting injectable could lead to the first FDA approval of a 2-month schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder antipsychotic treatment.

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New Data for Apremilast Show Significant Improvement in Measures of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis in Children

Pharmacy Times

It is currently indicated for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis and adult patients with oral ulcers associated with Behçet's Disease.

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Ulta Beauty names participants of Muse Accelerator program

Drug Store News

Ulta Beauty has revealed the names of the eight early-stage BIPOC beauty brands that will participate in its inaugural Muse Accelerator program.

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Stakeholders Urge FDA to Protect Access to Compounded Hormone Therapies

Pharmacy Times

Prescribers signed a letter expressing concerns about recommendations for restrictions on compounded hormones, which millions of women and other patient populations rely on.

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Opinion: Vaccine guarantees can help prevent the resurgence of polio

STAT

The first case of polio in the U.S. in a decade has triggered intense debate and unease. On Friday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a disaster after polio virus was detected in the wastewater of a third county in the state. Health officials are advocating for improving domestic vaccination rates to prevent a resurgence of polio, as they should. But this is only part of the solution.

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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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How convenient health clinics are continuing the growth of retail health care

Drug Store News

Convenient care clinics continue to expand their offerings and their appeal to consumers.

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Opinion: Health care needs a Black Friday sale: the case for legalizing discounts on medical services

STAT

The best time to buy a car is at model year-end sales, and Black Friday deals can’t be beat for major appliances. Ever wonder why you don’t see a President’s Day sale on colonoscopies? Or ads for buy-one-get-one free knee replacements? In most instances, offering patients a discount on health care services would be considered an improper patient inducement under the federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute.

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Walgreens, Mental Health America partner on guide for effective practices in workplace mental health

Drug Store News

The guide details how to create or improve workplace practices that uplift workers, ensure they are heard and establish a culture of well-being.

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Survey: How Does Your Company Dispose of Single-Use Assemblies?

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Survey: How Does Your Company Dispose of Single-Use Assemblies? Trudy Patterson. Tue, 09/13/2022 - 11:40. iSpeak Blog. iSpeak. Survey: How Does Your Company Dispose of Single-Use Assemblies? Cristina Van Loy. 13 September 2022. Single-use plastics are critical for healthcare, life sciences laboratories, and bioprocessing. They have many benefits over other materials and their use is increasing.

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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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The Marketing Mistake That Chick-Fil-A and Pharmacies Make

DiversifyRx

Chick-Fil-A (CFA) doesn’t make many mistakes. However, I noticed a big marketing mistake after a recent trip, and I see pharmacies make it all the time too. Butchering A Good Strategy. Knowing a strategy and implementing it incorrectly is the same as not knowing at all. Proper implementation is the key to success. Mistakes made when taking action are often why strategies fail.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden picks biotech exec to lead new biomedical research agency; FDA to hold meeting for OTC birth control pill

STAT

Hello, everyone, and how are you today? The skies over the Pharmalot campus remain gloomy this morning, but our spirits are sunny, nonetheless. After all, as the Morning Mayor liked to say: Every new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift. So while you tug on the ribbon, we will get busy gathering interesting items for you to peruse. So time to get started.

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Influenza Vaccine Administration Considerations for Senior Patients

Drug Topics

Influenza vaccine administration timing and considerations for senior patients are explored by key opinion leaders.

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An exclusive chat with Google’s Ivor Horn and the details on Verily’s $1 billion round

STAT

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Kourtney Kardashian Barker debuts Lemme vitamin, supplement brand

Drug Store News

Lemme, which features science-backed formulas, is releasing three gummy supplements that tackle a variety of needs.

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The 5 Facebook Best Practices for Your Pharmacy

PioneerRx

As we all know, social media has become more than an outlet to post pictures of your food or your cat’s latest destructive antics. It has long been a platform to.

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ACIP Recommendations for Senior Patient Population

Drug Topics

The panel discusses vaccination for senior patient populations, citing the most recent ACIP recommendations.

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Feds could soon bring COVID-style fight to superbug threat

PharmaVoice

COVID-19 has inspired renewed urgency in the need for weapons to combat antimicrobial resistant infections and new hope of government funding to meet the challenge.

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Hostess offers new way to snack with Bouncers

Drug Store News

Hostess Bouncers are bite-sized snack cakes available in flavors inspired by Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Donettes.

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Q&A With Indu Navar, founder of Everything ALS

PharmExec

Indu Navar, founder of Everything ALS, speaks with Pharm Exec about how she lost her husband to the disease and how she's trying to improve the way its diagnosed.

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Dr. Reddy’s, Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services to explore drugs for neglected tropical diseases

Drug Store News

The parties will work toward ensuring access to drugs at affordable prices to patients in need.

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Bayer taps Clariness to build patient insights into clinical trial review process

Outsourcing Pharma

Bayer Pharma has enlisted Clariness to support its new study review process by providing pre-clinical trial patient insights and post-trial feedback.

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Wegmans to discontinue SCAN app

Drug Store News

After Sept. 18, the SCAN app will no longer be available at Wegmans, the company said.

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Verily raises $1bn to push ahead with precision health plans

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It’s all change at Alphabet’s life sciences business Verily, with a $1 billion funding round and a shake-up of its senior leadership, including a new chief executive and executive chairman, who will have to decide how to spend the new money. Verily’s Andrew Conrad. Company founder Andy Conrad is stepping down as CEO and moving to the executive chairman position, while current president Stephen Gillett is being promoted to the CEO role two years after joining the company from Go

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Checkpoint inhibitor combination shows promise in Merkel cell carcinoma

European Pharmaceutical Review

Researchers suggest an investigational combination therapy could offer a new therapeutic option for Merkel cell carcinoma patients who may not respond to the current standard of care. Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer that has a high rate of metastasis and poor patient outcomes. The current standard of care for patients with recurrent, unresectable or metastatic disease is immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy targeting anti-programmed death receptor 1 (anti-PD

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Limited Course of Tremelimumab, Imfinzi Combination Sustained Overall Survival Improvements in Non-Squamous Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pharmacy Times

An estimated 31.4% of individuals with non-squamous non–small cell lung cancer treated with the combination were alive at 3 years compared to 17.3% for those on chemotherapy alone.

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ESMO 2022: neoadjuvant or adjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced cancers?

Pharmaceutical Technology

The advent of immune checkpoint inhibition has arguably been the greatest breakthrough for the treatment of metastatic solid tumours, with durable complete responses observed across multiple cancer types. With success in the metastatic setting, pharma companies, researchers and physicians have invested heavily in exploring the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for the treatment of locally advanced disease, hoping to increase response rates and prevent disease progression.

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Ribociclib Can Add Almost 1 Year to Overall Survival for Patients With Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Ribociclib with endocrine therapy was found to increase the median overall survival of patients with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer with visceral metastases to nearly 5 years.

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CVS Health names Jeffrey Balser to board of directors

Drug Store News

Balser also has been named to the board’s medical affairs committee.

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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Shows Clinically Meaningful Response in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Trastuzumab deruxtecan produces a confirmed objective response rate of 53.8% and 42.9% in the 5.4 mg/kg arm and 6.4 mg/kg treatment arms, respectively, among patients with HER2 mutant non-small cell lung cancer.

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