Drug Topics

AUGUST 31, 2023

Sometimes, breaches in information are the result of a simple mistake. How can those be avoided?

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 31, 2023

The seamless integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning has the potential to accelerate research and enhance efficiency in a new era of personalized medicine.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

A recent study found that women were less likely to get LDL-C testing and be treated with statins, despite having higher levels of LDL-C and higher blood pressure than men.

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 31, 2023

Medicare just announced its first-ever drug price negotiations and legislators are quickly pushing to broaden the program.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

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Drug Topics

AUGUST 31, 2023

Your monthly roundup of the top news from Drug Topics®.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

A single dose of psilocybin may have enduring benefits for people with major depressive disorder, according to a randomized clinical trial published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Several prior studies have suggested that psilocybin, the psychedelic compound produced by certain types of mushrooms, could be a promising way to treat major depression in people for whom antidepressants or counseling aren’t effective.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

WOODBURY, Minn. — By the time Taylor Teske came to be sitting on an exam table in an obstetrician’s office in Minnesota, her medical records marked a devastating journey: nine pregnancies, one baby, eight miscarriages. The first miscarriage happened in June 2018, almost as soon as she found out she was pregnant. Teske told her boss at the vascular clinic where she worked that she was pregnant, and he asked if she wanted to sneak a look using the clinic’s ultrasound.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2023

Enforcement of information blocking penalties for health IT entities is slated to go into effect on Friday, opening the door to penalties of up to $1 million per violation. | The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said it expects to receive more complaints than it can investigate and so will be prioritizing those meeting certain criteria.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry has been up in arms over Medicare’s first list of 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to negotiations. But other major parts of the health care industry — hospitals, doctors, and other providers — have refrained from either lending support or criticizing the government’s process. The American Hospital Association, the industry’s main lobbying group, told STAT it is “not commenting on this issue right now.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 31, 2023

A combination of statin therapy and antiretroviral therapy may decrease the naturally higher risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV.

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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.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

After an expansive investigation found manipulated data and other issues with papers co-authored by Stanford’s now ex-president Marc Tessier-Lavigne , the prominent neuroscientist on Thursday retracted two studies published in the journal Science in 2001 — over the objection of a former postdoctoral researcher who played a leading role in both projects.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 31, 2023

When children got less than the recommended 9 hours of sleep or took more than 30 minutes to fall asleep, there was a strong link to impulsive behaviors later in life.

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STAT

AUGUST 31, 2023

At long last, naloxone is available over the counter.  But now comes a moment of truth for the overdose-reversal medication: Will increased access help to save lives? And more immediately, can everyone who wants to buy naloxone at a pharmacy afford it?

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 31, 2023

SSRI treatment for postnatal depression brought long-term benefits for mothers and their offspring in the following years after childbirth, study findings showed.

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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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AUGUST 31, 2023

The problem with the plan was fratricide, among other wanton cellular murders. Saar Gill and Carl June, cell therapy researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to make a single treatment that could tackle virtually all blood cancers. It was an audacious goal. Most cell therapies, such as CAR-T, involve removing a patients’ T cells, arming them with GPS coordinates for that tumor, and then reinfusing them into the battlefield.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2023

Digital mental health company Headspace is teaming up with Castell, Intermountain Healthcare’s value-based care subsidiary, to expand access to virtual mental health services. | The partnership will provide members of select insurance plans in Utah access to Headspace’s self-guided content, behavioral health coaching and therapy in an outcomes-based payment model.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 31, 2023

New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has indicated that stem cell gene therapy could provide a curative treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD). Based on new data from the Novartis Phase I/II clinical trial , which used the first therapy to target a new genetic area and use cryopreserved stem cells, trial participants reported a decrease in vaso-occlusive events.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical are among the groups in support of the Centers for Medic | Organizations signed a letter pledging support for a CMS-backed transitional coverage for emergency technologies pathway, which they say could improve patient care, prevent hospitalizations and reduce costs.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

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Drug Store News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Under the new name Cencora, the company unifies its 46,000 employee across several global business segments under one identity.

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Fierce Pharma

AUGUST 31, 2023

Seven weeks after saying it would allow generic competition for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) treatment Sirturo (bedaquiline) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Johnson & Johnson h | Seven weeks after saying it would allow generic competition for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) treatment Sirturo (bedaquiline) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Johnson & Johnson has slashed its own drug's price by 55% to $130 for a six-month course.

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Drug Store News

AUGUST 31, 2023

For every pack of Huggies Diapers purchased at Walgreens through September, Huggies will donate a day’s worth of diapers to the National Diaper Bank Network, up to one million diapers.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 31, 2023

The drug pricing discussion that won’t disappear Mike.

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Drug Store News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Clean Age products will launch in more than 1,800 Walmart stores beginning in September as part of its winning prize.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 31, 2023

Novo Nordisk has acquired Embark Biotech and its lead asset targeting obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases.

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Drug Store News

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Hallmark + Venmo cards aim to make it possible for customers to give a physical card with money through Venmo by removing the worry of lost cash or checks, the companies said.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 31, 2023

How the UK can compete with the US in biotech: Focus on the tech Nicole.

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Drug Store News

AUGUST 31, 2023

E.l.f. Beauty signed a definitive agreement to acquire skin care brand Naturium for $355 million in a combination of cash and stock.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 31, 2023

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have now acquired a much clearer understanding of how fast a virus spreads. Even with extremely rapid vaccine development, limitations in production capabilities can have real-life implications. This has led pharmaceutical equipment manufacturers to react quickly, while maintaining due levels of diligence and social responsibility.

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Drug Store News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Dollar General’s same-store sales decreased.1% in the second quarter, with declines in the home, seasonal and apparel categories.

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Outsourcing Pharma

AUGUST 31, 2023

More people are talking about mental illness than ever before. However, despite increased awareness, it remains one of the most neglected areas of public health globally, with research and quality of care lagging behind physical health conditions.

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Drug Store News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Students can save time by skipping the checkout line and are automatically charged via their synced campus payment method in the Grubhub app.

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STAT

AUGUST 31, 2023

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