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.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 31, 2023
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Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 31, 2023
Ferric carboxymaltose was not found to have a significant impact on 6-minute walk distance, which is part of the primary outcome’s hierarchical composite of death and hospitalizations from heart failure.
Drug Topics
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.
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
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.
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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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.
STAT
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.
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.
STAT
AUGUST 31, 2023
Because Covid cases and hospitalizations are no longer front-page news, many Americans might be surprised to learn that we are in the midst of a mini-surge. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from Aug. 12, confirm a 21.6% increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations from the prior week and a 21.4% increase in Covid-related deaths, demonstrating that Covid is not over and that Latinos and Blacks have reason to be concerned.
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.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 31, 2023
The FDA issues warning letters to 3 infant formula manufacturers for violations, and officials with the Department of Health and Human Services recommend reclassifying marijuana as a schedule III drug.
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?
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.
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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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.
Fierce Pharma
AUGUST 31, 2023
For six years, Sanofi's specialty care chief Bill Sibold has helped the company make the most of its Regeneron-partnered immunology superstar Dupixent. | Bill Sibold, who took over the company's specialty care unit in 2017 just after Dupixent's first approval, is leaving Sanofi effective immediately. The company further shook up its leadership by appointing a new R&D head, a chief digital officer and adding an entirely new position.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 31, 2023
After 1 year of treatment, semaglutide significantly improved physical function, which can improve quality of life outcomes and risk of death.
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.
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.
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.
STAT
AUGUST 31, 2023
Alzheimer’s disease has killed at least three women in Astrida Schaeffer’s family over two generations, leaving her feeling helpless and bereft. The first was her Polish-born maternal grandmother, who began showing symptoms when Schaeffer started college in 1981 and died seven years later. Then came her mother, a onetime Fulbright Scholar and high school language teacher who had been fluent in five languages but lost the ability to speak.
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.
STAT
AUGUST 31, 2023
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Blue skies and cool breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are bounding about the grounds and the usual street noise has dropped to a dull hum. As for us, we are immersed in the usual ritual — brewing cups of stimulation. Our choice today is the flavorful chocolate raspberry.
Fierce Pharma
AUGUST 31, 2023
For the JAK inhibitor momelotinib, which GSK obtained in its $1.9 billion acquisition of Sierra Oncology, a three-month delay at the FDA was worth the wait. | For the JAK inhibitor momelotinib, which GSK obtained in its $1.9 billion acquisition of Sierra Oncology, the three-month extension of the FDA's review turned out to be worth the wait.
The Checkup by Singlecare
AUGUST 31, 2023
Is Mounjaro covered by insurance? | How much does Mounjaro cost without insurance? | How to get Mounjaro without insurance Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a brand-name prescription drug FDA-approved to control blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes. However, some healthcare professionals prescribe Mounjaro off-label for weight loss. Injected once per week, tirzepatide increases insulin production, reduces appetite, and causes weight loss.
Fierce Pharma
AUGUST 31, 2023
Zevra Therapeutics has jumped the queue to become a commercial rare disease company, thanks to a fresh acquisition and the addition of a new marketed product. | Zevra is laying out $91 million to get its hands on rare disease compatriot Acer Therapeutics, the companies announced Thursday. Under the deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, Acer is also in line to receive up to $76 million in potential cash payments tied to Contingent Value Rights (CVRs) around commercial and regula
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2023
Employers fund huge swaths of the healthcare system, yet the quality of care their employees receive varies widely. | Employers fund huge swaths of the healthcare system, and yet the quality of care their employees receive varies widely, a new study shows.
Fierce Pharma
AUGUST 31, 2023
Generics to Takeda's blockbuster ADHD drug Vyvanse are now approved in the U.S. Merck and Eisai's Keytruda-Lenvima combo failed in another pivotal trial. | Generics to Takeda's blockbuster ADHD drug Vyvanse are now approved in the U.S. Merck and Eisai's Keytruda-Lenvima combo failed in another pivotal trial. ADC Therapeutics walked away from an antibody-drug conjugate partnership with Adagene.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
AUGUST 31, 2023
The use of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) in heart failure patients with iron deficiency reduces the risk of hospitalisation and cardiovascular death, according to research presented at the recent European Society for Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023 in Amsterdam. Researchers undertook a meta-analysis of individual participant data from three randomised, placebo-controlled trials of FCM in adult patients with heart failure and iron deficiency: CONFIRM-HF , AFFIRM-HF and HEART-FID.
STAT
AUGUST 31, 2023
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Hospital Pharmacy Europe
AUGUST 31, 2023
A genetic study has revealed how the use of clopidogrel in British patients of south Asian ancestry appears to be less effective at preventing recurrent myocardial infarction than in those of European descent. The study, which was published in the journal JACC: Advances , sought to assess the prevalence of common CYP2C19 genotype polymorphisms in a British south Asian population and correlate these with recurrent myocardial infarction risk in participants prescribed clopidogrel.
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.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
AUGUST 31, 2023
Bimekizumab is now approved for use by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and active axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), its manufacturer UCB has announced. The MHRA approval of bimekizumab (brand name Bimzelx) makes the drug the first approved treatment both both conditions that works as a dual IL-17A and IL-17F inhibitor, both of which have ben implicated in driving the inflammatory processes
Drug Store News
AUGUST 31, 2023
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