Tue.Jul 26, 2022

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Democrats think they've found a balance between drug innovation and pricing negotiation

PharmaVoice

A look at Congress’ push to pass drug pricing reform and why the latest attempt could actually succeed.

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Illinois Bill Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe HIV Pre-, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Drugs, Testing

Pharmacy Times

The bill allows pharmacists to dispense and administer drugs, order laboratory tests, and consult patients on HIV pre- and post-exposure drugs.

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Macmillan alliance will provide digital health apps to cancer patients

pharmaphorum

Newly diagnosed cancer patients across the UK will get free access to digital mental health therapies, thanks to a new partnership between Macmillan Cancer Support and Big Health. The alliance, billed as the first of its kind in the UK, means that cancer patients will be able to use Big Health apps like Sleepio and Daylight, which aim to treat insomnia and anxiety using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques.

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Pharmacy Focus: Study Break - Finding and Utilizing a Mentor

Pharmacy Times

This month, we tackled how to find and utilize a mentor both as a pharmacy student and after graduation.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Entrance of novel therapies will drive Niemann-Pick type C disease market growth

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to GlobalData’s recent Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC): Opportunity Analysis and Forecast to 2031 report, the NPC market is expected to see significant growth during 2021–31. The three major markets (3MM: the US, Germany and the UK) will increase in market size from $128.35m last year to $188.35m in 2031, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9%.

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Inaccurate Labeling, Misleading Claims Found Among CBD Products

Pharmacy Times

A variety of cannabidiol (CBD) products incorrectly listed their CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol content, in addition to making therapeutic and cosmetic claims without FDA approval.

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COVID Vaccination Prevented Infection, Reduced Absence for Health Care Workers During Second Wave, Studies Find

Pharmacy Times

COVID-19 vaccination averted infection in 10% of NHS health care workers and reduced absence from work by nearly 70%.

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FDA accepts BLA for Sandoz’s proposed biosimilar natalizumab

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the biologics licence application (BLA) of Novartis subsidiary Sandoz for natalizumab, a proposed first-ever multiple sclerosis (MS) biosimilar to reference medicine Tysabri. Natalizumab is developed by Sandoz’s collaboration partner Polpharma Biologics. The biosimilar has an intravenous (IV) dosing form, dosing route, regimen and presentation in line with the reference medicine.

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COVID-19 Booster Rates Low Among US Veterans, Study Finds

Pharmacy Times

Fewer than half of eligible veterans enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration have received their COVID-19 booster.

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Ginkgo to acquire Zymergen for $300m

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ginkgo Bioworks has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of biotechnology company Zymergen in an all-stock deal worth nearly $300m. According to the agreement, 5.25% of the pro forma merged business will be owned by the stockholders of Zymergen following the acquisition. The deal to combine two complementary companies with identical visions is anticipated to expedite the development of the innovative horizontal synthetic biology platform of Ginkgo.

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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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Pharmacy Care Management Can Address the Challenges of an Evolving Health Care Landscape

Pharmacy Times

When pharmacists are involved in the care process, they can address common barriers to medication use, such as polypharmacy, ineffective medication, high costs, health and lifestyle considerations, and social needs.

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North America is seeing a hiring boom in pharmaceutical industry fintech roles

Pharmaceutical Technology

North America was the fastest growing region for fintech hiring among pharmaceutical industry companies in the three months ending May. The number of roles in North America made up 18.2% of total fintech jobs - up from 0% in the same quarter last year. That was followed by Europe, which saw a 2.3 year-on-year percentage point change in fintech roles.

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Daily OTC Pearl: AfterBurn

Pharmacy Times

AfterBurn gel offers relief for sunburn, scalds, and other types of burns.

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NewAmsterdam Pharma enters merger deal with Frazier Lifesciences

Pharmaceutical Technology

NewAmsterdam Pharma has signed a definitive business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition (FLAC). The SPAC is sponsored by a Frazier Healthcare Partners affiliate. The deal will make NewAmsterdam Pharma a publicly listed company focusing on oral treatments for cardiometabolic diseases.

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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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Daily Medication Pearl: Tapinarof (Vtama)

Pharmacy Times

Tapinarof (Vtama) cream, 1% is an aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist indicated for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis in adults.

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Challenging times ahead for Mid-Market Private Equity (PE)? – Turning looming risks into opportunity

Fuld

A time of reckoning. Following a decade-long bull run, exuberance in the public markets is in its final stages. This is a consequence of influential paradigm shifts – not just in financial markets, but in the economic outlook, geopolitical changes, and the rising interest rate regime – all of which are putting downward pressure on assets of all classes.

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The Key Issues Facing Independent Pharmacy

Pharmacy Times

When we talk about access, that is a pharmacist.

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Iconovo receives $883,800 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Pharma Times

Funding will develop inhaled therapies using ICOone Nasal in preparation for the next pandemic

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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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July 2022: OTC Product News

Pharmacy Times

This month's featured products include prenatal supplements, an intensive hydrating serum, and more.

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MHRA grants marketing authorisation for Global Blood Therapeutics’s Oxbryta

Pharma Times

Voxelotor is the first medicine in Britain to directly inhibit sickle haemoglobin polymerisation

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Aligning Value-Based Care with Payer Considerations In MCL Therapy Management

Pharmacy Times

Key opinion leaders evaluate treatment options for MCL while emphasizing payer considerations.

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5 Free Cardiology MOC Practice Questions

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

Your Cardiology MOC exam is coming up, have you started preparing? This certification is known to be one of the harder ones, with a pass rate of 88% in 2021 , so don’t procrastinate studying. It may take some time to get back into the swing of studying but here are some quick tips to help you out: Start studying early, make a study schedule, get plenty of sleep, and use practice tests to quiz yourself.

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Pipeline Treatments for Patients With MCL

Pharmacy Times

Drs Haumschild, Jain, and Wang evaluate MCL therapies under investigation and the impact on the future of MCL treatment.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Mobile Healthcare Applications

Viseven

Apart from high-quality care, personalization, and transparency, patients are eager to have more control over their time and day-to-day health activities with easy access to accurate medical information. A mobile app is a perfect tool to satisfy all these needs. mHealth apps don’t aim to replace doctors and medical devices but to revolutionize the healthcare system by improving healthcare delivery.

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Future Direction and Unmet Needs in Treatment of Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Pharmacy Times

The experts provide their closing thoughts and discuss unmet needs in the treatment of patients with MCL.

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Realising the promise of cancer vaccines

pharmaphorum

For years, the promise of therapeutic cancer vaccines has intrigued researchers working in the oncology space. And for good reason. The concept of pre-emptively training the immune system to increase the frequencies of tumour-reactive T cells could be game-changing for cancer patients worldwide. Preventative vaccines have already proven to be highly effective against certain cancer types.

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OTC Case Studies: Rhinitis

Pharmacy Times

How would you handle these patient questions?

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Cancer Moonshot meeting brings together survivors, industry leaders

Outsourcing Pharma

The gathering, convened by patient advocacy group Fight Colorectal Cancer, responded to President Bidenâs call to improve screening and treatment options.

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FDA Continues to Grapple with Accelerated Approval Issues

PharmExec

With debate swirling around products cleared through this pathway, reforms and tighter oversight likely.

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Magazine: Genomic projects exploit scale as clinical applications play catch-up

Pharmaceutical Technology

The last few months have marked the publication of research emerging from projects designed to collect and analyse genomic data on a wider scale than was previously thought possible. Scientists are not just studying specific mutations associated with medical conditions, but also establishing frameworks to understand the role of chromosomal instability and copy number changes in driving those disorders.

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5th Annual Targeted Protein Degradation Summit

pharmaphorum

The 5th Annual Targeted Protein Degradation Summit returns to Boston as the most comprehensive, definitive event of the year, uniting 700+ large pharma, innovative biotech and world-renowned academics to discuss the full breadth of protein degrader drug development. With 85+ world-class speakers delivering their latest findings, join them for 4 days of cutting-edge science, ample networking opportunities and a plethora of interactive sessions to fuel you and your team towards achieving your 2022

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Study: COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Decrease in HIV-Related Services in India

Pharmacy Times

The numbers dropped sharply in March 2020 from before the pandemic among men who have sex with men and individuals who inject drugs.

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Novartis takes aim at MS blockbuster Tysabri in US and Europe

pharmaphorum

Regulators in the US and Europe have started to review Novartis’ biosimilar version of Biogen’s big-selling multiple sclerosis therapy Tysabri, which could reach the market next year. If approved, the Tysabri (natalizumab) biosimilar – originally developed by Polpharma Biologics – will be sold by Novartis’ Sandoz unit for all of the originator drug’s indications in the two markets, which span relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), active secondary progressive MS in adults, and Cr

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