Wed.Jul 05, 2023

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Using Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning to Aid in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

Drug Topics

How does AI help reduce the burden on specialist dermatology services and help simplify the screening process?

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Women’s healthcare investments are hot. So where are the new menopause drugs?

PharmaVoice

NK3 receptor antagonists offer a new option, but experts say more are needed.

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Five Adalimumab Biosimilars Now Available in US Market

Drug Topics

These medications join adalimumab-atto, which launched on January 31.

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Potential Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Long Term Use of Acid Reducing Medications

Pharmacy Times

Pharmacists can use their knowledge and professional judgment to educate patients about when it is appropriate to take these medications and when to avoid them.

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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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Cyltezo Biosimilar Now Available in United States

Drug Topics

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo is the first and only FDA-approved interchangeable biosimilar to adalimumab.

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A BMS exec’s journey around the world in 90 days

PharmaVoice

As BMS grapples with upcoming patent cliffs, Emma Charles, the new SVP of intercontinental markets, is focused on expanding its footprint.

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Influenza Vaccine Development

Pharmacy Times

Adam C. Welch, PharmD, MBA, FAPhA, and Chad Worz, PharmD BCGP, FASCP, discusse the development of recombinant and cell-based vaccines and the new types of flu vaccines being explored.

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The Effects of Probiotics on Atopic Dermatitis in Children

Drug Topics

Although it is widely known that probiotics have anti-inflammatory effects and can alleviate clinical symptoms of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children, the effects of probiotics on AD in children have long been controversial.

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Community Pharmacists Can Better Understand, Implement Social Determinants of Health

Pharmacy Times

An expert panel discussed the outreach of social determinants of health in community pharmacy care and how pharmacists can help patients find and access resources.

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HITLAB summit warns that digital health for all will need careful investment

Fierce Healthcare

“Digital health will cease to exist,” read large on the screen behind Merck Global Health Initiative Fund President Bill Taranto at the second annual HITLAB Innovators Summit in New York City. | Columbia University hosted the second annual HITLAB Innovators Summit in New York City where industry insiders trumpeted the potential for digital health interventions while warning of the dangers of unchecked tech implementation.

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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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Study: Prazosin Could Aid Headaches Caused by Traumatic Brain Injuries

Pharmacy Times

The blood pressure drug could provide relief for veterans and service members suffering from traumatic brain injuries.

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Hospital outpatient departments charging 'roughly double' for biologics compared to physician offices: report

Fierce Healthcare

Hospital outpatient departments are marking up the prices for biologic medicines more than physician offices, particularly for “innovator biologics” that have clinically equivalent and lower cost a | Consistently higher markups among hospital outpatient departments hamstring potential savings payers may hope to see down the line as more biosimilars become available, warned the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

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Women Could Have an Increased Risk of Developing MCI, Dementia with Atrial Fibrillation

Pharmacy Times

To slow the production of MCI and dementia, utilizing more ways of establishing the diagnoses for women can prevent the progression.

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Medicare Advantage's quality bonus program needs an overhaul: Urban Institute

Fierce Healthcare

The quality bonus program (QBP) that rewards Medicare Advantage (MA) plans fails to achieve its two main goals: fairly rewarding MA insurers that actually improve quality and encouraging beneficiar | The Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program suffers from what some experts call the “Lake Wobegon Effect”: Too many plans are rated above average. A new Urban Institute report suggests some cures.

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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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STAT+: Novo Nordisk bought prescribers over 450,000 meals and snacks to promote drugs like Ozempic

STAT

WASHINGTON – Novo Nordisk spent $11 million on meals and travel for thousands of doctors last year, federal records show, as part of its push to promote Ozempic and other weight loss-inducing diabetes drugs. The pharmaceutical company bought more than 457,000 meals to educate doctors and other prescribers about its portfolio of drugs known as GLP-1 agonists, according to the newly released data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Health Equity in Pharma: Communities Most Impacted by Racial Bias

PharmExec

Rose Blackburne, MD, MBA, vice president, global head, general medicine, PPD Clinical Research, Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses health equity in pharma, specifically racial biases, and how the industry can address inequities in access and care going forward.

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Incyte’s non-segmental vitiligo treatment approved in UK

Pharmaceutical Technology

Following FDA approival and CE marking for Incyte’s JAK-inhibiting cream Opzelura (ruxolitinib), the MHRA has followed suit in the UK.

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Healthcare Dealmakers—Amedisys agrees to Optum's $3.7B cash offer, UPMC's latest affiliation and more

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, payers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge. | Bright Health exits insurance business, Vandalia Health to add three hospitals, Centene divests AI platform and more M&A news from the month of June.

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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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Women in Science: How Charco Neurotech's Lucy Jung is 'restoring joy' for Parkinson's patients

Outsourcing Pharma

Lucy Jung is the CEO and founder at Charco Neurotech, a medtech start-up which has developed the CEU1, a non-invasive wearable device for Parkinson's, that uses vibrotactile stimulation to reduce symptoms of slowness and stiffness resulting in improved movement. We spoke to her about her background, how she got involved in the Parkinson's space and her fascination for problem-solving.

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CHPA responds to FDA proposal for a Unified Human Foods program

Drug Store News

CHPA also requested a meeting with FDA’s leadership to ensure the proposed organization structure would not dilute the prioritization of dietary supplements.

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Samsung Biologics scores $897 million CMO order with Pfizer

pharmaphorum

Samsung Biologics scores $897 million CMO order with Pfizer Eloise.

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Moderna strikes deal worth up to $1B to develop, produce mRNA drugs in China: reports

Fierce Pharma

Despite political tensions between Washington and Beijing, foreign pharmaceutical investments are progressing in China. | In a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion, Massachusetts-based Moderna inked a memorandum of understanding, plus a land collaboration agreement, to research, develop and manufacture mRNA medicines in China.

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Black Americans living in disadvantaged neighborhoods age faster than white peers, study finds

STAT

Black Americans who live in neighborhoods with lower levels of income and education may age faster than their white neighbors, according to a new study. This can be true even when an individual Black person has a higher income or education level — underscoring the extent to which a person’s surroundings can impact their health. The study , published Wednesday in PLOS ONE, builds on an emerging body of research that links faster biological aging, measured by a process called DNA met

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BodyArmor launches rapid rehydration beverage

Drug Store News

Flash I.V. contains a blend of carbohydrates and electrolytes.

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9 ways to relieve an itchy sunburn

The Checkup by Singlecare

Having a sunburn can be irritating, painful, and uncomfortable. But when it becomes itchy on top of that, you might feel downright exasperated! Sunburn itch varies in intensity. If you’ve ever been plagued by the throbbing, painful itch that can accompany a particularly severe sunburn, then you’ll understand why it’s sometimes called “hell’s itch.” It usually lasts for a few days or up to a week.

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Opinion: Sen. Bill Cassidy: Smart, practical ways to lower drug prices

STAT

In the 1952 Oscar-winning movie “High Noon,” Gary Cooper’s face was tense and pained as he single-handedly faced a gang of killers. The pain wasn’t acting: Cooper suffered from severe stomach ulcers. He drank milk to get some relief, but clearly, the milk did not work. Until the late 1970s, the only real option for treating ulcers was surgery.

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Albertsons’ O Organics launches Fight Hunger, Serve Hope Cause program

Drug Store News

For every O Organics product purchased in July, the company will donate a nutritious meal to a child in need.

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First pediatric study to test neutralizing antibodies against HIV shows promise

STAT

When children living with HIV are injected with neutralizing antibodies, the treatment can suppress cells that contain the virus and are capable of reactivating, an early-stage trial found. Details of the trial, documented in a study published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, show that broadly neutralizing antibodies can boost the protective effects of antiretroviral drugs.

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MHRA reveals new corporate plan to expedite drug regulatory journeys in UK

Pharmaceutical Technology

The corporate strategy aims to introduce new legislation for faster regulations, new international collaborations, and digitisation.

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Why the ‘80/20 Rule’ does NOT rule the specialty pharmaceutical industry

pharmaphorum

Why the ‘80/20 Rule’ does NOT rule the specialty pharmaceutical industry Mike.

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Albertsons’ O Organics launches Fight Hunger, Serve Hope Cause program

Drug Store News

For every O Organics product purchased in July, the company will donate a nutritious meal to a child in need.

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Collaboration with industry will help NHS face next 75 years, says ABPI

pharmaphorum

Collaboration with industry will help NHS face next 75 years, says ABPI Mike.

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Publix sets sights on store growth in Virginia

Drug Store News

The grocer is expected to open a second location in the Hampton Roads area in early 2025.

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