Drug Topics
JANUARY 26, 2023
Spending on specialty drugs fueled a 11% increase in Medicaid drug spending from 2020 to 2021, says Magellan's seventh annual Medicaid Pharmacy Trend Report.
PhRMA
JANUARY 26, 2023
Mental illness represents a broad spectrum of health conditions affecting mood, thinking and behavior. These conditions include depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance use disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, among others. Each of these illnesses often varies in its degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe, and may occur together.
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Drug Topics
JANUARY 26, 2023
“Purchasing automation” may sound like just using electronic systems to buy products. But best-in-class purchasing automation is critical to your pharmacy’s success. Our white paper shows you how harnessing advanced technology to enhance your process and optimize purchasing services can give you an integrated, accurate, and efficient solution for all aspects of your purchasing.
PharmaVoice
JANUARY 26, 2023
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has upended the ways pharma companies communicate with doctors online. Now new social strategies are emerging.
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
Drug Topics
JANUARY 26, 2023
In a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it was shown that symptoms and hospitalizations associated with influenza this season are higher among children than adults.
Fierce Pharma
JANUARY 26, 2023
BMS settles lawsuit with two fired employees who refused COVID vaccines kdunleavy Thu, 01/26/2023 - 14:30
Pharmacy Technician Pulse brings together the best content for pharmacy technicians from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
PharmaVoice
JANUARY 26, 2023
At SFA Therapeutics, patients are the “focus” of Ira Spector’s approach to changing the course of autoimmune disease.
STAT
JANUARY 26, 2023
Fasten your seat belts, folks. We’re about to hit some turbulence. If you’re reading this, you’re interested in the discussion on the future of Covid-19 vaccination that’s going to take place today in a meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. We at STAT can’t predict the outcome, but we know enough to expect that this meeting will feature some heated debate.
PharmaVoice
JANUARY 26, 2023
With a rapidly expanding oncology pipeline and a new approval in HIV, Johanna Mercier discusses Gilead’s quest to transform.
European Pharmaceutical Review
JANUARY 26, 2023
Yescarta ® ▼(axicabtagene ciloleucel; axi-cel) is now the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and first personalised immunotherapy to be recommended for routine use on the NHS in England. This is based on final draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The therapy by Gilead Sciences and Kite is indicated for eligible adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) who have already bee
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.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 26, 2023
How Amazon's latest pharmacy move lays the groundwork for longer-term play hlandi Thu, 01/26/2023 - 06:16
STAT
JANUARY 26, 2023
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to back a plan whereby all Covid vaccines would move to the formulation used for the updated boosters, a step toward the goal of creating a single annual Covid shot for most Americans. The panel said that a single vaccine would both be more effective and less confusing to both patients and health care workers.
Drug Store News
JANUARY 26, 2023
Walgreens Boots Alliance is weighing a sale of pharmacy automation provider iA, according to a report.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 26, 2023
How COVID-19 may have enhanced the status of preprint studies fdiamond Thu, 01/26/2023 - 15:24
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.
European Pharmaceutical Review
JANUARY 26, 2023
Typical extractables and leachables (E/L) studies aim to identify, quantify and ultimately minimise any impurities that can migrate from packaging into a final product or drug. Gas or liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) or (GC/MS) have been widely used in extractables studies however, there are several challenges associated with E&L analyses including: Detection and quantification of unknowns Sensitivity and detection at trace levels Reducing uncertainty factors Increasing s
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 26, 2023
CMS approves waiver to enable California to offer Medicaid coverage to incarcerated individuals rking Thu, 01/26/2023 - 16:16
STAT
JANUARY 26, 2023
WASHINGTON — The FDA is giving up on trying to figure out a way to regulate CBD on its own. The agency announced Thursday that it is formally calling on Congress for help — and, according to one official, looking for guidance on other hemp products like Delta 8 THC, too. For nearly four years, the Food and Drug Administration has been laboring to craft a solution that would allow CBD to be legally sold in capsules, gummy vitamins, and various foods, even though the agency also cons
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 26, 2023
DOJ charges 25 in alleged scheme that sold thousands of fake degrees to aspiring nurses dmuoio Thu, 01/26/2023 - 13:20
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pharmaphorum
JANUARY 26, 2023
Guidance on the way pharma companies communicate about prescription medicines has been updated in the UK to cover use of social media channels for the first time. The document from the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) arrives in the wake of several cases where drugmakers made promotional statements on social media platforms – including LinkedIn and Instagram – that were deemed to have breached the code of practice laid down by the Association of British Pharmaceutical In
STAT
JANUARY 26, 2023
A loophole in prescription drug regulation exposes American consumers to false and misleading claims of drug ads via on-line businesses promoting potent drugs without accurate information about their risks and benefits. Many countries prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. The United States allows it, but only if pharmaceutical companies comply with standards for accuracy and balance established and enforced by the Food and Drug Administration.
Drug Store News
JANUARY 26, 2023
Actress Meagan Good will serve as the face of the Fade Resist collection and full product range, as well as spread awareness about the company’s Building Beautiful Futures initiative.
STAT
JANUARY 26, 2023
Drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic are rapidly growing in popularity as weight-loss treatments. These medications contain semaglutide, a drug originally formulated to help people with diabetes control their blood sugar but also has shown to have a significant effect on appetite and is now also used for obesity. This video explains exactly how these drugs work in the body.
Drug Store News
JANUARY 26, 2023
Sam’s Club is planning to open over 30 new clubs across the United States over the next several years, with the first new club slated to open in 2024.
STAT
JANUARY 26, 2023
WASHINGTON — It’s not every day that the pharmaceutical industry, the NAACP, a cancer center, and a nonpartisan think tank are all lobbying to achieve the same policy goal. But an effort to expand Medicare coverage for obesity drugs has managed to unite them all, and many more groups across the health care industry, too.
DiversifyRx
JANUARY 26, 2023
Your pharmacy needs a balance of both cash flow and profits to thrive. Winter Is Coming This is even more critical now with the upcoming changes to DIR fees in 2024. These changes will strangulate cash flow for pharmacies for the first several months of 2024. I have been calling this the 2024 DIR Fee Apocalypse. No, I don’t think I am fearmongering.
STAT
JANUARY 26, 2023
If the buzz is to be believed, ChatGPT seems poised to upend everything from high school essays and news articles to computer coding and scientific research. The program has generated huge interest for its ability to write nearly anything it’s asked to write and to answer questions. Microsoft has announced a “multiyear, multibillion dollar” investment — rumored to be as high as $10 billion — into its maker, the artificial intelligence company OpenAI.
Drug Store News
JANUARY 26, 2023
Conagra Brands is previewing its 2023 launches from its Snack Pack, Duncan Hines, Mrs. Buttersworth’s and David Seeds lines.
STAT
JANUARY 26, 2023
The evolution of the coronavirus has knocked out another treatment. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday withdrew the authorization of Evusheld, the latest antibody therapy to be rendered ineffective by the mutations the virus has picked up. Notably, Evusheld — unlike other antibody therapies — was not for infected patients, but rather was given as a pre-exposure treatment to people at high risk for severe Covid-19, such as those with compromised immune systems.
Drug Store News
JANUARY 26, 2023
Sam’s Club is planning to open more than 30 new clubs across the United States over the next several years, with the first new location slated for 2024.
European Pharmaceutical Review
JANUARY 26, 2023
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published an updated Q&A document regarding ICH M10 ‘Bioanalytical Method Validation and Study Sample Analysis’. The ICH M10 guideline provides recommendations on the validation of bioanalytical assays for chemical and biological drugs and their metabolites in biological matrices. These concentration measurements are used as part of regulatory decisions regarding the safety and efficacy of medicinal products.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 26, 2023
Private equity owns at least 130 rural hospitals, and other revelations in a sweeping new report on PE in rural healthcare agliadkovskaya Thu, 01/26/2023 - 09:45
Drug Store News
JANUARY 26, 2023
Urovant Sciences and Holly Robinson Peete are bringing awareness to overactive bladder symptoms and management options as part of a new campaign.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 26, 2023
Minnesota AG asks Sanford Health, Fairview Health Services to delay 58-hospital merger dmuoio Thu, 01/26/2023 - 16:08
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