STAT

APRIL 21, 2023

A medical student spoke emotionally about grappling with a diagnosis his classes told him little about. A young queer man took one test, got a different result on the next, and is now saving up the money needed for the most advanced diagnostics, which insurers rarely cover. A young woman tested positive, got little guidance from her doctor and found information on government sites that she interpreted as pushing abstinence.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

Clinicians are often focused on reducing brain damage after traumatic injury, but considering nutrition is an important component to healing.

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Fierce Pharma

APRIL 21, 2023

In heavyweight obesity fight, Eli Lilly launches Mounjaro head-to-head trial against Novo Nordisk's Wegovy aliu Fri, 04/21/2023 - 22:35

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

As psychedelic medicine comes further into cancer care, pharmacists will be an important part of the interdisciplinary team in screening and evaluating patients for suitability for psychedelic medicine.

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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.

Drug Topics

APRIL 21, 2023

The expansion from Express Scripts offers increased reimbursement opportunities and creates an Independent Pharmacy Advisory Committee to expand the role of rural, suburban and urban pharmacies in the healthcare system.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

All-cause inpatient mortality or discharge to hospice was lower for patients who received dexamethasone within 48 hours of either admission or escalation in oxygen support.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

A severe reduction in food intake lasting just 2 weeks caused damage to the heart and kidneys that appeared to be irreversible, even after the body weight was restored.

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Drug Topics

APRIL 21, 2023

A recent review studied the increased requests for telemedicine abortion care and decreased in-person visits to abortion clinics.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

The number of female study participants was lower when the last author of the study, usually the head of the lab conducting the study, was a man.

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The Honest Apothecary

APRIL 21, 2023

Here I share some of the latest news, articles, editorials, or blog posts that fall generally under the theme of Pharma or healthcare. I might throw in a something off-topic from time to time which I found while wandering throughout the endless hallways and corridors of the internet. All article shared will be free to read and not locked behind an annoying paywall.

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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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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

The ChatGPT technology represents a breakthrough in the field of AI, with implications for its use in a wide range of applications.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2023

Industry Voices—Financial reserves are critical to fulfill not-for-profit hospitals' missions of caring for all in their communities hlandi Fri, 04/21/2023 - 06:54

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

The gene-editing technology has been used successfully in a pediatric patient with T-cell ALL.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 21, 2023

Moderna has signed an agreement with IBM to explore quantum computing and generative artificial intelligence (AI) for advancing and expediting its mRNA research. Moderna will gain access to IBM’s quantum computing systems, an emerging technology that harnesses quantum mechanics for solving complex problems that cannot be handled efficiently by classical computers.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

Poor sleep efficiency may contribute to vascular dysfunction with increasing exposure to adverse childhood experiences.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

APRIL 21, 2023

Trying to call your pharmacy, but no one is picking up the phone? As seasonal respiratory infections continue to surge and U.S. drugstores struggle with staffing challenges , getting a pharmacist on the phone can sometimes be a challenge. But, that doesn’t mean you should give up and skip filling your meds. Here, we discuss ways to contact your pharmacist without the hold time. 7 alternatives to calling your pharmacy It can be frustrating to navigate automated phone menus and wait on hold for lo

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STAT

APRIL 21, 2023

WASHINGTON — Amid a scramble to assemble a health care policy package in the Senate, a pair of key senators have significantly changed a proposal to cap insulin costs. The new legislation by Senate Diabetes Caucus co-chairs Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) would cap insured patients’ insulin costs at $35 per month for at least one insulin of each type and dosage form, and require pharmacy benefit managers to pass through rebates they collect from insulin ma

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 21, 2023

Incyte has received marketing authorisation from the European Commission for Opzelura (ruxolitinib) cream 15mg/g to treat non-segmental vitiligo with facial involvement in adults and in adolescents aged 12 years and above. Opzelura is the first and only approved treatment across the European Union (EU) aimed at achieving repigmentation in the targeted patients.

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STAT

APRIL 21, 2023

As a third-year neurology resident at Mass General Brigham, I started my career at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now Covid numbers may be down, but hospitals continue to overflow. On a 28-hour shift, I cared for more than 40 patients, 11 of whom were newly admitted to the hospital overnight. Stretched too thin, I skimmed through the patients’ medical charts and did a quick physical exam to make sure each person was stable.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 21, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has pushed quizartinib’s Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date in newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for the review of updates of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) included in the application. The PDUFA date was extended by three months to July 24, based on an April 20 company announcement.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

APRIL 21, 2023

HbA1c levels that remain above 9% for more than half of the time in type 2 diabetics increases the risk of developing dementia Type 2 diabetes can increase the risk for developing dementia. In fact, elevated HbA1c levels and diabetic complications also increase dementia risk. However, intensive glycaemic control does not seem to reduce cognitive decline.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2023

Elevance Health expands concierge care program to chronic conditions like Crohn's disease, diabetes pminemyer Fri, 04/21/2023 - 16:38

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 21, 2023

Teach pharmacy staff members to know and address the roadblocks, keep up with changing guidelines.

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STAT

APRIL 21, 2023

Medicine is a calling. But far too often, trainees — residents and fellows — at hospitals don’t receive the support necessary to deliver the best clinical care. Overworked, underpaid, and under-appreciated in an era of skyrocketing paperwork requirements and historic inflation, trainees sometimes struggle to make ends meet, care for themselves and loved ones, and even find joy in the day-to-day grind of learning to be an independent physician.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2023

Senators unveil bipartisan framework to reform PBMs pminemyer Fri, 04/21/2023 - 12:18

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Drug Store News

APRIL 21, 2023

The company’s current president and chief financial officer John Garratt will retain his role as president until his planned retirement on June 2, 2023.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 21, 2023

We have 27 years left to transform the EU into a climate-neutral continent in order to keep the ecological catastrophes that the climate crisis brings at a manageable level – to find solutions for every flight taken, every car driven and every medical treatment undergone in the EU. Other sectors are already on the way to reducing their emissions and have received much public and political attention.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2023

HIMSS23: Microsoft, Wolters Kluwer collaborate on 'big picture insights' analytics offering for hospitals hlandi Fri, 04/21/2023 - 07:28

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Fierce Pharma

APRIL 21, 2023

As Bayer's CEO switch nears, activist investor pushes harder for breakup, board changes fkansteiner Fri, 04/21/2023 - 10:25

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Drug Store News

APRIL 21, 2023

The Canadian brand, selected for the Sparked at Ulta Beauty program, is increasing its visibility thanks to the beauty retailer.

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Fierce Pharma

APRIL 21, 2023

United Nations agency PAHO in early negotiations with Takeda over dengue vaccine pricing: director zbecker Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:01

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2023

HCA Healthcare raises FY2023 guidance following strong volume, labor momentum through Q1 dmuoio Fri, 04/21/2023 - 14:06

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Fierce Pharma

APRIL 21, 2023

AbbVie, J&J get win in UK for Imbruvica combo as BeiGene, AZ surge with single agents kdunleavy Fri, 04/21/2023 - 10:59

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2023

New 3-year study will evaluate diverse populations' responses to different patient education tactics agliadkovskaya Fri, 04/21/2023 - 16:42

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