PhRMA

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Each first week of October, Americans all across the country take time to reflect on an issue which is increasingly recognized as impacting everyone, whether it be directly as it does me, or indirectly through a family member or friend: mental illness. Mental Illness Awareness Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about the impacts of mental illness and to better understand and educate communities about what it means to face a mental illness, deal with significant moments of stress throughou

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As technology advances in all areas of life, it is no surprise that technology is becoming more prevalent in independent pharmacy.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Bri Morris, PharmD, senior director of Education and the Long-Term Care Division at the National Community Pharmacists Association, discusses the importance of teamwork in the pharmacy.

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Changes to DIR fees are coming. Taking proactive steps can help pharmacies avoid feeling the pinch.

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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.

Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

With a trained representative focused on building relationships with prescribers in the community, pharmacies have the opportunity to significantly expand how they do business.

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Does the severe flu season in the southern hemisphere hint at a tough season for the north?

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

OTC Hearing Aids will soon be available, but this access also comes with questions about counseling and ensuring safety.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Understanding long-term frailty trajectories with kidney function measures could help prevent worse adverse health outcomes in older patients.

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STAT

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The press release issued by pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Biogen on Sept. 27 might someday be remembered as the beginning of a revolution in Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatment. Years and years of failed Alzheimer’s trials created, and then fortified , doubts about whether drugs that attacked amyloid, a brain protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, were a valid approach to its treatment.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Kurt Proctor, PhD, RPh, senior vice president of strategic initiatives at NCPA, discussed the importance of continue education for pharmacists.

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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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OCTOBER 4, 2022

After years spent building a seemingly slapdash set of medical initiatives, Verily seems to have a game plan. The Alphabet life sciences spinout is doubling down on the business of evidence generation , trying to build the tools and technical infrastructure that will help pharma and digital health customers run the next generation of clinical trials.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Tripp Logan, PharmD, vice president at SEMO Rx Pharmacies and Logan & Seiler Inc discusses how pharmacy staff and community health care workers can work together to address social determinants of health.

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Drug Store News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

CVS Health Clinical Trial Services was launched in 2021 with the goal of developing and executing a community-centric model for clinical trials.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Respiratory infections have been associated with onset of type 1 diabetes in previous research, but this risk was notably higher among those with COVID-19 in this study.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

Looking for an actually concise explanation of a half-century’s worth of research and arguments about health care spending in the U.S.? You’re in luck: Government budget wonks, against all odds, condensed it down to a single PowerPoint slide. The slide is part of a broader report from the Congressional Budget Office that finds that capping the prices that hospitals, doctors, and other providers charge private health insurers would lower health care prices significantly more than ma

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The life sciences company Solid Biosciences is merging with the privately-held gene therapy company AavantiBio in a deal which is expected to result in a combined sum of $215 million in cash and investments – projected to be enough for funding into 2025. AavantiBio, a precision genetic medicine company that was bankrolled by Solid’s rival Sarepta back in 2020, focuses on neuromuscular and cardiac rare diseases.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, announced new preferential flu vaccine recommendations for individuals aged 65 years and older.

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STAT

OCTOBER 4, 2022

When CAR-T therapy works against blood cancer, it can work spectacularly, but cancer still returns for many patients. In lymphoma, scientists are just beginning to work out why over half of treated patients don’t experience lasting remission, depending on the product. Now two separate research teams have identified a possible culprit in the mix of engineered immune cells created as part of CAR-T therapy.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Pfizer has acquired commercial-stage biopharmaceutical firm Biohaven Pharmaceutical for $148.50 for each share or a total consideration of nearly $11.6bn in cash. In May, Pfizer entered a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Biohaven which were not previously held by the former. . With the takeover, Biohaven became a wholly-owned Pfizer subsidiary.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As pharmacy moves in the direction of patient-centered care, immunization plays a key role in this shift.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The type 2 diabetes (T2D) space recently witnessed a new approval: on 15 September, the European Commission (EC) authorised Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for T2D patients. Mounjaro is a dual gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP)/glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. This event is of paramount interest, and not only for T2D patients, as it could address vital unmet needs for other GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist–treated diseases, including obesity.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The FDA has approved Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche’s first companion diagnostic for identifying those patients with HER2 low-metastatic breast cancer who are eligible for ENHERTU. The approval brings hope to many, with breast cancer having surpassed lung cancer to become the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world: there are approximately 2.3 million new cases each year, and each year over 620,000 breast cancer patients will die.

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STAT

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Nearly 60 years ago, Johns Hopkins Hospital opened a first-of-its-kind clinic to provide gender-affirming surgery. The Gender Identity Clinic blazed a new trail, with more than a dozen new clinics opening across the country in the decade that followed. But in 1979, the clinic shut its doors. And while the institution claimed for years that the decision was made based on the evidence — which, they argued, showed such surgeries didn’t benefit patients — new research by a Johns

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In this article, Ben Hargreaves takes a look at the renewed effort to tackle deaths from cancer in the US through the Cancer Moonshot. Central to the initiative is the aim to gather data from willing participants that can provide greater insights into cancer development and treatment over time. The Cancer Moonshot was officially launched in 2016 by the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act through US Congress.

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Although there are no expected shortages of this season’s flu vaccines, knowing where to get help just in case is essential.

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STAT

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, despite the soggy skies overhead. After all, as the Morning Mayor used to say: “Every new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift.” So while you tug on the ribbon, we will brew another cup of stimulation — chocolate raspberry is our choice — and continue foraging for items of interest.

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

OTC hearing aids will be available nationwide on October 17, 2022.

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Drug Store News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Oceanly’s skin care line comes in packaging that features a push-up design made of biodegradable and FSC-certified cardboard from eco-managed forests, the company said.

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The panel provides opinions on the incorporation of vaccine awareness and administration from public and state levels.

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PioneerRx

OCTOBER 4, 2022

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and the pharmacy industry changing on a daily basis. Though change is to be embraced and welcomed, some aspects.

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Final thoughts are provided as the panelists consider opportunities in the field of influenza vaccination.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Are you curious about what other pharmacists earn or how satisfied they are in their jobs?

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Drug Store News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Sleep Soft Gels work to improve sleep and Slim Soft Gels help consumers curb cravings with natural and clinically studied hemp extract, the companies said.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Currently, validation of cleaning processes for pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment is done using analytical methods such as swab or rinse and subsequence laboratory testing. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) technology has the potential to produce the results in real-time, as well as improve the analytical accuracy significantly. However, although FTIR has proven to be effective, it must be robust to be used in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing facility.

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