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World IP Day 2023: Celebrating women leaders in innovation

PhRMA

Today PhRMA joins with innovators around the globe to recognize World IP Day and celebrate biopharmaceutical innovators who dedicate their lives to bringing new treatments and cures to patients. It’s also a day to reflect on the role Intellectual Property (IP) protections, such as patents, play in supporting the development of cutting-edge technologies.

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FDA Approves Broad Spectrum Parasite Protection for Cats

Drug Topics

The NexGard COMBO topical solution from Boehringer Ingelheim helps protect cats from tapeworms and other intestinal parasites like fleas, ticks, and heartworms.

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Despite Lack of Consensus on Definition and Regulations, Digital Therapeutics Are Becoming General Medical Practice

Pharmacy Times

The market for digital therapeutics products is expected to grow given increasing global access to smart technologies, their cost-effectiveness, and the need for patient-specific treatments.

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How COVID-Positive Pregnancies Impact Maternal Mortality

Drug Topics

According to a recent study, pregnant women infected with COVID-19 experienced significant maternal mortality during pregnancy, with worse outcomes during the second wave of the pandemic compared to the first.

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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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As Biosimilars Change the Payer Landscape, Pharmacists Can Help Patients Access, Manage Complexities

Pharmacy Times

Cate Lockhart, PharmD, PhD, executive director of the Biologics and Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium, discussed the growing biosimilars landscape.

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Led by students, a nascent climate movement is taking hold in medical education

STAT

When Cecilia Sorensen was an emergency medicine resident practicing at Denver Health in Colorado a few years ago, summer was known as “trauma season.” Gunshot and motor vehicle accident victims, people with heart attacks and COPD would stream into the ER. Later, on a fellowship, she witnessed the health impacts of drought in Syria. The common driver, she realized, was climate change and its impact, both locally and globally.

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The Wait for RSV Vaccines Continues

Drug Topics

Two RSV vaccines for seniors have completed phase 3 trials and demonstrated beneficial results. The public still awaits FDA decisions on potential approvals for both.

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Breathing easy: How digital inhalers are changing asthma treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca , Teva Pharmaceuticals , and Novartis , and other companies, are expanding their reach in the asthma space by capitalizing on digital technologies to enhance the patient experience. But experts say the complete integration of these devices and platforms into the healthcare system remains to be seen. Dr. Amy Chan, senior clinical research fellow at the School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, says digital inhalers have existed for almost 30 years.

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Early-life Meningitis Associated with Risk of Developing Epilepsy in Later Childhood

Pharmacy Times

Infants diagnosed with invasive Group B Streptococcus meningitis had an increased risk of developing epilepsy if the mother was of lower income.

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New AI-driven long COVID app coming soon to individual, enterprise customers

Fierce Healthcare

New AI-driven long COVID app coming soon to individual, enterprise customers agliadkovskaya Wed, 04/26/2023 - 14:04

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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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Despite Gaps in Use, Study Finds Individuals With Psychosocial, Structural Barriers More Likely to Use PrEP

Pharmacy Times

Both barriers and facilitating factors, as well as a history of STIs, are associated with recent PrEP use among urban transgender women.

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Kaiser Permanente to acquire Geisinger Health in bid to launch multi-system VBC platform

Fierce Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente to acquire Geisinger Health in bid to launch multi-system VBC platform dmuoio Wed, 04/26/2023 - 12:49

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Study: Diet May Impact Sleep Pattern, But Not Duration

Pharmacy Times

A higher carbohydrate diet was linked to earlier sleep and wake times, despite low carbohydrate consumption among study participants.

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Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug passes 2nd trial with flying colors, setting up likely approval

Fierce Pharma

Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug passes 2nd trial with flying colors, setting up likely approval aliu Wed, 04/26/2023 - 22:30

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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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CMS announces tighter price transparency enforcement as Congress grills Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on weak compliance

Fierce Healthcare

CMS announces tighter price transparency enforcement as Congress grills Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on weak compliance dmuoio Wed, 04/26/2023 - 18:19

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UPDATED: Gearing up for key approvals, GSK projects 'Shingrix-like' sales for its RSV vaccine

Fierce Pharma

UPDATED: Gearing up for key approvals, GSK projects 'Shingrix-like' sales for its RSV vaccine fkansteiner Wed, 04/26/2023 - 09:52

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Static Stretching Before Exercise Can Support Blood Vessel Health

Pharmacy Times

This type of stretching allows for faster tissue oxygenation after the workout and protects from exercise stress.

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Bristol Myers' Giovanni Caforio to hand CEO baton to commercial chief Chris Boerner

Fierce Pharma

Bristol Myers' Giovanni Caforio to hand CEO baton to commercial chief Chris Boerner esagonowsky Wed, 04/26/2023 - 16:44

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OIG audit reveals lack of data sharing led to $128M in duplicate payments by Medicare, VA

Fierce Healthcare

OIG audit reveals lack of data sharing led to $128M in duplicate payments by Medicare, VA aburky Wed, 04/26/2023 - 13:01

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Walgreens study: Seniors are less socially active now than before pandemic

Drug Store News

An estimated 17 million (42%) of seniors agreed they are less socially active now than they were before the pandemic, while an estimated 8.2 million (20%) of seniors feel lonelier now than before the pandemic.

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FDA approves first oral microbiome therapy Vowst. Will Nestlé be around to help Seres with the launch?

Fierce Pharma

FDA approves first oral microbiome therapy Vowst. Will Nestlé be around to help Seres with the launch?

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What is clonidine used for in dogs?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Many blood pressure medications are used off-label to help with anxiety. While beta blockers are well-known for the sense of calm they create, clonidine is another hypertension medication that may assist people when they’re trying to fall asleep or before a big speech. Specifically, it is a centrally acting alpha-2 agonist that works on certain receptors in the central nervous system to reduce the flow of noradrenaline which relaxes blood vessels, lowers blood pressure, and reduces heart rate or

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Intake of different beverages affect all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Different beverages appear to affect all-cause mortality as well as cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality in type 2 diabetics In data for 2021, globally, there were an estimated 537 million were living with diabetes. In addition, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in those with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Moreover, sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages increase all-cause and CVD-related mortality.

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Lisa Paley addresses three critical barriers to health care inclusivity

Drug Store News

At the 2023 NACDS Annual Meeting, Paley shared how the industry can foster transformative change to health care access with initiatives and findings from the Health Inclusivity Index.

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IV diazepam offers similar relief of acute low back to methocarbamol in ED

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Diazepam appears only slightly better than methocarbamol for relief of acute low back pain within an emergency department Low back pain (LBP) accounts for nearly 5% of all emergency department visits. Both opioids and NSAIDs are useful emergency department (ED) treatments for acute LBP. In addition, skeletal muscle relaxants, including diazepam (DP) and methocarbamol (MC) can serve as viable alternatives.

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After IRA, lawmakers look for more ways to cut drug prices

Fierce Pharma

After IRA, lawmakers look for more ways to cut drug prices kdunleavy Wed, 04/26/2023 - 13:38

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Adjuvant Atezolizumab Combination May Reduce Risk of Fatal Recurrence of Liver Cancer Caused by Chronic Liver Disease

Pharmacy Times

Up to 80% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma will experience disease recurrence.

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Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation May Help IBS Symptoms in Pediatric Patients

Drug Topics

IBS in pediatric patients has not been studied much, but new data reveals a possible treatment.

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Bausch + Lomb reports more than 65M units of eye care materials recycled

Drug Store News

Bausch + Lomb’s programs have recycled more than 65 million units, or 397, 194 pounds, of contact lens, eye care and lens care materials.

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Novartis releases data for potentially “practice-changing” PNH medicine

European Pharmaceutical Review

Oral iptacopan enabled an estimated 92.2 percent of complement-inhibitor-naïve, paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) patients achieve 2 g/dL or more haemoglobin-level increase from baseline without the need for blood transfusions. The results show “oral iptacopan controls haemolysis while nearly eliminating the need for blood transfusions” These data from the Phase III APPOINT-PNH trial were presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (

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Bloom Nutrition enters food, snack category with protein bars

Drug Store News

The company's protein bars come in blueberry crumble, raspberry cheesecake, peanut butter chocolate and cookies and cream flavors.

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After shutting down, Akorn recalls its 70-plus products nationwide

Fierce Pharma

After shutting down, Akorn recalls its 70-plus products nationwide zbecker Wed, 04/26/2023 - 16:06

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NACDS bestows industry's highest honor on John Standley at annual meeting

Drug Store News

The Sheldon “Bud” W. Fantle Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes exceptional accomplishments and contributions to the industry.

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Humana posts stronger-than-expected Q1 earnings with robust membership growth

Fierce Healthcare

Humana posts stronger-than-expected Q1 earnings with robust membership growth hlandi Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:30

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