Drug Testing Challenges Emerge With CBD Product Use
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Even “THC-free” cannabidiol products may contain trace amounts of THC.
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Woman of the Week: Foresite Capital’s Cindy Mesaros
PharmaVoice
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The longtime marketing pro details her fascinating career journey and how she’s positioning early stage health companies to thrive.
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Waste Problem Shows COVID-19 Vaccines Aren’t Just a Dime a Dozen
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, independent pharmacies are being set up to fail by federal health partners.
Survey: 44% of Americans Worry That Medication Prices Could Lead to Increased Debt
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
One-third of participants who have used prescriptions think that mail-order pharmacies would help reduce drug costs, according to HealthCare.com.
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
CBD Products: What Pharmacists Need to Know
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
CBD products range from gummies to tinctures to topical lotions and creams.
Clinical Overview: Treatment of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorders
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder includes antipsychotics.
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Bridge Bio will use Brainomix AI in lung fibrosis trial
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Brainomix has reeled in another pharma partner for its artificial intelligence-powered biomarker software, used to track the performance of therapeutic interventions in clinical trials. South Korea’s Bridge Biotherapeutics has signed up to use the UK medtech firm’s e-ILD software package in a phase 2 trial of BBT-877, its experimental therapy for serious lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Caffeine Metabolite Slows Progress of Myopia in Children
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Using 7-methylxanthine may be key to slowing myopia in pediatric cases.
Lannett completes clinical trial subject dosing of biosimilar insulin glargine
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Lannett anticipates launching biosimilar insulin glargine in the first half of 2024.
What CBD Brings to Women's Health
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Alex Capano, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, discusses what cannabidiol can do in women's health from pelvic pain to fertility to cancer.
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.
Accelerated Changes in Pharmacy Make Advanced Practice Essential for Pharmacists, Technicians
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many changes in the pharmacy field, but maintaining that momentum and working together will be essential for the future growth of pharmacy.
FDA Approves Voquezna for Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adults
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
This new treatment option copackages 3 drugs for optimal treatment.
NSAIDs Linked to Thousands of Heart Failure Hospitalizations Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
A recent study suggests that infrequently taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, especially ibuprofen, with type 2 diabetes can increase the risk of first-time heart failure and hospitalization.
Age at Time of Type 2 Diabetes or Hypertension Diagnosis Linked to Glaucoma Risk
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Timing of type 2 diabetes or hypertension diagnosis may impact the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma.
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.
Study: Oral Insulin Absorption Rate Is as Effective as Injected Insulin
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Investigators report that they have seen nearly 100% of the hormone from their tablets going straight into the liver of rats.
STAT+: Why Illumina has a merger mess of its own making
STAT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
For Illumina, the leading maker of DNA sequencing equipment, there was bad news and worse news Tuesday. The bad news: The European Commission said it was blocking Illumina’s $8 billion acquisition of Grail, a firm focused on the early detection of cancer. The worse news? In its press release on the ruling, Illumina acknowledged that, although it will appeal, that may not prevent the European Commission from forcing it to divest Grail, which it purchased before regulatory approvals were in
Results of New Harvard, Tufts Study Link Colorectal Cancer in Men to Ultra-Processed Foods
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Processed meats and products high in added sugars and low in fiber contribute to weight gain and obesity, which is an established risk factor.
As masks are shed, a routine visit to a medical office can pose Covid risks for some patients
STAT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
In May, Sarah Fama had to get blood work done before refilling a prescription for an autoimmune disorder. Because her condition put her at high risk for Covid-19, and she lives with her parents, both in their 80s, she checked the lab’s website, which stated that masks were required inside. When she arrived, she was reassured by a sign on the door that said the same thing.
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Study: Dolutegravir-based Antiretroviral Therapies for HIV-1 Effective in Pregnancy
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Dolutegravir is a more recently approved ART that is a part of a once-a-day regimen found to be more effective, easier to tolerate, and less likely to create new drug resistance in people with HIV-1 compared with other antiretroviral drugs.
EU regulators release new workplan for accelerating clinical research
European Pharmaceutical Review
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The 2022-2026 workplan of the initiative Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU ( ACT EU ) has been published by the European Commission (EC), Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA). Launched in January, ACT EU aims to transform how clinical trials are initiated, designed and run, building off of the Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR) and Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) which became applicable in the same month.
Study: Patients with Certain Heart Conditions Should be Given Antibiotics Before Invasive Dental Surgery
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Researchers suggest that dentists who do not administer antibiotics to high-risk patients for infective endocarditis could be risking the patient’s life.
India grants approval for Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Indian company Bharat Biotech International has secured approval from Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under Restricted Use in Emergency Situation for its intranasal Covid-19 vaccine, iNCOVACC (BBV154), for usage in people aged 18 years and older. A recombinant replication-deficient adenovirus vectored vaccine, iNCOVACC has a prefusion stabilised spike protein and is claimed to be the first intranasal vaccine globally to obtain primary two-dose schedule approvals.
Diagnosis and Management of C. difficile Infection (CDI) in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Dr. Abraham discusses importance of differential diagnosis of C. difficile infection (CDI) in patients with IBD and how both IBD and CDI should be managed.
Stress and depression are better long Covid indicators than physical comorbidities, new study says
STAT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Studies have repeatedly suggested that physical conditions like immunosuppression and hypertension can increase a person’s risk not only for severe Covid but also long Covid. But in a new study , researchers found that psychological stressors such as depression, anxiety, and loneliness were more predictive of Covid patients’ likelihood of experiencing long Covid than classically associated physical factors.
FDA Approves Stimufend, Biosimilar for Pegfilgrastim-fpgk
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The biosimilar is expected to be launched as a prefilled syringe in early 2023.
Judge invalidates parts of the ACA that mandate health coverage of many preventive services and drugs
STAT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that parts of the Affordable Care Act mandating health insurance companies cover many preventive services and drugs for free are unconstitutional. Judge Reed O’Connor also said the ACA’s requirement that health plans cover HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, at no cost violates religious freedom law.
Study: Incubation Period of COVID-19 Strains Decrease Over Time
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Researchers suggest that understanding the incubation period of COVID-19 and its individual strains could determine the isolation period.
Roche pays $250 million to acquire Good Therapeutics and its preclinical cancer therapy
STAT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Good Therapeutics, a private company that raised just $30 million in venture financing since its 2016 foundation, said Wednesday it had signed a deal to sell itself to Roche for $250 million without ever running a clinical trial. The deal provides a roughly eight-fold return for Good’s investors, which included Codon Capital and RiverVest Venture Partners.
Study: Increased Use of Telehealth OUD Services During Pandemic Cuts Overdose Risk
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Findings support the value of expanding this type of health care for patients with opioid use disorder.
Prehistoric skeleton reveals oldest surgical amputation — in a hunter-gatherer society 31,000 years ago
STAT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The amputation happened when the individual was perhaps 12 years old, the skeleton indicates. Gone is the lower portion of the left leg. And somehow, the individual survived the surgical procedure — a remarkable feat given that it happened some 31,000 years ago. The skeleton, discovered in a cave on Borneo, in what is now Indonesia, appears to be evidence of the oldest known surgical amputation — 24,000 years earlier than that of a farmer in France, who had his left arm cut off an
Walmart, UnitedHealth Group partner on health services
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
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STAT+: Tobacco giant Philip Morris is investing billions in health care. Critics say it’s peddling cures for its own poison
STAT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
A new health care company was quietly incorporated last month, with plans to leverage cutting-edge inhalation technology and oral delivery expertise to treat everything from neurology to cardiovascular emergencies. The multibillion-dollar company, Vectura Fertin Pharma , stands out not simply for its ambitions, but because of its financial backer: Philip Morris International, the tobacco behemoth whose cigarettes are sold in more than 180 countries.
Gilead claims first CAR-T approval for leukaemia in older adults
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Gilead Sciences’ Kite Pharma unit has carved out a niche for its CD19-targeted CAR-T therapy Tecartus in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in Europe, free of direct competition from arch-rival Novartis. The European Commission has approved Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel) for adults aged 26 and over with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor ALL, a patient population not covered by the label for Novartis’ CD19 CAR-T Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel), which covers paediatric and youn
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