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How to Choose the Right Pharma Marketing Vendor in 2025

Pharma Marketing Network

Selecting the right pharma marketing vendor in 2025 is no longer a simple matter of comparing capabilities or price points. The explosion of digital channels, AI-driven targeting, and compliance complexity has redefined what pharma marketers need from external partners. Whether youre launching a blockbuster brand like Tirzepatide or navigating market access challenges for a biosimilar, your vendors expertise can directly impact your outcomes.

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Automated Insulin Delivery System to Be Integrated with Glucose-Ketone Sensor

Drug Topics

Insulin delivery technology company Sequel Med Tech announced its future partnership with Abbotts glucose-ketone sensor, which is currently under development.

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4 takeaways from the MAHA commission’s report on children’s health

STAT

WASHINGTON — The Make America Healthy Again commission’s first report on the nation’s health crisis is in, and it sounds familiar.  The assessment, kept tightly under wraps before Thursday — the commission met just once , behind closed doors — lays out health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views, and gives some sense of where his department will target its efforts.

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Access, Innovation, and the Changing Face of Pharmacy | PQA 2025

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A conversation with Micah Cost, PharmD, MS, CAE, CEO of PQA, at PQA 2025.

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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

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Opinion: The FDA is circumventing key roles and procedures for licensure and use of Covid vaccines

STAT

The Food and Drug Administration’s recent activities regarding Covid-19 vaccines stray far from the well-established standards of vaccine regulatory processes. The first sign of trouble was the failure to rule on the licensure of the Novavax protein-based Covid-19 vaccine by the established deadline of April 1. This should have been a standard review timeline given the extensive efficacy and safety data obtained through large randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials conducted during

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FDA Approves Mepolizumab for Treatment of COPD Exacerbations

Drug Topics

Approval comes from positive results in the MATINEE and METREX phase III trials, with data showing a significant reduction in annual rates of COPD exacerbations among patients.

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FDA Will Make Importing Prescription Drugs From Canada Easier for States

Drug Topics

Importing prescription drugs from Canada has been met with criticism, such as weakening the pharmaceutical supply chain and posing increased risks to patient safety.

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FDA Approves Roflumilast Topical Foam 0.3% for Plaque Psoriasis in Adults and Children

Pharmacy Times

This indication is for adult and pediatric patients aged 12 and older with plaque psoriasis of the scalp and body.

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FDA Approves Roflumilast Foam For Plaque Psoriasis of Scalp, Body

Drug Topics

The supplemental new drug application for roflumilast (Zoryve) is approved for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older.

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FDA gives Covid vaccine manufacturers instructions for next fall’s shot

STAT

This article has been updated. The Food and Drug Administration gave Covid vaccine manufacturers instructions on what next fall’s Covid vaccines should target on Thursday, signaling it would prefer that they update the strain in their vaccine to a version of the virus that is currently circulating broadly, LP.8.1.

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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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CTx-1301 Demonstrates Improvements in ADHD Across 3 Dosages

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Patients included in the study were aged 6 to 17 years with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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FDA Grants Interchangeability Designation to Yuflyma, Biosimilar for Humira Across All Approved Doses

Pharmacy Times

Yuflyma gains FDA interchangeability with Humira, enhancing patient access to effective biosimilar treatments for various inflammatory conditions.

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Community Pharmacies Help Enhance Patient Access, Education | PQA 2025

Drug Topics

A conversation with Kaitlin Bates, PharmD, ARHOME Quality Manager at Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, at PQA 2025.

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STAT+: Merus drug, with immunotherapy, shows preliminary survival boost for patients with head and neck cancer

STAT

Merus said Thursday that a combination of its experimental drug petosemtamab with the checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda has kept 79% of patients with newly diagnosed metastatic head and cancer alive for at least one year, according to a new analysis of a mid-stage clinical trial.  The survival data are only a snapshot. Merus, a Dutch biotech, will need to complete a larger, randomized study to prove more definitively that its drug can extend the lives of patients with head and neck cancer beyon

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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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Atopic Dermatitis Associated With Higher Dementia Risk

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Through a comprehensive review and meta-analysis, researchers identified the correlation between atopic dermatitis and dementia.

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Turning the page: Novo’s CEO transition reflects Big Pharma’s era of change

PharmaVoice

Turnover of the top execs at pharma giants like J&J, AbbVie and Merck in the last few years illustrates the seismic industry shifts that often accompany leadership changes.

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Evernorth Benefit Option Will Cap Wegovy, Zepbound Monthly Cost at $200

Drug Topics

The new program aims to reduce costs for patients, with savings estimated at as much as $3600 per year.

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FDA Approves Mepolizumab for Treatment of Patients With COPD and an Eosinophilic Phenotype

Pharmacy Times

Mepolizumab gains FDA approval as a promising add-on therapy for COPD patients with eosinophilic phenotype, reducing exacerbation rates significantly.

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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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The Common Trends in Hepatitis Vaccine Uptake, Hesitancy

Drug Topics

During Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month, Jeff Goad, PharmD, MPH, joined Over the Counter to discuss hepatitis vaccines and the common trends pharmacists in this space should keep in mind.

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FDA asks mRNA vaccine makers to widen age range for rare heart risk warning

STAT

In another sign of growing scrutiny over Covid-19 vaccines, the Food and Drug Administration has asked the two makers of mRNA vaccines to widen the age range of boys and young men that their labels say are at risk for a rare side effect causing heart inflammation. The letters, first reported by CBS News , asked Moderna and partners Pfizer and BioNTech to make updates to safety information based on new studies of myocarditis or pericarditis or both after vaccination.

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FDA Grants Interchangeability Designation to Ustekinumab-Aauz for Stelara

Drug Topics

Pharmacists can substitute ustekinumab with the biosimilar at the pharmacy level, depending on their state laws.

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Opinion: The new era of individualized medicine requires a ‘genetic surgery’ system

STAT

In 2018, my daughter, Mila, became the first person in the world to receive a medicine designed for one person, an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) called “ milasen.” Last week, the world received the breaking news that a baby named KJ had received the first personalized CRISPR treatment — one that may save his life. Just as technology is revealing thousands of genetic conditions behind previously unexplained symptoms, Mila and KJ’s stories are proving an entirely new

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T-DXd Demonstrates Safety, Efficacy After Pyrotinib Therapy Failure in Patients With HER2+ Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) yielded favorable outcomes and improved survival rates.

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Mixed outcomes for pharma in big week for FDA adcomms

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There was good news for Johnson & Johnson at this week's ODAC meetings, but not for Roche, UroGen, and Pfizer

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Pharmacists Can Improve Patient Safety With Behavior Change Communication

Pharmacy Times

Counseling for behavior change helps patients understand the importance of their medications and make positive changes.

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Sanofi buys Vigil Neuroscience for $470m in Alzheimer’s push

Pharmaceutical Technology

Sanofi has agreed to acquire Vigil Neuroscience in a $470m deal, nearly a year after investing an initial $40m in the company.

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FDA Approves Ranibizumab Injection for Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy

Pharmacy Times

Ranibizumab injection (Susvimo; Genentech) could offer long-lasting vision preservation and reduce the need for frequent injections in patients with diabetic retinopathy.

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Uncertainty in CRISPR world and the start of more M&A

STAT

What was the mood like at a big gene therapy conference last week? Why is Novo Nordisk’s CEO stepping down? And why has Adam been in such a good mood? We discuss all that and more on this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. We chat about M&A deals picking up, leadership changes at Novo, and recent FDA advisory committee meetings for cancer drugs.

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The Mentorship Model: Cultivating Resilience and Leadership in Palliative Care Pharmacy

Pharmacy Times

At the 2025 SPPCP Virtual Conference, Carolyn Hall, PharmD, BCPS, and Maria Felton Lowry, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, presented a comprehensive and practical framework for pharmacy professionals to build effective, adaptable mentorship relationships.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about rising drug prices, Cigna’s plan for weight loss drugs, and more

STAT

Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are once again hovering over the soggy Pharmalot campus right now, but our spirits remain sunny, nonetheless. Why? We will trot out a bit of insight from the Morning Mayor, who would say “Every new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift.” To celebrate the notion, we are brewing still more cups of stimulation and invite you to join us.

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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

As Republicans in Congress push through a tax and immigration package that includes provisions that would cut Medicaid eligibility, Providence CEO Erik Wexler has a stark warning to lawmakers: the challenges facing healthcare amount to a national security issue.

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Sanofi makes Alzheimer's play with Vigil takeover

pharmaphorum

Sanofi bids to add a drug candidate for Alzheimer's disease to its neurology pipeline via the acquisition of US biotech Vigil Neuroscience

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Risk of Cardiovascular Event Increases With Rising Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Patients With ASCVD

Pharmacy Times

With each increase in lipoprotein(a) level in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), there was a corresponding increase in risk of experiencing an ASCVD event.

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