Wed.Mar 01, 2023

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CMS Not Willing To Expand Alzheimer's Drug Coverage

Drug Topics

CMS has no plans to change their coverage and approval process, which the Alzheimer's Association believes is standing between patients and treatment.

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FDA-USPTO collaboration initiatives should be evidence-based, prioritize innovation

PhRMA

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are in the process of considering new collaboration initiatives aimed at biopharmaceutical patents. As outlined in a recent public statement and written comments , PhRMA appreciates the agencies seeking public participation on important innovation policy issues and we strongly support the agencies stated commitment to “ensuring our innovation system strikes the appropriate balance—encouraging me

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The Cost of Keeping Proper Inventory

Drug Topics

How can technology help pharmacists manage inventory—and the associated costs?

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Woman of the Week: Denali Therapeutics’ Cindy Dunkle

PharmaVoice

As chief people officer, Dunkle is harnessing the company’s unique culture to foster innovation.

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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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DEA Proposes New Telemedicine Regulations

Drug Topics

The DEA is hoping to expand health care accessibility while also safeguarding from incorrectly prescribing medication.

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Pfizer, Viatris and more must face 'overarching conspiracy' claims in generic price-fixing suit

Fierce Pharma

Pfizer, Viatris and more must face 'overarching conspiracy' claims in generic price-fixing suit aliu Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:03

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Do R&D costs justify the price of drugs? Nope, new study says

PharmaVoice

A BMJ study found that spending on drug sales vastly outstripped spending on drug development.

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Cleveland Clinic closes Q4 strong but ultimately logs $1.2B net loss for 2022

Fierce Healthcare

Cleveland Clinic closes Q4 strong but ultimately logs $1.

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Eli Lilly slashes insulin prices by 70%, caps out-of-pocket costs in major access overhaul

Fierce Pharma

Eli Lilly slashes insulin prices by 70%, caps out-of-pocket costs in major access overhaul fkansteiner Wed, 03/01/2023 - 08:40

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Bright Health staring down bankruptcy, needs to raise $300M, execs say

Fierce Healthcare

Bright Health staring down bankruptcy, needs to raise $300M, execs say pminemyer Wed, 03/01/2023 - 14:40

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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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STAT+: CRISPR patent fight redux? A new battle is brewing among biotechs over next-gen gene-editing tools

STAT

Genome editing summits are generally friendly, nerdy affairs, but for a moment at a Lisbon hotel last June, the conversation at the FASEB genome engineering conference grew tense. Tessera Therapeutics chief scientist Michael Holmes had just finished presenting a much-anticipated peek at a technology the company had previously said could “ revolutionize genetic medicine ” and “cure nearly any genetic disease.

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Northwest Permanente P.C. subsidiary, XR startup launch CPR training with holographic patients

Fierce Healthcare

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Target adds drive-up returns to its curbside services

Drug Store News

Target will begin enabling customers to make drive-up product returns at its stores this spring, with plans to offer the service at all of its stores by the end of summer.

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BCBSA: Broader site-neutral payment policies would save $471B over 10 years

Fierce Healthcare

BCBSA: Broader site-neutral payment policies would save $471B over 10 years dmuoio Wed, 03/01/2023 - 14:20

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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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Ask Your Pharmacist makes its debut

Drug Store News

Ask Your Pharmacist was launched to bring attention and recognition to all of the services pharmacists offer their communities.

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STAT+: Bell Labs for biology: Why Salesforce, Meta, and ByteDance are betting on AI protein design

STAT

It’s an author affiliation that would make even the most seasoned scientist do a double take: New research on artificial intelligence-powered protein design, written by researchers at, of all places, Salesforce. From Meta to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, nearly every tech company has research programs on large language models, the foundational technology behind text-generating AI tools like ChatGPT.

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House oversight panel launches new probe into major PBM tactics

Fierce Healthcare

House oversight panel launches new probe into major PBM tactics rking Wed, 03/01/2023 - 15:09

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Eli Lilly cuts prices for some insulin products, but some are wary

STAT

Eli Lilly, one of the largest makers of insulin, said Wednesday it would make dramatic cuts to the prices of several of its older insulin products in an effort to lower costs for consumers whose insulin is not fully paid for by insurance. It also expanded its program to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 for people who do have health insurance. The moves come amid a public and political uproar over the price of insulin.

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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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Privia Health nets $17.8M in profit in Q4 as it eyes national expansion of provider network

Fierce Healthcare

Privia Health nets $17.

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Covid-19 surveillance added new burdens on essential workers — and gave them little data to protect their health

STAT

At the peak of the pandemic, essential workers faced rampant tech-based surveillance, from overhead infrared thermometers to wearables that tracked their proximity to one another. These technologies forced employees to adjust the way they worked and sometimes made their workplaces less safe. They also didn’t offer workers clear and accurate information that would help them protect their health, according to a new report by the nonprofit Data & Society.

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Tactics and Strategies for Designing an Ideal Lentiviral Vector Platform

BioPharm

There is growing pressure for robust and economically scalable viral-vector manufacturing technologies.

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Sally Hansen, Peeps once again bring spring vibes to at-home manicures

Drug Store News

The latest Sally Hansen Insta-Dri X Peeps collection comes in seven shades, including a sugar texture for a finish that mimics the feel of sugar-coated Peeps.

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EU Gmp Annex 1 - Impact on Cleaning & Disinfection

ISPE

EU Gmp Annex 1 - Impact on Cleaning & Disinfection Trudy Patterson Wed, 03/01/2023 - 06:00 White Paper — Sponsored Content EU Gmp Annex 1 - Impact on Cleaning & Disinfection 1 March 2023 Cleaning and microbial contamination control are critical focus areas in pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Robust cleaning and disinfection programs are needed to meet the required cleanroom microbial grades, to prevent cross contamination and subsequent microbial contamination of products.

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Kiss Products’ imPress simplifies lash application

Drug Store News

ImPress Press-On Falsies use a pre-bonded lash technology that eliminates the need for glue, the company said.

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Water Needs in Pharma Quality Control

ISPE

Water Needs in Pharma Quality Control Trudy Patterson Wed, 03/01/2023 - 06:38 White Paper — Sponsored Content Water Needs in Pharma Quality Control 1 March 2023 Water is one of the most widely used substances in the pharmaceutical industry. It functions as an ingredient, a cleaning agent, a reagent, a solvent and a product, throughout the drug discovery process, from the initial identification of potential drug targets, all the way to the manufacture and quality control of the final product.

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Giant kicks off free Zoom nutrition classes

Drug Store News

Giant is celebrating National Nutrition Month in March with free, live classes via Zoom for families and chefs of all ages.

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UK partnership set to revolutionise oligonucleotide manufacture

European Pharmaceutical Review

A new £2.7 million collaboration between the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), AstraZeneca, Novartis, and The University of Manchester aims to revolutionise oligonucleotide manufacture. The three-year project is planned to translate “…approaches to oligonucleotide synthesis into sustainable manufacturing processes. We are hopeful that this collaboration will… ensure the widest possible access to this emerging class of therapeutics,” shared Sarah Lovelock, Senior Lecturer at Manchester I

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Opinion: HHS’s Environmental Justice Index institutionalizes climate apartheid

STAT

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has for decades ignored its responsibility to enforce civil rights laws, as I argued last year in a First Opinion essay. Doing nothing to protect minority populations from inequitable health harms resulting from the health care industry’s greenhouse gas emissions constitutes environmental and institutional racism.

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Computed tomography for in-depth investigation of freeze-dried products

European Pharmaceutical Review

Three-dimensional images using computed tomography (CT) provide a valuable, non‑invasive insight into the inner morphology of freeze-dried products. This technology allows the pore structure to be visualised in a similar way to scanning electron microscopy. It enables the detection and traceability of structural alterations and/or impurities as well as verification of the container closure integrity.

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CBDistillery launches Microdose Synergy+ THC & CBD line

Drug Store News

The new line includes tincture and soft gel products.

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US FDA approves Regeneron-Sanofi’s Kevzara to treat polymyalgia rheumatica

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi ’s Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in adult patients. Kevzara has been approved as the first and only biologic indicated for PMR adult patients who did not respond to corticosteroids or who cannot tolerate corticosteroid taper.

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Upsher-Smith, NASPA recognize 47 pharmacists with 2022 NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award

Drug Store News

This annual award, overseen by NASPA and sponsored by Upsher-Smith, honors innovators in the pharmacy field.

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Precision medicine company Tempus inks 3rd major pharma deal, securing nearly $1B revenue boost

Fierce Healthcare

Precision medicine company Tempus inks 3rd major pharma deal, securing nearly $1B revenue boost hlandi Wed, 03/01/2023 - 11:32

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