Drug Topics

AUGUST 23, 2023

The CDC and WHO are currently tracking several variants that are driving the majority of new cases around the world.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 23, 2023

By embracing collaboration, optimizing work hours, and prioritizing patient care, pharmacy technicians are leading the charge towards an inclusive, technologically advanced, and patient-focused era in pharmaceutical practice.

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Drug Topics

AUGUST 23, 2023

One in 5 women report mistreatment during maternity care, employers see rise in mental health challenges, and Microsoft teams up with Epic to increase the use of AI in healthcare.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 23, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence is a type of self-learning software that can increase the time pharmacists can allocate to patients, improve medication adherence, and allow patients to access health data on a whim.

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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.

Drug Topics

AUGUST 23, 2023

Predisposing factors contributing to development of acne in both groups were the use of concomitant medications associated with acne, family history of acne, and a medical history of acne.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 23, 2023

Patients with pancreatic cancer who took benzodiazepine lorazepam had a shorter progression-free survival than those who took benzodiazepine alprazolam.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 23, 2023

Kristin Glezman, PharmD, owner and pharmacist in charge of the independent pharmacy in Denison, Texas, takes pride in caring for the local community.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

Of the 103 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the U.S., an estimated one-third have led to long Covid — a condition that ranges in severity, but can be debilitating. A new study suggests that even more people may be suffering from the post-viral syndrome without having ever received an official diagnosis of Covid-19. The study , published Wednesday in Neurology, Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation , was small, examining only 29 patients.

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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 23, 2023

Relapses of MIS-C occurred in 2 patients due to rapid tapering of corticosteroids at 2 weeks instead of the standard protocol of 4 to 6 weeks.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

Executives from the shuttered digital health company Pear Therapeutics are launching a new VC firm, offering early access to new startups formed by serial biotech entrepreneur Bob Langer. Former Pear CEO Corey McCann and former licensing head Michael Langer formed the new firm, T.rx Capital, earlier this year, according to three people with knowledge of the firm and documents reviewed by STAT.

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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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Pharmacy Times

AUGUST 23, 2023

The drug showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy results across key subgroups.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

To most people on the planet, the Covid-19 pandemic is over. But for many scientists who have been tracking the largest global infectious disease event in the era of molecular biology, there is still a step that the virus that caused it, SARS-CoV-2, hasn’t yet taken. It has not fallen into a predictable seasonal pattern of the type most respiratory pathogens follow.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 23, 2023

The healthcare industry has suffered fewer but larger cybersecurity breaches in the first half of 2023, suggesting a shift in targets and tactics among attackers, wrote cybersecurity firm Critical | An analysis of 308 reported data breaches suggests cyberattackers have shifted their focus from email phishing to network servers as well as to vulnerabilities in the healthcare supply chain.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

The number of gender-affirming surgeries taking place in the U.S. nearly tripled between 2016 and 2019, according to new national estimates from a cohort study in JAMA Network Open. Over 48,000 people got some type of gender-affirming surgery between 2016-2020, with a slight decrease in the number of surgeries performed in 2020, likely because of the pandemic.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 23, 2023

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration delivered a split decision on a surgical system used in a controversial blood pressure treatment called renal denervation.  The panel, whose advice the FDA typically follows, voted that the system developed by ReCor Medical was safe and effective. It voted that the benefits of a system developed by Medtronic, however, did not outweigh the risks.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 23, 2023

EHR giant Epic unveiled Tuesday new third-party vendor programs to replace the app market it shut down late last year. | The company has now developed four programs for third-party vendors that will be available in the 'showroom': cornerstone partners, pals, partners and member services.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

The multibillion-dollar hunt for what many drugmakers hope will be the next big immunotherapy target has had no shortage of twists and tea-leaf- reading. In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, it got another. Roche confirmed it accidentally released interim data from a closely watched clinical trial testing whether blocking that target — a protein on T cells known as TIGIT — can enable non-small lung cancer patients to live longer than standard immunotherapy alone.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

AUGUST 23, 2023

Constipation is common, but that doesn’t make it any less uncomfortable. You’ll understand the desire for quick relief if you’ve ever experienced bloating, straining to poop, or passing hard, lumpy stools. About 16% of American adults experience constipation , and the number is even higher (33%) in adults 60 or older. What you eat also significantly impacts the frequency and ease of going to the bathroom.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

In recent weeks, you may have seen alarming headlines about how leprosy might become “endemic” in Florida. As a physician in Florida who specializes in treating leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, this case report was not “news” to us in the field: We have known for some time about endemic cases of leprosy. However, given how rare the disease is in the state, there is no cause for alarm — despite the fearful headline.

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Fierce Pharma

AUGUST 23, 2023

In October of last year, GSK laid out a plan to double its business in China by 2025, with much of that expansion dependent upon the succe | In October of last year, GSK laid out a plan to double its business in China by 2025, with much of that expansion dependent upon the success of shingles vaccine Shingrix. On Wednesday, GSK left little doubt about the benefit of Shingrix as it reported 100% efficacy from a post-licensing trial of the shot.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

AUGUST 23, 2023

Mitazalimab has received orphan drug designation status by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer, its manufacturer Alligator Bioscience has announced. A human CD40 agonistic antibody targeting CD40, mitazalimab kickstarts the cancer-immunity cycle by priming and activating tumour-specific T cells. Targeting CD40 with mitazalimab has the potential to augment responses to chemotherapy.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

Apellis Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that it had identified “internal structural variations” in a type of needle used by doctors to prepare syringes of its eye disease drug Syfovre as a possible cause of severe eye inflammation reported in patients receiving the treatment — but the company stopped short of definitively linking the needle to the cases.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 23, 2023

There has been record demand for youth mental health services in the past few years. U.S. | Daybreak Health aims to advance access and equity to mental health resources for youth across the country by focusing on the place they spend the majority of their time — school.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

Hello and happy Wednesday from STAT’s London outpost, with Andrew Joseph here filling in for Ed. While you fire up the coffee pot, we’re doing a bit of post-lunch cleanup, but still of course have time to offer you the latest in pharma headlines.  In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the multibillion-dollar hunt for what many drugmakers hope will be the next big immunotherapy target had its latest twist , STAT details.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 23, 2023

Eli Lilly and Company ’s highly selective and potent RET kinase inhibitor for advanced medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) has demonstrated superior progression-free survival (PFS) compared to approved multikinase inhibitors. These topline results are from an interim efficacy analysis of a Phase III study that compared Retevmo ® (selpercatinib) against multikinase inhibitors (MKIs) cabozantinib or vandetanib.

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STAT

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Opill , the first over-the-counter access birth control pill , in a monumental and long overdue win for reproductive and public health care. This FDA ruling will significantly expand access to high-quality contraception for folks across the country. However, true access will require affordability, too.

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Fierce Pharma

AUGUST 23, 2023

After floating the idea earlier this month, Mallinckrodt has formally declared its intention to kick off another round of bankruptcy proceedings in the coming days. | After floating the idea earlier this month, Mallinckrodt has formally declared its intention to kick off another round of bankruptcy proceedings in the coming days. But questions remain on just how much the move will affect the company’s looming opioid payouts.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 23, 2023

Chapter <86> Bacterial Endotoxins Test Using Recombinant Reagents, proposed by the USP Microbiology Expert Committee, is now published as a General Announcement. This is in advance of the official open comment period, according to USP. Comments are welcome from 1 November 2023 to 31 January 2024. The new standard was proposed by the committee earlier in 2023.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

AUGUST 23, 2023

Atogepant is the first and only once-daily oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist (gepant) approved in the European Union (EU) for the prophylaxis of migraine in adults. AbbVie has announced that their drug atogepant (brand name AQUIPTA ® ) has been approved by the European Commission for migraine prophylaxis in adults who experience four or more migraine days per month.

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 23, 2023

The HeLa cell line’s contributions to medical science were obtained without permission, and now biotechs profiting from its use are answering for it.

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Outsourcing Pharma

AUGUST 23, 2023

With so many advanced therapies on the horizon, the next few years are poised to be one of significant progress for patients with over 2000 cell and gene therapies in active clinical trials globally.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

AUGUST 23, 2023

What is liposuction? | Liposuction candidates | Cost | Factors that affect cost | Additional expenses | What to expect | How to save Liposuction is a procedure that extracts fat from under the skin to help reshape thighs, abdomen, back, face, and buttocks to create a thinner appearance. Treating one area costs around $3,637 , but this price does not include initial consultation, anesthesia, pain medications, or the facility fee.

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Drug Store News

AUGUST 23, 2023

The retail partnership will consist of seven color depositing masks in trending shades, as well as a clear glossing treatment.

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