June, 2020

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10 indicted in $1.4B rural hospital fraudulent billing scheme: DOJ

Fierce Healthcare

10 indicted in $1.4B rural hospital fraudulent billing scheme: DOJ. pminemyer. Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:14.

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Human Connection is Paramount in These COVID-19 Days

Pharma Marketing Network

Marketing is challenging in these days of COVID-19 because each person and business is experiencing the virus in different ways. All are impacted and all are (trying) to adapt. Some are suffering, some are growing. Regardless of if you’re suffering or growing right now, you’re likely anxious and fearful about what will come next, and likely feeling more isolated than ever before, even if you’re more engaged than others.

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Accelerating your digital IQ for the next normal of customer engagement

pharmaphorum

COVID-19 has brought many changes to the pharmaceutical industry, among them a need to change how pharma companies engage with HCPs and transform their approach to digital channels. This webinar, held in association with Veeva, will present some exclusive market observations from before and during the COVID crisis and explain how pharmaceutical companies can increase their digital IQ and accelerate the move to digital.

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List of Top 10 PCD Pharma Companies in India

Fossil Remedies

PCD Pharma Companies are those companies, which provides products to its franchise partners and also distributorship rights and monopoly of marketing for the given geographic area or location. PCD Pharma means Propoganda Distribution. A PCD pharma company which gives products, support and brand name to its franchise partner is also called the “PCD pharma franchise company” or “pharma franchiser”.

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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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Can You Take Medicine on a Plane?

BuzzRx

Approximately 4.5 billion people board commercial airplanes and take to the skies each year. Global travel has never been more common. Yet, many people who take over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription medications worry about taking their medicines on an airplane, given that all checked-in and carry-on luggage is subject to screening. In the U.S., you are permitted to bring prescription drugs, OTC medications, medically required liquids, and medical supplies on a plane.

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Having a Kid During the COVID19 Pandemic - A personal experience

The Digital Apothecary

I have been relatively quiet for the past few months here, and I'd like to write about my recent experiences of navigating a pandemic with a newborn. To be frank, it's been a hectic ride. Third Trimester is Fun. Unless You're Panicking My wife entered the third trimester in February, by which time the news regarding how bad COVID-19 was going to be was a bit difficult.

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What Pharmaceutical Marketers Can Learn from the Coronavirus Response

Pharma Marketing Network

Many of us are now working from home. We’re accepting meeting invites that will be held via video conference and preparing to FaceTime our families after work. We are pivoting our lifestyles to fit the circumstances that COVID-19 has put us in. After lockdowns, isolations, and closures, we are starting to see the nation prepare to reopen. While New York City was one of the most severe areas for the pandemic, other regions of the state are ready to leave isolation.

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Unlocking health data to improve oncology outcomes

pharmaphorum

As use of real-world evidence increases there is an opportunity to improve the patient experience. In addition to key steps forward with the establishment of Health Data Research UK and NHSX, information governance will be key, as is alignment to UK and EU regulations such as the July 2019 DHSC Framework for the Value of NHS Research and GDPR.

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A CONCISE REVIEW ON LIPOSOMES DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

Pharma Tutor

ABOUT AUTHORS. BHANDARI SALONI *, KISHNANI KHUSHBOO, RATHORE KAMAL SINGH . BN College of Pharmacy, Udaipur-Raj. 313001. salonibhandari1996.sb@gmail.com. ABSTRACT. Liposomes are concentric bilayer vesicles, which were first developed by Bangham and his colleagues in 1961. They are highly efficient having high drug entrapment capacity. Due to their size, hydrophobic and lipophilic character they are most widely used vehicles for drug delivery.

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Will Your Insurance Cover Your Vitamins?

BuzzRx

Surveys have estimated that 77% of Americans take dietary supplements, and we spend approximately $35 billion yearly on these over-the-counter (OTC) products. The overwhelming majority (98%) of dietary supplements are minerals and vitamins. Some of these products are taken to treat specific symptoms, while others are taken as part of preventive health care practices because they are believed to prevent illness, boost immunity, aid weight loss , or supplement nutrition from dietary intake.

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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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Treatment of cystitis over the counter

Druggist

Cystitis is a common condition mainly affecting women; however, it can also affect men and children. Mild cystitis is usually a self-limiting condition, meaning it will go on its own. Some patients may need to see their GP, depending on symptoms and their duration. Treatment of cystitis over the counter involves pain management with commonly available analgesics and the symptomatic management with products available from a pharmacy and other stores.

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Codeine – It’s Complicated

Med Ed 101

I received a question about codeine and what to expect from its use. When I was first learning pharmacy back in the late 2000s, I saw a lot of codeine. Most frequently, I remember significant use of Tylenol #3. Thankfully, I don’t see it used very often anymore. Why do I say “thankfully”? Codeine kinetics […]. The post Codeine – It’s Complicated appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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Everything you need to know right now about Google’s third-party cookies replacement

Pharma Marketing Network

Earlier this year, Google Chrome announced that they would be phasing out 3rd-party cookies, a change that is expected to take place in 2022. Instead, the company will be using a less invasive solution called Privacy Sandbox, designed to protect user privacy while continuing to allow advertisers to accurately track and measure their digital campaigns.

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Ep. 002 – John Mack Podcast Transcript

Pharma Marketing Network

RJ Lewis (EHS): Hello, this is RJ Lewis and we’re back for Episode 2 with John Mack and Don Langsdorf, and we’re talking about the rebirth of Pharma Marketing and Pharma Guy. John Mack (PG): Thanks for the interview and I really appreciate talking about myself, but enough about me tell me about you and what you plan to do with pharma marketing?

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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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Ep. 003 – Ritesh Patel Podcast Transcript

Pharma Marketing Network

RJ Lewis (EHS): Hello, this is RJ Lewis from Pharma Marketing Network. I’ll be your host today. And I am very excited to have with us, Ritesh Patel. Ritesh sure most of you know him already. He’s known industry-wide. He’s the Chief Digital Officer for Health at Ogilvy. And he’s also a Pharma Marketing Network Editorial Advisory Board member.

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Can I Take Sulfonylureas With a Sulfa Allergy

Med Ed 101

Many patients are labeled as having a “sulfa allergy”. This is typically going to be from a reaction to sulfa antibiotics (i.e. sulfamethoxazole). Sulfonylureas are one of the drug classes that have sulfonamides as part of their chemical structure so therefore a theoretical cross-reactivity is possible. An estimated 3 – 6% of the population are […].

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2020 Gout Guidelines – Important Takeaways

Med Ed 101

Recently, the American College of Rheumatology released new 2020 gout guidelines. In these guidelines, there are 42 recommendations that reflect new clinical evidence since the release of the 2012 guidelines. Full text 2020 gout guidelines can be found here. One of the key highlights is the emphasis on treat-to-target urate-lowering therapy (ULT) rather than utilizing […].

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Recommended Separation for Nitrates and PDE-5 Inhibitors

Med Ed 101

Avanafil, sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil are PDE-5 inhibitors available in the USA and indicated for erectile dysfunction. PDE-5 inhibitors prevent the breakdown of cGMP and it is also one of the drug classes that interacts with nitrates. Nitrates are one of the important medications to manage angina and other cardiovascular diseases. Nitrates increase cGMP which […].

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Can I Mix Nebulized Medications? Including Revefenacin

Med Ed 101

The administration procedure for inhalation therapy with nebulizers can be very lengthy and time-consuming. Because of this, many providers, pharmacists, nurses, and respiratory therapists could benefit from knowing which aerosolized medications may be combined to shorten this process. Patients also often ask, “Can I Mix Nebulized Medications”?

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Ep. 003 – Ritesh Patel Podcast Transcript

Pharma Marketing Network

RJ Lewis (EHS): Hello, this is RJ Lewis from Pharma Marketing Network. I’ll be your host today. And I am very excited to have with us, Ritesh Patel. Ritesh sure most of you know him already. He’s known industry-wide. He’s the Chief Digital Officer for Health at Ogilvy. And he’s also a Pharma Marketing Network Editorial Advisory Board member.

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Ep. 007 – Holly Henry and Kamran Shah Podcast Transcript

Pharma Marketing Network

RJ (PMN): Hi this is RJ Lewis, your host of the pharma marketing network podcast and I’m excited today to have with me a couple of executives from Klick Health to talk about CCPA. We have Holly Henry on the phone who is the chief medical officer of klick, and we also have Kamran Shah who is the EVP of technology and media. Welcome to the podcast!

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Ep. 006 – Mark Stinson & Bob Baurys Podcast Transcript

Pharma Marketing Network

Don (PMN): Hi good morning everyone, welcome to the pharma marketing podcast. I’m your host Don Langsdorf and I am here today with Bob Baurys and Mark Stinson from 83Bar and also the authors of patient activation. Bob and Mark thanks for joining us today. Bob (83Bar): Great to be here. Mark (83Bar): Yea thank you. Don (PMN): Wonderful. I think it would help our listeners to know a little bit about you first before we jump into the meat of the interview here.

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BCMTMS Exam Change, Free Book, and One Time Discount!

Med Ed 101

I am happy with the content we have put together for the BCMTMS exam and have received some nice comments from newly board-certified customers just like this one: “Hi Eric, I just wanted to let you know that I took your BCMTMS review course and I just found out I passed the exam. I worked […]. The post BCMTMS Exam Change, Free Book, and One Time Discount!

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Merging Religious Holistic and Scientific Aspect of Basic infection control practices Isolation Hand washing and Bathing to assist infection control in COVID - A Union Therapy Initiative

Pharma Tutor

ABOUT AUTHORS 1 Kanishk Kala, 2 Dr Rupinder Kaur Sodhi 1 Research Scholar Pharmacy Chandigarh College of Pharmacy IK Gujral PTU Punjab 2 Guide Pharmacology Chandigarh College of Pharmacy IK Gujral PTU Punjab. ABSTRACT. At present time COVID-19 has become a global threat. In spite of modern technology The medical management of the said disease is not yet accomplished.

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Corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) : The epidemic and the challenges

Pharma Tutor

ABOUT AUTHORS : Disha Chouhana*1, Dr. Rajesh Mujariya2. 1*Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Research , Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India. 2Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Research , Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India. rajeshmujariya@gmail.com. ABSTRACT : There is a new public health crises threatening the world with the emergence and spread of 2019 novel corona virus (2019-nCoV) or the severe acute respiratory syndrome coro

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Challenges of Medication Administration in Parkinson’s

Med Ed 101

Parkinson’s disorder can be incredibly challenging to manage. The progression of the disease and its complications can make Parkinson’s very difficult for patients and clinicians. In addition to the disease itself, medication administration in Parkinson’s can provide additional hurdles to navigate. Here are some of the most common challenges I’ve seen in clinical practice associated […].

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Six Sigma in Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharma Tutor

CHAURASIYA AMRITA*, ARORA RIMJHIM, RATHORE KS, CHUNDAWAT AVS . Faculty of Pharmacy, BN University, Udaipur- Raj.313001 rimjhim.arora30@gmail.com*. ABSTRACT. Six Sigma is a highly disciplined activity that focuses on growing and giving near perfect product and services. Six Sigma focuses what is important to customer. It reduces defects in process variation so that virtually all the products or services provided meet customer expectations.

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Ep. 001 – John Mack Podcast Transcript

Pharma Marketing Network

RJ Lewis (EHS): Hello, this is RJ Lewis, the Founder, and CEO of eHealthcare Solutions. And I’m excited about today’s podcast. With me, today is John Mack, the original creator of Pharma Marketing and also known as Pharma Guy from far and wide. And I also have with me Don Langsdorf who’s our Director of Digital Solutions and Strategy.

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COVID – 19 DIAGNOSIS : A SHORT REVIEW

Pharma Tutor

ABOUT AUTHORS. Swarupananda Mukherjee*, Sohini Bera, Moumoyee Chakraborty . NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata – Group of Institutions, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, 124, B L Saha Road, Kolkata, India * Swarupananda.mukherjee@nshm.com. ABSTRACT : Corona viruses are a family of enveloped, positive stranded, single stranded RNA viruses. This corona virus family consists of pathogens of several human and animal species including SARS-CoV, NovelCOVID-19 but now referred to as SARS-CoV-2 by th

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Review Article on Floating Drug Delivery System

Pharma Tutor

ABOUT AUTHORES . AKASH GUPTA M.Pharm (pharmaceutics). akashav88@gmail.com. Kota college of pharmacy,ranpur, kota - 325003. ABSTRACT. The purpose of writing this review on floating drug delivery systems (FDDS) was to The recent developments of FDDS including the physiological and formulation variables affecting gastric retention, approaches to design single-unit and multiple-unit floating systems, and their classification and formulation aspects are covered in detail.

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Ep. 005 – Dave Chase Podcast Transcript

Pharma Marketing Network

Don (PMN): Hi welcome. This is Don Langsdorf with the Pharma Marketing Network pleased to welcome today Dave Chase, co-founder of the Health Rosetta. Good morning, Dave. Thanks for coming on the podcast and if you wouldn’t mind, could tell us a little bit about yourself. Dave (HR): Sure. Thanks for having me on. Quick background on myself. I started my career in consulting implementing systems inside of a couple dozen different hospitals and then I went on to find Microsoft’s healthc