December, 2021

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From patient engagement to patient centricity

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Words matter. In the pharma industry, “patient engagement” and “patient centricity” might seem like interchangeable bits of corporate jargon. But the difference between them is not like the choice between “agreeing” and “aligning” or “getting together later” and “taking this offline.” Going from the vital activity of patient engagement to the more encompassing state of patient centricity requires big steps in the evolution of new-drug discovery, development, and delivery.

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New inhaled SARS-CoV-2 antibody treatment set to enter clinical trials

Outsourcing Pharma

Memo Therapeutics AG will receive CHF 10.5m (US $11.4m) from the Swiss government to clinically develop a SARS-CoV-2 antibody against COVID-19, allowing it to start Phase 1 studies in Q1, 2022.

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After court-ordered injunctions, Cleveland Clinic, HCA and other providers hit pause on workforce vaccine mandates

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After court-ordered injunctions, Cleveland Clinic, HCA and other providers hit pause on workforce vaccine mandates. dmuoio. Fri, 12/03/2021 - 16:30.

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2022 Predictions From the Front-Lines of Pharma Digital Advertising

Pharma Marketing Network

The pharma industry has been slower to embrace digital technologies than other less-regulated sectors but the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly changed this long-standing mindset. In 2020 and 2021, we saw pharma forced to become more flexible and open-minded than ever before. In this article, R.J. Lewis, Founder & CEO of eHealthcare Solutions and Tap Native, offers his top ten predictions for what’s ahead for pharma in 2022.

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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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How to Generate a Good number of PCD Pharma Enquires?

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When you run a PCD Pharma Company , your prime objective is to earn profit. For that,it is essential to generate a greater number of queries. When you do it, the business performs well. When it performs well, you enhance your market position. Bigger sales mean your company is viewed as a successful company. What are the different ways of generating enquiries?

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Cancer clinical trial recruitment drops by 60% during pandemic

Pharma Times

In a new report from The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), data from cancer trials alongside assessments from clinicians and patients aims to provide guidance on how to improve services

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Pfizer buys immuno-inflammatory firm Arena Pharmaceuticals for $6.7b

Outsourcing Pharma

The pharmaceutical company currently has several promising treatments in development for gastroenterological, dermatological, and cardiological conditions.

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Out-of-pocket costs may play larger role in telehealth visits than in-person care: survey

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Out-of-pocket costs may play larger role in telehealth visits than in-person care: survey. rtorrence. Fri, 12/03/2021 - 16:07.

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Getting Creative with Sustainability | How Pharma Engages

Pharma Marketing Network

Big pharma has compelling reasons to change the way business gets done. The wave of interest in sustainability follows the value chain from top-tier pharmaceutical companies to their suppliers of every size. Leaders are hard at work focusing their efforts on how to use sustainability as a platform for innovation. Step one is to assess your corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and ensure actions are integrated across the organization.

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Insilico Medicine launches trial for AI-discovered drug

Outsourcing Pharma

The artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery company has dosed its first healthy volunteer in a trial for a candidate to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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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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Is artificial intelligence the best tool for drug discovery?

Outsourcing Pharma

According to a leader from Cytoreason, AI isnât necessarily the best or only tool suited to discover new and novel therapiesâit might take a human touch.

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UCB chases after Argenx with FcRN drug for myasthenia gravis

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UCB has the positive result it was hoping for in its phase 3 trial of anti-neonatal FC receptor (FcRn) antibody rozanolixizumab for autoimmune disease generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG), setting up regulatory filings next year. The MycarinG study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a “statistically significant and clinically meaningful” improvement from baseline in the myasthenia gravis-activities of daily living (MG-ADL) score, said the Belgian drugmaker.

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Sanofi buys US immuno-oncology biotech Amunix for $1 billion

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Sanofi has bolstered its immuno-oncology pipeline with a $1 billion agreement to acquire Amunix Pharma of the US – its fourth bolt-on deal of 2021. South San Francisco-based Amunix specialises in T-cell engager and cytokine-based treatments for solid tumours, and is planning to advance its lead programme AMX-818 – a cell-based therapy which targets HER2-expressing cancers – into the clinic next year.

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Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm is rejected by EU advisors

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The EMA’s human medicines committee has said it cannot approve Biogen and Eisai’s Alzheimer’s disease therapy Aduhelm, saying it was unconvinced by the data submitted for the drug. The companies had already indicated that the CHMP looked likely to turn down their marketing application for Aduhelm (aducanumab), but the decision nevertheless is a heavy blow, coming as take-up of the drug has pretty much stalled in the US.

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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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J&J goes after another FDA approval for a cancer bispecific

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Johnson & Johnson’s much-touted crop of bispecific antibodies for cancer generated its first commercial product in May, and the drugmaker has now filed for FDA approval of a second candidate. The latest to reach the regulatory stage is teclistamab, one of two bispecifics for multiple myeloma in the late-stage pipeline of J&J’s Janssen division stemming from its longstanding and fertile collaboration with Danish biotech Genmab.

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US health department backs 15 COVID-focused digital health startups

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A group of 15 digital health startups have joined a programme set up by the US federal government to address health inequality and mitigate the effects if the COVID-19 pandemic. The PandemicX accelerator, launched by the Department of Health and Human Services, is focused on “using digital tools and publicly accessible data to eliminate disparities and tackle drivers of inequity exacerbated by COVID-19.” Companies that have been invited to take part will get “curriculum, mentor

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Boehringer-backed digital health academy set for launch in UK

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An online training academy that aims to raise the digital skills of NHS health and care workers is due to open its virtual doors next March, according to the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA). The Digital Health Academy – developed with pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim – is part of a drive to get digital health tools and apps used more routinely in the management of health conditions, according to ORCHA.

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Carbon Health launches new program with continuous glucose monitors to assess diabetes risk

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Carbon Health launches new program with continuous glucose monitors to assess diabetes risk. rtorrence. Wed, 12/01/2021 - 17:47.

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AI-based drug discovery firm BenevolentAI cuts SPAC deal

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UK artificial intelligence specialist BenevolentAI has said it will float on the Amsterdam Euronext exchange in what is being touted as Europe’s largest ever special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal. BenevolentAI will merge with Odyssey Acquisition, a SPAC set up by investment bankers Michael and Yoel Zaoui that lists former Sanofi chief executive Olivier Brandicourt among its advisors – in a deal that will raise some €390 million in proceeds.

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MHRA okays GSK’s Xevudy as data suggest it works against Omicron

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The UK medicines regulator has approved GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotech’s antibody for COVID-19, Xevudy, which has been shown to be effective against the new Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 in lab testing. Xevudy (sotrovimab) is the second COVID-19 antibody to be approved by the MHRA after Roche/Regeneron’s Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab), which got a green light during the summer.

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HHS: Telehealth use in Medicare increased 63-fold last year with behavioral health increasing the most

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HHS: Telehealth use in Medicare increased 63-fold last year with behavioral health increasing the most. rking. Fri, 12/03/2021 - 16:14.

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FDA sets out its stall on digital tools for remote clinical trials

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The FDA has published draft guidance on how digital health technologies (DHTs) like smart and wearable devices can be used to capture data remotely from patients in clinical trials – an approach that has come to the fore since the start of the pandemic. The new guidance sets out the regulator’s current thinking on how trial sponsors to incorporate DHTs in the design of studies of drugs or medical devices.

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Amazon launches new elder care subscription service Alexa Together with emergency assistance, fall detection

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon launches new elder care subscription service Alexa Together with emergency assistance, fall detection. rtorrence. Wed, 12/08/2021 - 11:21.

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Michael J. Fox Foundation significantly expands Parkinson’s study

Outsourcing Pharma

The Parkinsonâs Progression Markers Initiative, built using Evidation Healthâs research platform, aims to triple enrollment and recruit online participants.

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AMA: Medicare physician fee schedule spending dropped nearly $14B last year due to COVID-19

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AMA: Medicare physician fee schedule spending dropped nearly $14B last year due to COVID-19. rking. Fri, 12/03/2021 - 12:25.

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CVS inks tech partnership with Microsoft to accelerate its 'digital-first' strategy

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CVS inks tech partnership with Microsoft to accelerate its 'digital-first' strategy. hlandi. Thu, 12/02/2021 - 06:26.

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Hack targets Planned Parenthood, exposing personal information of 400K patients

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Hack targets Planned Parenthood, exposing personal information of 400K patients. rtorrence. Fri, 12/03/2021 - 10:13.

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Leveraging augmented analytics to drive better business decisions

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In early 2020, health officials were cautious about forecasting a COVID-19 vaccine timeline to the public, as vaccine discovery was a historically laborious process that took years (if not decades). Yet a successful COVID-19 vaccine gained emergency approval in just 11 months, a blistering pace that likely saved millions of lives. Such a fast turnaround would not have been possible without advanced analytics and the troves of intelligence that scientists had at their disposal.

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Hospitals across the country running out of beds, reducing surgeries amid latest COVID surge

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Hospitals across the country running out of beds, reducing surgeries amid latest COVID surge. hlandi. Sun, 12/12/2021 - 22:15.

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More than 40 organizations, unions urge OSHA to extend protections for healthcare workers

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More than 40 organizations, unions urge OSHA to extend protections for healthcare workers. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 15:57.

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With COVID-19 resurging, New York halts electives at 32 hospitals to preserve capacity

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With COVID-19 resurging, New York halts electives at 32 hospitals to preserve capacity. dmuoio. Tue, 12/07/2021 - 15:03.

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Health services M&A deals surged in 2021. Here are key trends that could impact deal-making next year, PwC reports

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Health services M&A deals surged in 2021. Here are key trends that could impact deal-making next year, PwC reports. hlandi. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 14:55.

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2022 forecast: Investors will double down on these hot digital health markets

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2022 forecast: Investors will double down on these hot digital health markets. hlandi. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 16:45.

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Digital health startups join HHS accelerator to tackle COVID health inequities

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Digital health startups join HHS accelerator to tackle COVID health inequities. rtorrence. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 11:06.

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