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Q&A: How PBM Practices Were Uncovered in the Ohio Medicaid Program

Drug Topics

Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors, CEO of 46brooklyn Research, and pharmacy benefits expert, discussed his role in uncovering PBM practices and pharmacy consulting.

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Opinion: I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me

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Florida has just banned fluoride in public water , becoming the second state to do so. It’s part of decadeslong battle that has heated up in recent years. Local governments debate whether it belongs in the water supply. Parents question safety. Pseudoscience clouds public perception. Often, the conversation is framed as a domestic ideological battle between personal liberty and public health mandates.

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Roche takes new antibiotic into phase 3 for 'urgent threat'

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Roche is moving its antibiotic zosurabalpin into phase 3 for CRAB, potentially a big step forward in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

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Eli Lilly to expand pain pipeline with $1bn SiteOne buyout

Pharmaceutical Technology

The deal tees up a pain treatment market rivalry with Vertex Pharmaceuticals as the industry starts to move away from opioids.

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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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Development of AI is Essential to Pharmacy Education

Drug Topics

Researchers conducted a scoping review to evaluate conversational AI agents and their use in pharmacy education.

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STAT+: With Covid vaccine decisions, RFK Jr. unleashes an unfettered assault on public health  

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unilateral decision that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would no longer recommend Covid-19 boosters for healthy people during childhood or pregnancy represents a bulldozing of safeguards intended to keep public health officials honest and their decisions transparent. It also tramples on individuals’ ability to make their own decisions about medical evidence.

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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Drug Candidate for Celiac Disease

Pharmacy Times

The FDA grants fast track designation to TEV-53408, a promising treatment for celiac disease designed to address gluten intolerance and improve patient outcomes.

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Q&A: Pharmacists Bridge the Gap in Safe Medication Disposal | PQA 2025

Drug Topics

Mitchell Barnett, PharmD, MS, discusses what lessons can be learned from a community pharmacy drug disposal program.

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STAT+: At a major genome editing summit, spotlight turns to the value of human life

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — It began, unlike any other international meeting devoted to discussions of powerful DNA-modifying technologies, with a dance. Four neon leotard-clad bodies whirled and contorted, cleaving and helixing across the stage at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in the kinetically charged choreography of DNA strands and CRISPR enzymes caroming around a human cell.

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InflaRx stock halves after it drops lead drug

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InflaRx has abandoned its drug development programme, vilobelimab for rare skin disease pyoderma gangrenosum, cratering its share price.

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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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FDA Recommends 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines Be Monovalent, Target LP.8.1 Strain

Pharmacy Times

Following a meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, the FDA announced their recommendation of COVID-19 vaccines targeting LP.8.1, a strain of the JN.1 variant that has become dominant in the US.

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How Community Pharmacies Can Proactively Identify Drug Shortages

Drug Topics

David Swenson, RPh, discussed drug shortage technology that his company is helping bring to community pharmacies across the country.

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With aura readings and a Lauryn Hill concert, Philip Morris rolls out a new tobacco product in the U.S.

STAT

Strolling past the sleek, blue-lit pop-up stores and lounges that began peppering the city of Austin, Texas, this spring, passersby might pause to wonder about what trendy new tech product goes by the name of “IQOS.” Perhaps a smartwatch or a set of noise-canceling wireless earbuds? The chicly futuristic branding of IQOS, a heated tobacco product owned by Philip Morris International, is one of several things worrying researchers and anti-tobacco advocates.

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AbbVie’s ADC win shows how pharma can break through in solid tumors

PharmaVoice

An oncology pivot recently paid off for the large pharma, which scored a milestone nod for its lead ADC.

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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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ASCO 2025: Cost Savings and Clinical Outcomes of Pre-Treatment DPYD Genotyping Before Fluoropyrimidine Therapy

Pharmacy Times

Pre-treatment DPYD genotyping significantly reduces hospitalizations and costs for patients with cancer, enhancing safety and efficiency in oncology care.

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Hospital-Pharmacy Relationship Drives Generic Drug Use

Drug Topics

Researchers explored how relationships between physicians, pharmacists, and patients are associated with the use of generic drugs in Japanese pharmacies.

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STAT+: RFK Jr.’s latest moves on vaccines

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You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.  Sign up here  to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. NIH is terminating research grants left and right, impeding early career paths and leading some young scientists to consider becoming plumbers.

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ASCO 25: Merus bispecific scores again in HNSCC

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For the second year running, data at ASCO on Merus' bispecific antibody petosemtamab in head and neck cancer has drawn the eye

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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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Pharmacy Focus: Navigating Seasonal Allergies

Pharmacy Times

Derek Webb, PharmD, a community pharmacist and Virginia Board of Pharmacy member, provides comprehensive guidance on managing seasonal allergies, distinguishing between symptoms, and exploring treatment options for patients.

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Prenatal Use of Triptans Does Not Increase Risk of Autism, ADHD in Children

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Triptans are often a first-line treatment for migraine and can be used to treat menstrual migraine and cluster headaches.

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STAT+: For many hospitals, a surge in patients leads to windfalls

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Mickey Mouse wishes he had the profit margins of some hospitals. AdventHealth is currently more profitable than the average company within the S&P 500. The tax-exempt, religious system, which runs 53 hospitals across nine states, generated a 17% operating margin and 23% net margin, inclusive of investments, in the first three months of 2025. Its net margin was larger than that of Amazon, ExxonMobil, and, yes, Walt Disney.

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UK Researcher Wins Prestigious IBSA Foundation Fellowship for Pioneering Dermatology Study

Pharmafile

Milan, 27 May 2025 A researcher from the Wellcome Sanger Institute near Cambridge has been awarded a prestigious international Fellowship by the IBSA Foundation for scientific research, recognising her groundbreaking work on skin cell biology. Dr Masami Ando Kuri, originally from Mexico, is one of six global winners of the 2024 IBSA Foundation Fellowships, […] The post UK Researcher Wins Prestigious IBSA Foundation Fellowship for Pioneering Dermatology Study appeared first on Pharmafile.

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Health Care Is a Human Right: A Roundtable on Values, Visibility, and the Work Ahead

Pharmacy Times

In this roundtable, 3 pharmacy faculty members reflect on how shifting federal priorities and the defunding of research initiatives have impacted their work, communities, and careerswhile highlighting the power of resilience, solidarity, and reimagined academic impact in advancing public health equity.

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Sustained Midlife Weight Loss Linked With Long-Term Health Benefits

Drug Topics

The data show a decrease in all-cause mortality for sustained midlife weight loss achieved without surgical or pharmacological interventions.

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Court orders government to restore articles on LGBTQ health

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Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds.  Sign up here. Good morning, I hope you had a nice long weekend. I spent it working on my first (baby-sized) quilt, playing soccer, and eating lots of good food. But now it’s back to the news.

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Is Adderall covered by insurance?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Adderall is a brand-name prescription drug best known for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, Adderall and its generic version (the active ingredients amphetamine and dextroamphetamine) are also FDA-approved for the treatment of narcolepsy. Both brand-name and generic Adderall are also available in immediate-release (IR) and extended-release (ER) forms.

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ASCO 2025: Real-World Strategies for DPYD-Variant–Guided Fluoropyrimidine Dosing

Pharmacy Times

Grace Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS, provides real-world experiences with DPYD genotype-guided fluoropyrimidine dosing, highlighting how pharmacist-led interventions and tailored dose adjustments can help mitigate toxicity risks and optimize treatment in variant carriers.

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Q&A: Pharmacy Success Lies in Service, Payment Reform | PQA 2025

Drug Topics

Micah Cost, PharmD, MS, CAE, discusses the biggest issues currently impacting the pharmacy profession.

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Opinion: Longevity seekers misunderstand a fundamental truth about biology

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It’s easy to feel as though you’re doing something wrong these days if you don’t know your VO 2 -Max and how many hours of REM sleep you get each night, or if you’re not taking a dozen different supplements and scrutinizing every morsel of food that makes its way into your mouth. “Biohackers” and other longevity seekers — with their many podcasts, YouTube channels, and X accounts — would have you believe that if you diligently measure your

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Old COVID tweet lands Pfizer in new trouble with PMCPA

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Pfizer has been found to be in breach of the UK pharma industry's code of practice with posts on Twitter (now X), dating back to 2020

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Integrated Outpatient Specialty Neurology Pharmacists Influence Care in Non-MS Clinical Settings

Pharmacy Times

Integrated health system specialty pharmacies can improve patient care for nonmultiple sclerosis neurologic conditions.

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FDA Approves Hydrocortisone Oral Solution for Adrenocortical Insufficiency

Drug Topics

The replacement therapy is indicated for patients 5 years and older, marking the first approval for an oral solution form of hydrocortisone.

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STAT+: A rare disease drug is rejected, even as the FDA talks about new approval pathway

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For the past decade, Stealth BioTherapeutics has ridden a rollercoaster trying to convince the Food and Drug Administration to approve its ultra-rare disease drug. Now, the company has encountered yet another twist — an unexpected regulatory rejection that will not only delay access and strain its finances, but ensure some of the most vulnerable patients are denied the treatment.

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