Pharmacists Can Promote Vaccine Confidence in Patients
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 19, 2023
Building strong, trusting relationships helps combat hesitancy, creating healthier communities.
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New Hepatitis B Testing Guidelines Include Universal Adult Screening
Drug Topics
APRIL 17, 2023
The CDC said that the new guidance will help identify more cases earlier for better treatment outcomes.
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Updates To CDC Immunization Schedule
Drug Topics
APRIL 17, 2023
At the 44th annual National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Conference, the CDC provided an updated immunization schedule that details new changes.
Tired of ‘dead end’ approach, herpes patients mobilize to demand government action
STAT
APRIL 21, 2023
A medical student spoke emotionally about grappling with a diagnosis his classes told him little about. A young queer man took one test, got a different result on the next, and is now saving up the money needed for the most advanced diagnostics, which insurers rarely cover. A young woman tested positive, got little guidance from her doctor and found information on government sites that she interpreted as pushing abstinence.
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.
Aflibercept Shows Promising Results for Treatment of wAMD, DME, Diabetic Retinopathy
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 19, 2023
Data from the aflibercept 8 mg clinical trial program will be presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2023 Annual Meeting, April 23 to 27.
US FDA makes EUA changes to Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines
Pharmaceutical Technology
APRIL 19, 2023
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made changes to the emergency use authorisations (EUAs) of the Pfizer -BioNTech and Moderna bivalent mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. The latest amendment aims to simplify the vaccination schedule for most people. The changes mean that the current bivalent vaccines for the original and Omicron BA.4/BA.5 strains can now be utilised for all doses administered to those aged six months and above.
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The NIH has poured $1 billion into long Covid research — with little to show for it
STAT
APRIL 20, 2023
WASHINGTON — The federal government has burned through more than $1 billion to study long Covid , an effort to help the millions of Americans who experience brain fog, fatigue, and other symptoms after recovering from a coronavirus infection. There’s basically nothing to show for it.
Nutrition Can Speed Up Healing After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 21, 2023
Clinicians are often focused on reducing brain damage after traumatic injury, but considering nutrition is an important component to healing.
In heavyweight obesity fight, Eli Lilly launches Mounjaro head-to-head trial against Novo Nordisk's Wegovy
Fierce Pharma
APRIL 21, 2023
In heavyweight obesity fight, Eli Lilly launches Mounjaro head-to-head trial against Novo Nordisk's Wegovy aliu Fri, 04/21/2023 - 22:35
What Does an Oncology Pharmacy Technician Do?
Drug Topics
APRIL 20, 2023
From compounding to cleaning, oncology pharmacy technicians take on key responsibilities in infusion centers.
Study: Black women should start breast cancer screening at age 42
STAT
APRIL 19, 2023
For many years, there’s been considerable debate about the best age for women to initiate breast cancer screening.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women start getting screenings around age 50, while groups such as the American Cancer Society recommend screenings begin at an earlier age. Now a large new study suggests that if Black women begin screening for breast cancer at age 42, that could help lower racial disparities in breast cancer deaths.
Experts Discuss Harm Reduction and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 20, 2023
Host Christina Madison, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP, sat down with Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, a clinical professor in the college of pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island
Xiromed intros generic Depo-Testosterone
Drug Store News
APRIL 20, 2023
Testosterone cypionate injection is indicated for replacement therapy in males with conditions associated with symptoms of deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone.
FDA Amends Moderna, Pfizer EUAs to Simplify Use of Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines
Drug Topics
APRIL 18, 2023
Monovalent vaccines by these manufacturers are no longer authorized for use in the United States.
Discrimination lawsuit against HHMI spotlights barriers faced by scientists with disabilities
STAT
APRIL 19, 2023
University of Michigan pediatric neurologist Vivian Cheung made a name for herself studying rare genetic diseases, and in 2008 — when she was on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania — was hired as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, an honor for which she received $1 million a year over the next 12 years to further her research.
Study: Link Seen Between Children Exposed to Opioids During Pregnancy, Chronic Diseases
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 19, 2023
Analysis shows that babies of mothers who used drugs while pregnant were shorter at birth and weighed less during the breastfeeding stage compared with non-drug-exposed infants.
Goodbye, original COVID-19 vaccines: FDA updates shot guidance, pulls monovalent authorizations
Fierce Pharma
APRIL 19, 2023
Goodbye, original COVID-19 vaccines: FDA updates shot guidance, pulls monovalent authorizations zbecker Wed, 04/19/2023 - 11:04
HIMSS23: Epic analytics leader details efforts to bring GPT-4 into healthcare and growing work in genomics, life sciences
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 20, 2023
HIMSS23: Epic analytics leader details efforts to bring GPT-4 into healthcare and growing work in genomics, life sciences hlandi Thu, 04/20/2023 - 08:09
Suspected suicide attempts surged among youth during pandemic, study shows
STAT
APRIL 20, 2023
The rate of suspected suicide attempts by self-poisoning among children and adults aged 10 to 19 in the U.S. rose by 30% in 2021 compared with pre-pandemic rates, according to a new study published Thursday. The largest surge was among the youngest in that age group — the rate rose 73% for 10- to 12-year-olds and about 49% for 13- to 15-year-olds, compared to 11% for 16- to 19-year-olds.
Pharmacists Will Have a Very Important Role in Psychedelic Medicine for Patients With Cancer
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 21, 2023
As psychedelic medicine comes further into cancer care, pharmacists will be an important part of the interdisciplinary team in screening and evaluating patients for suitability for psychedelic medicine.
Letter 4: The Heart of a Manager
The Honest Apothecary
APRIL 20, 2023
My Dear Nephew Simon, So great to hear from you again. I’m glad that you found some of the practical advice in the last letter to be helpful. Don’t be too discouraged by the negative cultures being created by other managers in different departments. Focus on your team for now. In time we will talk about how you expand your influence with other stakeholders around the organization.
VA pauses $16B Oracle Cerner EHR deployments indefinitely to address error-ridden early rollout
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 21, 2023
VA pauses $16B Oracle Cerner EHR deployments indefinitely to address error-ridden early rollout dmuoio Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:36
CDC advisory panel backs changes to Covid vaccination policy
STAT
APRIL 19, 2023
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccination policy informally endorsed a plan Wednesday to offer an additional Covid-19 booster shot to people 65 and older as well as people who are immunocompromised, and to simplify the Covid vaccine schedule. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was not asked to vote on the changes , announced Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration.
FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Atogepant for Adults With Chronic Migraine
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 18, 2023
Atogepant (Qulipta; AbbVie) is the first and only oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist to gain FDA approval for the prevention of episodic and chronic migraine.
FDA approves allogeneic stem cell transplant therapy
European Pharmaceutical Review
APRIL 19, 2023
“The approval of Omisirge is a significant development in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation” Omisirge ® (omidubicel-onlv), now US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved , is the first allogeneic stem cell transplant therapy to be given marketing authorisation based on results from a global, randomised Phase III clinical study. The treatment is indicated for patients 12 years and older with hematologic malignancies planned for umbilical cord blood transplantation, following myeloablati
HIMSS23: Best Buy Health, VillageMD execs see collaboration as critical to future of healthcare
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 19, 2023
HIMSS23: Best Buy Health, VillageMD execs see collaboration as critical to future of healthcare agliadkovskaya Wed, 04/19/2023 - 15:15
FDA’s new plan to study opioids’ effectiveness faces resistance
STAT
APRIL 19, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration’s latest plan to study whether opioids are effective as a chronic pain treatment is facing significant resistance from addiction and pain care experts. A planned clinical trial, doctors and researchers argued on Wednesday, would not yield significant new information about whether opioids are effective as long-term treatments for chronic pain.
FDA Approves Polatuzumab Vedotin-piiq Plus R-CHP For Certain Types of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 20, 2023
In a phase 3 trial, the risk of disease progression, relapse, or death was reduced by 27% with polatuzumab vedotin-piiq plus R-CHP compared with R-CHOP in adults with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or high-grade B-cell lymphoma.
'The Top Line': How Pfizer became the first in Big Pharma history to break $100B in sales, plus this week's headlines
Fierce Pharma
APRIL 20, 2023
'The Top Line': How Pfizer became the first in Big Pharma history to break $100B in sales, plus this week's headlines tcarey Thu, 04/20/2023 - 14:46
Define Ventures raises $460M to invest in early-stage digital health startups
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 18, 2023
Define Ventures raises $460M to invest in early-stage digital health startups hlandi Tue, 04/18/2023 - 09:23
Supreme Court delays ruling on abortion pill restrictions
STAT
APRIL 19, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday extended a stay on limits to a federally approved abortion drug, giving the panel two more days to consider a case that could determine whether the widely used medication can remain on the market. The stay, now in place until the end of Friday, was due to end at midnight amid an unprecedented case testing the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to approve and regulate drugs.
Research Suggests Dexamethasone Could Benefit Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 21, 2023
All-cause inpatient mortality or discharge to hospice was lower for patients who received dexamethasone within 48 hours of either admission or escalation in oxygen support.
Twist Bioscience and Astellas team up for antibody discovery
Pharmaceutical Technology
APRIL 21, 2023
Twist Bioscience and Astellas Pharma have entered a collaboration to help the latter to discover antibodies for immunotherapies. This is the third collaboration between the two companies. In May 2022, they signed a research partnership and exclusive option licence agreement for the development of antibodies to reduce tumour microenvironment-mediated immunosuppression.
HIMSS23: Verizon, Cleveland Clinic to build new Ohio hospital, first in US to be embedded with 5G from get-go
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 18, 2023
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In a town plagued by an environmental crisis, a local abortion debate consumes public attention
STAT
APRIL 18, 2023
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Zoe Poplin cupped her hands around her 17-month-old’s head, as if her palms over his ears could protect him. “I’m worried about him,” she said. She stroked baby Ezra’s back. “Because when they’re little, you know, their little cells are splitting real fast, and he’s growing and all it takes is one misreading, and he could end up with childhood cancer.
Evaluating Pharmacist Involvement in Sleep Disorder Management
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 20, 2023
Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to interact with patients who may be seeking an OTC drug or supplement as first-line therapy for short sleep duration.
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