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Novo Nordisk follows Eli Lilly's lead, slashing insulin prices in the US

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Novo Nordisk follows Eli Lilly's lead, slashing insulin prices in the US kdunleavy Tue, 03/14/2023 - 10:56

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Continued Antidepressant Use Helps Pregnant Women Manage Severe Mental Illness

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There was a lower probability of initiating psycholeptics and experiencing postpartum psychiatric emergencies in study patients who continued using antidepressants

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Top 10 Journal Articles To Read During Your Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Rotation

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In this post a top 10 list of journal articles to read during an infectious diseases pharmacy rotation is provided. Authored by: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP Article Posted 12 March 2023 As a pharmacist serving as a preceptor to students and residents in the area of infectious diseases since 2010, I have always been on the hunt for good infectious diseases journal articles for my learners to read.

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A rising oncology powerhouse in China, BeiGene looks to strengthen its international punch

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To expand its reach, Christiane Langer, the company’s head of medical affairs, is leaning on connections and singularity over fitting in a box.

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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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Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need

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An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a rapid recovery for Frances Walter, an 85-year-old Wisconsin woman with a shattered left shoulder and an allergy to pain medicine. In 16.6 days, it estimated, she would be ready to leave her nursing home. On the 17th day, her Medicare Advantage insurer, Security Health Plan, followed the algorithm and cut off payment for her care, concluding she was ready to return to the apartment where she lived alone.

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FDA Grants De Novo Approval to Non-Invasive Tinnitus Treatment Device

Drug Topics

The product, called Lenire, uses bimodal stimulation and will be available in April 2023

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Babson aims to shed Theranos curse with new blood testing tech

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Babson Diagnostics is trying to create a less invasive blood testing technology — can it gain trust in the post-Theranos era?

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Polio cases derived from new oral vaccine reported for first time

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Experts have long understood that a new polio vaccine developed to try to minimize the risks associated with the oral polio vaccine made by Albert Sabin might also cause the problem it was created to sidestep. It’s now clear that theoretical risk is a real one. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative announced Thursday that six children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and one in Burundi have been paralyzed by viruses from the new vaccine, which is referred to as novel oral polio v

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Novo Nordisk To Cut Insulin Prices Up To 75%

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According to a company press release, the price reductions will go into effect at the start of 2024

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Pfizer to acquire Seagen for $43 billion

European Pharmaceutical Review

Pfizer has announced it will acquire Seagen Inc. for a total enterprise value of $43 billion. “Together, Pfizer and Seagen seek to accelerate the next generation of cancer breakthroughs and bring new solutions to patients by combining Seagen’s antibody -drug conjugate (ADC) technology… with Pfizer’s capabilities and expertise,” shared Dr Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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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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Across therapy areas, GoodRx’s POS rebates improve access and affordability for cash-paying patients

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Across therapy areas, GoodRx Assist is a proven point-of-sale rebate program for cash-paying patients.

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JAMA’s new editor settles in, bringing open access and other changes

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ST. LOUIS — It’s been eight months since Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, a general internist, cardiovascular researcher, and epidemiologist became the 17th editor in chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association and its network of journals. Bibbins-Domingo, who previously worked at the University of California, San Francisco, was named this week as a member of the 2023 STATUS List of people making a difference in health care and life sciences.

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VA To Cover Alzheimer's Drug, With Some Exceptions

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Per VA regulations, anyone who has had a stroke or seizure within the last year, as well as those with MRIs showing microhemmorrhages, aneurysms, lesions or tumors would be excluded from coverage of the drug, called Leqambi

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#FierceMadness: The competition to determine healthcare's most powerful person is back!

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#FierceMadness: The competition to determine healthcare's most powerful person is back!

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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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A biopharma CEO’s quest for global health equity has put him in the running for a Nobel Prize

PharmaVoice

Dr. Ryan Saadi, CEO of Tevogen Bio, is making good on a lifelong goal of bringing T cell therapies to people who need them.

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GOSH and Leucid to manufacture novel CAR T therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

In a first-of-its-kind commercial agreement, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) will work with Leucid Bio to manufacture LEU011, a lateral Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) targeting NKG2D ligands. The CAR T therapy will be used in clinical studies for solid tumours and haematological malignancies. Under the agreement the parties will work together at state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities at the Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children.

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Health Care Hiring Trends For 2023 And Beyond

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How are hiring trends shaping up for the future of health care?

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Pennsylvania systems Penn Medicine, Crozer Health cut jobs amid reorganizations

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Pennsylvania systems Penn Medicine, Crozer Health cut jobs amid reorganizations dmuoio Thu, 03/16/2023 - 16:19

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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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In the fallout from Aduhelm, Biogen’s leadership shakeup continues

PharmaVoice

The recent departure of neurodegenerative development head Samantha Budd Haeberlein is just the latest sign of a changing tide among Biogen’s post-Aduhelm leadership.

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‘I’m terrified’: Patients scramble for treatment after 13 ketamine clinics shut down

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Around 4:30 p.m. last Friday, Ketamine Wellness Centers CEO Kevin Nicholson sent an email: In 30 minutes, the company would no longer be in business, he said. The message went out to some patients and to all of the employees of his company’s clinics across nine states — what had, up until moments before, been one of the largest ketamine clinic chains in the country.

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Attempting To Eradicate Polio For Good

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Polio prevalence has been reduced by 99.99% in the past 35 years. But the disease continues to exist in countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan, where it seeds outbreaks elsewhere.

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Brazil’s ANVISA approves Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate Qdenga

Pharmaceutical Technology

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) in Brazil has granted approval for Takeda ’s dengue virus vaccine candidate, Qdenga (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) (TAK-003). The vaccine has received approval for preventing dengue disease in people aged four years to 60 years. Qdenga has been developed based on a live-attenuated dengue serotype 2 virus that offers the genetic backbone for four dengue virus serotypes and is designed to provide protection against any of these.

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Return of the megadeal: Pfizer’s Seagen buy has the industry asking if super-sized M&A is back

PharmaVoice

A $43 billion deal that doubles the pharma giant's cancer pipeline shows that M&A is back on the table in pharma.

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The ACA slimmed coverage gaps between racial and ethnic groups: study

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The ACA slimmed coverage gaps between racial and ethnic groups: study pminemyer Fri, 03/17/2023 - 16:21

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News Roundup: March 13 to March 17

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Your weekly roundup of the latest news from Drug Topics®.

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Tapping into digital therapeutics to improve neurological outcomes

Pharmaceutical Technology

As the field of digital therapeutics continues to broaden, specific uses in mental health and neurology are increasingly making headway for patients and on the market. At the same time, experts are saying developers in the field need to double down on securing clinical data to allow for its continued maturation. Companies are testing the use of digital platforms along with pharmacological treatments.

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The PharmaVoice 100 — Who makes the cut

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What we’re looking for in each new class of honorees.

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HHS $25M grant program would expand mental health care services in schools

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HHS $25M grant program would expand mental health care services in schools fdiamond Thu, 03/16/2023 - 16:23

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Meningococcal ABCWY Vaccine Meets Endpoints in Trial

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The vaccine, developed by GSK, is "very encouraging" step in fight to treat meningococcal disease

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FDA offers radio silence on question of spring Covid boosters, as other countries push ahead

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Are you six months out from your Covid-19 bivalent booster and wondering when you’ll be able to get another shot? If you live in the United Kingdom or Canada, you already have your answer. The Canadian and U.K. governments, acting on recommendations from expert committees, plan to offer spring booster shots for people at highest risk of getting severely sick from Covid.

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Woman of the Week: Novartis Gene Therapies’ Chris Fox

PharmaVoice

Welcome to the Woman of the Week podcast, a weekly discussion that illuminates the unique stories of women leaders who are catalyzing change throughout the life sciences industry. You can check out all our podcast episodes here. When Novartis acquired AveXis and its spinal muscular atroph.

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Biden's 'Cancer Moonshot' is already being fueled by tech addressing breast cancer

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Biden's 'Cancer Moonshot' is already being fueled by tech addressing breast cancer aburky Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:05

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FDA Approves Drug Combo for Young Glioma Patients

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A combination of dabrafenib with trametinib was approved by the FDA for treatment of pediatric patients 1 year and older with low-grade glioma & BRAF V600E mutation who require systemic therapy.

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