Drug Topics
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Social determinants of health (SDOH), such as financial disparities or lack of insurance, create barriers to accessing breakthrough therapies like BTK inhibitors among patients with CLL and SLL.
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Advancements in cloud and AI technology will transform clinical trial efficiency and engagement.
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Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Less than 1% of individuals developed Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), but for those who previously had a CDI the year before, 12% developed a new infection.
STAT
DECEMBER 19, 2023
American taxpayers footed the bill for at least $1.8 trillion in federal and state health care expenditures in 2022 — about 41% of the nearly $4.5 trillion in both public and private health care spending the U.S. recorded last year, according to the annual report released last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. On top of that $1.8 trillion, third-party programs, which are often government-funded, and public health programs accounted for another $600 billion in spendin
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
Drug Topics
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Three posters presented at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition looked into the efficacy and safety of the therapies.
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 20, 2023
In a shifting market focused on targeted therapeutics, drugs that generate big profits are still a priority.
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STAT
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Pfizer is this year’s anti-Eli Lilly. If David Ricks is the best biopharma CEO of 2023 , then Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is, unfortunately, the worst. My annual Worst Biopharma CEO list is typically populated with blockheads and scoundrels. That’s not why Bourla is here. The reason is accountability. Strategic missteps , financial miscalculations, and scientific setbacks have plunged Pfizer into a deep crisis.
Drug Topics
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A Saturday Night Live skit has been met with criticism for its caricatured portrayal of patients with sickle cell disease, especially as the performance cast a dark shadow over the recent breakthrough FDA treatment approvals.
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 22, 2023
The Healey center is at the front of ALS research and care, earning acclaim from patients, doctors and scientists. Still, the complexities of the disease and of drug development have brought hard-felt losses.
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Pharmacists play a vital role in HIV care by addressing social determinants of health, managing complex HIV medication regimens, and providing comprehensive patient counseling.
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.
STAT
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Mary Brown was sipping coffee at home in Ontario, Calif., Sunday morning when a friend sent a video clip that ruined her breakfast. It contained a skit from “Saturday Night Live” the night before about the new gene therapies for sickle cell disease. In it, workers gather for an office white-elephant-style gift exchange. A white employee, played by Kate McKinnon, gives a Black employee with sickle cell, played by Kenan Thompson, enrollment in “Vertex Pharmaceutical and CRISPR
Drug Topics
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The federal agency also removed the maximally tolerated qualifier for statin use and the prior cardiovascular morbidity and mortality limitation of use statement.
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The last year showed how some of the world’s biggest pharma companies are leveraging AI tech.
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 22, 2023
The drug is the first medicine to be approved for the treatment of adults with polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis that can be self-administered.
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.
STAT
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Odds are, you’ve gotten at least one of the unnerving letters in your mailbox this year: “We’re writing to inform you of a cybersecurity incident,” it might start. It’s the standard notice many health care organizations are required to provide when your protected health information gets exposed — and in 2023, data leaks, hacks, and mishandling led more of them to be delivered than ever before.
Drug Topics
DECEMBER 22, 2023
No major pharmacy chains across the United States require a warrant to release sensitive prescription data, including data regarding birth control or mental health conditions, with law enforcement agencies.
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Arbor Biotechnologies is looking past CRISPR’s recent regulatory wins and into the next stage of gene editing.
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The pharmacies, which include 8 major chains, were revealed to provide prescription records to law enforcement agencies without court orders or warrants.
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STAT
DECEMBER 20, 2023
BOSTON — Tony McKoy, Jr. was ready to eat. Black chef’s hat on his head, apron tied on, the five-year-old contemplated his favorite foods, prompted by his mother, Shaquana Peebles. “Pineapple!” he said, savoring its sweetness with his eyes closed while he imagined biting into one. Also, brownies made with black beans. PB&J.
Drug Topics
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The nonprofit pharmaceutical company plans to begin fulfilling orders for RiVive more broadly in early 2023 and will make it available across the US for free of charge or at a low breakeven cost.
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Dr. Mayukh Sukhatme, president and chief investment officer for Roivant, discusses the long game of partnering and business deals in biopharma.
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The results found that INT301 met both its primary and secondary endpoints and could be a safe and effective option for individuals that experience food allergies.
The Checkup by Singlecare
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Millions of people are prescribed prednisone each year for conditions that range from psoriasis and eczema to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Prednisone belongs to a class of drugs called corticosteroids (also sometimes called glucocorticoids)—steroids that reduce inflammation in the body by replacing cortisol, a hormone produced in the adrenal glands, and slowing down an overactive immune system.
Drug Topics
DECEMBER 22, 2023
In a trend similar to that observed among Western patients with IBD, Korean patients with IBD have an elevated risk of Clostridioides difficile (C difficile).
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Closer scrutiny of pharma deals has made the M&A landscape trickier as a new approach seeks to expand the competitive arena.
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The results of the study show the importance of considering neighborhood-level disparities to address and improve medication adherence, according to investigators.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Though often associated with gaming, virtual reality (VR) is a technology rapidly evolving in healthcare. | VR therapy is not a new concept, though it wasn’t until the last few years that the field became prominent. And as technology has improved and gotten more intuitive to use, it has also become less expensive.
Drug Topics
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Investigators recommended that isotetinoin be used with extreme caution among patients with a history of mental illness in light of study findings.
Fierce Pharma
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Even with the Federal Trade Commission keeping a watchful eye on the biopharma industry and the economic landscape giving some players pause, mergers and acquisitions are back on the rise. | Even with the Federal Trade Commission keeping a watchful eye on the biopharma industry and the economic landscape giving some players pause, mergers and acquisitions are back on the rise.
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 22, 2023
In a study, most patients had specified SBP targets of less than 160 mmHg and all patients attained goal within a relatively short period of time.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Health plans and value-based care organizations are ill-prepared to help patients with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia. | Only a small fraction of health plans and value-based care organizations have a fully developed care management model for its enrollees with dementia or Alzheimer's, a new survey shows.
Drug Topics
DECEMBER 21, 2023
An FDA-approval of Omalizumab would help reduce allergic reactions among 17 million people in the United States that have confirmed food allergies.
STAT
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The closely watched gene-editing startup Prime Medicine is embroiled in a multimillion-dollar dispute with another biotech it partnered with to develop a potentially powerful new form of genome editing. Prime and Myeloid Therapeutics, a startup co-founded by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and cancer biologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, have filed competing arbitration claims over a deal they signed in March 2022.
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