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Pharmacy Technician Certification Online Exams Suspended

Pharmacy Tech Scholar

Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam is In-Center Only Until Further Notice Earlier this month, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) announced they are suspending online proctored… The post Pharmacy Technician Certification Online Exams Suspended appeared first on PharmacyTechScholar.com.

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RIP Medical Debt surpasses $5B in total forgiven bills, notches its largest corporate contribution to date

Fierce Healthcare

RIP Medical Debt surpasses $5B in total forgiven bills, notches its largest corporate contribution to date. dmuoio. Tue, 09/21/2021 - 13:30.

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Novavax files its COVID jab to WHO for emergency use listing

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Novavax and its partner Serum Institute of India have applied to the World Health Organization for an emergency use listing for their COVID-19 vaccine, based on a conventional recombinant protein technology. Getting a WHO emergency use listing (EUL) is a requirement for approvals by many national regulatory authorities, as well as for participation in the COVAX mechanism, which has been set up to procure COVID-19 vaccines for lower-income countries.

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World Pharmacists Day 2021 Celebration

Pharma Mirror

25th September is celebrated as world pharmacists day, and it brings a new theme every year. The main motive behind this celebration is to give an excellent message to improve people’s health worldwide. And also, create an acceptance and encourage the role of a pharmacist in health. The pharmacist community from all over the world arranges different campaigns, exhibitions, lectures, etc., for serving this purpose.

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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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The right tech can add real-world context to clinical trials: Sharecare

Outsourcing Pharma

According to a leader from the health engagement solutions firm, intelligent use of technology tools can add patient-centricity and realism to a study.

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Ransomware attacks impact patient care, including increased mortality rates, report finds

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Ransomware attacks impact patient care, including increased mortality rates, report finds. agliadkovskaya. Fri, 09/24/2021 - 12:54.

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Olympus Strengthens Surgical Portfolio with the Launch of POWERSEAL Advanced Bipolar Surgical Energy Devices

Pharma Mirror

TOKYO, Sept 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Olympus Corporation (Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) announced the launch of the first devices in the new POWERSEALâ„¢ family of advanced bipolar surgical energy products. The POWERSEAL 5mm Curved Jaw Tissue Sealer and Divider, Double-Action devices meet the highest standards of clinical performance for advanced bipolar surgical energy devices by delivering consistent sealing reliability in an ergonomic, multi

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Connections, collaboration key to executing global trials: ICON

Outsourcing Pharma

A logistics leader from the CRO offers advice on navigating borders, cultures, regulatory issues and other important considerations on worldwide studies.

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CMS official says Medicaid must cover Aduhelm as industry awaits national coverage decision

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CMS official says Medicaid must cover Aduhelm as industry awaits national coverage decision. pminemyer. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 10:54.

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RwHealth, the Artificial Intelligence provider for the NHS, promises to transform healthcare

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RwHealth , the leading provider of Artificial Intelligence to the healthcare industry, has today reported 160 per cent year-on-year growth as its data-led solutions are increasingly embraced by NHS trusts, private healthcare providers and major pharmaceutical companies. RwHealth’s unique Data Science Platform combines Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Data Science to give healthcare providers access to the best and most in-depth data available, helping them to make better decisi

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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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Galileo Research and InSilicoTrials partner up to reduce time and cost of drug development

Pharma Mirror

Milan, Italy, Innovation and cutting-edge technology to reduce Research and Development time and costs: InSilicoTrials, a company with broad expertise in Computational Modeling and Simulation, IT and cloud solutions for the healthcare sector, and Galileo Research established a partnership to apply in silico services for drug repurposing activities and provide mutual support in modeling and simulation activities.

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Signant clinical supply chain software offers end-to-end visibility

Outsourcing Pharma

SmartSignals Supplies is designed to help trial teams get a handle on clinical trial supply chain management to avoid delays, waste, and cost overruns.

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Aetna hit with class-action lawsuit alleging discriminatory policies for mental health treatment

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Aetna hit with class-action lawsuit alleging discriminatory policies for mental health treatment. hlandi. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 17:16.

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Study finds 10% of medicines in England are overprescribed

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An alarming number of people in England are being prescribed medicines unnecessarily, which could harm their health, according to a UK government review. The study , led by the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England Dr Keith Ridge, estimates that 10% of items dispensed in primary care are inappropriate or could be better served with alternative treatments.

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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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PMN Innovation Summit 2021

Pharma Marketing Network

Telehealth: Past. Present. Future. Once considered a novelty, over the past 18 months, Telehealth has risen to a prominent position in the continuum of care. Listen to how pharmaceutical brands and clinicians are adapting to this new modality and are pivoting their promotional efforts to ensure that they can leverage the Telehealth channel effectively.

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Update on FDA COVID approvals, actions, and advice

Outsourcing Pharma

As COVID-19 and its variants continue their attack, the agency maintains its position of overseer and giver of advice on various treatments and vaccines.

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How many employees have hospitals lost to vaccine mandates? Here are the numbers so far

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How many employees have hospitals lost to vaccine mandates? Here are the numbers so far. dmuoio. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 15:38.

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The benefits of being a family-run pharma company

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The third generation of his family to hold a leadership role at Chiesi Group, Giacomo Chiesi reflects on the lessons he learned from his father and grandfather – and from his work as a former management consultant – about what it means to run a successful family business and its benefits. Family businesses across industries including the life sciences sector contribute significantly to the global economy – they represent about half of the world gross domestic product and global emplo

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Naobios manufactures FluGen Inc’s M2SR influenza vaccine candidate for upcoming clinical trials

Pharma Mirror

Nantes, France, Naobios, a CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) providing bioprocess development and GMP production of clinical batches of viral vaccines BSL2/BSL3, oncolytic viruses and viral vectors, today announces the next phase in its partnership with FluGen, Inc., a clinical-stage vaccine company transforming vaccine efficacy in infectious respiratory diseases.

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Rare disease clinical trials call for intelligent design: ICON

Outsourcing Pharma

Two experts from the contract research organization offer advice on planning and executing clinical studies with the unique needs of such patients in mind.

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UnitedHealthcare to make Apple Fitness+ available in fully insured employer plans

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UnitedHealthcare to make Apple Fitness+ available in fully insured employer plans. pminemyer. Thu, 09/23/2021 - 14:57.

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Amnesty says COVID jab producers are causing human rights crisis

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Amnesty International has slammed the six pharma companies behind the bulk of COVID-19 vaccine supplies of for not agreeing to waive their intellectual property rights and share the technology behind them. The charity says AstraZeneca, BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Novavax, and Pfizer are fuelling an “unprecedented human rights crisis” as a result and their failure to act “paints a dismal picture of an industry that is woefully failing to respect human rights.”

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A Special Packaging Techniques for Promoting Adherence

Lifewell Rx Pharmacy

As defined by the World Health Organization, medication adherence is “the degree to which the person’s behavior corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider.” It is achieved when a patient takes the medications according to the prescribed dosage, time, frequency, and direction. But for many, adhering to their medications is still a challenge.

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Salarius Pharmaceuticals forms research partnership with Fox Chase Cancer Center

Outsourcing Pharma

The cancer-centric pharma firm will work with the Houston-based cancer center to pinpoint new indications and biomarkers for its drug candidate, seclidemstat.

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Many top health systems still behind on digital patient access, report finds

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Many top health systems still behind on digital patient access, report finds. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 09/21/2021 - 17:12.

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EU panel rejects Pfizer’s tanezumab for osteoarthritis pain

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Any lingering hope that Pfizer’s may finally get a regulatory approval for its nerve growth factor (NGF) inhibitor tanezumab looks to have been dashed after the EMA’s human medicines committee rejected the drug. A positive recommendation was already looking like a long shot for after FDA advisors voted 15 to one against approval of the drug in March.

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Nextstellis®: A new drug update 

Birth Control Pharmacist

. A new combined oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA (Nextstellis®) in April 2021. 1 Nextstellis contains estetrol, an estrogen that can be manufactured from plants and that was originally derived naturally during pregnancy from the fetus liver, and drospirenone, a progestin found in other currently available contraceptives. Drospirenone has antiandrogenic and anti-mineralocorticoid activity. 2 Estetrol differs from ethinyl estradiol in that has selective antagonistic and agonistic estro

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US pharma market ahead of Europe on drug device innovation: Pharmapack

Outsourcing Pharma

A report from the industry eventâs organizers indicates American companies have an edge on drug delivery innovation but lag in operational sustainability.

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Feds charge 138 medical professionals with $1.4B in healthcare fraud, including telehealth schemes

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Feds charge 138 medical professionals with $1.4B in healthcare fraud, including telehealth schemes. hlandi. Mon, 09/20/2021 - 12:25.

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ESMO21: Enhertu brings it’s A game to second-line breast cancer

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo were clearly excited by data from a trial pitting their HER2 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Enhertu against Roche’s rival Kadcyla when they reported top-line results last month – and a look at the full data set reveals why. In the DESTINY-Breast03 trial, Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) reduced the risk of disease progression or death compared to Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) by 72% in patients with HER2-positive, advanced breast cancer who had previously tr

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BMG Pharma and HTL sign a development agreement to manufacture BMG’s new biopolymer

Pharma Mirror

Milan, BMG Pharma – a biotech and B2B company headquartered in Milan with its chemical plant in Torviscosa (Italy) that exports its medical products to more than 80 countries – has signed a development and commercial agreement with HTL, a leading biotech and industrial player in the development and production of innovative, pharmaceutical-grade biopolymers.

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Decentralized trial logistics requires thoughtful strategy: Marken

Outsourcing Pharma

A leader from the global clinical research logistics company shares how to weigh the complex aspects of a decentralized trial and craft intelligent strategy.

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Trilliant Health rolls out predictive analytics tool to forecast healthcare demand down to local level

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Trilliant Health rolls out predictive analytics tool to forecast healthcare demand down to local level. hlandi. Wed, 09/22/2021 - 08:10.

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Contact-tracing apps ‘could improve COVID vaccination strategy’

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Targeting people for COVID-19 vaccination using contract-tracing apps could be a shortcut to achieving herd immunity in the population using fewer doses, according to Canadian researchers. According to Mark Penney, Yigit Yargic and colleagues from the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Ontario, targeting vaccines to people who have more exposure than others is the most effective way to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2.