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Pharmacists Reimagine Myeloma Care With Insights from ASCO

Pharmacy Times

This is progressing through a phase 3 trial and includes comparator arms with standard-of-care treatments like daratumumab, bortezomib (Velcade; Millennium/Takeda and Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies), and lenalidomide. 2 We’re still trying to figure out where these new treatments best fit.

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Understanding Recent Changes to 505(b)(2) Drugs and Reimbursement

Pharmacy Times

In 2022, based upon a complaint filed by a pharmaceutical company, CMS was asked to reevaluate the SSA section that establishes the J-code,” Soefje said. So, the pharmaceutical companies then pushed to get their 505(b)(2) drugs declared sole source,” Soefje said. “If This went into effect in January 2022.”

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Assessing physician practices and expectations in the post-COVID era

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Given the specialised focus in the analysis and the nature of the data, there are caveats associated with using this data source; these may include under-representation of in-patient claims, limited coverage of certain mail-order channels and specialty pharmacies, and the uncertainty of claims capturing for some patient populations.

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Is Belantamab Mafodotin Making a Comeback?

Pharmacy Times

4,5 DREAMM-7 In DREAMM-7, patients with RRMM who had received at least 1 prior line of therapy were randomized 1:1 to receive belantamab mafodotin plus bortezomib (Velcade; Millennium/Takeda and Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies) and dexamethasone (BVd) compared with daratumumab (Darzalex; Johnson & Johnson), bortezomib, and dexamethasone (DVd).

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Stelara generic availability, cost, and more

The Checkup by Singlecare

It is made by the pharmaceutical company Amgen, Inc. In April of 2024, the FDA approved Selarsdi (ustekinumab-aekn), a Stelara biosimilar made by the pharmaceutical companies Alvotech and Teva Pharmaceuticals. Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub) was FDA approved on Oct. 31, 2023, as an interchangeable biosimilar to Stelara.

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Stelara for psoriasis: Dosage, efficacy & more

The Checkup by Singlecare

It is a biologic medication and monoclonal antibody made by the pharmaceutical company Janssen Biotech. Avoid live vaccines while taking Stelara. Some examples of live vaccines include the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, varicella, rotavirus, and nasal flu vaccine. every eight weeks.

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Avsola vs. Remicade: Differences, similarities & side effects

The Checkup by Singlecare

Avsola vs. Remicade: Key differences Remicade, made by the pharmaceutical company Janssen Biotech, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998. In some cases, Avsola and Remicade may be filled at a specialty pharmacy. People taking Avsola or Remicade should not receive live vaccines.