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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Some employers cut insurance coverage for weight loss drugs; U.S. urges ADHD pill makers to boost production

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Spending on the popular drugs, which belong to the class including Ozempic and can cost as much as $1,350 a month for a patient, has quickly leapt into the tens of millions of dollars for insurance plans. Medicare and Medicaid patients will make up 92% of the market for the drug, called Leqembi. could qualify to use the drug.

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BD partners with Biocorp on connected self-injection devices

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Medtech giant Beckton Dickinson (BD) has signed a deal with France’s Biocorp to use the latter’s near-field communication (NFC) tags in injectable devices. The Injay tag can confirm a complete injection and transfer that information via an NFC reader to a smartphone or tablet for review by a healthcare professional.

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (May 22 - 26, 2023)

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Takeda and HUTCHMED's Fruquintinib Receives Priority Review from the US FDA to Treat Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Date: May 26, 2023 | Tags: Takeda, HUTCHMED, Fruquintinib, Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Regulatory, Priority Review, US, FDA Gilead Receives EMA’s CHMP Positive Opinion to Extend the Use of Veklury (remdesivir) for COVID-19 Date: (..)

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2021 Highlights of Chronic Care Medicine

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Virtual care, normalized by the pandemic, is now common practice for providers and patients, especially at the primary care level–a boon in 2021 for underserved chronic care populations. With an annual price per patient of nearly $56,000 per year, patients’ families are looking for solutions for their loved ones–with a huge price tag.

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How automation can help to address supply chain challenges in pharma

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Modular set ups, remote monitoring systems, and automated batch processing can all assist in helping labs respond to issues as quickly and efficiently as possible. End-to-end monitoring for maximum security. Automation will be a large part of this long-term vision.

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Revolutionizing Medicine and Public Health: The Emergence of Big Data in Healthcare

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Velocity: Big Data needs to be handled promptly as businesses generate data at an unprecedented speed, driven by the growing adoption of Internet of Things (IoT), and technologies, such as RFID tags, sensors, and smart meters are used to deal with the high velocity of data in real-time. It is loosely arranged into categories using meta tags.

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bluebird unveils $2.8m price for gene therapy Zynteglo on FDA approval

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bluebird bio’s Zynteglo has become the first cell-based gene therapy to be approved in the US, getting the nod from the FDA as a treatment for patients with beta thalassaemia who require regular blood transfusions. An FDA advisory committee recommended approval of Zynteglo on the strength of that data in June.

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