Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Investigators said there is an imperative to optimize medication utilization and explore the consequences of medication burden on treatment outcomes in patients with long COVID.
STAT
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
When Makena, a drug designed to prevent preterm births, hit the market in 2011 at $1,500 per dose, it drew rife backlash. The drug was based on an active ingredient that had been available for many years at a much lower cost. Confronted with the public outcry, the FDA took an unusual step: It allowed pharmacies to continue making their own copies of the drug through the practice of pharmacy compounding, selling it at a fraction of Makena’s price.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Oura is partnering with medical device maker Dexcom to integrate data from glucose biosensors with the Oura Ring, which tracks sleep, heart rate and activity. | Oura is partnering with medical device maker Dexcom to integrate data from glucose biosensors with the Oura Ring.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The disorder presents as severe lung disease, with lung transplantation as the only current therapeutic option for long-term survival.
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
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Two months after Roche scored FDA approval for its subcutaneous ve | Two months after Roche scored FDA approval for its subcutaneous version of PD-LI inhibitor Tecentriq, Merck has achieved a key milestone in lining up its checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda to follow suit. On Tuesday, the company revealed that its subcutaneous formulation of Keytruda has aced a phase 3 trial, demonstrating non-inferiority to the immunotherapy’s intravenous version.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Cassandra Esperant, PharmD, AAHIVP, discussed the ups and downs of her career journey as a clinical HIV pharmacist.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Primary care player Forward is abruptly shutting down its operations, closing its locations and canceling scheduled visits, the company publicly announced Wednesday. | Primary care player Forward is abruptly shutting down its operations, closing its locations and canceling scheduled visits, the company publicly announced Wednesday.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
This is the first trial that tested the effect of any medication on major heart failure outcomes in patients with HFpEF and obesity, according to investigators.
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Robert F. | In a contrarian take offered by BMO Capital Markets' Evan Seigerman, the analyst said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may not rock the boat as much as feared for the biopharma industry.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
A conversation with Trent Thiede, PharmD, MBA, president of PAAS National, at NCPA 2024.
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
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 to infect people, scientists who have studied the data say. There’s currently no evidence the teenager, who remains in critical condition in hospital, infected anyone else.
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Private equity company Brookfield has reportedly moved closer to taking control of Grifols, after months of disruption at the Spanish pharma company.A report in Spanish newspaper El Confidencial suggests that Brookfield is preparing to make a bid to take a 65% controlling stake in the drugmaker for €10.50 per share, worth around €7 billion ($7.4 billion).
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The 2024 American Heart Association and American Stroke Association stroke prevention guidelines recommend glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to reduce the risk of stroke in individuals with diabetes and high cardiovascular risk.
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Although AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo and England’s drug cost watchdog have spent months trying to hash out a fair price for Enhertu, the trio’s best efforts—and even the intervention of the U.K.’s | Although AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo and England’s drug cost watchdog have spent months trying to hash out a fair price for Enhertu, the trio’s best efforts—and even the intervention of the U.K.’s new health secretary—have failed to yield a solution.
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.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
After shared decision making with their community pharmacist, patients were more likely to receive an RSV vaccine.
STAT
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
If he can make it past the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the next secretary of Health and Human Services. Since the position was created, each secretary has had significant experience in public health, health care administration, or related government work. None has listed “spreading vaccine misinformation” as their primary health care experience.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Amazon One Medical is rolling out a new service to provide Prime members access to clinical treatments for common health and lifestyle conditions like men's hair loss and anti-aging skin care. | Amazon One Medical is rolling out a new service to provide Prime members access to clinical treatments for common health and lifestyle conditions like men's hair loss and anti-aging skin care.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The label includes postmarking reports showing rare instances of pulmonary aspiration for patients undergoing procedures that require general anesthesia or deep sedation.
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Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
As a wave of patent expirations encroaches upon many of the world’s top drugmakers, companies will need to be diligent in acquiring external products with the potential to launch in the near term. | As a wave of patent expirations encroaches upon many of the world’s top drugmakers, companies will need to be diligent in acquiring external products with the potential to launch in the near term, according to a new loss of exclusivity report from Leerink Partners.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Researchers analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer living in England.
STAT
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
CHICAGO — Lipoprotein(a) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease you may not hear about in your annual physical. Like LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, too much of the LDL-like particle can create plaque that clogs arteries, creating potential blockages that lead to heart attacks or strokes. It’s also implicated in aortic stenosis, when the aortic valve narrows, pinching blood supply to the rest of the body.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Johnson & Johnson is escalating its fight with the federal government over its controversial plan to change how it doles out drug discounts to hospitals. | Johnson & Johnson is escalating its fight with the federal government over its controversial plan to change how it doles out drug discounts to hospitals. J&J is suing the Health Resources and Services Administration for blocking the implementation of its new 340B rebate model.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
There has never been such widespread and popularized use of compounded products due to shortages. Will consumers rise up with pitchforks if the party is shut down?
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are applying artificial intelligence to the recruitment of volunteers into clinical trials, aiming to solve a major obstacle in clinical research.Patient recruitment remains a major challenge for trial sponsors and can lead to delays and increased costs, and traditional methods can be time-consuming and inefficient.
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
GSK’s 3 billion pounds sterling peak sales goal for its multiple myeloma drug Blenrep appears increasingly attainable thanks to a key patient survival win.
STAT
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
California has detected the country’s first case of a new mpox strain that is spreading from person to person. The infected individual had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, where multiple countries are battling transmission of this virus. The individual was treated in a health facility in San Mateo County and is in isolation at home, the California Department of Public Health announced in a statement released Saturday.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The FDA will hold its first Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC) meeting to discuss how the agency should review medical devices that rely on generative AI, like chatbots. | The FDA seeks advice on regulatory challenges it has identified for generative AI used in medical devices, which include uncertainty about the foundation model, hallucinations and the ability to define intended use.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, CACP will be moderating a session about social determinants of health and heart failure.
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Shortly after a disappointing trial readout for Syndax's menin inhibitor Revuforj in one form of leukaemia, the company has claimed FDA approval in another
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The FDA issued its first stamp of approval for a cell or gene therapy back in 2017 to Novartis' Kymriah. | The gene therapy has already been approved to treat AADC deficiency in Europe and the U.K., among other countries, where it's branded as Upstaza.
STAT
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Robert Califf has made no secret of the Food and Drug Administration’s struggles to regulate generative AI. Large language models and their application to health care “provide a massive example of a technology with novel needs,” FDA commissioner Califf said in an address earlier this year to the Coalition for Health AI. This week, the agency will turn toward that challenge, focusing the first-ever meeting of its Digital Health Advisory Committee on the question of whet
PharmaVoice
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
AbbVie’s head of R&D cures has lofty ambitions to end diseases like HIV through a community of researchers that work as one.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
GNSC-001 is a first-in-class gene therapy designed to offer long-term relief of musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoarthritis.
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