Drug Topics

MARCH 24, 2025

The decision makes the RNAi therapeutic the only therapy approved by the FDA to treat ATTR-CM and hATTR-PN.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Five years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic swept through the world, resulting in massive disruptions, including to biomedical researchers. As National Institutes of Health-funded physician-scientists, we collectively experienced the pitfalls of lab closures, pauses in clinical trial recruitment due to staffing issues and social distancing policies affecting in-person accrual, and redeployment away from research work to the frontlines to support clinical care.

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Drug Topics

MARCH 24, 2025

National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day occurs annually on March 24 to raise awareness about minimizing the risk of adverse events caused by medications.

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MARCH 24, 2025

23andMe said late Sunday it will file for bankruptcy and CEO and co-founder Anne Wojcicki will depart, after she repeatedly tried and failed to take the storied but financially troubled DNA-testing startup private.  The company will now try to sell itself through a court-supervised sale. It closed Friday valued at a hair under $50 million, a calamitous fall from 2021, when it went public and soared to a nearly $6 billion market cap.

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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

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Drug Topics

MARCH 24, 2025

Emily Leppien, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice at Binghamton University, discusses identifying potential red flags for substance use disorder.

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MARCH 24, 2025

WASHINGTON — Five days after discovering their 16-year-old son Daniel Puerta unresponsive in bed, Jaime Puerta and his wife decided to discontinue life support as they stood beside him in the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. Puerta kissed his son’s nose one last time. Daniel, who had no history of drug use, is one of countless stories tragically connected to the nation’s opioid crisis.

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PhRMA

MARCH 24, 2025

A new report by the Wall Street Journal reveals abuse of the 340B hospital markup program is getting worse as hospitals and middlemen find new ways to profit off the program.

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Drug Topics

MARCH 24, 2025

Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson, PharmD, BCPS, MSCP, FCCP, discusses tips for implementing pharmacist-administered injectable contraception programs.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Small, early-stage biotech startups are the heart of drug innovation in the U.S. Growing anti-competitive challenges threaten their work, but philanthropy may offer an avenue forward. At the center of these challenges is the U.S. patent system and how it incentivizes anti-competitive behavior among the most powerful players. The argument is that patents — meant to spur innovation — are being gamed by drug manufacturers to extend monopoly profits and exclusivity, stifling competitio

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Drug Topics

MARCH 24, 2025

Heather Johnson, PharmD, BCACP, CTTS, and Heather Roth, BSPharm, RPh, discuss medications and devices used for improving cardiovascular health among patients with or without diabetes.

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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.

OctariusRx

MARCH 24, 2025

Two of the top four CMS deficiencies in Ambulatory Surgery Centers last year were related to medication management. As we know, medication management citations fall under various sections of the CMS requirements (Conditions For Coverage). There isnt just one single section on medications in the CMS document, so knowing your way around the requirements is essential to ensure compliance with each element of safe medication management.

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Pharmacy Times

MARCH 24, 2025

National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day was established to promote awareness, drive policy changes, and encourage health care professionals and patients to prioritize medication safety.

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PharmaVoice

MARCH 24, 2025

The companies are striving to bring fresh innovations to cancer care, pain management and the weight loss space.

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STAT

MARCH 24, 2025

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating, because that oh-so-familiar routine of meetings, deadlines, and messages has returned. But what can you do? There is no pause button to stop the world from spinning. To cope, we are quaffing cups of stimulation. Our choice today is peppermint.

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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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Pharmaceutical Commerce

MARCH 24, 2025

Peter Wells, CEO of TemperPack, discusses the life sciences industry's shift toward sustainable packaging, particularly in cold chain logistics, to replace outdated petroleum-based materials like expanded polystyrene (EPS). His insights cover the growing importance of sustainability as a business driver, emphasizing efficiency, waste reduction, regulatory pressures, and emerging innovations in biodegradable and recyclable packaging solutions.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 24, 2025

DNA testing specialist 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and co-founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki has stepped down.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Advances in the life sciences are driving a significant increase in the number of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals. The packaging industry is meeting the moment with advances of its own, including high-performance, environmentally-friendly materials that allow life science companies meet stringent thermal requirements and ambitious CO2e reduction goals.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 24, 2025

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Susan Monarez will be nominated by the White House to fill the role in a permanent capacity, according to multiple reports citing ad | The public health agency's current acting director has a background in biomedical research and 20 years of experience withing government bodies.

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Pharmacy Times

MARCH 24, 2025

Pharmacists can help patients with diabetes save money.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 24, 2025

Match Day 2025 has come and gone with the largest-ever total of applicants and positions as well as upticks in primary care and emergency medicine. | Numbers released alongside Friday's big reveal for doctors-in-training brought encouraging news for an industry facing clinical workforce shortages.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 24, 2025

AstraZeneca has announced a $2.5bn investment to establish the companys sixth worldwide strategic R&D centre in China.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 24, 2025

Novo Nordisk has moved to shore up its obesity pipeline with a $2bn licensing deal for a triple agonist developed by China's United Biotechnology

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 24, 2025

The FDA has granted approval for the IND application of Everest Medicines tumour-associated antigen (TAA) vaccine, EVM14.

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Pharmacy Times

MARCH 24, 2025

The legislation is expected to improve the financial stability of independent and community pharmacies by ensuring fair reimbursement rates and allowing them to better manage their finances.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 24, 2025

The government of Alberta has announced a collaboration with Siemens Healthineers and the Alberta Cancer Foundation, investing C$800m.

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Pharmacy Times

MARCH 24, 2025

The innovative neonatal cardiac progenitor cell therapy is designed to repair heart tissue in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

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STAT

MARCH 24, 2025

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds.  Sign up here. Good morning! I’ve got a meaty issue for you here to start the week. Thanks so much for reading.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 24, 2025

Researchers in the US have devised a new depot system that could provide months or even years of delivery from a single subcutaneous injection.

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Pharmacy Times

MARCH 24, 2025

Expert offers insights into managing stress and preventing burnout in pharmacy leadership

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 24, 2025

After its lead wet AMD drug failed a phase 3 trial, Opthea may have to make massive repayments to investors that would threaten its viability

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Pharmacy Times

MARCH 24, 2025

Evidence-based guidelines support the safe and effective administration of Ig therapy in clinical practice.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 24, 2025

Explore the importance of incorporating AI and ethics in pharmaceutical investment for the future. Learn about the impact and benefits of these technologies in the industry.

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Pharmacy Times

MARCH 24, 2025

Specialty distribution models, including limited drug distribution systems, ensure safe medication access but can create barriers for patients, making medically integrated pharmacies essential in coordinating care.

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