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APRIL 24, 2024

With more states allowing the use of recreational marijuana than ever before, researchers examined its effects among youth populations.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Multiple state and federal laws since the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the growing role of technicians

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Check out these top featured stories from Drug Topics in April 2024.

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APRIL 24, 2024

The unsettling reality of H5N1 bird flu circulating in dairy cow herds in multiple parts of the United States is raising anxiety levels about whether this dangerous virus, which has haunted the sleep of people who worry about influenza pandemics for more than 20 years, could be on a path to acquiring the ability to easily infect people. To be clear, there is no evidence that this is currently the case — the sole confirmed human case reported in Texas three weeks ago was in a farm worker w

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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

APRIL 24, 2024

In response to historically low flu vaccine coverage rates, Kristen Thorson, PharmD, urges pharmacists to think back to their pandemic immunization efforts and “know the power of their recommendation,” to boost public protection from influenza.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture moved to try to limit spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus among dairy cattle on Wednesday, issuing a federal order that will require an animal to test negative for the virus before it can be moved across state lines. It also requires laboratories and state veterinarians to report to the USDA any animals that have tested positive for H5N1 or any other influenza A virus.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Heart failure mortality rates are moving in the wrong direction, a new analysis reports, reversing a decline in deaths that means more people in the United States are dying of the condition today than 25 years ago. The concerning conclusion comes as newer medications are raising hopes for better outcomes in the years to come. A research letter published Wednesday in JAMA Cardiology tracked U.S. death certificate data from 1999 through 2021, revealing a steady drop in deaths until 2012, when rate

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 24, 2024

Walgreens is expanding its specialty pharmacy services to offer gene and cell therapy services, supported by a dedicated 18,000-square-foot center in Pittsburgh, the company announced Thursday. | Walgreens is expanding its specialty pharmacy services to offer gene and cell therapy services, supported by a dedicated 18,000-square-foot center in Pittsburgh, the company announced Thursday.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

As a gastroenterologist and cancer researcher, my mission is to help my patients live longer, healthier, and cancer-free lives. A rise in the number of younger Americans diagnosed with colorectal cancer worries me — early-age onset colorectal cancer is expected to surge by more than 140% by 2030. But because colorectal cancer is preventable with early screening and detection, it’s possible to reduce the number of Americans diagnosed with this disease in the prime of their lives.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 24, 2024

The recombinant zoster vaccine demonstrated a 79.7% efficacy in patients aged 50 years and older cumulatively within the 6- to 11-year period after vaccination.

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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.

STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

Spending on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy ballooned last year and they’re set to cost the U.S. health care system and the federal government still more this year and beyond, two new reports released Wednesday show. One study from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists found that GLP-1 treatments were a main driver of the increase in overall drug spending by health entities such as pharmacies and hospitals last year.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 24, 2024

Successful integration demands overcoming various hurdles.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, is planning to expand the use of an artificial intelligence tool to document doctor-patient interactions in its emergency rooms. The plans for a broader roll out of the AI tool across its network comes nearly a year after the 184-hospital health system started working with medical documentation company Augmedix to pilot its ambient scribe technology at a handful of ER departments within the HCA network.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 24, 2024

Carefully checking every piece of information and proofreading for accuracy is crucial to ensure patient safety

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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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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

Physicians, researchers, CEOs, reporters, and more gathered in downtown Boston Wednesday night to celebrate STAT’s 2024 STATUS List , which features 50 leaders in the life sciences. Members of this year’s list (and a few past honorees) spoke about what issues in their fields — ranging from investment to clinical research to bedside treatment — need to be prioritized in order to improve health care across the U.S. and the rest of the world.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 24, 2024

Pfizer and its Germany partner BioNTech have urged London’s High Court to invalidate competitor Moderna's patents over technology instrumental in the Covid-19 vaccines development as the latest phase of a global legal fight that started yesterday (23 April), reported Reuters.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

WASHINGTON – Chocolate milk in schools is here to stay. The Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it has abandoned a previous proposal to restrict the sale of flavored milk in elementary and middle schools. Instead, the USDA will enforce a limit on added sugars in flavored milk starting in the fall of 2025.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 24, 2024

A new FDA initiative is seeing how augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) can make patients’ own homes an integral part of the healthcare system

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

After months of deliberation, the Colombian government has issued a compulsory license for an HIV medicine, the first time the country has taken such a step, one that also marks a significant move in the increasingly global battle over access to medicines. The license is designed so that tens of thousands of Colombians can obtain a lower-cost version of dolutegravir, a medicine that is manufactured and sold by ViiV Healthcare, a company that specializes in HIV treatments and is largely controlle

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Fierce Pharma

APRIL 24, 2024

It’s been eight months since Regeneron secured approval for a high-dose version of its powerhouse macular degeneration treatment Eylea in the U.S. | How much impact has the approval of high-dose Eylea had on the upward trajectory of Roche’s Vabysmo? Not much, according to sales figures released by Roche.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Two years after biosimilars became available in the U.S., a higher proportion of patients using brand-name biologics were paying out-of-pocket costs, which were also, on average, 12% higher than before, according to a recent study. In addition, patients who used biosimilars often did not pay lower out-of-pocket costs than those who were given brand-name biologic medicines.

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Pharmacy Times

APRIL 24, 2024

Exploring challenges and opportunities in developing personalized treatments for schizophrenia

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APRIL 24, 2024

Genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus was  found in grocery store milk in the United States this week, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The news follows the discovery that the avian flu has been detected in dairy cows. But what do traces of virus in pasteurized milk mean for consumers? In this video, STAT explains what is known about the safety of milk on grocery shelves.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 24, 2024

Explore the emergence of ADCs as the "hot, new technology" in the biopharmaceutical industry with companies like ImmunoGen, acquisitioned by AbbVie leading the way. Understand the potential of antibody-drug conjugates and their impact on innovative therapies.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Biogen on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations largely on reduced expenses. Total revenue was slightly weak overall, but sales were stronger for two newly launched medicines — Leqembi and Skyclarys — that matter most to the biotech’s turnaround effort. Shares rose 5% to $202 in early trading.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Explore the concept of embracing a future-ready pharmacovigilance ecosystem and discover how advancements in technology and regulations are shaping the future of drug safety monitoring.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?  Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning! Today we have some developments about Novo Nordisk’s insulin business, a side of the company that people don’t really talk about anymore, and some news about their GLP-1 business, a side that people can’t stop talking about.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 24, 2024

The Food & Drug Administration’s device center launched an initiative to promote at-home medical device development with a focus on health equity in at-home care. | Medical devices and other innovations that make acute and on-going at-home clinical management possible are receiving a boost in attention from FDA. The agency will use virtual reality to simulate patients' home environments for developers and policymakers.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

WASHINGTON — Takeda Pharmaceuticals has left the biotechnology industry’s main lobbying group, the fourth departure of a major member since December, the company confirmed. “Takeda decided not to renew its membership with the Biotechnology Innovation Organization at the end of March 2024, aligned with the end of Takeda’s Fiscal Year,” a company spokesperson said.

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Drug Topics

APRIL 24, 2024

A Q&A with Douglas Hoey, CEO of NCPA, on ways to change the pharmacy payment model and deceptive practices being employed by PBMs.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 24, 2024

Humana posted $741 million in profit for the first quarter, surpassing Wall Street analysts' predictions. | Humana posted $741 million in profit for the first quarter, surpassing Wall Street analysts' predictions.

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Drug Topics

APRIL 24, 2024

Researchers’ objective was to assess the short-term glycemic benefits of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems compared with patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who self-monitor.

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Fierce Pharma

APRIL 24, 2024

While Biogen’s Chris Viehbacher figures the company is “turning the corner” after several recent setbacks—thanks in large part to accelerating launches of new drugs like Leqembi and Skyclarys—the C | While Biogen’s Chris Viehbacher figures the company is “turning the corner” after several recent setbacks, the CEO admitted Wednesday that there’s still “a lot of work to do” as the biotech plugs ahead with its “Fit for Growth” savings initiative.

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