Drug Topics

MAY 3, 2024

A lack of clarity around certain provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act has presented challenges to payers.

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PharmaVoice

MAY 3, 2024

With its next earnings report looming, pushback from an investor is adding pressure on Novavax to boost performance.

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Drug Topics

MAY 3, 2024

Check out important updates from the FDA for the week of April 29.

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STAT

MAY 3, 2024

Vivien Dugan isn’t getting much sleep these days. The director of the influenza division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dugan is leading the team of CDC scientists that is working with partners — in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and state and local health departments — to respond to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

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Drug Topics

MAY 3, 2024

Are you a Wookie with a mane to maintain or a scoundrel prone to nausea? You don’t have to traverse distant planets to find OTC recommendations that meet your needs—this guide has you covered.

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STAT

MAY 3, 2024

A new report on the first human bird flu case tied to the outbreak in cows in the United States suggests that the Texas man may be the first detected case of the H5N1 virus transmitting from a mammal to a person. Nearly 900 people in 23 countries have been infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus since it started spreading from Southeast Asia in late 2003.

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MAY 3, 2024

Caregivers for older adults and people with disabilities could see a bump in their wages in the coming years, thanks to a forthcoming rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The new rule brings sweeping changes to a bevy of Medicaid programs throughout the country, including fee-for-service and managed care delivery systems. One of the most notable changes applies to the home and community-based services (HCBS) industry.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 3, 2024

Walgreens’ plans to disrupt the clinical trials sector have taken a step forward with a high-profile partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim

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STAT

MAY 3, 2024

Millions of Americans rely on the internet to answer questions about their own health. The public release of powerful artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT has only accelerated these trends. In a large survey , more than half of American adults reported putting their own health information into a large language model (LLM). And there’s reason to believe these models might bring real value to these people, such as the case of a mother who, after seeing 17 physicians and receiving no

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Pharmacy Times

MAY 3, 2024

Automation has long been viewed as a tool to help improving staffing and workload, but Swanson said it can help a multitude of other challenges, as well.

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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

MAY 3, 2024

Amgen’s comments Thursday that it’s “very encouraged” by interim Phase 2 data for its obesity drug have quickly sparked immense investor interest in what could be a potential contender with Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound. The injectable drug MariTide, designed to be given monthly, could be a more attractive option than Wegovy and Zepbound, which are both dosed weekly.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 3, 2024

Apple gets FDA okay to use the atrial fibrillation history tool incorporated in some of its Apple Watch devices in clinical trials

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Pharmacy Times

MAY 3, 2024

This expansion of their role goes beyond traditional dispensing duties, positioning pharmacists as an essential bridge between patients and the broader health care system.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 3, 2024

Some NHS patients in the UK will finally be able to access Pfizer’s sickle cell disease therapy Oxbryta after agreement was reached on a price cut

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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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Pharmacy Times

MAY 3, 2024

By empowering pharmacy technicians to actively participate in billing and reimbursement processes, health care practices can streamline operations, mitigate billing errors, and optimize revenue generation.

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STAT

MAY 3, 2024

WASHINGTON — Around the country, s tatehouses from Harrisburg, Penn. to Tallahassee, Fla., are being flooded with tobacco industry lobbyists, according to a new report from the anti-smoking advocacy group Action on Smoking and Health.  There are now at least 950 lobbyists representing cigarette, vape, and snus companies in statehouses around the country, according to the latest edition of the group’s Tobacco Industry Lobbyist and Lobbying Firm Registration Tracker, which was r

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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

MAY 3, 2024

Inadvertent poisoning of scavengers across Indian subcontinent is forcing some communities to give up ancient custom Traditional Zoroastrian burial rites are becoming increasingly impossible to perform because of the precipitous decline of vultures in India, Iran and Pakistan. For millennia, Parsi communities have traditionally disposed of their dead in structures called dakhma, or “towers of silence”.

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MAY 3, 2024

WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee has drafted a bipartisan bill to mitigate drug shortages by rewarding hospitals for business practices that ensure an adequate supply of drugs. Drug shortages have been a persistent problem for years, and they’re worse than ever, according to a recent report by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

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BioPharm

MAY 3, 2024

A new draft guidance issued by FDA covers human- and animal-derived materials used in the manufacture of advanced therapy medicinal products.

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STAT

MAY 3, 2024

Telehealth needs a major refresh. Just this week, retail juggernaut Walmart announced it is shuttering its virtual care business. Not long before that, Optum announced the closing of Optum Virtual Care , Teladoc Health announced a change in leadership following a further drop in stock price , and the Peterson Health Technology Institute published a report critical of outcomes generated by most digital diabetes management providers.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 3, 2024

AI-powered home healthcare model from Cera could save NHS and UK £1bn in 2026 if adopted nationwide, says new study

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STAT

MAY 3, 2024

Doctors have observed and treated bipolar disorder for thousands of years. Known throughout history by many names, like depression, mania, manic-depressive illness, or psychosis, the disorder is common and closely tied to that which makes us human: our thinking, our behavior, our hopes, and our ambitions. A solid foundation of science grounds the understanding of bipolar disorder; what’s lacking are strong data about the experience of people with the condition.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 3, 2024

Donor recruitment and recallability remain key challenges for the disease research community. This post breaks down strategies to engage more healthy donors and boost recall rates.

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STAT

MAY 3, 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! A crowdsourced Readout today, to be sure, with contributions from STAT’s Jason Mast, Elaine Chen, and Jonathan Wosen. We get into earnings from Novo Nordisk, Amgen, and Illumina, and see that ICER is not so enthused about a gene therapy from Sarepta.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

MAY 3, 2024

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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STAT

MAY 3, 2024

And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda is still on the drawing board, but we do plan to catch some outdoor sounds, promenade with the official mascots, manicure the grounds, and hold another listening party, where the rotation will likely include this , this , this , this and this.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 3, 2024

The FDA has awarded the designation following a review of initial safety and efficacy data from two Phase I/II clinical trials.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 3, 2024

It's been a bit of a weird start to the year for the insurance industry, as ongoing headwinds in Medicare Advantage and a massive cyberattack drove results that buck the typical earnings trends.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 3, 2024

UK liquid biopsy company, Angle, has agreed a supplier agreement with AstraZeneca to develop a Parsotix-based Androgen Receptor (AR) assay for use in prostate cancer studies.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MAY 3, 2024

If you have high blood pressure and need medication to manage it, you’re not alone. Nearly half of all adults in the United States live with this condition—also known as hypertension—according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Four in five adults with hypertension are prescribed blood pressure medication to manage it. ACE inhibitors , such as lisinopril, are some of the most common prescriptions used to manage hypertension.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 3, 2024

Moderna reported a net loss of $1.2bn in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, a stark contrast to its net income of $79m in Q1 2023.

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MAY 3, 2024

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 3, 2024

Amgen announced updates in the obesity space, with topline data for MariTide expected in late 2024.

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