Mon.Sep 16, 2024

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Examining the Impact of ePROMs in a Pharmacist-Led Telephone Clinic

Drug Topics

Patients who completed electronic patient-reported outcome measures said they made them feel more involved in their care and better supported.

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Agility in action: 5 ways to fast-track your clinical trial

PharmaVoice

Five ways to beat study timeline pressures and get medicines to patients faster.

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Understanding Childhood Obesity: The 5 Most Common Interventions

Drug Topics

According to various research studies, these are the most commonly used interventions patients consider for treating and managing childhood obesity.

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Biopharma prepares to pivot from China as Biosecure Act advances

PharmaVoice

After the House of Representatives passed the Biosecure Act last week, U.S. biotechs could be forced to cut ties with five Chinese contract partners.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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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Q&A: Discussing Cebranopadol’s Potential in Pain Management

Drug Topics

Albert Dahan, MD, PhD, discusses recent data on Tris Pharma’s first-in-class dual-NMR agonist and how it will fit into the broader landscape of pain management therapies.

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The hunt for game-changers against the deadliest form of brain cancer

PharmaVoice

Treatments for glioblastoma have fallen short in the face of difficult challenges, but the pipeline is full of renewed attempts.

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Q&A: The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says

STAT

More work needs to be done by the agricultural sector to get to the bottom of — and put a stop to — transmission of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cattle in the United States, a senior World Health Organization official said over the weekend. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s acting director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said the world is watching how the U.S., with its advanced scientific expertise, is responding to this outbreak.

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AI-Optimized Cash Pricing Can Help Pharmacies Thrive

Drug Topics

Learn how one pharmacy chain adopted a cash pricing solution that offered new opportunities for profitability while still offering competitive pricing to customers.

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Pediatricians’ obesity guidelines rest on shaky evidence about eating disorder risks

STAT

To address soaring rates of childhood obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics last year endorsed tactics it once considered risky.  “Watchful waiting” had been standard practice, in part from concern that a doctor’s focus on weight could inadvertently plant the seed for stigma or eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia.

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KFF: Insurers set to rake in $11.8B in Medicare quality bonus payments for 2024

Fierce Healthcare

Health plans are set to rake in $11.8 billion in Medicare Advantage quality bonus payments, according to a new analysis from KFF.

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

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.

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Opinion: What the doctors’ protests in India are missing

STAT

In early August, a doctor was raped and murdered in a Kolkata public hospital by a “ civic volunteer ” who was neither a patient nor a staff member. The crime has enraged and rattled the medical profession in India. For weeks now, doctors have been protesting throughout the country, demanding among other things “justice for the victim” and a safer work environment.

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The DETECT V Trial: Exploring Chemotherapy-Free Treatment for HER2+/HR+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Data from the second interim analysis of the DETECT V trial, presented at ESMO Congress 2024, suggest that a chemotherapy-free regimen combining dual HER2-targeted therapy with endocrine therapy, particularly with the addition of ribociclib, may be an effective treatment for patients.

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STAT+: Genentech, a biotech with a storied past, confronts new turbulence in the present

STAT

For decades, the biotech company Genentech has carved out a reputation in the industry as a scientist’s paradise, a place where researchers have developed new therapies in-house and published high-impact papers. But the recent closure of a high-profile research group and multiple rounds of layoffs have many in the scientific community — including some of the company’s current and former employees — concerned about the biotech’s future and scientific strate

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Hackensack Meridian Health inks partnership with K Health to roll out virtual primary care service

Fierce Healthcare

New Jersey-based Hackensack Meridian Health is teaming up with K Health to launch a new 24/7 virtual primary care service to provide easier access to the health system's clinicians. | New Jersey-based Hackensack Meridian Health is teaming up with K Health to launch a new 24/7 virtual service to provide easier access to the health system's clinicians for primary care.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

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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Opinion: End the ‘forced swim test’ on mice for antidepressant research

STAT

In 2022, more than 22 million Americans had serious thoughts of suicide or had made a plan to end their life. To treat depression, the leading cause of suicide death, there is an urgent need for novel antidepressants, as existing ones are only effective roughly 50% of the time. But there is a serious problem with the way we conduct research to improve depression treatment.

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NCQA released its annual health plan rankings. Here's how payers fared

Fierce Healthcare

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) on Monday released its annual insurance rankings, with just five plans evaluated earning top marks. | The National Committee for Quality Assurance on Monday released its annual insurance rankings, with just five plans evaluated earning top marks.

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STAT+: After 10 years of game-changing immunotherapies, a cancer conference celebrates — and sees more work to do

STAT

BARCELONA, Spain — Ten years ago, a new type of cancer treatment reached the market. It worked by rousing the body’s own immune cells to attack tumors. Within months, regulators had approved two of the treatments, at first for melanoma.   The story — and the transformative impact — of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo and Merck’s Keytruda are well known at this point.

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What docs say is driving them away: 4 strategies to retain physicians

Fierce Healthcare

A large portion of physicians say they are toying with plans to leave their current position in the near future—a tough issue for healthcare organizations keenly aware of a practitioner shortage pr | About 35% of doctors said they are likely to walk out the door within the next five years, with about 60% saying they’re likely to leave clinical practice wholesale, according to a recent McKinsey survey.

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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STAT+: Most cardiovascular devices with serious safety recalls aren’t tested in patients

STAT

When someone’s heart doesn’t beat quite right, an implantable defibrillator can save their life. The devices can jump-start a misbehaving heart, resetting its normal rhythm — unless they malfunction first. In 2022, Medtronic recalled more than 85,000 of the devices after dozens of complaints that a technical glitch could stop them from delivering the right, high-voltage shock.

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Walgreens agrees to $107M whistleblower settlement over undispensed prescription allegations

Fierce Healthcare

Walgreens has agreed to a $106.8 million settlement over drug prescriptions that were billed to government programs but never dispensed, the Department of Justice announced Friday. | The government acknowledged Walgreens' cooperation in disclosing its improperly received payments and refunding $66 million, for which it received a credit toward the settlement amount.

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After the Lykos debacle, what’s next for psychedelic therapies?

Pharmaceutical Technology

While Lykos Therapeutics’ MDMA therapy was rejected by the FDA, psychedelic therapy advocates remain optimistic about the sector.

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AbbVie faulted for misleading ad featuring Serena Williams

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FDA raps AbbVie for 'misleading' ad for migraine drug Ubrelvy featuring tennis star Serena Williams

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Cigna taps MDLIVE for new 'E-Treatment' virtual care offering

Fierce Healthcare

Cigna is rolling out a new "E-Treatment" program for its members in partnership with its MDLIVE unit. | Cigna is rolling out a new "E-Treatment" program for its members in partnership with its MDLIVE unit.

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ESMO: Pfizer drug helps cancer patients gain weight

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Pfizer's anti-GDF-15 antibody ponsegromab was able to achieve weight gain in cancer patients with cachexia in a phase 2 trial presented at ESMO

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Drug-resistant infections are on the rise. so why aren’t we getting any new antibiotics?

The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

World leaders will meet in New York this month to discuss growing antimicrobial resistance as researchers warn the development of replacement drugs is stalling Superbugs ‘could kill 39m people by 2050’ amid rising drug resistance Almost a century on from the groundbreaking discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming, his scientific successors are racing to save modern medicine.

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ESMO: NIAGARA backs Imfinzi in bladder cancer, but will FDA?

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AstraZeneca reveals 'practice changing' data for Imfinzi as peri-operative therapy for bladder cancer, but will the FDA accept the study?

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Take the 2024 Pharmacy Times Scope of Practice Survey

Pharmacy Times

With the end of the PREP Act provisions approaching, we want to understand how pharmacists feel about their scopes of practice in each state, and what they think about the future of the profession.

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Changing Faces: Boards of Directors appointments for August 2024

pharmaphorum

Changing Faces: Discover the latest board of directors appointments for Arctoris, BioConnection, Neurocare Group, PureTech Health and more in August 2024. Stay informed and up-to-date with these industry leaders.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an AstraZeneca bladder cancer drug, Genentech anxiety, and more

STAT

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was invigorating and refreshing, because that oh-so familiar routine of online meetings, phone calls, and deadlines has returned. But you knew this would happen, yes? After all, the world, such as it is, continues to spin. So time to give it a nudge in a better direction with a cup or three of stimulation.

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Combating healthcare burnout while enhancing patient care

Fierce Healthcare

Combating healthcare burnout while enhancing patient care cbroadwell Mon, 09/16/2024 - 12:49

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Support app for young cancer patients launches in UK

pharmaphorum

Rates of cancer among people aged 24 and below are rising fast, but health systems are often not catering well enough to the specific needs of this age group.A new partnership has been set up between the Ella Dawson Foundation, a UK-based charity for young people with cancer, and digital cancer care company Careology to try to tackle that deficit and improve their treatment and wellbeing.

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The essential biotech updates of the day

STAT

Morning! Today, we talk about bioethics, catch up on some reports from ESMO, and wonder aloud and in print over a surprising liquid biopsy bet. The need-to-know this morning Ascendis Pharma reported positive results from a Phase 3 study of  Transcon CNP in children with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. Children treated with the Ascendis drug grew an average of 1.49 centimeters in a year relative to a placebo, achieving the primary goal of the study.

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FDA Grants MM-II Fast Track Designation for Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

Pharmacy Times

The non-opioid drug can induce healing of joint cartilage in patients with osteoarthritis.

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