Drug Topics
MARCH 15, 2024
A blood-based cell-free DNA (cfDNA) test was able to find patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), advanced neoplasia, and advanced precancerous lesions.
PharmaVoice
MARCH 15, 2024
The company’s combo treatment Relyvrio was approved in 2022, but after failing a phase 3 trial, may be pulled from the market.
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Drug Topics
MARCH 15, 2024
Telehealth mitigates barriers like stigma, fear, and legal concerns associated with receiving opioid use disorder (OUD) care by offering a convenient and discreet treatment option.
Fierce Pharma
MARCH 15, 2024
Pfizer knew 2023 was going to be a challenging year of transition. But even the drugmaker was surprised by the plummeting demand for its COVID-19 products, missing badly on its 2023 guidance. | After a difficult year for Pfizer, in which its share price fell by 44%, CEO Albert Bourla’s compensation fell by 35% from $33 million in 2022 to $21.6 million in 2023.
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
Drug Topics
MARCH 15, 2024
The approval was based on data from the phase 1/2 TRANSCEND CLL 004 study, in which the CAR T cell therapy demonstrated statistically significant complete response rates.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 15, 2024
ORLANDO, Florida — Software giant Oracle continues to build out generative AI tools in its healthcare solutions as it debuted a new service for care management this week and plans to roll out | Oracle is integrating generative AI and ambient listening technologies into its EHR to streamline medical notetaking for clinicians. "We're not trying to go from 10 clicks to seven clicks.
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Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 15, 2024
Nearly every hospital is feeling the consequences of Change Healthcare’s cyberattack on their finances, patient care delivery, or both, according to reports from almost 1,000 hospitals compiled by | Almost 60% of surveyed hospitals reported at least $1 million of impacted revenues per day, and 74% said that the incident has had "direct" implications on patient care within their facilities.
STAT
MARCH 15, 2024
A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted in favor of expanding the use of CAR-T therapy in blood cancer, despite concerns about the powerful treatment’s side effects. The group voted 11-0 that the benefits of Carvykti, a CAR-T medicine from Johnson & Johnson and Legend Biotech, outweighed its risk for patients with multiple myeloma whose disease has persisted despite initial treatment.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 15, 2024
Health plans and providers alike are disgruntled with a new report (PDF) to Congress released | It seems everyone was left unsatisfied by MedPAC's newest report to Congress. Providers objected to its proposal to give physician reimbursement relief, while plans disagreed with its attitude toward Medicare Advantage.
STAT
MARCH 15, 2024
Scientists are taught early in our training that criticism is a fundamental part of the job. What we are not usually trained to navigate, however, is public backlash, which is exactly what followed the publication of the comprehensive genomic sequencing results from the All of Us Research Program. The study aims to add the genomic information of 1 million volunteers from normally underrepresented genetic backgrounds to datasets that have been mostly constituted by people of European descent.
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.
Pharmacy Times
MARCH 15, 2024
LSD d-tartrate (MM-120) showed rapid improvements in patients with generalized anxiety disorder by day 2 of the study.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 15, 2024
Medicare households are spending far more on healthcare than other households, according to a new KFF analysis. | Medicare households are spending far more on healthcare than other households, according to a new KFF analysis.
Pharmacy Times
MARCH 15, 2024
The study showed no clinical differences for remission or asthma at age 28 years based on lung function, body mass index, daily smoking, exposure to parental tobacco smoke, or house dampness.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 15, 2024
Practice Better, a practice management software vendor, is expanding its platform to better support the needs of mental health practitioners. | The practice management platform is adding range of mental health screening forms, client progress tracking tools and mental health templates with more specialized features to its platform. It has also teamed up with clearinghouse Claim.MD to add insurance billing integration to its platform.
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.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 15, 2024
Popular mobile messaging apps that offer end-to-end encryption for their users' communications means that the content of messages is only accessible to the sender and the recipient. However, like any software, they still have potential cybersecurity risks and compliance concerns that users should be aware of - especially in pharma.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 15, 2024
Leading senators want Department of Health and Human Services, insurers and hospitals alike to know they’re keeping a close eye on the fallout from Change Healthcare’s cyberattack. | Influential senators held HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra's feet to the fire on Thursday, urging him and his department to deliver prompt support and maintain pressure on the industry to invest in cybersecurity.
Pharmacy Times
MARCH 15, 2024
The drug is the first FDA-approved agent for treating hepatorenal syndrome.
STAT
MARCH 15, 2024
German pharmaceutical company Bayer is expanding its U.S. pharma business significantly, despite corporate turmoil and pricing pressures that have led many in the drug industry to bemoan the potential end of the American biotech innovation boom. Bayer’s C-suite has been on a soul-searching mission for the last year, spurred by new leadership and the realization that the company is, as new CEO Bill Anderson said earlier this month, “ badly broken.
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Pharmacy Times
MARCH 15, 2024
Their expansive scope of services can ultimately help to elevate the work of the entire community pharmacy.
Fierce Pharma
MARCH 15, 2024
Even though the BCMA CAR-T therapy Carvykti showed a potential problem of early patient deaths in a trial, experts on the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) still believe that the drug | Even though the BCMA CAR-T therapy Carvykti showed a potential problem of early patient deaths in a trial, experts on the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee still believe that the drug’s long-term benefits outweigh its risks.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 15, 2024
Explore the latest digital and supplier hires in the pharmaceutical industry, including Campbell, EMS Healthcare, PhRMA, and Exscientia in February 2024. Stay updated on the changing faces in industry.
Pharmacy Times
MARCH 15, 2024
The platform is a first-of-its-kind therapeutic approach to promote remyelination among individuals with relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 15, 2024
Consortium led by Birmingham University unveils a centre of excellence for medicines manufacturing training using VR, to answer a UK skills shortage.
Fierce Pharma
MARCH 15, 2024
Over the years, Singapore has attracted a suite of biopharma majors, and Novartis is no exception. | Novartis broke ground on a $256 million expansion of its biopharmaceutical production facility in Singapore. The project will introduce digitalization and automation at the site in a bid to boost manufacturing productivity and to help upskill the company’s workforce.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 15, 2024
The ALS Association is partnering with myTomorrows to connect patients and physicians with clinical trials using a digital platform.
Pharmacy Times
MARCH 15, 2024
Compared to placebo, risankizumab significantly reduced symptom severity for patients with moderate to severe disease.
STAT
MARCH 15, 2024
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Board Vitals - Pharmacist
MARCH 15, 2024
You’ve worked tirelessly through years of medical school, and the culmination of your efforts has finally arrived: the residency match. While you may be excited to have matched, it can be disappointing to realize you matched into a program lower on your preference list, especially as watch your classmates celebrate their own successes. It’s okay to feel disappointed, and it’s natural to have envisioned a different outcome after investing so much time and effort into your medica
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 15, 2024
Amidst the many BTK inhibitors, Breyanzi will be the first and only CAR-T cell therapy available for the treatment of CLL and SLL.
Pharmaceutical Commerce
MARCH 15, 2024
Reliance on foreign imports means that disruptions in the supply chain can profoundly impact the ability of individuals in the United States to get access to the medications they need.
Pharmafile
MARCH 15, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has approved Rezdiffra (resmetirom) for the treatment of adult patients with noncirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with moderate to advanced liver scarring (fibrosis), for use alongside diet and exercise. This approval follows an analysis of the safety and efficacy of the drug based on a […] The post FDA approves first treatment for liver scarring due to fatty liver disease appeared first on Pharmafile.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 15, 2024
Madrigal Pharma is first pharma company to get FDA approval for a drug to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
Pharmaceutical Commerce
MARCH 15, 2024
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