Drug Topics
JANUARY 24, 2024
Patients who received oral simnotrelvir recovered up to 1.5 days faster from COVID-19 compared to patients who received a placebo in the new study.
Pharmacy Times
JANUARY 24, 2024
According to the FDA review, patients with CKD receiving denosumab for osteoporosis who are on dialysis or have CKD-MBD are at the highest risk of severe hypocalcemia.
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Drug Topics
JANUARY 24, 2024
As per US law Section 505(o)(4), the manufacturers are required to make the requested changes, respond with a modified version of the requested changes for review, or respond with a rebuttal within 30 days of the FDA's ask.
STAT
JANUARY 24, 2024
You’ve heard of long Covid, a condition in which the acute infection subsides but troubling symptoms persist. Less well known is chronic Covid: The virus just doesn’t leave, sometimes staying in patients’ bodies long enough to mutate into new variants. This happens to people whose immune systems are compromised, whether through disease or treatment, leaving them vulnerable to infections that last weeks, months, or, in one known case, a year.
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
Pharmacy Times
JANUARY 24, 2024
On this episode, Dae Lee, Pharm.D., Esq., CPBS , and Harini Bupathi, Esq, attorneys at Frier Levitt, engage in a thought-provoking conversation on the evolving landscape of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) audit strategies, regulations, and enforcement.
STAT
JANUARY 24, 2024
If you want an argument in favor of teaching the humanities, I suggest you ask a medical educator. Across the U.S., the age-old debate about the value of a liberal arts education has seemingly devolved into mortal combat, leaving the humanities in dire straits on college campuses. For example, the Atlantic recently reported on West Virginia University’s decision to gut its humanities programming, and the New York Times wondered whether the liberal arts will exist after the budget cuts hap
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STAT
JANUARY 24, 2024
In the spring of 2020, my almost 4-year-old daughter Livie sustained a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) when a tree branch fell on her head in our backyard, devastating our whole family. Returning home after five months in the hospital, the real journey began : How do we best care for and support our daughter, who cannot do any daily activities on her own, cannot walk or talk, and has become cognitively impaired?
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 24, 2024
CG Oncology completes the first biotech IPO of 2024, raising $380 million for its oncolytic virus bladder cancer immunotherapy.
STAT
JANUARY 24, 2024
A year after an investigation revealed widespread use of a substandard cancer drug, the World Health Organization and national drug regulators around the world have come under fire for failing to protect children from the dangerous chemotherapy. The WHO plays a major role in protecting people worldwide from bad medicines. One of the fastest ways it is able to warn governments about a dangerous or ineffective drug is by issuing a medical product alert.
European Pharmaceutical Review
JANUARY 24, 2024
The first in our inaugural Pharma Horizons report series is dedicated to exploring the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for drug development, pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control. AI/ML is predicted to be the top technology investment for 60 percent of life sciences companies over the next two years, according to a recent survey 1 from the Pistoia Alliance.
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
JANUARY 24, 2024
A kind of protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease might also contribute to the breakdown of cartilage that’s characteristic of osteoarthritis. In a new study, published in Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday, researchers analyzed tissue samples and joint fluid from 12 people, both those with osteoarthritis and healthy controls.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 24, 2024
Grocery delivery company Instacart notched another partnership with a care provider as it extends its reach into healthcare. | The company will work with in-home care provider DispatchHealth to enable providers to prescribe food interventions, much like traditional medications, right to patients' homes.
STAT
JANUARY 24, 2024
The chemical used to sterilize half of all medical devices in the United States is also known to cause cancer. After years of deliberating on alternatives, the Food and Drug Administration this month deemed a safer gas , vaporized hydrogen peroxide, a legitimate way to decontaminate devices. It’s a small step in pushing the medical device industry away from the carcinogenic chemical, called ethylene oxide.
Pharmacy Times
JANUARY 24, 2024
Migraines are not a one-size-fits-all condition, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
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.
STAT
JANUARY 24, 2024
The Dog Aging Project , which researchers say could yield promising leads for human longevity research, is at a critical crossroads after the National Institute on Aging declined to renew their grant funding. The massive project has been tracking the aging process of almost 50,000 companion dogs across the country through surveys and a biobank with over 14,000 tissue and other samples.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 24, 2024
Walgreens is exploring a potential sale of its specialty pharmacy business Shields Health Solutions, just two-and-half years after it bought a majority stake in the business. | Walgreens is exploring a potential sale of its specialty pharmacy business Shields Health Solutions, just two-and-half years after it bought a majority stake in the business, according to a Bloomberg report.
STAT
JANUARY 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. Hey there. So, today we talk about how Eli Lilly’s gene therapy, developed by Akuous, worked in a child born with an inherited form of deafness. Also, we see some interesting biopharma trends from Stifel, and consider Novo Nordisk’s new obesity investment that is tangential to GLP-1s.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 24, 2024
Amid an ongoing conversation about pharmacy benefit managers and the role they play in rising drug costs, a Fortune 100 company is making the jump from one of the industry's biggest players to a st | Amid an ongoing conversation about pharmacy benefit managers and the role they play in rising drug costs, a Fortune 100 company is making the jump from one of the industry's biggest players to a startup.
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Pharmacy Times
JANUARY 24, 2024
Gabriel Hinojosa, PharmD, BCOP, provides insights on selecting the best treatment regimen, and considers comorbidities, adverse events, and therapy modifications in multiple myeloma treatment.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 24, 2024
"The Omni Advantage: Accelerating the Behavioural Change with Omnichannel in Pharma Sales Engagement" is a game-changing book by businesswoman Merhnaz Campbell. Discover insights, strategies, and inspiration for pharma sales field team success.
Pharmacy Times
JANUARY 24, 2024
Compared with chemotherapy, nivolumab plus ipilimumab reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 79%, but further research is needed to assess overall survival.
Fierce Pharma
JANUARY 24, 2024
The FDA’s letter demanding a labeling change for Gilead Sciences’ Tecartus temporarily went missing on the agency’s website Tuesday. | The FDA’s letter demanding a labeling change for Gilead Sciences’ Tecartus temporarily went missing on the agency’s website Tuesday. Turns out, the FDA didn’t drop the CD19 CAR-T from a classwide safety alert list. Instead, it's adjusted the wording of a proposed boxed warning.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 24, 2024
Is the upcoming year set to be a year of major expansion, acquisitions, and deal-making in the business world? Stay informed about the potential trends and opportunities that await in the M&A landscape.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 24, 2024
More than 21.3 million people will be enrolled in an Affordable Care Act during this year's open enrollment period, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today. | Affordable Care Act enrollment has hit an all-time high, prompting federal officials to recognize its importance to the insurance marketplace today.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 24, 2024
LEO Pharma's chronic hand eczema drug delgocitinib has outperformed the only approved drug for the condition in a phase 3 trial.
Pharmaceutical Technology
JANUARY 24, 2024
Accent Therapeutics has raised $75m in a Series C financing round to progress the development of precision cancer therapies.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
JANUARY 24, 2024
A consultation on draft standards setting out the professional responsibilities of a chief pharmacist has been launched by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Aiming to support healthcare organisations and staff to deliver safe and effective pharmacy services, the four draft standards detail the knowledge, conduct and performance required of a chief pharmacist , or equivalent role, such as a director of pharmacy.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 24, 2024
BARDA has given $24 million to Locus Bio to support a mid-stage trial of bacteriophage therapy LBP-EC01 for resistant E coli infections.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
JANUARY 24, 2024
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics should only be prescribed when ‘no other antibiotics are appropriate for use’, according to a new MHRA drug safety update. From 22 January 2024, fluoroquinolone antibiotics given systemically – by mouth, injection or inhalation – must only be administered when other recommended antibiotics ‘have failed, will not work due to resistance, or are unsafe to use in an individual patient’, the regulatory agency said.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 24, 2024
BenevolentAI’s search for a new chief executive has concluded with the appointment of industry bigwig Dr Jörg Möller to the role, four months after Joanna Shields stepped down and as the company emerges from a restructuring drive. The UK artificial intelligence specialist said in a statement that Möller is “an accomplished R&D leader and champion of the application of AI to drug discovery.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
JANUARY 24, 2024
Combining routine clinical data with whole genome sequence (WGS) data at scale supports clinicians in the delivery of precision cancer care, according to new landmark research. Published in the journal Nature Medicine , the study showed that WGS could provide a more comprehensive view of a tumour’s genetic landscape by detecting various genetic changes using a single test.
Pharmaceutical Technology
JANUARY 24, 2024
The company could be in line for a priority review voucher if 4D-710, currently in Phase I/II clinical trials, is approved.
The Checkup by Singlecare
JANUARY 24, 2024
Whether you need support during a short-term period of grief and loss or you live with long-term depression , your healthcare provider may recommend the use of an antidepressant. Medications like SSRIs, SNRIs, atypical antidepressants, TCAs, and MAOIs are primarily used to alleviate depression symptoms like sadness, hopelessness, difficulty concentrating, and loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed.
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