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Palliative Care Pharmacist Discusses How Building Relationships with Patients Leads to Rewarding Career

Drug Topics

A discussion with Madison Irwin, PharmD, BCPS, clinical pharmacist specialist in palliative care at University of Michigan Health and clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy.

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STAT+: Novo asks FDA to bar compounders from making Ozempic copies

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Novo Nordisk has asked the Food and Drug Administration to bar compounding pharmacies from making copies of its blockbuster weight loss drug semaglutide, arguing that the medication is too complex for the pharmacies to safely make. Compounding pharmacies are typically allowed to make copies of drugs that are deemed to be in shortage by the FDA, which semaglutide has been for over two years.

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FDA Approves Selarsdi as Biosimlar to Stelara in an Intravenous Formulation

Pharmacy Times

In April 2024, the FDA approved ustekinumab-aekn as a subcutaneous injection for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and active psoriatic arthritis.

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STAT+: Senators demand answers on telehealth platforms from Pfizer and Eli Lilly

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Senators led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Monday demanded answers from Pfizer and Eli Lilly about their relationship with the telehealth prescribers they point patients to from their websites, seeking to determine whether the pharma giants are violating the federal anti-kickback statute. This year, both Pfizer and Eli Lilly launched websites that allow users to learn about their medications, follow links to “talk to a doctor now,” and fill their prescriptions through an online p

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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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Introducing Tarlatamab-dlle: A New Era in Oncology Treatment

Pharmacy Times

The therapy offers new hope in solid tumor treatment with fewer adverse effects.

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Dietary guidelines panel stresses fruits and vegetables but stops shy of major changes 

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There’s a fundamental barrier to scientific certainty in food science. People eat foods, not nutrients. The experts charged with advising federal health officials on the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans had to scale a mountain of research challenges like this basic impediment, starting with the impossibility of randomly assigning people to eat only x or y for 30 to 40 years.

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In a bid to treat their children’s rare diseases, these three parents founded companies

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Ten years ago, neither Allyson Berent, Terry Pirovolakis nor Michelle Werner expected to be founders of biotech companies. But they’ve all done so with the goal of helping to treat their children’s rare diseases.  The three parents took the stage at the 2024 STAT Summit to talk about the challenges of trying to find treatments for rare diseases — from securing funding to translating research in animals to humans to commercial barriers.

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Pharmacists Play Key Role in Addressing Opioid Crisis Through Education

Pharmacy Times

Pharmacists are positioned to combat the opioid crisis through educating the public and advocating for policy changes to enable harm reduction strategies.

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Starboard wants to hold Pfizer leadership 'accountable' for overpaid M&A deals, poor return on R&D investment

Fierce Pharma

Activist investor Starboard Value is baring its teeth at Pfizer management, more openly going after CEO Albert Bourla’s job. | Activist investor Starboard Value is baring its teeth at Pfizer management, more openly going after CEO Albert Bourla’s job in a new presentation.

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How a tragic diagnosis sent a journalist on a scientific odyssey

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Genetics can be cruel. Lawrence Ingrassia, a longtime journalist, has learned that the hard way. A genetic mutation that runs in his family predisposes those who carry it to developing malignant tumors of all types. It’s why, at age 69 and 30 days, he became the longest living member of his family.

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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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Controlling Cholesterol: Stroke Prevention and Updated ASA Guidelines

Pharmacy Times

New recommendations from the American Stroke Association (ASA) emphasize the importance of healthy lifestyle habits and addressing health equity to reduce stroke risk.

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STAT+: Editas tacks again, steering from lead sickle cell treatment to new one

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Editas Medicine said Tuesday it will license out or partner its lead sickle cell treatment, the latest shift for a tarantella company that has repeatedly switched direction and leadership since first emerging as one of the first CRISPR biotechs a decade ago.    Editas will now focus on a different, newly announced sickle cell program.

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Study: Pharmacokinetics, Safety Comparable Between CT-P13 Autoinjector and Pre-Filled Syringe

Pharmacy Times

The FDA previously accepted the biologic license application for CT-P13 as a subcutaneous formulation.

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HLTH24 Day 3: Amazon One Medical rolls out AI tools; Avandra launches out of stealth

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon One Medical, working with the online retail company's technology teams, developed artificial intelligence tools for its clinicians to help them save time. | Amazon One Medical, working with the online retail company's technology teams, developed artificial intelligence tools for its clinicians to help them save time.

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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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Patients With Endometriosis Have an Increased Risk of Developing Cardiovascular Disease

Pharmacy Times

Endometriosis is a systemic disease that can affect multiple parts of the body, not just the pelvis.

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‘Switchable’ CAR-T startup raises $112 million

STAT

This story first appeared in The Readout newsletter.  Sign up for The Readout  and receive STAT’s award-winning biotech news delivered straight to your inbox.  Good morning. Check out the latest promo we’re running, where you can get your first three months of a STAT+ subscription for $20.

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DOJ challenges Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy attempt in Texas

Fierce Pharma

With Johnson & Johnson sweetening the pot and mustering up the support of 83% of those who claim that the company’s talc products caused their cancer, it had

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STAT+: Michelle Tarver to lead FDA medical device center

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Michelle Tarver will be the new leader of the medical devices center at the Food and Drug Administration, according to an email reviewed by STAT and sent out to FDA device staff on Tuesday afternoon. Tarver has temporarily served in the role since veteran devices head Jeffrey Shuren announced his departure in July. The agency conducted a nationwide search for Shuren’s replacement, but Tarver quickly seemed to be the top pick, shadowing Shuren at conferences and town halls.

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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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Transparency has led to uniformity in healthcare costs—but not necessarily lower prices: study

Fierce Healthcare

Price transparency regulations are leveling the cost landscape for consumers, but that doesn’t always lead to lower prices, according to a new report from Turquoise Health. | Recent price transparency regulations have caused prices to converge for outpatient services but led to more discrepancy for inpatient services, according to findings from Turquoise Health.

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HLTH 2024 buzz: GLP-1s, AI copilots, and a mysterious robot

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You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences.  Sign up to get it  delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Will ‘responsible AI’ spawn a new market for tech? This year’s gathering features HLTH ‘s signature opulence and spectacle: as usual, a hair salon for attendees, an indoor puppy park, and a vast exhibit floor crammed with flashy booths, giveaways a

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Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Menstrual Health, Pregnancy Outcomes | IDWeek 2024

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Posters presented at IDWeek 2024 provided new insights into the impact of COVID-19 infection and vaccination on women’s health.

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HLTH24: Suki balloons AI assistant footprint through new strategic partnership with Zoom Healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—Suki AI has inked a deal with the nation’s largest telehealth platform, Zoom Healthcare, to integrate an AI assistant into Zoom’s telehealth experience. | Suki will deploy its current AI assistant features like ambient scribe and clinical note generation and build out new technology to reimagine telehealthcare.

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The Cost-Effectiveness of GLP-1s for Treating Obesity | AMCP Nexus 2024

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Analyzing copayments and coverage plans for popular weight-loss drugs in the US, researchers addressed the cost-effectiveness of GLP-1 medications for treating obesity.

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HLTH24: Walmart aims to simplify online pharmacy orders in 49 states

Fierce Healthcare

Walmart plans to expand its home delivery of pharmacy items and offer them alongside the other merchandise in its online store, spreading to virtually all U.S. | Walmart's pharmacy delivery will also allow customers to bundle general items and pharmacy products in one order.

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MacroGenics passes off struggling breast cancer med Margenza to TerSera for $40M plus milestones

Fierce Pharma

MacroGenics’ first commercial product, breast cancer drug Margenza, is heading off to TerSera Therapeutics through a $40 million hand-off. | The 2020-approved breast cancer med booked $17.9 million in 2023 sales as it struggled to make a mark in the crowded market.

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HLTH24: Former Humana CEO Broussard joins Define Ventures

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS — Longtime Humana CEO Bruce Broussard departed the company over the summer, and now he's made his next move. | LAS VEGAS — Longtime Humana CEO Bruce Broussard departed the company over the summer, and now he's made his next move.

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AZ, Ionis get CHMP backing for ATTR polyneuropathy drug

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AstraZeneca and Ionis are on track for EU approval of ATTR polyneuropathy therapy Wainzua after the CHMP backs the drug

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New JAMA Article Recommends Personal Drug Importation To Help American Patients Afford Prescription Drugs

Policy Prescription

Harvard doctors and public health experts recommend using the website PharmacyChecker.com to find international online pharmacies to order more affordable prescription drugs for personal importation when domestic savings strategies fail. They offer this advice in a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Article Review The article, Strategies to Help Patients Navigate High Prescription Drug Costs , offers very digestible and evidence-driven guidance for clinicians to bet

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Morning Rounds: Free OTC birth control, cholera deaths, clinicians and gender identity

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Good morning! There are two impending deadlines weighing on my mind this week: We’ve got exactly two weeks until the presidential election, and 12 days until daylight savings time ends here in Boston. Philly hospitals stop using race-adjusted algorithms A coalition of 12 Philadelphia-area health systems announced yesterday that its members have abandoned the use of race adjustments in four clinical tools commonly used to guide care, a move that health leaders say will improve treatment an

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Adding Regular Exercise to Dietary Interventions Beneficial for Patients with T2D

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Investigators conducted a study to assess the impact of combined diet and exercise interventions in patients with type 2 diabetes.

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Seven pillars of GenAI for enterprise-level value generation

pharmaphorum

Discover the seven essential pillars of GenAI for generating value at an enterprise level and leveraging artificial intelligence to drive innovation and growth.

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Educational Initiatives Boost Women’s HIV Awareness, PrEP Uptake | IDWeek 2024

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Three posters showcased at IDWeek 2024 focused on enhancing access to HIV prevention and treatment, as well as increasing uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among women.

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Beyond the silo: How engagement fuels healthcare innovation

Fierce Healthcare

In healthcare, the best solutions come from bringing different perspectives to the table. | This week on "Podnosis," we examine why diverse viewpoints are essential for tackling the industry’s toughest challenges and how building real engagement serves as the bedrock for innovation.

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