Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analysis of participants who never used tobacco cigarettes showed that daily cannabis use was associated a higher risk of both heart attack and stroke.

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Pharmacy Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Congress and the administration still have time (NOT MUCH) to act

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Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In order to provide the best care, it’s crucial that pharmacists stay up-to-date on the latest guidance and data for flu, COVID-19, and RSV—even when that information is constantly changing.

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Pharmacy Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By understanding the nuances of PBM audit strategies, pharmacies can implement proactive measures to mitigate risks of recoupment, payment suspensions, and, in severe cases, network termination.

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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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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Of all the lingering symptoms of long Covid , difficulty focusing and thinking, known as brain fog , may be the most frightening and baffling. A new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, which looks at how much cognition is impaired in the months after a coronavirus infection, shows that Covid-19’s impact can be measured in the equivalent of IQ points.

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Pharmacy Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that “extrauterine embryos” are considered children, causing some infertility clinics to halt IVF processes.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

LOS ANGELES — AI took center stage at the ViVE 2024 conference this week and health systems across the country are deploying the tech to tackle issues from easing the drudgery of medical docum | AI took center stage at the ViVE 2024 conference this week and health systems across the country are deploying the tech to tackle issues from easing the drudgery of medical documentation to making it easier for patients to get information about their medical care.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In a bid to combat prescription drug costs, the White House will hold a listening session on Monday in search of ways to reform pharmacy benefit managers , according to people familiar with the plans. The list of attendees includes representatives from the federal government and industry, who are expected to provide insights into how the largest pharmacy benefit managers determine which medicines are covered by insurers and employers, as well as prices that are paid at pharmacy counters.

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Pharmacy Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The podcast highlights addressing misinformation, the impact of celebrity endorsements in pharmaceuticals, and the important role of pharmacists in educating patients.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Elisabeth Bik, a microbiologist by training, has become one of the world’s most influential science detectives. An authority on scientific image analysis who’s been profiled in The New Yorker for her unique ability to spot duplicated or doctored photographs, she appeared frequently in the news over the past year as one of the experts who raised research misconduct concerns that led to an investigation into, and the eventual departure of, former Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavig

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Providers, researchers and government officials gathered Tuesday to discuss the "urgent public health crisis" of gun violence and throw their weight behind a new multimillion-dollar aware | The event, which emphasized the role of healthcare professionals in addressing gun violence, came with the announcement of an industry-backed, multimillion-dollar awareness and prevention campaign.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter have diabetes. There’s early evidence suggesting that both conditions — and a slew of others — could be better managed with pre-made healthy meals. So why doesn’t Medicare try out delivering food to sick seniors?

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Danbury, Connecticut-based Nuvance Health is joining Northwell Health, New York’s largest provider and private employer, under a strategic merger agreement unveiled Wednesday. | The $18 billion combination, which still requires regulatory signoffs, would give Northwell a foothold in Connecticut and promises "significant investments" for Nuvance.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

One by one, the companies behind Zoloft, Prozac, and Paxil soured on psychiatry. It was the early 2000s, and as America warmed to the sounds of Sisqó and Shakira, the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms were running out of ideas to treat mental illness. Their blockbuster treatments for depression and schizophrenia had reshaped society and made billions of dollars in the process, but the old cash cows were soon to go generic.

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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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Fierce Pharma

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

After a busy 2023 marked by multiple drug approvals, UCB isn’t resting on its laurels. | After an initial FDA approval came later than anticipated, UCB is looking to quickly grow Bimzelx. The company is eying four new indications and potential peak sales of 4 billion euros.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The 64 contestants whose discoveries and innovations have been selected for the 2024 edition of STAT Madness come from 50 institutions across the U.S. The teams include a Nobel laureate (Jennifer Doudna) and biotech big shots (Robert Langer and David Liu), but also up-and-comers. STAT Madness is our annual bracket-style competition in which readers vote on the most important and impactful biomedical and health research published in the past year by scientists at universities and independent labs

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

AGTC-501 is in Phase II development for retinitis in the SKYLINE trial (NCT03316560) and addresses unmet needs within the retinitis space

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

LONDON — Facing a growing outbreak of measles, the U.K. has unveiled an advertising campaign aimed at boosting vaccination rates in children, which have steadily fallen over the past decade and took an even greater dip during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The campaign, starting March 4, features children talking about their lack of protection from infections like measles and whooping cough if they’re not vaccinated.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This week on “Podnosis,” we explore the critical issue of maternal mental health. | This week on "Podnosis," Editor-in-Chief Ayla Ellison explores the critical issue of maternal mental health in an interview with Dr. Ken Levey, co-founder and CEO of Mother Goose Health.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In a global first, some travelers and laboratory researchers who are at risk of contracting chikungunya will soon be allowed to be vaccinated against the virus. A committee of vaccine experts recommended Wednesday that those selective groups of people should be offered access to the new vaccine, Ixchiq, which is made by Valneva Austria GmbH. It will become U.S. vaccination policy when Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, signs off on the recommendation from th

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Walgreens will now accept a slew of Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits online, including the option for home delivery, the company announced this week. | Walgreens will now accept a slew of Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits online, including the option for home delivery, the company announced this week.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially since the middle of the week is upon us. After all, we have made it this far so we are determined to hang on for another couple of days. And why not? The alternatives — at least those we can identify — are not so appetizing. And what better way to make the time fly than to keep busy.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rare Disease Day is an opportunity to highlight the importance of enhancing clinical trial success in rare diseases for the benefit of patients.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden  “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that is being closely watched as the 81-year-old  seeks reelection  in November. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician, wrote that the president is adjusting well to a new device that helps control his sleep apnea and has experienced some hip discomfort but also works out five times per week.

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Fierce Pharma

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As Novavax emerges from its “transition year” in 2023, the vaccine maker is still raising concerns among Wall Street investors in early 2024. | As Novavax emerges from its “transition year” in 2023, the vaccine maker is still raising concerns among Wall Street investors in early 2024.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Discover how digital technology and strategic partnerships are revolutionising the pharmaceutical industry, enabling faster delivery of life-saving medicines to patients, while advancing humanity's fight against diseases.

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Drug Store News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sales of store brands increased $10.1 billion to a record $236.3 billion last year compared to 2022, per PLMA's new report.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

AbbVie has made another bolt-on deal in the immunology and inflammation category, paying $48 million upfront for rights to an antibody in preclinical development at OSE Immunotherapeutics. There’s another $665 million in potential milestones and a royalty tied to the deal, which focuses on OSE-230, billed as a potentially first-in-class activator of ChemR23, a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) found on some white blood cells.

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Drug Store News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In 2023, HRG awarded 148 products predicted to have the highest potential for future success and drive profitability in independent pharmacies and other channels.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Viatris licenses two late-stage drugs from Idorsia for heart attack and lupus, both claimed to have blockbuster sales potential, for $350m upfront.

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Drug Store News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Dollar General customers can now purchase food, produce, OTCs and additional wellness products in more than 20,000 stores across the country using health supplemental benefits.

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Fierce Pharma

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On the back of its $350 million deal for two late-stage Idorsia assets, Viatris will continue to be “opportunistic” when it comes to making future business development grabs—especially on the comme | On the back of its $350 million deal for two late-stage Idorsia assets, Viatris will continue to be “opportunistic” when it comes to making future business development grabs—especially on the commercial side—executives said Wednesday.

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Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pharmacy schools specialize in training students as experts in patient care—not as expert business owners.

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