Drug Topics
JULY 19, 2024
Steve Postal, JD, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), discussed pharmacy benefit managers and vehicles necessary to induce reform.
PharmaVoice
JULY 19, 2024
The pharma company is tackling the “stiff person syndrome” that afflicts Celine Dion in a phase 2 trial for its lead CAR-T candidate.
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Drug Topics
JULY 19, 2024
The collaboration between Surescripts and DAW Systems leverages Surescripts’ established e-prescribing network, which last year processed 2.5 billion prescriptions from 1.29 million prescribers across the US.
PharmaVoice
JULY 19, 2024
Merdad Parsey joined Gilead as its chief medical officer in 2019 and has helped lead the company’s expansion into oncology, with mixed success.
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
JULY 19, 2024
Delgocitinib cream from LEO Pharmaceuticals showed superior efficacy compared to cream vehicle and was well tolerated over 16 weeks.
STAT
JULY 19, 2024
WastewaterSCAN, one of the United States’ largest private entities that provide real-time data on pathogens in wastewater, has stopped collecting data from 43 facilities due to “resource constraints,” according to emails the company sent to staff overseeing these sites. The group — based at Stanford University, in partnership with Emory University — had been collecting samples from 194 sites in 41 states and the District of Columbia, a swath including 39 millio
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STAT
JULY 19, 2024
On Thursday, a widespread outage to Microsoft systems took down computers in health systems around the globe, leading many to cancel non-urgent medical appointments and surgeries as they encouraged patients to make plans for disrupted travel and delays in care. “A major worldwide software outage has affected many of our systems at Mass General Brigham,” the hospital system shared in a statement on Friday.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 19, 2024
A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency | A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency procedures and services.
STAT
JULY 19, 2024
In an era of rapid scientific and technological advances when politicians and scientists are struggling to find the right balance between innovation and safety, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has introduced the Risky Research Review Act (S. 4667) in an effort to navigate this treacherous terrain. But instead of providing clarity and security, this legislation threatens to cast a shadow over the future of life sciences research and slow it down.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 19, 2024
Individuals that followed the Mediterranean diet with EPA-DHA supplements displayed an increase in omega-3 levels which improved clinical appearance.
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
JULY 19, 2024
At a contentious advisory committee meeting in June, the Food and Drug Administration announced it was investigating allegations of data suppression and misconduct in clinical trials of MDMA-assisted therapy. The agency was “quite concerned” by claims included in a report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review think tank, agency psychiatry director Tiffany Farchione told the ad comm, and planned to complete its investigation before deciding whether to approve Lykos The
Pharmacy Times
JULY 19, 2024
There were positive efficacy and safety results for tivozanib monotherapy consistent with previous analyses.
STAT
JULY 19, 2024
The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a hospital bed in 2013, she had been to dozens of inpatient detox programs and residential treatment centers since she had begun using heroin two decades earlier. After every release, she returned to heroin use, usually within days. Why didn’t treatment “stick”?
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 19, 2024
Kidney care giant DaVita has agreed to pay nearly $34.5 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to secure referrals, according to an announcement from the Justice Department. | Kidney care giant DaVita has agreed to pay nearly $34.5 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to secure referrals, according to an announcement from the Justice Department.
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.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 19, 2024
More cost effectiveness data is crucial in advocating for better insurance coverage in the United States.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 19, 2024
Infectious disease professionals are calling for greater federal funding in the face of new Centers for Disease Contral and Prevention (CDC) data outlining an uptick in antimicrobial-resistant path | Seven antimicrobial-resistant, hospital-onset infection rates remained 20% higher in 2022 from prepandemic levels.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 19, 2024
In a study of Swedish patients with mantle cell lymphoma, the participants faced a heightened risk of infection after their diagnosis and associated treatment for the disease.
pharmaphorum
JULY 19, 2024
FDA will create a rare disease hub to speed the development of new treatments and build connections between developers and the rare disease community
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Pharmacy Times
JULY 19, 2024
Confusing product labeling and conflicting data can create challenges for patients.
pharmaphorum
JULY 19, 2024
Explore the emerging era of digital health and pharmaceuticals with PDURS, featuring insights from industry experts Marty Culjat of EVERSANA and Edward Cox of Pfizer.
STAT
JULY 19, 2024
Hellloooooo. Today, we discuss the FDA’s lack of engagement with critics of MDMA for PTSD therapy. We also highlight a massive veterans study on genomics, and how it illustrates the importance of studying diverse populations. And there’s more. FDA silent on claims of misconduct in MDMA trials At last month’s advisory committee meeting about Lykos Therapeutics’ MDMA-assisted therapy, the FDA said that it would investigate allegations of data suppression and misconduct
pharmaphorum
JULY 19, 2024
Explore the emerging uses and future directions of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy targeting mRNA, anti-EGFRvIII, and anti-NY-ESO-1 antigens in cancer treatments.
STAT
JULY 19, 2024
For many New Yorkers, Dave Chokshi was the face of New York City’s public health response to Covid-19. He often appeared on public service announcements in a white lab coat emblazoned with“N-Y-C” in big, bold letters, urging urbanites to mask up , get tested , and get vaccinated. Appointed as New York City’s 43rd health commissioner in August 2020, Chokshi was thrust into the city’s battle against the coronavirus just months after it was deemed an epicenter of
Pharmacy Times
JULY 19, 2024
The cause of the outage was deemed to be due to a defect found in a content update for Windows users.
Pharmaceutical Commerce
JULY 19, 2024
FDA to review one-year results for Susvimo showing non-inferior visual acuity gains in diabetic macular edema and in the Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale for Diabetic Retinopathy.
pharmaphorum
JULY 19, 2024
NICE backs NHS use of Accord's Orgovyx, the first therapy for advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer that can be taken at home
Pharmafile
JULY 19, 2024
GSK has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the marketing authorisation application (MAA) for Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) in combination with bortezombin plus dexamethasone (BorDex) or pomalidomide plus dexamethasone (PomDex) as a treatment for relapsed or refractory (R/R) multiple myeloma (MM). The post GSK’s application for Blenrep for MM treatment accepted for EMA review appeared first on Pharmafile.
pharmaphorum
JULY 19, 2024
While the pace of biotech private rounds seems to have slowed a little of late, this week saw four big financings for Cardurion Pharma, Scorpion Therapeutics, CatalYm, and NGM Bio.Burlington, Massachusetts-based Cardurion led the quartet with a $260 million Series B for its heart-focused drug pipeline, which features two candidates in phase 2 testing – PDE9 inhibitor CRD-750 for heart failure and CaMKII inhibitor CRD-4730 for rare genetic disease catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachyca
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 19, 2024
Healthcare technology company Commure plans to buy Augmedix, a healthcare artificial intelligence company founded in 2013, the companies announced Friday. | On Friday, ambient AI documentation company Augmedix announced it had been bought by Commure, a large IT vendor to healthcare systems. The deal values the company at $139 million.
pharmaphorum
JULY 19, 2024
Less than two years after pulling multiple myeloma therapy Blenrep off most markets around the world, GSK has filed for approval of the drug in the EU once again, hoping to restore its blockbuster credentials.The remarkable renaissance for the BCMA-directed antibody-drug conjugate is supported by a pair of phase 3 trials that could not only support its return but also make it an option for a much larger patient population than before.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 19, 2024
The findings showed that pharmacist-led interventions resulted in the greatest systolic blood pressure reductions.
Pharmaceutical Technology
JULY 19, 2024
The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy was founded in 2016 by tech entrepreneur Sean Parker to bolster cancer research efforts.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 19, 2024
Both economic factors and supply chain fragility play a role.
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