May, 2022

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Moderna’s HIV vaccine prepped for trials in Africa

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Moderna has joined forces with non-profit organisation IAVI on a third phase 1 trial of its candidate HIV vaccine in Africa, where the burden of the virus is still being keenly felt. IAVI (the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) has started screening subjects to be included in the study, called IAVI G003, at centres in Rwanda and South Africa, said the biotech.

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Artificial intelligence stands to transform precision medicine: AiCure

Outsourcing Pharma

An expert from the AI-focused technology company shares insights as to how it can be harnessed to better interpret, and even predict, patient behavior.

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How to Succeed in Pharmacy School

Find Your Script

Are you a student entering pharmacy school? In this video, I’ll talk about my 4 steps to have success in pharmacy school. Stay until the end for my most important step. Watch & Subscribe on our YouTube Channel ! [link]. Hi, I’m Dr. Jessica Louie and I’m an Associate Professor, Board-Certified Critical Care Pharmacist and entrepreneur. I help people find meaning beyond a job title and let go of burnout.

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Why Go With A PCD Pharma Franchise Company?

Fossil Remedies

Are you going to launch a new business by partnering with a new PCD Pharma Company ? Or do you want to expand your business by adding one more company? In both situations, you should be careful and selective while choosing a company. There are several companies around when you search for it. But it is always good to associate with the best one. Why should you prefer the best company?

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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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MHRA marketing authorisation granted for Eli Lilly’s Verzenios as early breast cancer treatment

Pharma Times

Authorisation of the treatment is based on results from the phase 3 trial

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Jumping Through Time Zones: How to Stay on Top of Time Changes

Aureus Medical Group

Traveling is an exciting part of your job as a travel nurse; you get to see new parts of the country, experience new things, and make new connections! But there is a side-effect of constant travel– long-distance flights and changing time zones can impact your internal body clock, induce jet lag, or create confusion around time commitments. And after a long day of jumping through time zones, it can take up to one day for our body clocks to adjust for every hour the time shifts.

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Machine learning can unlock potential of EEG data: Beacon Biosignals

Outsourcing Pharma

A leader from the neurobiomarker platform provider tells how use of ML and other advanced analytical tools can help make better use of complex information.

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Memorial Day Weekend 2022: Honor and Remember

OctariusRx

This Memorial Day we give thanks and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country! “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived.” – George S. Patton. The OctariusRx team wishes you a peaceful and blessed Memorial Day! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to all those who served and gave their lives for our freedom, and the families who supported their heroic efforts.

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Can pharmacy techs work at more than one pharmacy?

SingleCare

With the cost of living on the rise, having a steady income is crucial. But sometimes even regular employment doesn’t cover all of the outgoing expenses you might have—which are often multiplied if you’re living in a city or expensive area. Just like many other professions, pharmacy technicians might be feeling the financial squeeze right now.

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Simple blood test could save thousands from bowel cancer

Pharma Times

Comparisons with other tests available have shown that blood test has greater sensitivity for the detection of bowel cancer

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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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Events and training for pharmaceutical microbiologists 2022

Pharmig

Everyone wants to know where they come from, and microbiologists are no different. But were we grown in a petri dish. The post Events and training for pharmaceutical microbiologists 2022 appeared first on Pharmig.

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The antimicrobial pipeline is ‘dry’ and that’s a problem

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Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem and one that is already claiming over a million lives per year. The situation is urgent but finding a sustainable solution is a difficult prospect, finds Ben Hargreaves. Alexander Fleming discovered the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928. However, the difficulty in developing a method to adequately produce sufficient levels of the product meant that the age of the antibiotic did not truly begin until the 1940s.

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NIH awards $577m to antiviral drug developers

Outsourcing Pharma

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the US National Institutes of Health, has awarded a total of $577m to establish nine Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Centers for Pathogens of Pandemic Concern.

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Mechanisms of Psychedelic Tryptamines: 5-MeO-DMT vs. Classics

The Spirit Pharmacist

In this video blog I wanted to address the pharmacologic mechanisms of 5-MeO-DMT in reference to classic psychedelic tryptamines like LSD, psilocybin, and DMT. Psychedelic Tryptamines are Serotonin 2A Stimulating Substances. A common feature of all psychedelic tryptamines is their ability to bind and stimulate serotonin 2A (5HT2A) receptors. Experiments that pre-treat persons or rodents with 5HT2A receptor blocking antipsychotic medications have all demonstrated that psychedelic effects are grea

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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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Prioritizing Self-Care in Healthcare 

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

Physicians and other healthcare professionals are trained to care for others. It’s what we do. In dedicating our lives to caring for others, self-care comes last, and we often put ourselves on the back burner. During training, and in our careers, the default mode is that our own needs come last. That’s embedded into our medical culture. . What if we shifted our focus and treated ourselves as well as we treat those who we love most in the world?

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What’s Ahead for 1st and 3rd party data, Insights, Analytics & Digital Data Video

Pharma Marketing Network

Tune in to this episode of the Pharma Marketing Podcast with Bharti Rai, Novartis VP, Chief Commercial Operations, Insight, Analytics Officer Data & Digital, for a deeper dive into what’s ahead for 1st and 3rd party data, insights, analytics & digital data. The post What’s Ahead for 1st and 3rd party data, Insights, Analytics & Digital Data Video appeared first on Pharma Marketing Network.

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How I Saved My Damaged Hair

The Luxe Pharmacist

I’m honored this post has been so highly requested by you all! My hair’s journey back to health has been a long one and I’m so proud of how far it has come. Please keep in mind my hair has recovered over many years and while many things can help damaged hair it may still take a long time to fully recover. The key is to stop further damage from occurring and make sure your new growth stays happy and healthy.

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How patient-on-a-chip tech could be the future of drug discovery

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Testing drug compounds on a chip designed to mimic human organs sounds closer to science fiction than reality, yet the technology already exists and is already being put to use. Ben Hargreaves discovers how the technology could provide more accurate safety predictions and even discover new treatments. The limits of animal models in drug discovery are well known.

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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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Industry pros thankful, hopeful on Clinical Trials Day 2022

Outsourcing Pharma

Experts and organizations are honoring the occasion (designed to celebrate research accomplishments and achievements) with insights, education, and more.

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Finding the Right Job for You as a Pharmacist

The Happy PharmD

By going through pharmacy school, you have a well-rounded background in various areas, including communication skills through delivering presentations and counseling patients, motivational interviewing experience, and some degree of technical writing experience. The curriculum is structured to make the average pharmacist an excellent communicator, a fast learner, and flexible enough to fit into different fields.

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Crown Bioscience and MBL Enter Joint Venture to Provide Advanced Preclinical Services for Japanese Customers

Pharma Mirror

California, Crown Bioscience and Medical & Biological Laboratories (MBL), JSR Life Sciences companies, today announced the formation of a joint venture, to further expand the provision of Crown Bioscience’s preclinical services to Japanese customers. The new entity named “Crown Bioscience & MBL”, is a long-term strategic partnership that is expected to accelerate growth for both companies.

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Bharti Rai, Novartis VP & Head of Commercial Acceleration on What’s Ahead for 1st and 3rd party data, Insights, Analytics & Digital Data

Pharma Marketing Network

Tune in to this episode of the Pharma Marketing Podcast with Bharti Rai, Novartis VP, Chief Commercial Operations, Insight, Analytics Officer Data & Digital, for a deeper dive into what’s ahead for 1st and 3rd party data, insights, analytics & digital data. The post Bharti Rai, Novartis VP & Head of Commercial Acceleration on What’s Ahead for 1st and 3rd party data, Insights, Analytics & Digital Data appeared first on Pharma Marketing Network.

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FAQs about the Cardiology Recertification Exam

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

Cardiologists are required to complete recertification as part of their requirements to remain a practicing physician. The Cardiovascular Disease Maintenance of Certification Exam can be difficult, with a pass rate in 2021 of 88%. What are some things you need to know before you sit for the exam? Here are some common questions surrounding the Cardiology MOC Exam: When is the Cardiology MOC exam offered?

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Google gives ex-FDA digital health head Bakul Patel strategic role

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FDA veteran Bakul Patel has joined Google as its new senior director of global digital health strategy, ending a stint at the regulator that lasted more than 13 years. Bakul Patel. Patel – who is currently director for digital health at the FDA – said on social media that he is “looking forward to learning from the teams in health across Google and Alphabet and helping build a unified digital health and regulatory strategy.” He was also involved in the creation of the FDA’s Dig

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Elligo, Whyze Health partner to expand reach to European patients

Outsourcing Pharma

The two companies are forming a European Medical Advisory Committee to better connect patients and physicians, inviting other trial professionals to join in.

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How to Get Out of the Pharmacist Job Search Cycle

The Happy PharmD

We have all been at various points in our lives where we felt we have had enough and desired a change. It could be breaking free from an addiction, deciding to start a family, or in this case leaving a job where you have been unhappy and stressed. However, a few days or weeks down the line, we end up not following our action plan or even fail to draft out one.

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Pharmacology and Drug Interactions of 5-MeO-DMT

The Spirit Pharmacist

Pharmacology and Drug Interactions of 5-MeO-DMT. Mystery and 5-MeO-DMT. One compound I seem to get more questions about than others is 5-MeO-DMT. It makes sense given there is very little data available, a few cases of death reported involving use, and may be the most reliable in occasioning mystical or transformative types of experiences. In short, it's a substance that appears to have a lot of potential for both benefit or harm due to its incredibly powerful effects. 5-MeO-DMT: A Molecule on t

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Leadership Series VI: The Real Treasures are Within Us!

Colors Make me Happy

MUSC College of Pharmacy Graduation 2022 Good afternoon! Dear Faculty, families, loved ones, and GRADUATES. Thank you for inviting me to join you on this very important milestone in your life. You did it and I am proud of YOU! Congratulations. Dean Hall asked me to share with you my pharmacy journey. Instead, I would like to talk to you about the life journey of a seven-year-old refugee girl.

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Emmes launches Advantage eClinical as a standalone cloud native clinical technology platform

Pharma Mirror

Rockville, Emmes – a global, full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) dedicated to supporting the advancement of public health and biopharmaceutical innovation, announces that it will introduce to market its third generation version of Advantage eClinical at Society for Clinical Trials (SCT) in San Diego, May 15th – 18th. The cloud platform of Advantage eClinical will be available as a standalone software product after undergoing more than two years of development.

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Roche extends Kaiku digital monitoring partnership again

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Roche has elevated a longstanding alliance with Finland’s Kaiku Health focusing on digital patient monitoring and management (DPMM) to the level of a strategic partnership. The two companies have been working together since 2019 on digital health interventions to provide support to people with cancer, focusing initially on tools for patients undergoing cancer immunotherapy.

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Lilly invests $2.1bn in new Indiana manufacturing sites

Outsourcing Pharma

Eli Lilly and Company plans to expand its manufacturing footprint in Indiana by investing $2.1bn in two new manufacturing sites at Indiana's LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District in Boone County.

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What’s WOTY?

Pharma Marketing Network

WOTY stands for Woman of the Year. I am excited to share a little bit about what the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s WOTY event of 2022 is and my personal experience. Words that come to mind: #Inspirational #Aspiration and #Community. This was my first WOTY and my first in person event in 2 years! I bought a new dress and shoes (which killed my feet and ended up carrying around in a reusable bag!

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The Top Vitamins and Supplements for Fertility

Compounding Pharmacy of America

Maintaining excellent health is one of the most crucial components of fertility for every woman. That means that one of the best ways to boost your fertility may be by ensuring your hormones, vitamins, and nutrients are at optimal levels. The post The Top Vitamins and Supplements for Fertility appeared first on The Compounding Pharmacy of America.