Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The assistant program director at Mayo Clinic discusses the significance of pharmacists’ role in health care, changes throughout the industry, and her passion for mentoring pharmaceutical students.
PharmaVoice
OCTOBER 25, 2023
“They have the money,” and they’re using it to influence drug development, according to the executive director of the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has launched the latest salvo in its battle with pharmacy benefit managers over controversial fees. | The National Community Pharmacists Association has launched the latest salvo in its battle with pharmacy benefit managers over controversial fees.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Lisa Faast, CEO and Owner of DiversifyRx, discusses ways that pharmacists can prepare their business for the cash crunch that is set to happen in the first several months of next 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
IDStewardship
OCTOBER 18, 2023
In this article the students from the University of Florida discuss why they started the ChatRx podcast and what their goals are for their new endeavor. Written By: Eisha Ludtke, Pharm.D. Candidate 2024 & Lucas Zhou, Pharm.D. Candidate 2024 Article Posted October 2024 Hello Readers of IDstewardship! My name is Eisha Ludtke, and I am a 4th year pharmacy student at the University of Florida (UF).
STAT
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Alison Buttenheim was floored by a sign she saw in her doctor’s office when she went to get the first jab of the two-dose shingles vaccine to protect her against painful flare-ups of varicella zoster. “Medicare patients cannot receive Tdap or zoster vaccines here. They need to obtain [them] at their pharmacy. If they receive it here, they need to pay out of pocket,” the notice read.
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Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 16, 2023
As the coronavirus outbreak has shifted to the endemic phase, drugmakers have warned of a drop in demand for COVID-19 products, with the impact coming into focus during the fall vaccination season. | Pfizer has slashed its 2023 revenue projection by $9 billion because of declining demand for COVID products. The company now expects sales to reach between $58 billion and $61 billion, down from a prior range of $67 billion to $70 billion.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Nabla, maker of an autonomous clinical AI scribe, has joined forces with Kaiser Permanente to roll out its tool to 10,000 doctors in Northern California. | The AI tool will be available to 10,000 Kaiser Permanente doctors in Northern California across all care settings and specialties.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Despite societal need, stigma around MAT and MOUD still exists.
PharmaVoice
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The actor of “Heroes” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” fame is starring in another role as a patient advocate for people with epilepsy.
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
OCTOBER 16, 2023
If you’ve been following the mystery of long Covid since it emerged in 2020, you’ll recall interferons and serotonin have been clues from the start as combatants in the body’s prolonged battles against the virus. Theories about why symptoms persist long after the acute infection has cleared often point to two suspects: viral reservoirs where SARS-CoV-2 lingers and inflammation sparked by the infection that doesn’t subside.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Community pharmacies are ideal locations to identify and recruit underrepresented patients for clinical trials.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from Pfizer. An earlier version of the story stated that nearly 800 jobs would be affected. | After plunging COVID revenues prompted Pfizer to embark on a cost-cutting crusade, more details about the company's savings efforts are coming into focus.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 19, 2023
A new analysis backed by doctor lobbying groups suggest that physician-owned hospitals could have fueled about $1.1 billion in savings across 20 of Medicare’s most expensive conditions in 2019— tho | Lobbying groups in favor of overturning the ban on new physician-owned hospitals outlined broad cost savings if 2019's Medicare patients were treated at such facilities instead of a traditional hospital.
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.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Veterinarians and veterinarian pharmacists weigh in on issues around working with pet medications.
Drug Store News
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Sheryl Burke, SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility & Chief Sustainability Officer of CVS Health, shines a light on the retailer's efforts to help communities at the local and national levels.
STAT
OCTOBER 20, 2023
When she stopped getting her period in March 2022, Daryn Schwartz wasn’t especially concerned. At 42, she had recently come off birth control, and figured her cycles were still adjusting. When it hadn’t come back by the summer, she sought gynecological care, but was told to wait it out. So she did, with no changes. She was having other symptoms, too — fatigue, chronic pain, and difficulty focusing.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Modern society has put individuals at an increased risk of dopamine overload, causing an increase in mental health disorders.
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Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Up until this point, immune checkpoint inhibitors have been allowed to treat early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) either before or after surgery. | Thanks to a new FDA approval for Merck's Keytruda, a continuous immunotherapy regimen around surgery is now available for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. The drug's label already includes an overall survival win from a key trial.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The approval of Leqembi by the Food and Drug Administration marks an exciting turning point for Alzheimer’s disease. | The approval of Leqembi by the FDA marks an exciting turning point for Alzheimer’s disease. There are big questions around costs, access, risk and efficacy in certain populations. The most urgent, overarching question is: How can we find patients who will benefit from the drug before their condition progresses outside of the treatment window?
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 15, 2023
Jean-Venable R. Goode, PharmD, director of the PGY1 Community Based Residency Program at Virginia Commonwealth University, discussed the new vaccine guidelines from ACIP.
Pharmacy Is Right For Me
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students was awarded to five outstanding underrepresented minority (URM) student pharmacists who are currently pursuing their PharmD degree. Selected awardees demonstrated outstanding leadership, academic success, and a commitment to advancing the profession of pharmacy and patient care. This scholarship will support them in their goal of becoming pharmacists by reducing financial barriers.
STAT
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Hospitals are frustrated with a nationwide nursing shortage that’s only gotten worse since the pandemic. In 2022, the American Hospital Association quoted an estimate that half a million nurses would leave the field by the end of that year, bringing the total shortage to 1.1 million. At the same time, National Nurses United insists there isn’t a nurse shortage at all.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Study finds that probable insomnia disorder was associated with physical health problems and difficulty with anger in veterans.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Following similar initiatives to bolster mRNA vaccine production and access in Africa, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing new funding to a clutch of drugmakers. | Following similar initiatives to bolster mRNA vaccine production and access in Africa, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing new funding to a clutch of drugmakers.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Cigna will pay $172 million to settle allegations brought by a whistleblower and the U.S. | Cigna will pay $172 million to settle allegations brought by the U.S. government that it submitted false and inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnostic codes in a bid to boost its reimbursement.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 5, 2023
It’s crucial to be openminded about these approaches, and to convey accurate information to patients in a nonjudgmental manner.
The Checkup by Singlecare
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Managing your weight can be challenging, which is why many people look for relatively quick and easy ways to drop some pounds. That’s why you may have seen people talk about a medication called Vyvanse, which is FDA approved to treat ADHD and binge eating disorder, as a good option for weight loss. The reality, though, is that while weight loss can be a side effect of taking Vyvanse, the drug should not be used for the sole purpose of losing weight.
STAT
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that everyone in the U.S. 6 months and older receive an updated Covid vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant. Since then, some notable voices, including Paul Offit , have publicly questioned whether the updated vaccine is needed for those who are not in a high-risk group. He recently wrote, “At this point in the pandemic, it is hard to make a case for vaccinating everyone.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 10, 2023
A single-center experience at a tertiary medical center precision medicine clinic provides insight.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 31, 2023
For Pfizer, several years of pandemic megaprofits have soured as overstocked COVID-19 drugs and vaccines take a major toll on the drug behemoth’s financials. | Pfizer's pandemic megaprofits have soured as overstocked COVID-19 drugs and vaccines take a major toll on the drug behemoth’s financials.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 9, 2023
LAS VEGAS—Medicare Advantage (MA) has only grown over the last decade, and, in tandem, voices criticizing the program have gotten louder. | LAS VEGAS—Medicare Advantage has only grown over the last decade, and, in tandem, voices criticizing the program have gotten louder.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The gut-brain-skin axis is more important to overall health than previously understood, and prebiotics and probiotics play a large role in the benefits.
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