Pharmacy Organizations Establish Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Suicides among health care professionals are estimated to occur at a higher rate than in the general public.
Sat.Sep 16, 2023 - Fri.Sep 22, 2023
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It’s Time to Gear Up for Fall Vaccines
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Pharmacists play a vital role in providing education and administering influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Vaccines
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Technology Tools Increase Patient Safety in the Pharmacy
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
From automated medication dispensing systems to telepharmacy services, technology can help reduce the risk of adverse patient events.
The 2023 PharmaVoice 100
PharmaVoice
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
This year’s honorees are influential and devoted leaders lifting the pillars of the industry to new heights.
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
Genetically altered pig heart transplanted into a human for the second time
STAT
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
In a new test of xenotransplantation , a medical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center announced Friday that, for only the second time in history, it had transplanted a heart from a genetically engineered pig into a human. The surgeons performed the eight-hour procedure Wednesday without complications. As of Friday afternoon, the organ recipient, a 58-year-old Navy veteran and former vaccine researcher at the National Institutes of Health named Lawrence Faucette, is awake, able to si
HHS Recommends Cannabis Move From Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, the Result Will Impact Opportunities for Drug Research
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Moving cannabis to Schedule 3 will make it easier to research, resulting in the development and creation of new cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals, with notable potential in oncology.
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Three years after an FDA rejection, DBV sees a path for its peanut patch
PharmaVoice
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Despite lower-than-expected demand for a competing treatment, DBV’s chief medical officer says the company’s topical skin patch could be a game-changing option for patients.
In North Carolina, a radical experiment targets social determinants of health with fresh produce and safe housing
STAT
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Late last summer, Elizabeth Jacques brought her youngest daughter, Elena, for a medical checkup. At the time, Jacques and her family were experiencing housing instability after a two-year legal battle with their former landlord, who refused to clean up their unsanitary, unlivable conditions. For Jacques, it was obvious she had to leave a housing situation that was putting her family’s health at risk.
FDA Approves Empagliflozin for Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease at Risk of Progression
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Empagliflozin (Jardiance) demonstrated a 28% relative risk reduction, with an absolute risk reduction of 3.6% per patient-year at risk in the treatment of chronic kidney disease.
Education Gaps Exist for Veterinary Pharmacy
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Limited veterinary pharmacy training is available, other than a handful of pharmacy schools that provide elective courses on the topic.
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.
Endangered horseshoe crabs could lead the charge in pharma’s animal-free future
PharmaVoice
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
An effort to spare the species from blood collection is one of many ways the industry is turning away from animals for R&D.
FTC sues PE-backed anesthesia provider for monopolistic roll-ups, price setting
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Federal regulators have accused a major Texas-based anesthesia provider and its parent private equity firm of a decade-long, three-pronged scheme to suppress competition and drive-up prices. | U.S. Anesthesia Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, its private equity backer, have "cost Texans tens of millions of dollars more each year" by suppressing competition over the course of a decade, the regulator alleges.
Pharmacy-Led Medication Reconciliation Is Best Practice
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The TJC and IHI advocate for medication reconciliation at all transitions of care.
Could Higher Doses of Buprenorphine Help People With OUD Stay in Treatment?
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Treatment with buprenorphine has more than doubled since 2009, but dosing guidelines are based on studies with people using heroin that were done before the fentanyl crisis.
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.
What happened to ivermectin?
PharmaVoice
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The saga of the anti-parasitic drug continues.
FTC sues private equity firm Welsh Carson, U.S. Anesthesia Partners for allegedly creating a monopoly
STAT
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners and its private equity owner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, alleging in federal court the two partners formed a monopoly in order to drive up prices and boost their profits. Normally, the FTC sues the company that it believes has violated antitrust law. But this lawsuit is novel by also going after a private equity sponsor that it believes hatched the entire alleged scheme — and could serve as a warning to other private
House Committee Hearing Addresses PBMs, Anticompetitive Drug Pricing Tactics
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
The House Committee members examined pricing tactics by PBMs and how they are harming patients across the country.
TikTok Videos With Misinformation About Cancer Might be Hurting Women’s Health
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
A new study from Ohio State University found that the majority of TikTok content with information about gynecologic cancer was false or inaccurate.
5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software
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Oracle Health integrates generative AI, voice tech into EHR system to automate medical note-taking
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Software giant Oracle has integrated generative AI services into its Cerner electronic medical record system as health IT companies race to harness this cutting-edge tech for providers. | Software giant Oracle has integrated generative AI services into its Cerner EHR system as health tech companies race to harness this cutting-edge tech for providers.
Free Covid tests will be offered again to all U.S. households
STAT
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The federal government is again offering free Covid-19 tests to Americans, providing a fifth round of free tests in part to meet current needs, in part to stimulate a domestic testing industry that has struggled with cratering demand for the rapid diagnostics. The measure, announced Wednesday, will see rapid tests released from the Strategic National Stockpile.
First Interchangeable Biosimilar to Insulin Found Noninferior Insulin Glargine for Diabetes
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Insulin glargine-yfgn is more affordable than the reference product and patients do not require prescriber authorization switch.
FDA Approves Empagliflozin for Use in CKD
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
This is the fourth approval for the drug, stemming from the EMPOWER clinical trial program.
An inside look at Walgreens’ primary care and pharmacy model
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Despite a recent leadership shakeup and sub-par third quarter financial results, Walgreens’ executives maintain that its transformation from a retail store to a full-blown healthcare company is the | Walgreens execs gave reporters a peek behind the curtain at its Chicago primary care office and micro-fulfillment center. Here's what we learned.
Does the risk of getting long Covid increase each time you get reinfected?
STAT
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
More than three years into the coronavirus pandemic, fewer and fewer people are experiencing their first Covid-19 infections. But as cases climb , those who’ve had the virus before may wonder: What are their chances of developing long Covid — and does the risk increase with each reinfection? Fatigue and brain fog may be the first post-infection symptoms that come to mind for long Covid, but lists compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by the World Health Org
Pharmacist Role in Breast Cancer Treatment
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Heather Moore, CPP, PharmD, highlights key contributions from pharmacists in breast cancer treatment and identifies current unmet needs in the treatment landscape.
OTC Products, Oral Prescriptions Demonstrate Efficacy in Episodic Migraine
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Although there were some differences in response after dosing, both OTC and oral prescriptions demonstrated statistically significant improvements in pain.
Merck puts $1.3bn into AI via Exscientia, BenevolentAI deals
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Merck puts $1.3bn into AI via Exscientia, BenevolentAI deals Phil.
Pfizer RSV vaccine wins CDC recommendation for seasonal use only
STAT
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Pfizer’s new shot to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus by vaccinating their mothers late in pregnancy won a limited recommendation Friday from an expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, clearing the way for a second product to protect babies against RSV to soon hit the market. The recommendation was accepted by CDC Director Mandy Cohen shortly after the conclusion of the panel’s meeting.
Community Pharmacy Can Help Solve National Health Equity Challenges Facing Clinical Research
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
The people who come to the community pharmacy represent the surrounding population at large, making the pharmacy an ideal place to identify and recruit underrepresented patients.
Mobile Apps for Medication Management
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Pharmacists and patients can utilize mobile apps to help manage medications.
The fading generics industry and essential medicine supply
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
The fading generics industry and essential medicine supply Mike.
Physicians say transgender sports bans are a health issue
STAT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Almost half of U.S. states have banned or restricted trans youths’ access to gender-affirming puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery — and many of the same states are also targeting trans youths’ participation in sports. Twenty-three states ban trans youths from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity, with some laws focusing on students from kindergarten through 12th grade and others including, or exclusively applying to, students at the colleg
Survey: 72% of Pharmacy Technicians’ Workflow Affected by Drug Shortages
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Chemotherapy, medication for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists for weight loss and diabetes, and local anesthetics were among the drugs most affected by shortages.
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