Drug Topics
AUGUST 16, 2024
Tom DePietro, PharmD, owner of DePietro’s Pharmacy in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, discussed his experience as an independent pharmacy owner working under the thumb of pharmacy benefit managers.
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 15, 2024
A long-time leader in public health and outreach to people of color, Dr. Reed Tuckson offers the lessons he learned from the COVID pandemic and how pharma can better serve those communities.
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Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 10, 2024
Non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, finerenone, demonstrated improved efficacy compared with existing steroidal treatment for patients.
STAT
AUGUST 16, 2024
When mpox first began to spread internationally in 2022, affected countries scrambled to buy some of the limited supply of poxvirus vaccines produced in the world. The Danish company Bavarian Nordic, maker of the Jynneos smallpox vaccine, faced the sizable challenge of trying to meet demand with its supply. This week’s declaration of a second public health emergency of international concern to deal with new and concerning outbreaks of mpox in Africa has again thrust the company onto cente
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
AUGUST 12, 2024
Tom DePietro, PharmD, owner of DePietro’s Pharmacy in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, discussed the current state of independent pharmacy and the role pharmacy benefit managers play within the supply chain.
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 12, 2024
Deals driven by obesity meds are fueling an M&A comeback.
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STAT
AUGUST 15, 2024
WASHINGTON — The day drug makers dreaded has finally arrived. Medicare officials on Thursday unveiled the results of the program’s first 10 drug price negotiations, despite the industry’s two-decade, multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign and barrage of lawsuits to stop them. The drugs that received negotiated prices include Bristol Myers Squibb’s blood thinner Eliquis, Boehringer Ingelheim’s diabetes drug Jardiance, Johnson & Johnson’s bl
Drug Topics
AUGUST 13, 2024
Tom DePietro, PharmD, owner of DePietro’s Pharmacy in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, shared his thoughts on how patients are treated within the drug supply chain.
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 13, 2024
A series of executive turnovers at Gain Therapeutics this year precedes important early-stage Parkinson’s results that could change how the disease is treated.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 15, 2024
RSV and influenza vaccines demonstrated hemagglutination inhibition titers that were noninferior to those with sequential administration.
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
AUGUST 16, 2024
Degree by degree, the earth’s temperature ticks up. Heat records fall as reliably as the sun sets. In July, the East Coast broiled. This week, Texas and its neighbors are feeling the burn. It’s been an absolute scorcher in the United States, the hottest summer on record. This summer might also be one of the coolest summers for the rest of your life.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 13, 2024
Experts analyzed data from the National Center for Health Statistics on the leading causes of death in the US from the last 5 years.
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 13, 2024
Immunic’s treatment has anti-inflammation, neuroprotection and antiviral effects plus a ‘benign’ safety profile that even seems to lower the risk of COVID-19 infection.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
The seroprotection rate of antibody titers was 100% against the 3 viruses, and geometric mean titer also increased from administration to day 43.
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.
STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the spread of mpox in multiple African countries a public health emergency of international concern, the second such declaration in the past two years called in response to transmission of the virus. The latest decision came on the recommendation of a panel of experts convened to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the issue.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 15, 2024
New prices will go into effect on January 1, 2026, for individuals covered by Medicare Part D prescription drugs.
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 16, 2024
The final negotiations slash drug prices between 38% and 79% for Medicare’s 2026 calendar year.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban wants to "f--k up" the U.S. healthcare system to make it more affordable, the billionaire told "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart this week. | Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban wants to "f--k up" the U.S. healthcare system to make it more affordable, the billionaire told "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart this week.
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STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
In February 2021, I received my second Covid-19 shot — the newly developed vaccine that would eventually save millions of lives worldwide — with great anticipation. It proved to be a life-changing event: Two hours later as I was driving home, the shock of a sudden loud and high-pitched whistling nearly caused me to veer off the road. It was as if an audible dog whistle began blaring right next to me.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 11, 2024
In case you missed it, this week we had news about opioid prescribing for patients with chronic pain, a possible link between cannabis and cancer, preparing for the upcoming flu season, and more.
PharmaVoice
AUGUST 14, 2024
The German biotech is leveraging its mRNA platforms to develop a new class of cancer treatments that are necessary to lift the company’s flagging sales.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 16, 2024
Durvalumab is a human monoclonal antibody that targets and binds to PD-L1 to interrupt tumor immune-evasion tactics.
STAT
AUGUST 15, 2024
The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that an antiviral often used to treat mpox did not resolve patients’ symptoms faster than placebo in a randomized trial. The results are notable because the drug, tecovirimat, has rarely been studied clinically for mpox, despite its sporadic use over the years in parts of Africa and its wider use during the 2022 and 2023 outbreaks in the U.S. and Europe.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 12, 2024
Our congressional representatives have plenty of interaction with PBM lobbyists. It’s time they hear from patients as well.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 12, 2024
Consumer genetic testing company 23andMe sees an opportunity to get in on the weight loss boom. | 23andMe plans to launch a GLP-1 weight loss telehealth membership through its Lemonaid Health platform by the end of the month.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
Individuals with Parkinson disease reported a decrease in bacterial genes for biosynthesis of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7).
STAT
AUGUST 13, 2024
WASHINGTON — The idea for Todd Wagner’s new advocacy organization FoodFight USA, he says, came to him after visiting George Clooney in Lake Como. He’s recruited Morgan Freeman, who is “obviously” a friend. He personally lobbied Arnold Schwarzenegger and current California Gov. Gavin Newsom to support food makers’ nightmare scenario — a first-in-the-nation law banning certain food additives in the state, which was signed into law last year.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 16, 2024
First To Know Syphilis Tests are expected to be available at major national retailers and online in late 2024.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
Getting seniors enrolled into the right Medicare plan is typically an inefficient process that many older patients find confusing and frustrating, spending hours on the phone with human call center | Startup Fair Square Medicare is using advancements with generative AI to build AI-based voice agents to screen seniors for Medicare coverage and improve the customer experience.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
In recent years, telestroke services have transformed stroke care delivery, especially in rural or underserved areas.
STAT
AUGUST 13, 2024
Two days into a cyberattack on his hospital system, Nate Couture reached the end of his cyber incident plan. “We make these incident response plans and we feel great about them,” Couture, the University of Vermont Health Network chief information security officer, told other heath care cyber professionals at a recent conference. “At the end of them, they have a box that usually says something like, ‘And then IT recovers the systems.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 14, 2024
Medtronic also announced it has entered a global partnership with Abbott in an effort to expand CGM device options for patients living with diabetes.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 15, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offered the first look at the potential savings generated by the first crop of Medicare drug price negotiations. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offered the first look at the potential savings generated by the first crop of Medicare drug price negotiations.
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