IDStewardship

JANUARY 8, 2025

In this article, five key skills for pharmacy residents are identified and discussed. Authored by:Asma Alamri, Pharm.D. &Huda Almalki, Pharm.D. Post-Graduate Year-1Pharmacy Residents, Taif Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Mentored by: Sameer Alzaidi, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP System-Wide Post-Graduate Year-1Pharmacy Residency Program Director, Taif Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia UNDER CONSTRUCTION Article Posted January 2024 According to the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP a reside

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Drug Topics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Researchers compared simultaneous and sequential administration of the mRNA COVID-19 and inactivated influenza vaccines.

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STAT

JANUARY 6, 2025

After nearly a decade of machine learning innovation in the drug industry, the Food and Drug Administration Monday published its first draft guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in the development of drugs and biological products. The guidance comes as drug regulatory submissions citing AI have increased exponentially. In an interview with STAT in October, the FDA’s Tala Fakhouri, who co-leads the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s AI Council, said the agency has r

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Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 10, 2025

As of January 10, there are 5 major fires across a combined 36,560 acresPalisades, Eaton, Kenneth, Hurst, and Lidiaand the 2 largest fires are a combined 11% contained.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 9, 2025

Hippocratic AI is kicking off 2025 with a bang. The startup, which is building a large language model specifically for healthcare use cases, banked a $141 million series B financing round only nine months after its series A round.

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Drug Topics

JANUARY 6, 2025

A study found that of 110 patients with long COVID, over half reported decreased QOL due to pain, discomfort, anxiety, or depression.

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Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 6, 2025

The patient was hospitalized after exposure to an infected backyard flock.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

Healthcare tech company H1 picked up Ribbon Health, a provider data management software company to broaden its reach into the health plan, provider system and digital health sectors.

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Drug Topics

JANUARY 7, 2025

The individual who first reported severe bird flu and hospitalization has since succumbed to their illness.

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STAT

JANUARY 6, 2025

Americans want Medicaid. The waiting list to receive home- and community-based services through the state-federal health program has hovered around 700,000 people in recent years. A line that long would stretch from Cleveland to Chicago. The queue may get longer.

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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.

Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 8, 2025

Data from a follow-up at 6 months show a reduced risk of all-cause mortality in heart attack patients with anemia who receive a liberal transfusion strategy compared with a restrictive one.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 6, 2025

A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in Louisiana and the U.S. has died, the state's health department reported Monday.

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Drug Topics

JANUARY 6, 2025

Using the DASH Rapid PCR System, providers can yield test results in under 1 minute of hands-on time.

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STAT

JANUARY 10, 2025

In an apparently unprecedented move, Eli Lilly is partnering with the fabled venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz on a new fund backed with $500 million of the drug giant’s money. Most drug companies have venture funds, which they use both to make investments and to scout out potentially important scientific and technological trends. But it is unusual for a drug giant to co-manage a fund with an existing venture capital firm, or for a venture capital fund to source its capital from a

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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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Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Despite these concerns, experts have emphasized that the benefits of RSV vaccination outweigh potential risks for older adults, who are at heightened risk of severe RSV-related illness.

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PharmaVoice

JANUARY 6, 2025

How regulators could hit PBMs from multiple sides in the coming year.

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Drug Topics

JANUARY 8, 2025

Henry Ukachukwu Michael, PhD, discusses the importance of optimizing medication utilization in patients with long COVID.

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STAT

JANUARY 10, 2025

And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda is still shaping up, but we do plan to promenade with the official mascots, catch up on our reading and hold a listening party with Mrs. Pharmalot, where the rotation will likely include this , this , this , this and this.

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Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Approximately 61% of individuals said respiratory syncytial virus (RSV vaccination for adults 60 years and older is effective.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 10, 2025

Private equity firm New Mountain Capital plans to acquire Machinify and combine its with its previous merger of The Rawlings Group, Apixios Payment Integrity business and Varis to create a powerhouse in the payment integrity market. The combined entity will have revenue of more than $500 million.

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Drug Topics

JANUARY 9, 2025

Investigators of a recent study said targeted interventions are needed to reduce the global burden, particularly in developing countries.

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STAT

JANUARY 9, 2025

Why could we see more deal-making at this year’s J. P. Morgan Healthcare conference? Why are investors concerned about a slowdown in U.S. biotech innovation? And what are the hosts’ New Year’s resolutions? We discuss all that and more on this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast.

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Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 8, 2025

The advisory emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach to reducing alcohol-related cancer by combining prevention, education, and treatment to improve public health outcomes.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 9, 2025

Providers should inform patients in clinical settings about cancer risk, promote alcohol screening and offer treatment referrals, the U.S. surgeon general said in an advisory. Here's how.

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Drug Topics

JANUARY 8, 2025

Patients who receive either Pfizer or GSKs respiratory syncytial virus vaccine may be at increased risk of Guillain-Barr syndrome.

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STAT

JANUARY 10, 2025

The acceleration of artificial intelligence is arriving just in time for the biopharmaceutical industry. The global demand for innovative, effective treatments is  growing faster  than ever as the world’s largest drugmakers face intensifying regulatory, pricing, and political pressure. In this challenging environment, traditional industry processes must simply move faster.

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Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

A pooled analysis showed regular consumption of coffee and tea was associated with decreased risk of certain cancers.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 10, 2025

CMS is recommending a 2.23% payment increase from the federal government to MA plans. Payers will likely be much happier at this year's advance notice than the prior year's rate cut.

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Drug Topics

JANUARY 7, 2025

David Nau, PhD, discusses how more graduating pharmacy students say they would choose pharmacy again if starting college over.

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STAT

JANUARY 8, 2025

Seven UnitedHealth Group shareholders are calling on the health care conglomerate to produce a report on how often its policies lead to denied or delayed care, and the effects on patients and the economy.  The proposal , which could go up for a vote by UnitedHealth’s investors at the company’s annual meeting later this year, comes as the company is under tremendous public scrutiny for tactics such as prior authorization and care denials.

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Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 8, 2025

The data from the report show how nutritional choices compliment the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and how health care providers can educate patients further.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

Blue Shield of California is restructuring its corporate operations, including a change at the top that brings in its first-ever female CEO. | Blue Shield of California is restructuring its corporate operations, including a change at the top that brings in its first-ever female CEO.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 7, 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time, issued draft guidance on using artificial intelligence (AI) intended to support a regulatory decision about a drug or biological product. The guidelines address the safety, effectiveness or quality of these medicines. FDA has previously published a discussion paper that was produced to inform its guidance on AI in pharmaceutical drug development.

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