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OTC Colon Cancer Screening Test Now Available in Pharmacies Across US

Drug Topics

Reese Pharmaceutical’s ColoTest has a suggested retail price of $19.99 and will also be sold on major retail shelves later this spring.

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Navigating the Changing Tides of PBM Audits: A Forecast and Strategy for Independent Pharmacies

Pharmacy Times

By understanding the nuances of PBM audit strategies, pharmacies can implement proactive measures to mitigate risks of recoupment, payment suspensions, and, in severe cases, network termination.

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Pharmacists Are Key Access Point for Patients Amid Alabama Ruling on IVF

Pharmacy Times

In LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that “extrauterine embryos” are considered children, causing some infertility clinics to halt IVF processes.

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NCPA Pharmacy Ownership Workshop Empowers, Educates, and Inspires

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Three times each year, the National Community Pharmacists Association holds intensive workshops that drill down into the nitty gritty of pharmacy ownership.

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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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Survey reveals insights into physicians' perspectives on clinical trials and digitalization

Outsourcing Pharma

Last week (February 22), it was announced a recent survey conducted jointly by Climedo and Siteworks has shed light on the perspectives of more than 65 primarily European-based study physicians.

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Microbiology Laboratory Strategies to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship

IDStewardship

In this article four experts from bioMérieux discuss microbiology strategies to advance antimicrobial stewardship, reflecting on a recent Xchat (Twitter Chat) on the topic. Authored By: Katarzyna Wojcik, PMP, PhD, Andrea Prinzi, PhD, MPH, CPH, SM(ASCP), Amanda Suchanek, Ph.D., Jessica Blavignac There is no question that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has created new challenges for all stakeholders, requiring active and continued collaboration between healthcare professionals and various discip

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STAT+: Change Healthcare cyber attack outage could persist for weeks, UnitedHealth Group executive suggests

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The outage caused by the Change Healthcare cyberattack could last weeks, a top UnitedHealth executive suggested in a Tuesday conference call with hospital cybersecurity officers, according to a recording obtained by STAT. UnitedHealth Group Chief Operating Officer Dirk McMahon said the company is setting up a loan program to help providers who can’t submit insurance claims while Change is offline.

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Unlocking the Perfect Fit: Your Ultimate Guide to Selecting the Ideal Pharmacy School

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

Selecting the ideal pharmacy school involves weighing numerous factors, as no single institution suits everyone. By prioritizing your preferences, you can effectively streamline your list of prospective schools. You may ask yourself, “What are the factors I should consider when choosing a pharmacy school program?” Well, the answer to that will be different for each person.

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Pharmacy Technicians, Rural Areas Benefit From Expansion of Telepharmacy

Drug Topics

Nicole Bernabe, CPhT, customer success specialist at TelePharm, discusses how the company is helping pharmacies increase operational efficiency while providing care to patients in need.

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy May Be the First, Only Clinically Effective Treatment for Long COVID

Pharmacy Times

“I’m better than I was before I had long COVID, and in so many ways,” said a patient in an interview with Pharmacy Times.

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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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Vote now in STAT Madness 2024

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Welcome to STAT Madness, a bracket-style contest to find the best innovation in science and medicine. Click on each matchup for a short summary of each school’s pioneering research. Then pick your favorites. Help us crown a champ!

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Denied care: Trans men often struggle for inclusive gynecologic healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

When Joseph Schneier, a transgender man then in his early 40s, started experiencing unusual spotting and elevated progesterone levels in 2021, his partner urged him to get checked out. | When Joseph Schneier, a transgender man in his early 40s, started experiencing unusual spotting and elevated progesterone levels in 2021, his partner urged him to get checked out.

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Breaking: CVS, Walgreens to Begin Mifepristone Dispensing This Month

Drug Topics

The decision comes a year after a group of conservative attorneys generals threatened the chains with legal action.

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Balancing Health Tech Innovation With Safety: Navigating the Intersection of AI and Patient Care

Pharmacy Times

Although regulation takes time, real safety concerns for patients in the rapid development of AI technology in health care are present today.

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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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‘Brain fog’ is one of Covid-19’s most daunting symptoms. A new study measures its impact

STAT

Of all the lingering symptoms of long Covid , difficulty focusing and thinking, known as brain fog , may be the most frightening and baffling. A new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, which looks at how much cognition is impaired in the months after a coronavirus infection, shows that Covid-19’s impact can be measured in the equivalent of IQ points.

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India’s Tata Institute develops tablet for cancer recurrence prevention

Pharmaceutical Technology

India’s Tata Institute has developed a tablet combining resveratrol and copper that has the potential to prevent the recurrence of cancer.

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PA Programs Draw Pharmacy’s Best and Brightest

Drug Topics

Physician assistants have pulled well ahead of pharmacists in a recent listing of top jobs in the health care profession.

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Local Pharmacies On the Brink, New Survey Reveals

Pharmacy Times

Congress and the administration still have time (NOT MUCH) to act

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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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Opinion: Medicare Advantage is bad for patients and bad for investors

STAT

In 2023, enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the version of Medicare run by private insurers, surpassed 50% of eligible beneficiaries for the very first time. Going by this headline, or perhaps the predictable flood of advertisements for plans during the fall’s open enrollment period, you might be fooled into thinking 2023 was MA’s best year yet.

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Pfizer fleshes out oncology strategy, targeting 8 blockbuster cancer drugs by 2030

Fierce Pharma

In what CEO Albert Bourla called an update to a top priority at Pfizer, the company on Thursday systemically laid out its new oncology strategy following the $43 billion acquisition of antibody-dru | Pfizer on Thursday systemically laid out its new oncology strategy following the $43 billion acquisition of Seagen. The company aims to have at least eight blockbuster cancer drugs by 2030, with a focus on four main cancer types.

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Smoking Cannabis Linked With Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

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Analysis of participants who never used tobacco cigarettes showed that daily cannabis use was associated a higher risk of both heart attack and stroke.

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'Cybersecurity is patient safety': What the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare should teach the industry

Fierce Healthcare

As the disruption caused by the cyberattack at Change Healthcare stretches beyond its tenth day, cybersecurity experts say that the incident could spur greater emphasis on enhancing protocols | As the disruption caused by the cyberattack at Change Healthcare stretches beyond its tenth day, cybersecurity experts say that the incident could spur greater emphasis on enhancing protocols — and greater oversight from the feds.

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STAT+: Experts say scale of Change cyberattack shows risk of centralized claims processing

STAT

Change Healthcare’s recent cyberattack has hospitals, doctors’ offices, and pharmacies across the country reeling as they struggle to process claims and bill patients. Experts told STAT it’s a glaring example of the risk of consolidation in health care. Change, which is owned by UnitedHealth Group, is one of the nation’s largest insurance claim processing hubs.

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Expert Predicts Psychedelics Will Be Integrated into Current Regimens for Treating Mental Health Diseases

Pharmacy Times

Investigators continue to conduct regulated and controlled clinical trials to build compelling, high-quality evidence on their therapeutic potential.

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The Respiratory Disease Trifecta: What to Know About COVID-19, Flu, and RSV

Drug Topics

In order to provide the best care, it’s crucial that pharmacists stay up-to-date on the latest guidance and data for flu, COVID-19, and RSV—even when that information is constantly changing.

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Virta Health champions its nutrition therapy as an effective GLP-1 off-ramp. Here's why

Fierce Healthcare

Telemedicine clinic Virta Health believes its members can achieve significant and sustained improvement in weight loss, even if a patient has stopped taking a GLP-1 drug, a newly released paper in | A new study in Diabetes Therapy from Virta Health says the company's carbohydrate restricted nutrition therapy allows patients who no longer want a GLP-1 prescription to still keep the weight off.

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STAT+: White House to hold a listening session on reforming pharmacy benefit managers

STAT

In a bid to combat prescription drug costs, the White House will hold a listening session on Monday in search of ways to reform pharmacy benefit managers , according to people familiar with the plans. The list of attendees includes representatives from the federal government and industry, who are expected to provide insights into how the largest pharmacy benefit managers determine which medicines are covered by insurers and employers, as well as prices that are paid at pharmacy counters.

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Pfizer’s new cancer unit sees eight new blockbusters by 2030

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Pfizer says new oncology division will generate eight new blockbusters by 2030, in first R&D update after its $43bn takeover of Seagen.

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Know Labs Announces Wearable, Non-Invasive Continuous Glucose Monitor

Drug Topics

If approved, KnowU will become the world’s first non-invasive blood glucose monitor introduced to the global marketplace.

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Trinity Health hospitals file parallel lawsuits calling anesthesiology group's non-competes unlawful

Fierce Healthcare

Two of Trinity Health’s affiliate hospitals mounted lawsuits against a large anesthesia group alleging that non-compete and non-solicitation clauses included in its providers’ contracts restrict co | The latest pushback against large anesthesiology groups' market power and practices alleges "millions of dollars" in damages for each hospital due to "exorbitant" payment demands.

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Why won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?

STAT

WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter have diabetes. There’s early evidence suggesting that both conditions — and a slew of others — could be better managed with pre-made healthy meals. So why doesn’t Medicare try out delivering food to sick seniors?

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Bayer wins FDA breakthrough therapy designation for NSCLC candidate

Pharmaceutical Technology

Bayer’s oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor is currently in a Phase I trial estimated to enrol 460 patients.

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Digital Health Tools Could Increase PrEP Uptake Among Young Individuals At-Risk For HIV

Drug Topics

Participants of a recent study who received automated text messaging and monitoring, as well as peer support and coaching, increased PrEP uptake from 11% to over 20%.

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