Drug Topics
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Posters presented at ACCP 2024 revealed gaps in pharmacy students’ understanding of off-label drug applications and identified strengths and weaknesses among pharmacy graduates.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 12, 2024
High-resolution scans can provide a picture of a patient’s brain that typical MRIs cannot, allowing for more detailed insights into the neurological effects of COVID-19.
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STAT
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Pascal Geldsetzer believes in open access, in disseminating science as quickly as it happens. Even so, last summer, as he uploaded the surprising results of his latest study to the MedRxiv preprint server, the Stanford University epidemiologist was feeling something other than the usual excitement. “I was scared to put this up because it’s such a different approach from what’s generally done in epidemiology and medicine,” he said.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Microsoft recently unveiled several new artificial intelligence capabilities for healthcare organizations designed to help analyze diverse medical data, streamline nursing documentation and enable | Microsoft recently unveiled several new AI capabilities for healthcare organizations designed to help analyze diverse medical data, streamline nursing documentation and enable companies to build their own healthcare AI agents.
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
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Erin Albert, vice president of pharmacy relations and chief privacy officer at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC, discussed drug pricing and what her company is doing to revolutionize transparency.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The lawsuit alleges that the action was taken without the required notice and disputes the agency’s warning of “localized supply disruption,” while calling for more transparency.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The country’s three largest Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers obstruct seniors’ ability to receive post-acute care, a scathing report from the U.S. | A report from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, found that the country's biggest Medicare Advantage insurers use artificial intelligence to control costs and deny prior auth claims.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The National Community Pharmacists Association surveyed over 4000 independent pharmacy owners and managers for their thoughts on the 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The additions include Dextrose 70% intravenous (IV) solution, Lactated Ringers IV Solution, and Peritoneal Dialysis Solution, which were affected by Hurricane Helene.
STAT
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The emails from UnitedHealth Group managers were filled with exclamation marks and pleasantries about the weather. But the underlying message to doctors in late 2020 was persistent and urgent: Hit your targets to see more patients. We need to bring in more money. At the time, deaths from Covid-19 were surging, and no vaccine was available.
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.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve legal allegations from a slew of providers who claim the insurers colluded to prevent competition and lower reimburs | Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve legal allegations from a slew of providers who claim the insurers colluded to prevent competition and lower reimbursements.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Acupuncture, a practice with thousands of years of history, has become increasingly accepted in mainstream medicine.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 12, 2024
The trial met its primary endpoint of event-free survival, furthering treatment options for resected, locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
STAT
OCTOBER 16, 2024
If you’re aware of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle — you may have seen some headlines or read something on social media — perhaps you are wondering what the fuss is about. Yes, there have been nearly a couple dozen human cases, but all have had mild symptoms. The virus does not decimate herds in the way it does poultry flocks; most — though not all — of the infected cows come through the illness OK.
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.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Walgreens reported a loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter and plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the retail drugstore chain's ongoing turnaround strategy amid a ro | Walgreens reported a loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter and plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the retail drugstore chain's ongoing turnaround strategy amid a rocky fiscal 2024.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The financial burden of in vitro fertilization (IVF) medications has become increasingly prohibitive, limiting the availability of fertility treatments for many.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming drug development by automating routine tasks, enhancing clinical trials, and expediting drug discovery, ultimately leading to more personalized treatments.
STAT
OCTOBER 15, 2024
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to extend pandemic-era telehealth prescribi | The third temporary extension is rumored to be for just one year, punting the deadline for the next administration to negotiate permanent rules to December 2025. Telemedicine companies, including those that prescribe Adderall, will be able to continue prescribing as they have since 2020.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 17, 2024
In posters presented at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2024 Annual Meeting, researchers explored the implementation of collaborative care programs within various health systems.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In this interview for World Standards Week, Nakia Eldridge, PharmD, MPH, of US Pharmacopeia (USP), discusses USP's key achievements in 2024, while outlining the organization's 2025 goals.
STAT
OCTOBER 14, 2024
It may be time to add Covid-19 infection to the list of possible risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes at a young age. An observational study published Monday in JAMA Network Open found that children and adolescents were one-and-a-half times more likely to be diagnosed with the metabolic disorder in the months after having Covid-19 compared to similar kids who weathered other respiratory infections.
The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Novo Nordisk’s decision will force people in developing countries to use outdated glass vials and syringes, warn campaigners The pharmaceutical company behind injectable weight-loss drugs has been accused of prioritising profits over the health of people in developing countries by halting production of its insulin pens. People living with type 1 diabetes who are reliant on the human insulin produced by Novo Nordisk, will instead be given glass vials and syringes – which they say are inconvenient
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Researchers explored the efficacy of Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2023-2024 period and its efficacy in improving various patient outcomes.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Offering pharmacy professionals insights into the benefits, importance and challenges associated with switching patients to long-acting injectables to treat schizophrenia.
STAT
OCTOBER 15, 2024
It was a dramatic call to action by the American Heart Association: The organization declared its decade-long goal culminating in 2020 was to slash deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20%. It also promised in its scientific journal to move all Americans toward “ideal cardiovascular health.” That never happened. Deaths did decrease by 15% from 2010, but it was a “disappointment” that fatalities linked to conditions like high blood pressure, heart failure,
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 18, 2024
It's a tumultuous time at industry giant CVS Health, and on Friday the company revealed a shake-up at the top that now has David Joyner stepping in as CEO. | It's a tumultuous time at industry giant CVS Health, and on Friday the company revealed a shake-up at the top that now has David Joyner stepping in as CEO.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Cases of meningococcal disease currently exceed prepandemic levels.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 17, 2024
HER2-mutant NSCLC is associated with poor prognosis. Zongertinib and BAY 2927088 are HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors that have activity in NSCLC with manageable toxicity profiles.
STAT
OCTOBER 14, 2024
When the U.S. health care system pivoted to meet Covid-19 in 2020, routine health visits and screenings where many cancer cases would have been caught didn’t happen. It wasn’t ideal, but many health experts thought that as the country opened back up, screenings would help “catch up” to these missed cases. A new paper published Monday in JAMA Network Open suggests that didn’t happen as quickly as experts had hoped.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The HLTH 2024 conference will kick off Sunday in Las Vegas with an expected 12,000 attendees from across the industry to plot the future of healthcare innovation. | The HLTH 2024 conference will kick off Sunday in Las Vegas with an expected 12,000 attendees from across the industry to plot the future of healthcare innovation.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 18, 2024
After a prior rejection, Astellas can head into the weekend celebrating a class-first FDA approval for its new gastric cancer med Vyloy. | Astellas' Vyloy won an FDA approval to treat gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma patients whose tumors are CLDN18.2 positive. The drug was rejected earlier this year thanks to observations raised during the agency's inspection of a third-party manufacturing facility.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Criticism and inquiry are coming from all directions. Will investors earn more by holding on to the past or transitioning toward the future?
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