Drug Topics

MAY 15, 2023

Marketing costs money, so be sure to spend wisely.

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Drug Topics

MAY 16, 2023

The National Community Pharmacists Association now has plenty of allies in its fight with the pharmacy benefit managers.

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Pharmacy Times

MAY 17, 2023

Good practice for older adults is that calories should go down while nutrient intake goes up as they age.

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PhRMA

MAY 16, 2023

Enhancing clinical trial diversity is a challenge, but with a multi-faceted, community-centered approach, we can help underrepresented patients be more involved in the research and development of potential life-saving medical treatments.

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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

Patient Care

Fierce Pharma

MAY 19, 2023

Krystal's Vyjuvek becomes first topical gene therapy with FDA nod to treat rare skin disease zbecker Fri, 05/19/2023 - 16:25

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Drug Topics

MAY 19, 2023

Seasonal influenza kills hundreds of thousands of people every year due to a constantly changing virus and highly inefficient vaccine production. A universal flu vaccine could deal with the first problem, and mRNA technology with the second.

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Pharmacy Times

MAY 19, 2023

Nanoparticles could improve the solubility of drugs, aid in treatment escape from the immune system, and increase the half-life of drugs in the circulatory system against viral lung infections such as influenza, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 16, 2023

Kaiser Permanente discloses timeline, financial commitments for its VBC megadeal with Geisinger Health dmuoio Tue, 05/16/2023 - 12:40

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Drug Topics

MAY 19, 2023

Your weekly roundup of the latest news from Drug Topics®.

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STAT

MAY 19, 2023

A defanged form of CRISPR, which doesn’t slice or nick DNA, but rather alters the epigenome — the layers of chemical coding that sit on top of DNA and control the activity of genes — has aced its first substantive test. When researchers used CRISPR “ epigenome editing ” to dial down a cholesterol-associated gene in monkeys, the animals’ blood levels of heart-disease-causing LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, plummeted by more than 50%, Jennifer Kwo

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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

MAY 15, 2023

Diagnosing risk of frailty in patients hospitalized with heart failure is a safe and effective means of improving patient management.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 15, 2023

PBGH: What employers want to see as Congress aims to reform PBMs pminemyer Mon, 05/15/2023 - 16:13

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Drug Topics

MAY 15, 2023

Balanced products showed greater improvements compared to either CBD-dominant or THC-dominant products.

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STAT

MAY 17, 2023

When someone has leprosy, people who live in the same household face the highest odds of contracting the infection. But in a new trial, providing those contacts with a single dose of an antibiotic typically used to treat tuberculosis drastically reduced that risk, researchers reported Wednesday. The trial, which took place in China, corroborates the idea of giving close contacts an antibiotic as a way to reduce the likelihood that the disease spreads, experts said.

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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

MAY 15, 2023

Investigators of the phase 2 study also found a comparable reactogenicity to the individual influenza and COVID-19 vaccines from Novavax or authorized vaccine comparators.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 19, 2023

Cybersecurity attack against Amazon-owned online pharmacy PillPack exposed user health data aburky Fri, 05/19/2023 - 16:16

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Drug Topics

MAY 15, 2023

Doing small spurts of exercise throughout the day provide numerous benefits.

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STAT

MAY 19, 2023

When cyclist Alison Tetrick joined the sport’s professional ranks, she received the perks that come with the job — new bikes and clothing included. But she could never get comfortable on the bike saddles. After several years, Tetrick suffered so much damage to her genital area that she eventually resorted to surgery to trim excess skin from her labia.

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Fierce Pharma

MAY 19, 2023

Intercept's NASH dreams may be dashed after FDA panel votes against Ocaliva's approval bid fkansteiner Fri, 05/19/2023 - 17:30

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 17, 2023

FTC expands probe into pharmacy benefit managers to GPOs pminemyer Wed, 05/17/2023 - 16:36

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 19, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq’s Miebo (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution) to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED). Formerly known as NOV03, Miebo is a first-in-class eye drop designed for preventing the evaporation of excessive tears and restoring tear balance in evaporative DED patients.

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STAT

MAY 19, 2023

Four different companies agreed to buy the assets of Pear Therapeutics at auction on Thursday morning after the digital health company filed for bankruptcy last month. Click Therapeutics, Welt Corp, Harvest Bio, and Nox Health Group each acquired bits of the company for $6.05 million, far short of the $32 million in debt Pear carried. A hearing to approve the sale will be held on May 22.

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Fierce Pharma

MAY 19, 2023

Bausch + Lomb bags FDA approval for dry eye disease treatment Miebo zbecker Fri, 05/19/2023 - 09:39

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 19, 2023

Commercial payers frequently delayed paying out providers' claims in Q1, report finds dmuoio Fri, 05/19/2023 - 15:44

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Pharmacy Times

MAY 19, 2023

Amid various obstacles, health care providers and pharmacists can initiate measures to enhance compensation for pharmacy services in managed care.

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STAT

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON — The White House is summoning naloxone manufacturers for a roundtable focused on the medication’s price, the Biden administration’s top drug policy official told STAT. The move would represent the White House’s most concrete action to date to address the price of naloxone , a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.

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Fierce Pharma

MAY 17, 2023

Regulatory tracker: Another China-made PD-1 starts FDA journey as Elevar, Hengrui target big cancer type aliu Wed, 05/17/2023 - 09:41

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 14, 2023

Industry Voices—The case for hospitals to invest in cleaner air pminemyer Sun, 05/14/2023 - 23:25

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Pharmacy Times

MAY 19, 2023

The approval marks the first and only FDA-approved treatment for dry eye disease that directly targets tear evaporation.

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PhRMA

MAY 15, 2023

To achieve a healthier world where all people have access to life-changing medicines, we must support researchers working to advance biopharmaceutical innovation and value-driven health care. This is the purpose of the PhRMA Foundation, a 58-year-old nonprofit that catalyzes the careers of promising researchers through competitive, peer-reviewed grants and fellowships.

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Fierce Pharma

MAY 15, 2023

Pfizer, Seagen kick off antitrust review of $43B merger. Will FTC get on board?

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IDStewardship

MAY 13, 2023

In this article an infectious diseases pharmacists discusses the MAD-ID conference, which is known as The Antimicrobial Stewardship Meeting, Making A Difference In Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID). Authored by: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP Article Posted 14 May 2023 People practicing in the area of infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship have a lot of options for professional meetings to attend.

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Pharmacy Times

MAY 17, 2023

Pegfilgrastim-pbbk is a leukocyte growth factor developed to reduce the onset of infection in patients with non-myeloid malignancies administered myelosuppressive anticancer medications associated with a clinically significant rate of febrile neutropenia.

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