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US study finds high rates of unneeded antibiotic prescribing

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A study has found that there is still a very high level of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing to patients in the US, particularly to older and Black patients. Sifting through data from around seven billion outpatient visits to doctor’s offices, hospital clinics and emergency departments over a seven-year period, the researchers found that almost three-quarters (74%) of antibiotics prescribed to patients aged 65 years or older, and two thirds (64%) to Black patients, were unnecessary.

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Clinical trial evolution, innovation center of Oracle Health Sciences event

Outsourcing Pharma

The two-day Oracle Health Sciences Connect will gather an array of research experts to discuss how to make the most of emerging technologies and practices.

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New coalition formed to raise awareness of sight loss

Pharma Times

‘The Eyes Have It’ partnership will highlight the importance of eye health

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How Can I Earn CME Credits?

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

Completing your CME requirements does not have to be stressful or time consuming. No matter how many hours you are due to complete this year, there are a number of options to help you through the process without impacting your busy schedule. Here are some of the top ways to earn CME quickly and easily. . Live CME Conferences . Events sponsored by an accredited CME provider include national, regional, or local conferences, workshops, seminars, journal clubs, simulation labs, and live webinars.

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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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GSK goes for gold as FDA starts review of daprodustat

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GlaxoSmithKline says the FDA has started its review of daprodustat for anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), as it strives to succeed where two other rivals in the HIF-PHI class have failed. GSK has submitted daprodustat base on its ASCEND phase 3 programme, which included five trials across both dialysis and non-dialysis patients and showed that the drug offered an oral alternative to injectable erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs) for anaemia, without sacrificing efficacy.

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Advanced analytic tools can improve safety reporting: IQVIA

Outsourcing Pharma

An expert from the health tech company explains how AI, natural language processing, and other tools can improve pharmaceutical product safety reporting.

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Sustainable, biodegradable and Eco- Friendly Packaging: A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare Packaging

Roots Analysis

What is Sustainability and Why is Sustainability Important? The term sustainability is derived from the Latin word sustinere, which means to hold or support. Sustainable packaging is defined as packaging that is safe for individuals, as well as the environment, while meeting all requirements for performance, cost and ease of fabrication. Further, the product should be specially designed in order to minimize usage of raw material and optimize energy use.

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Ampio slumps as FDA delivers knee osteoarthritis shock

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Ampio Pharma’s candidate therapy for knee osteoarthritis has been knocked back by the FDA, which will likely now require a new clinical trial of the drug before it will consider a review. Shares in the US biotech have fallen sharply after it revealed that the regulator did not accept changes to a phase 3 trial of the drug – called Ampion – that the company put forward in order to make it serve as a confirmatory pivotal study.

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Cryoport buys French biostorage and logistics specialist

Outsourcing Pharma

Cryoport Inc has acquired Cell&Co BioServices, continuing its EMEA expansion efforts.

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New study reveals emotional and psychological impact of infertility

Pharma Times

Infertility is estimated to affect one in seven couples across the UK and can have a profound effect on mental health

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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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New Medication has Implications to avoid Would-be Chronic Diseases

PharmD Live

By Jisha Thomas, PharmD. Introduction. Obesity rates are at an all-time high at 42.4%, according to the latest CDC records from 2017 to 2018. This number has increased dramatically from 30.5% according to the records ranging from 1999 to 2000. 1 Obesity increases the risk for many health problems, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, joint disorders, liver disease, gallstones, some types of cancer, and sleep apnea among other conditions. 2 More recently, obesity h

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The largest pharma company in Europe calls for interoperability

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Ehab Youssef, area head of Europe North at Roche Pharmaceuticals, tells us why European countries need interoperability to ensure a more effective overall European healthcare system. COVID spotlighted the vulnerability of the healthcare system and the need for structural and technological change to help manage such as crisis. Though some regions have started to make the necessary changes, Youssef says Europe is lagging. “In general, there is a good progression in almost every country.

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Tech Innovations: April 2022

Outsourcing Pharma

The latest news on expansions, innovations, awards, and more includes items from Eversana, DHL Supply Chain, X-Chem, Medidata, and other notable companies.

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Working as a Pharmacy Staffing Professional

indispensable health

Indispensable Health’s pharmacy staffing department, Staff Rx , discussed the work experiences of our talented staffing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in order to provide others with advice who may be considering working for a staffing agency. What’s different about working with a staffing agency as a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or any interim pharmacy professional?

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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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Rising Demand for Pharmaceutical Secondary Packaging Providers

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On an average, around 50 drugs are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) annually. Further, studies indicate that more than 100,000 tons of pharmaceutical products are consumed globally per year. In addition, over the next five years, the global pharmaceutical market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7%, with global drug sales anticipated to raise revenues worth USD 1.5 trillion in 2023.

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Astellas takes $170m charge as it drops DMD gene therapies

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Astellas has said it will book a $170 million impairment charge in its fourth quarter results as a result of a decision to halt the development of three gene therapy candidates for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in preclinical development. The write-down comes in the wake of problems affecting the Japanese drugmaker’s AT132 gene therapy candidate for rare disease X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM), which was placed on clinical hold by the FDA last year after four patient deaths liked to pos

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Break Through Cancer announces $50m to power research collaboration

Outsourcing Pharma

The one-year-old organization is giving $50m USD in grants to encourage scientists from five cancer research centers to work together on cancer solutions.

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King’s College London explore COVID-19 technology as heart attack cure

Pharma Times

Protein technology could dramatically improve prospects of heart attack victims by proliferating organ cells

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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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Single-use Technology: A Step Towards Future Transformation

Roots Analysis

Over the past decade, the biopharmaceutical industry has witnessed several advancements in terms of bioprocessing. Bioprocess technology is one of the integral parts of biotechnology that deals with different biological processes involving living or competent cells to get value added products at the end of the process. Recently, an increasing demand for various efficient technology is has been observed in the biopharmaceutical industry where, single-use technology has emerged as one of the most

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FDA starts speedy review of Enhertu in lung cancer

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo should only have to wait for six months to hear from the FDA if it will approve their HER2 drug Enhertu for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and add to its current uses in breast and gastric cancer. The US regulator has kicked off a priority review of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) as a treatment for NSCLC with HER2 mutations after prior systemic therapy, setting up a decision in the third quarter of this year.

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Catalent to invest $350m to expand US drug substance and product manufacturing site

Outsourcing Pharma

Catalent has announced a multi-year $350m investment at its facility in Bloomington, Indiana, to expand biologics drug substance and drug product manufacturing capabilities.

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NICE releases revised guidelines on antidepressants

Pharma Times

The new guidelines focus on key areas of prescription, management of withdrawal and severity of withdrawal symptoms

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Ranking NSAIDs According To GI Risk

Med Ed 101

Throughout my career, I have had various clinicians develop trends in the NSAID that they prefer to use. Why do we choose ibuprofen versus diclofenac versus piroxicam? In this post, I will be ranking NSAIDs according to their GI risk based upon the literature we have. This may help explain why we choose one NSAID […]. The post Ranking NSAIDs According To GI Risk appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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Digital therapy for osteoarthritis tops other methods, says study

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A meta-analysis of published studies looking at web- app- or telehealth-based therapy for osteoarthritis has concluded that they outperform standard approaches to care. The study – published in the journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage – focused on patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, and compared the digitally-delivered exercises to standard approaches such as in-person physiotherapy, other forms of care, waitlisting and patient education.

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Inke to triple capacity for inhalation API manufacturing

Outsourcing Pharma

The maker of active pharmaceutical ingredients for inhaled treatments is investing â9m ($9.8m USD) to expand its manufacturing plant in Barcelona, Spain.

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Shionogi and NEC collaborate on hepatitis B vaccine

Pharma Times

High unmet need in the area of hepatitis B therapies will see companies share responsibilities to develop the vaccine

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Etomidate for RSI: Seizure Considerations

Pharmacy Friday Pearls

Download PDF. Introduction. Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is a process whereby an induction agent and a neuromuscular blocking agent are given in rapid succession to facilitate endotracheal intubation The selection of a specific sedative depends on multiple factors: the clinical scenario, which includes patient factors (includes cardiorespiratory and neurologic status, allergies, comorbidity) and the clinician’s experience/training and institutional factors, as well as the characteristics of t

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Sarepta DMD rival PepGen files $115m IPO

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Just days after dosing its first patient in a Duchenne muscular dystrophy trial, US biotech PepGen has pushed the button on an initial public offering (IPO). The Boston-based company has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $115 million from the IPO, according to a Renaissance Capital report. The funding will be used to continue the clinical development of lead oligonucleotide PGN-EDO51 for DMD, as well as two other oligo drugs PGN-EDODM1 for myotonic dystrophy ty

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CMC lands funding to develop treatment for nerve agent poisoning

Outsourcing Pharma

The CDMO has been awarded funding from the US government to work on treatments for sarin and other substances used frequently employed in chemical attacks.

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Oncomatryx announces 15m euros funding to conduct clinical trials

Pharma Times

Company at the forefront of developing personalised treatments against invasive cancer has raised 15m euros to conduct clinical trials

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Tamsulosin And Cataract Surgery – Case Study

Med Ed 101

The post Tamsulosin And Cataract Surgery – Case Study appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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Engagement to partnership: The changing face of patient involvement

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The era of patient engagement is over. Instead, it’s time to move towards true partnership at every step of the pharma value chain, from R&D to manufacturing. Partnership is the ethos behind UCB’s new patient-centred framework, which provides colleagues in all business functions with a tangible roadmap on how to effectively work with patients. Iris Loew-Friedrich, the organisation’s chief medical officer and head of development, tells pharmaphorum how the initiative will help guide the creat

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Teva’s long-acting schizophrenia drug rejected by FDA

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Teva’s long haul to a turnaround of its business has been dealt a blow by the FDA, which has just declined to approve the company’s long-acting formulation of schizophrenia drug risperidone. The US regulator issued a complete response letter (CRL) for the MedinCell-partnered drug, and the companies haven’t been forthcoming on the reasons behind the rejection, saying merely that they would work with the FDA to try to get the programme back on track.

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