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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When Makena, a drug designed to prevent preterm births, hit the market in 2011 at $1,500 per dose, it drew rife backlash. The drug was based on an active ingredient that had been available for many years at a much lower cost. Confronted with the public outcry, the FDA took an unusual step: It allowed pharmacies to continue making their own copies of the drug through the practice of pharmacy compounding, selling it at a fraction of Makena’s price.

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PharmaVoice

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

AbbVie’s head of R&D cures has lofty ambitions to end diseases like HIV through a community of researchers that work as one.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A 48-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the Emergency Department with a left-sided facial rash and associated burning left eye pain that started four days prior. He was seen at an ophthalmology clinic when his symptoms started and given oral valacyclovir which he took for three days without improvement. He also endorsed left-sided facial weakness and diplopia for the last eight days.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Private equity company Brookfield has reportedly moved closer to taking control of Grifols, after months of disruption at the Spanish pharma company.A report in Spanish newspaper El Confidencial suggests that Brookfield is preparing to make a bid to take a 65% controlling stake in the drugmaker for €10.50 per share, worth around €7 billion ($7.4 billion).

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BioPharma Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

At an event hosted by BioPharma Dive, drugmaker executives and investors discussed the importance of focus, smart spending and maintaining lines of sight to the clinic.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took leave as chairman of Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit known for spreading doubt about vaccines, to run for president last year. But he is still fighting in court alongside the group, putting him in an unusual position for someone nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services.   If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy will have power to guide the agencies he oversees toward his priorities.

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Express Pharma

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Emcure Pharmaceuticals has launched a nationwide public awareness campaign to address the increasing prevalence of anaemia among Indian men. The campaign, featuring former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni, was unveiled through a video released on International Men’s Day. It aims to educate the public on the health implications of anaemia in men and encourage early diagnosis and treatment.

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The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Three models of clinical supervision were explored at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) conference earlier this month, in a session chaired by Susan Roberts, the associate director for pharmacy at NHS Education for Scotland. The session was badged as 'The great prescribing debate' and heard about approaches being used to support pharmacists to develop into […] The post 'The great prescribing debate': What should clinical supervision look like?

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BioPharma Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The company is paying China-based biotech LaNova Medicines $588 million for the type of dual-pronged antibody drug that recently bested Keytruda in a clinical trial.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 to infect people, scientists who have studied the data say.  There’s currently no evidence the teenager, who remains in critical condition in hospital, infected anyone else.

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PharmaVoice

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With only one approved drug on the market, companies like Inventiva Pharma are advancing MASH drugs and seeking a competitive edge.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are applying artificial intelligence to the recruitment of volunteers into clinical trials, aiming to solve a major obstacle in clinical research.Patient recruitment remains a major challenge for trial sponsors and can lead to delays and increased costs, and traditional methods can be time-consuming and inefficient.

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The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

NICE is consulting on a proposal to add cytisine as a treatment option to its stop smoking guidelines. This proposal follows a review of recent evidence which suggests patients who received cytisine were 30% more likely to not smoke for six months or longer, when compared to placebo or no medication. The drug was made […] The post Cytisine pill could be added to stop smoking guidelines appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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BioPharma Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A key regulatory committee sided against the drug this summer. But an appeal from Eisai appears to have worked, teeing Leqembi up for authorization in a major market.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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STAT

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

If he can make it past the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the next secretary of Health and Human Services. Since the position was created, each secretary has had significant experience in public health, health care administration, or related government work. None has listed “spreading vaccine misinformation” as their primary health care experience.

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PharmaVoice

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As the industry’s marketing dollars shift, companies are targeting potential patients in unique ways.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Shortly after a disappointing trial readout for Syndax's menin inhibitor Revuforj in one form of leukaemia, the company has claimed FDA approval in another

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The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Pharmacy owners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted in favour of taking collective action, according to a ballot carried out by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA). Some 99% of participating pharmacy owners said they were willing to limit their services unless funding is improved. The NPA said that subject to agreement from its […] The post Pharmacy owners vote overwhelmingly in favour of collective action appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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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.

BioPharma Dive

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Biotheus’ antibody drug targets PD-L1 and VEGF, a design that’s high on drugmakers’ radars after the success of Summit Therapeutics’ ivonescimab over Keytruda.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

CHICAGO — Lipoprotein(a) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease you may not hear about in your annual physical. Like LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, too much of the LDL-like particle can create plaque that clogs arteries, creating potential blockages that lead to heart attacks or strokes. It’s also implicated in aortic stenosis, when the aortic valve narrows, pinching blood supply to the rest of the body.

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Express Pharma

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The 17th edition of CPHI & PMEC India, organised by Informa Markets in India, returns in an advanced format, scheduled from November 26-28, 2024, at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR. Renowned as a comprehensive, one-stop destination for innovative, cost-effective solutions, the expo will be showcasing the pharmaceutical industry’s modernisation, innovation, and sustainability.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

GSK has reported promising phase 3 results with linerixibat in treating severe itching that plagues patients with primary biliary cholangitis

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of Sanofi’s Sarclisa combined with Velcade, plus Revlimid, plus dexamethasone (VRd) for treating newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM).

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BioPharma Dive

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The agency's openness to a targeted pivotal study shows it’s still willing to consider accelerated clearance for Duchenne gene therapies despite questions about their effectiveness.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

California has detected the country’s first case of a new mpox strain that is spreading from person to person. The infected individual had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, where multiple countries are battling transmission of this virus. The individual was treated in a health facility in San Mateo County and is in isolation at home, the California Department of Public Health announced in a statement released Saturday.

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Express Pharma

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Cadila Pharmaceuticals has launched Militol, an iron supplement designed to provide a precise combination of nutrients that maximise absorption and enhance tolerance, effectively addressing iron deficiency. Militol’s supplements contain ferric maltol, a low-dose form of ferric iron complexed with maltol. It also includes folic acid to promote red blood cell production, vitamin B12 for neurological health and red blood cell formation, vitamin C to enhance iron absorption and support immune health

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There has been a lot of talk about drugs targeting both PD-1 and VEGF stealing the crown held by MSD's Keytruda in cancer immunotherapy. Now, the company has made a move to try to make sure it isn't left behind. Its solution is a licensing deal with Chinese biotech LaNova Medicines for LM-299, which consists of an anti-VEGF antibody joined to the functional parts of a pair of anti-PD-1 antibodies.

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The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Local systems need to talk to community pharmacies about how they can help improve population health, a local pharmaceutical committee (LPC) leader has urged. Pharmacies are well placed to provide anecdotal feedback about their local communities and what they need to their local systems, Shilpa Shah said at the Public Policy Projects (PPP) Integrated Health […] The post Local systems must involve community pharmacy to improve population health appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

BioNTech has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Biotheus to obtain complete worldwide rights to BNT327/PM8002, a programmed death-ligand 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor A-targeting bispecific antibody.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Robert Califf has made no secret of the Food and Drug Administration’s struggles to regulate generative AI. Large language models and their application to health care “provide a massive example of a technology with novel needs,” FDA commissioner Califf said in an address earlier this year to the Coalition for Health AI.  This week, the agency will turn toward that challenge, focusing the first-ever meeting of its Digital Health Advisory Committee on the question of whet

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Express Pharma

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

On the heels of World Prematurity Day, AstraZeneca Pharma India announces a strategic collaboration with the Indian Academy of Paediatrics. The two organisations have come together to raise awareness on RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) that can put newborn pre-term babies at risk of respiratory illnesses and the need for timely intervention thereof.

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