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Increasing patient engagement with UK clinical trials

pharmaphorum

This pharmaphorum webinar, held in association with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), takes place on Wednesday 16 th December, 11:00 GMT / 12:00 CET and will look at how to navigate the compliance pathway to increase patient engagement with clinical trials. Gaining patient input on marketing and recruitment materials.

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ABPI code updated with first social media guidance

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The document from the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) arrives in the wake of several cases where drugmakers made promotional statements on social media platforms – including LinkedIn and Instagram – that were deemed to have breached the code of practice laid down by the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (APBI).

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Medicare Part D in 2024: Mapping Large Chains' Position in 2024’s Preferred Pharmacy Networks

Drug Channels

In Medicare Part D in 2024: The Seven Largest Companies' Preferred Pharmacy Networks and the Coming Collapse of the PDP Market , I documented how those networks now dominate stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) and have become a major presence in Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans. to 1:30 p.m.

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PBMs and Drug Spending in 2020: Data from CVS Health (sort of), Express Scripts, Navitus, and WellDyne (rerun)

Drug Channels

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2022. I document this disappointing state of affairs below. Click here to see the original post and comments from July 2021. I’m sad to report that this year’s analysis is skimpier than usual.

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Legal requirement, ethical duty: How to develop compliant, useful lay summaries

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That was among the key messages from speakers at a joint European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) webinar, held last week. This should cover the entire process, “starting with the writing, the review of the document, and its dissemination”.

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Follow the 340B Prescription Dollar: How PBMs Profit from 340B Contract Pharmacies (Video)

Drug Channels

I then document how five multi-billion-dollar, for-profit, publicly traded pharmacy chains and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Cigna (via Express Scripts), CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group (via OptumRx), and Walgreens, Walmart—continue to dominate the 340B contract pharmacy market.

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Increasing patient engagement with UK clinical trials

pharmaphorum

In a recent webinar from pharmaphorum, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) outlined why and how it has developed a new approach to engage with patients while complying with national regulations, such as those set out in the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s (ABPI) Code of Practice.