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OCTOBER 2, 2024

U.S. health officials have run into obstacles in their efforts to determine whether a Missouri person infected with H5N1 bird flu passed the virus on to others, causing a delay that will likely fuel concerns about the possibility that there has been human-to-human transmission. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has blood samples from several health workers and a household contact of the Missouri case that it plans to test for antibodies that would indicate whether they too had been

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The official launch comes five months after a filing indicated major investors such as Atlas Venture and Bain Capital were backing the biotech, then named “Hercules CM NewCo.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Mapping the brain is a daunting task because it contains a huge number of cells and cell connections. It took almost 50 labs around the world to create a new neural map, or connectome, of an adult fruit fly — the largest map of its kind, and an effort that will allow researchers to better understand the brain’s inner workings. Access to the full connectome, as published Wednesday in a series of papers in Nature , could represent a new era for neuroscience, according to some re

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Biosimilar competition will erode billions from the pharma giant’s bottom line in the next few years.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

For nearly a year, my stance on Cassava Sciences and its Alzheimer’s disease drug candidate simufilam has been clear: Emerging evidence shows the drug is inert, and patients with Alzheimer’s were misled into participating in ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials, so therefore, the Food and Drug Administration must take immediate steps to protect these vulnerable people from further harm.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

A federal judge in New York has ruled that Amgen must answer to claims of misleading investors about billions owed to US tax authorities, allowing a securities-fraud class action to proceed against the pharmaceutical giant.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

In a bold move to tackle soaring drug costs, Blue Shield of California is pioneering a strategy that bypasses traditional pharmacy benefit managers to slash the cost of Humira by 90%

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

In response to increased criticism of its pricing, Gilead Sciences has reached voluntary licensing deals with companies to make generic versions of its twice-yearly HIV medicine, lenacapavir, in 120 mostly low- and lower-middle-income countries. The move comes after a pair of late-stage clinical trials found the injectable medicine was highly effective in preventing HIV, paving the way for the company to seek regulatory approval for pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In the VP debate, Tim Walz and JD Vance were forceful, unexpectedly convivial, and fast and loose with the facts, particularly on healthcare.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Key federal lawmakers are pressuring the Drug Enforcement Administration to preserve health providers’ ability to prescribe a highly effective opioid addiction treatment via telehealth.  In a letter delivered to the Biden administration on Wednesday, a bipartisan group led by Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) urged the DEA to continue allowing health providers to prescribe buprenorphine, a controlled substance used to treat opioid addiction, without requiring an in-person visit.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

Pharma Times

OCTOBER 2, 2024

ISM001-055 shows promise in improving lung function among patients

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Blame the pickleball paddles. Over the past year, CVS has made a concerted push to court seniors to enroll in its Aetna Medicare programs by offering free sports equipment, fishing rods, and other enticements. It worked maybe a little too well for CVS, as the surge in new customers backfired when the medical costs for those sporty seniors spiraled well beyond the company’s expectations.

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The government has asked the independent review bodies to deliver their recommendations on NHS and general practice pay ‘at the earlier point’ to help speed up pay awards for the next financial year. Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has this week sent letters to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) and the Review […] The post Review bodies asked to make earlier decision on NHS and GP pay for 2025/26 appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

NEW YORK — The morning after presenting an upbeat outlook to analysts in a gilded hall in the New York Stock Exchange building, Mick Farrell, the CEO of ResMed, looked refreshed, despite a post-presentation cocktail reception. If the sleep tech magnate could have used more shuteye, he didn’t show it. Farrell leaned forward enthusiastically to inspect data from a reporter’s Apple smartwatch showing that it hadn’t detected signs of sleep apnea.

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Express Pharma

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Gilead Sciences Ireland UC has signed non-exclusive, royalty-free voluntary licensing agreements with six pharmaceutical manufacturers to make and sell generic lenacapavir, subject to required regulatory approvals, in 120 high-incidence, resource-limited countries, which are primarily low- and lower-middle income countries. The agreements were signed in advance of any global regulatory submissions to enable these countries to quickly introduce generic versions of lenacapavir for HIV prevention i

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STAT

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Humana’s Medicare business has taken a financial beating all year, and it’s only going to get worse.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The funds will support the development of LoQus23’s lead candidate, its MutSβ inhibitor, as it enters clinical development.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Here is STAT’s biotech scorecard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the fourth quarter: Rarely before has a large-cap biotech had so much riding on the outcome of a Phase 2 study as Amgen does with its obesity treatment MariTide , also known as AMG 133. Results are coming before the end of the year. Novo Nordisk will report results of a Phase 3 study involving its obesity drug candidate CagriSema before the end of this year.

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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

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Biosimilar competition to aging blockbusters will erode a large chunk of the pharma giant’s top line over the next few years.

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STAT

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A pair of U.S. lawmakers is urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the parent companies of two large pharmacy benefit managers over concerns that new business units might unfairly steer patients toward higher-cost medicines. The effort comes after CVS Health and Cigna — which own CVS Caremark and Express Scripts, respectively — launched subsidiaries that are striking “co-manufacturing” deals with companies that make biologic medicines and lower-cost versio

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 2, 2024

GP practices with more staff employed through the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS), including pharmacists, have 'lower' prescribing rates, a study has suggested. Published in the British Journal of GPs (BJGP), The effects of ARRS staff in England on prescription patterns and patient satisfaction, found that the hiring of ARRS staff was ‘significantly associated’ with lower […] The post ARRS linked to reduced prescribing, study suggests appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

This story first appeared in The Readout newsletter.  Sign up for The Readout  and receive STAT’s award-winning biotech news delivered straight to your inbox.  Good morning. Today, we look at the biggest biotech events to watch this quarter. And as my editor had to remind me (since I’m still in denial), we are indeed in the fourth quarter now.

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Express Pharma

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Speaking at the recent ASSOCHAM Annual Pharma Summit 2024, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Dr Arunish Chawla’s review of the regulatory reforms needs to go hand in hand with the growth opportunities. But lost among the headlines that 50 greenfield pharma plants would be completed in the next two years under the PLI scheme, and pharma and medtech becoming India’s fourth largest sector for merchandise exports, Dr Chawla’s comment that “we want to make India not just a pharmacy of the wor

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STAT

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds.  Sign up here. Good morning! The First Opinion Podcast is back today. We’ll have episodes in your feed every Wednesday morning for the rest of the year. The first five episodes are specifically focused on issues relevant to the election.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Preclinical data on NeuroRestore therapy to be showcased at CTAD in Madrid

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially since the middle of the week is upon us. After all, we have made it this far, so we are determined to hang on for another couple of days. And why not? The alternatives — at least those we can identify — are not so appetizing. And what better way to make the time fly than to keep busy.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 2, 2024

FDA issues summary of grants, promotes rare disease research Nicole.

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The president of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) has invited stakeholders to discuss any concerns over the role of pharmacy technicians in pharmacy practice. Nicola Stockmann said she wanted to ‘discuss collaboratively any constructive feedback and concerns’ around the role. Her comments come after a blog published by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) […] The post APTUK calls for 'collaborative, constructive' discussions on pharmacy technicians appeare

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BioPharma Dive

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The biotech, which has now raised more than $200 million since launch, is advancing an eczema treatment that could start human trials next year.

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Drug Patent Watch

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As an outsider, finding out the manufacturing capacity of a given pharmaceutical manufacturing plant can be challenging due to the proprietary nature of such information. However, you can employ several strategies to gather relevant data: Example: Pfizer’s 2022 Annual Report states, “Our manufacturing facilities are located in 39 countries across 6 continents.

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BioPharma Dive

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The company will permit six generic drugmakers to make and sell lenacapavir in 120 countries that have high incidence of the disease but limited resources.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

In this paper, UBC's Senior Clinical Program Manager, Amanda Scholz, MHA, BSN, RN, discusses the important role that clinical adherence programs play in empowering patients and bolster persistence to prescribed life-changing medications throughout their journey.

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Clinical Program Management 52