STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
Gilead said Thursday that twice-a-year injections of a new antiviral drug, called lenacapavir, completely protected cisgender women from contracting HIV in a large Phase 3 trial. In the study, none of the 2,134 women who received lenacapavir contracted HIV. By comparison, 16 of the 1,068 women who received the long-running daily pill Truvada contracted HIV.
PharmaVoice
JUNE 20, 2024
One expert described trial results presented at EULAR last week as “unprecedented.” But reports of relapses in some patients drew questions about the therapies’ ultimate potential.
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STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
Change Healthcare is beginning the process of notifying a “substantial proportion” of Americans that their private information, such as Social Security numbers and medical diagnoses, was compromised in the cyberattack that brought portions of the U.S. health care system to a halt earlier this year. On Thursday, Change will begin to notify health care providers, insurance companies, and other customers that their patients’ data was stolen in the company’s February cybe
PharmaVoice
JUNE 20, 2024
Many clinical trials aren’t meeting enrollment inclusion checkpoints — and some aren’t even setting targets, according to a recent OIG report.
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STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
In a surprise move, Doctors Without Borders is closing down its access-to-medicines campaign, which has been credited with ensuring needed drugs and vaccines have been made available to countless patients in low-income countries around the world. The organization plans to close its campaign by the end of this year and create a new effort devoted to access to products for health care.
The Pharmacist
JUNE 20, 2024
Almost two-thirds of pharmacies in England have decreased their opening hours since 2015, latest analysis from the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has suggested. The research, based on a sample of 110 pharmacies, found that on average there has been a 6.1-hour (10%) reduction in opening hours for every pharmacy. The findings come as up to […] The post Two-thirds of pharmacies slash opening hours amid funding pressures appeared first on The Pharmacist.
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The Pharmacist
JUNE 20, 2024
The Pharmacist caught up with National Pharmacy Association (NPA) chief executive Paul Rees during today's ‘day of action’ to save community pharmacies, at a branch of Green Light Pharmacy in central London. Paul, tell us how the Save Our Pharmacies day of action campaign has been going today? For the first time ever, community pharmacies […] The post Paul Rees: 'We need to keep the pressure up' appeared first on The Pharmacist.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
For a third time, Sarepta Therapeutics has convinced a top Food and Drug Administration official to overrule the prevailing view of their staff and approve a drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. On Thursday evening, the FDA announced it expanded the approval of Elevidys, Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy, to cover nearly all patients, regardless of age or wheelchair status, despite the fact that the drug failed a large, Phase 3 trial last year.
pharmaphorum
JUNE 20, 2024
Discover how AI-powered analytics are revolutionising life sciences marketing. Learn how to leverage these cutting-edge technologies to drive insights and success in the industry.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
A coalition of researchers, historians, and journalists is urging that major scientific publishers, including Elsevier and Springer, retract the racist articles of an academic known — and sometimes lauded for — a long career espousing ideas of racial superiority and eugenics. The call for retraction, made Thursday in a First Opinion published in STAT, focuses on hundreds of papers published by the late Richard Lynn of the University of Ulster, who has described “the decay of
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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.
BioPharma Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
The agency has lifted a partial trial suspension based on one-year data showing PTC’s pill suppressed a key protein associated with the disorder.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
When they work, immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors can shrink cancers and, in some cases, eradicate tumors altogether. These drugs, which include Keytruda and Opdivo, are prescribed to hundreds of thousands of patients a year for dozens of different kinds of cancer — but they only work for a minority of them. Most patients ultimately end up progressing or relapsing.
BioPharma Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
Interim study data suggest the Danish drugmaker can remain in the race to develop new kinds of weight loss drugs as doctors seek alternatives to the now dominant GLP-1s.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
Gestational diabetes affects one in seven expecting women globally and rates of this troubling condition are rising. Blood glucose levels that become elevated for the first time during pregnancy can lead to severe complications, such as preeclampsia, and increase the risk of stillbirth. And while the condition typically resolves after birth, it is linked to a tenfold increase in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, along with risks for the child including obesity, cardiovascular disease, and
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BioPharma Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
Researchers recommended Gilead end testing early as lenacapavir proved 100% effective in protecting cisgender women in the Phase 3 trial.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
The non-alcoholic beverage market is booming right now : zero-proof bottle shops and bars are popping up across the country ; a non-alcoholic beer brand is even taking over as the top selling beer at Whole Foods. And the Olympic Games have their first beer sponsor , courtesy of alcohol-free Corona Cero. While it’s great that more people are taking to heart public health messages that reducing alcohol consumption can improve well-being and extend life , an important lesson from vaping as a
pharmaphorum
JUNE 20, 2024
AbbVie’s Skyrizi is approved by the FDA for ulcerative colitis, making it the first IL-23 inhibitor indicated for both major types of inflammatory bowel disease.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
After months of haggling, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the National Health Service in England reached agreement over access to several cystic fibrosis treatments, capping an end to a long-running saga that frequently enraged patients and families who sought the treatments. Specific details were not released, but the deal was announced after a U.K. cost-effectiveness watchdog decided to recommend the Vertex medicines for coverage by the NHS.
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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.
Pharmafile
JUNE 20, 2024
AbbVie has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and moderate to severe Crohn’s disease. The post FDA approves AbbVie’s Skyrizi for UC treatment appeared first on Pharmafile.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
Zealand Pharma on Thursday reported early positive results of an investigational obesity drug that activates a hormone that’s not targeted by popular treatments Wegovy and Zepbound. In one part of a Phase 1b study, petrelintide, which targets the amylin hormone, led to 8.6% weight loss at 16 weeks, more than the 1.7% weight loss among patients taking placebo, the Danish company said.
pharmaphorum
JUNE 20, 2024
International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) publishes six priorities focusing on challenges faced by low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Here in Chicago, temperatures are high and tensions are even higher as two major hot dog restaurants are reportedly beefing. Apparently PETA is involved and taunted one of the restaurants with a “pig mobile” even though that restaurant doesn’t even serve pork.
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European Pharmaceutical Review
JUNE 20, 2024
Researchers have developed a novel, gloveless intervention method with remote robotic interventions for high-speed pharmaceutical isolator filling lines. While these high-speed lines are currently fully automated, Dekker et al. noted that operator interventions are still done manually. For example, a common intervention is the removal of erroneous plungers or stoppers.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – When Amanda Rees was in her twenties she moved in with her grandmother, who was in her 80s, and saw first-hand the issues older adults face with falls and balance. “It really radicalized how I thought about aging,” she said. Serving as her grandmother’s caretaker inspired her to shift into health care and start Bold , a health tech startup that provides at-home digital exercise programs targeted at adults 65 and older.
pharmaphorum
JUNE 20, 2024
After rejection of its multiple myeloma therapy Sarclisa by NICE, Sanofi claims the drug would not have been deemed cost-effective 'even at zero price'
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can sign up here to get it delivered every Thursday to their inbox. The outcome of the HELIOS-B study — expected at the end of June or early July — is an enormous stock-moving event for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Billions of dollars in potential revenue — sufficient to power Alnylam into profitability — are on the line.
Pharmaceutical Business Review
JUNE 20, 2024
The company will develop these therapies to target human leukocyte antigen (HLA) Class II (HLA-II) in oncology field. The funding will support Yellowstone in its operational build, progression of its lead programme for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), and potential expansion of its pipeline. It was spun out of the University of Oxford with the backing of Oxford University Innovation (OUI).
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
Rise and shine, everyone, another hot day is on the way. The forecast – at least on this side of the pond – is warning us to find some shade. So to prepare, we are grabbing a parasol and, naturally, brewing a few cups of stimulation to see us through. Our choice today is orange creme. No matter the weather, though, there is work to be done.
Drug Patent Watch
JUNE 20, 2024
In the high-stakes world of pharmaceuticals, patents play a pivotal role in safeguarding intellectual property and ensuring a return on investment for drug developers. The journey of a drug patent is a complex and intricate one, spanning from the initial filing to its eventual expiry.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
BOSTON — Ginkgo Bioworks, the once-high-flying Boston life sciences firm, on Thursday said it has notified 158 employees that they will be laid off and expects to announce another batch of layoffs next week. On May 9, Ginkgo said it would slash labor costs by at least 25 percent. But the Boston-based cell programming and biosecurity company declined to specify the number of workers who would be let go.
Pharma Times
JUNE 20, 2024
The progressive neurodegenerative condition affects more than ten million people worldwide
STAT
JUNE 20, 2024
Can Alnylam find success with its latest cardiac treatment after tweaking the trial? And did STAT’s editorial team pull off a covert mission to get an advanced copy of a new book? We cover all that and more on this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD.” STAT reporter Jason Mast joins us to discuss Anthony Fauci’s memoir “On Call,” which was published this week.
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