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JUNE 26, 2024

Three months since an outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. dairy cattle was declared, the country is failing to take the necessary steps to get in front of the virus and possibly contain its spread among cows, according to interviews with more than a dozen experts and current and former government officials. The country still does not have a sufficient testing infrastructure in place, nor a full understanding of how the virus is moving within herds and to new herds, experts say.

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

JUNE 10, 2024

For years, adult literature has provided clear guidelines for cervical spine imaging through the NEXUS and Canadian C-spine Rule (CCR) tools. These have been invaluable in helping clinicians decide when to image the neck in trauma patients. Similarly, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has developed robust tools for assessing blunt head trauma in children.

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PharmaVoice

JUNE 18, 2024

Drug launches have underperformed expectations at a high rate, and pharmas need to get better at thinning the pipeline to make room for the real wins, says a life sciences consultant.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JUNE 13, 2024

Tell us about Ocugen’s lead programme, OCU400. What’s the latest and what’s next? OCU400 is a modifier gene therapy aimed at treating retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). In April 2024, Ocugen received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to initiate the Phase III liMeliGhT clinical trial for OCU400 for retinitis pigmentosa.

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BioPharma Dive

JUNE 17, 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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The Pharmacist

JUNE 21, 2024

When pharmacists with a disability told the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) they were having problems with suitable adjustments in their workplace, a campaign was launched to raise awareness of what employers need to consider. Liz Larkin reviews the issues. When members of the PDA’s Ability Network named their campaign against disability discrimination, ‘Standing Up for […] The post Pharmacists with a disability: Standing Up for Sitting Down campaign appeared first on The Pharmacist

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EMCrit Project

JUNE 17, 2024

introduction Bilevel Sequence Intubation (BSI) refers to initiation of noninvasive bilevel positive pressure ventilation with a backup rate prior to intubation (either using a BiPAP machine or a full-featured mechanical ventilator). BSI is distinct from traditional rapid sequence intubation (RSI), since BSI involves the delivery of machine-initiated, pressure-controlled breaths following administration of sedation and paralytics. […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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PharmaVoice

JUNE 25, 2024

The FDA isn’t slated to render a decision about BMS and Karuna’s potential breakthrough schizophrenia med until September — but a biotech is already hoping to be hot on its heels.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 17, 2024

Novavax has sought US FDA approval for an updated JN.1 version of its Covid-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2705, for individuals aged 12 years and above.

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BioPharma Dive

JUNE 27, 2024

A growing cohort of biotechs, from Biohaven to Neurocrine to Jazz, hope research on ion channels will bring them new drugs and big business — much like it has done for Vertex.

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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.

Commonwealth Pharmacists Association

JUNE 11, 2024

2024 Commonwealh Pharmacists Day -Pharmacists developing resilient and sustainable health systems About the Day Welcome to the official page for Commonwealth Pharmacists Day, celebrated every year on the 16th of June! This year, we have chosen the theme: “Pharmacists developing resilient and sustainable health systems”.

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STAT

JUNE 25, 2024

Firearm violence is officially a public health crisis in the U.S. — Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says so. In a new advisory published on Tuesday, Murthy calls attention to the health toll of gun violence, describing the size of the crisis while laying out a roadmap of research and policy interventions to curb its effects. “My hope is that framing just the profound impact and pervasive impact of gun violence in our country … can firmly take it out of the realm of politics and

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 24, 2024

Explore how digital twins are transforming healthcare and drug discovery, with success stories showcasing their impact in the biopharma industry. Learn about their journey from concept to real-world applications.

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PharmaVoice

JUNE 5, 2024

Bucking conventional fundraising, FibroBiologics’ CEO Pete O’Heeron explains why the biotech company bet on themselves in the public market.

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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.

EMCrit Project

JUNE 13, 2024

the PREOXI trial validates what I have been saying for 15 years about preoxygenation for the critically ill patient EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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BioPharma Dive

JUNE 21, 2024

Peter Marks’ decision to override the objections of agency staff and broaden use of Elevidys could have a “lasting impact” on gene therapy as well as the FDA, one analyst wrote.

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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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STAT

JUNE 25, 2024

Michigan has led the nation in making inroads with its farmers as it has worked to contain spread of H5N1 bird flu infections in dairy cows. Now the state’s health authorities are trying to do the same in looking for undetected infections among farmworkers. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is working with an undisclosed number of farms to try to assess the risk to workers of becoming infected with the virus, which has spread to at least 25 farms in the state in the pas

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 26, 2024

Fresh from reporting encouraging results with its obesity drug candidate petrelintide, Zealand Pharma has raised an impressive $1 billion from a new share offering.The Danish biotech started the fundraising process earlier this week with an expectation of raising $900 million but easily overshot that target, evidence once again of huge investor interest in companies developing a new generation of obesity drugs.

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PharmaVoice

JUNE 27, 2024

Neuroscience pipelines are reawakening as biotechs prove to the pharma giants that the field is still worth the investment.

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Pharmafile

JUNE 25, 2024

AstraZeneca has announced that Tagrisso (osimertinib) in combination with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy has been approved in Japan for the first line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have exon 19 deletions or exon 21 mutations.

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BioPharma Dive

JUNE 6, 2024

The agency is seeking input from an advisory panel on whether donanemab is effective across different groups of Alzheimer's patients, and on an unusual dosing strategy used by Lilly.

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The Pharmacist

JUNE 12, 2024

EXCLUSIVE The most deprived areas in England have lost nearly five times as many community pharmacy premises as the least deprived areas in the last five years, new analysis from The Pharmacist has found. The 10% most deprived areas saw a net loss of around 250 local pharmacies between March 2019 and April 2024, while […] The post Pharmacy closures nearly five times higher in more deprived areas appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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STAT

JUNE 18, 2024

I have spent my career studying infectious diseases that fall under the heading of neglected tropical diseases. Now I have a neglected disease — long Covid — an incurable (for now and for me) disease. As a medical anthropologist working in global health, I thought I understood the despair of poor health. I didn’t. I join 7% of the U.S. adult population — or about 18 million Americans — who have experienced long Covid.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 3, 2024

Understanding the challenges and opportunities in transitioning to IVDR for pharmacogenomics can be complex. Learn more about how to overcome these challenges effectively.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JUNE 13, 2024

By Sara W. Koblitz — As we have noted for the last year or so, the FTC has been on a mission to clean up the Orange Book by removing what it deems to be “improper” patents. The FTC has put out policy statements, challenged patent listings, tapped Congress, appeared on talk shows, and filed amicus briefs all in the span of the last 8 months. It seems like all that work is paying off.

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Pharmafile

JUNE 19, 2024

Assembly Biosciences has announced that the first participant has been dosed in its phase 1b trial of ABI-4334, the company’s next-generation capsid assembly modulator (CAM) candidate currently being developed for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The post First patient dosed in Assembly Biosciences’ phase 1b trial for hepatitis B treatment appeared first on Pharmafile.

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BioPharma Dive

JUNE 7, 2024

A vote against MDMA-assisted therapy set back a high-profile treatment. Proponents argue the panel offered few solutions to longstanding problems, making the path forward unclear.

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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.

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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.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 28, 2024

Progress on ovarian cancer treatments has been slow, despite promising drugs like Keytruda and Lynparza. Learn about the obstacles and challenges in developing effective treatments for this deadly disease.

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EMCrit Project

JUNE 3, 2024

Today, we talk about a paper that showed impressive neurologically intact survival for all-rhythms presenting in cardiac arrest, both OHCA and IHCA. It uses a new set of strategies and technologies called CARL. The Paper Treatment of Refractory Cardiac Arrest by Controlled Reperfusion of the Whole Body: A Multicenter, Prospective Observational Study Supplemental Material […] EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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