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STAT+: 3 issues to watch in pharma in 2024

STAT

As another year comes to an end and the world seems to hit the proverbial pause button, the temptation to look ahead is too great to ignore. After all, this is what journalists like to do as the calendar turns another page. So once again, we will take a whack at identifying some of the most noteworthy developments to watch. However, if these seem familiar, there is good reason.

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2023 In Review for The Digital Apothecary

The Digital Apothecary

So, 2023 is coming to a close, and 2024 is upon us soon. With that being the case, I thought I'd summarize what I have been up to and what I look forward to next year! 2023 Areas of Focus This year, my focus was largely on AI and digital health technologies (DHTs). My anticipation of the societal impact of AI, which I expressed last December, has proven accurate.

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EMCrit 365 – Setting PEEP and Righting the Right Ventricle in ARDS with Matt Siuba

EMCrit Project

Setting PEEP and Righting the RV in ARDS with Matt Siuba EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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BMS strikes again, with $4.1bn RayzeBio takeover bid

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Bristol-Myers Squibb makes a foray into the radiopharmaceutical category with a $4.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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STAT+: UnitedHealth used secret rules to restrict rehab care for seriously ill Medicare Advantage patients

STAT

Health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group used secret rules to restrict access to rehabilitation care requested by specific groups of seriously ill patients, including those who lived in nursing homes or suffered from cognitive impairment, according to internal documents obtained by STAT. The documents, which outline parameters for the clinicians who initially review referrals for rehab care, reveal that many patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans were routed for a quick denial based on c

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Fish Oil vs. Plant Omega-3s: Best Health Source

Welltopia Pharmacy

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Navigating transplant networks: Ensuring equitable access and improving outcomes for highly sensitised kidney transplant patients

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Navigating transplant networks: Ensuring equitable access and improving outcomes for highly sensitised kidney transplant patients Mike.

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Quitting alcohol — or even drinking less — reduces risk of oral cavity and esophageal cancer, per new analysis

STAT

Reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing oral cavity and esophagus cancers, according to a special report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. But more data are needed to conclude whether the same is true for several other cancer types, including colorectal, breast, and liver cancer. Even so, it is likely that reducing or ceasing to drink alcohol will lessen the risk of these cancers, said Farhad Islami, a cancer epidemiologist at the American C

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Insulin Storage and Beyond Use Dates – Free Downloadable PDF

Med Ed 101

We’ve taken the time to create a new free PDF resource. In my practice, I always run into nursing staff and caregivers who are using expired insulin or who are not dating the insulins that are in use. Insulin Storage and Beyond Use Dates Free PDF should be a vital resource designed to help healthcare […] The post Insulin Storage and Beyond Use Dates – Free Downloadable PDF appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Intas Pharma signs licensing pact with mAbxience for etanercept biosimilar

Express Pharma

Intas Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with mAbxience ( a Fresenius Kabi majority-owned group with partial ownership from Insud Pharma) for biosimilar for Etanercept. Etanercept is a dimeric fusion protein with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocking action, that was approved for use over 20 years ago, offering patients a valuable therapeutic option for treating various autoimmune diseases.

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Eisai working on wristband sensor for brain amyloid

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Eisai and Oita University have developed a machine learning-powered wearable that can predict whether someone is at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease

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STAT+: Complications spiked 25% in hospitals bought by private equity

STAT

There’s ample evidence that private equity buyouts in health care drive up costs. A new study shows quality declines, too. Hospitals acquired by private equity saw a 25% uptick in adverse events compared with controls, according to a new study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The findings add to an accumulating body of literature underscoring the harm that occurs when financial investors take over health care providers — not only hospitals, but nur

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Pharmacy Staffing Ratios: Balancing Workload and Quality of Care

The Script

Balancing workloads and quality patient care is challenging in the pharmaceutical industry. Learn how to perfect your ratios from Rx relief.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Menarini India signs pact with Pierre Fabre Laboratories

Express Pharma

A. Menarini India has signed an exclusive partnership with esteemed French pharma company – Pierre Fabre Laboratories. Under this strategic collaboration, Menarini India has obtained exclusive rights to market and distribute the dermo-cosmetic brands, EAU THERMALE AVÈNE and DUCRAY in India. EAU THERMALE A VÈNE, a Pierre Fabre dermo-cosmetic brand, is for sensitive, intolerant, and allergic skin with solutions cleansing, moisturising, sun care, anti-aging, anti-acne, and hyperpigmentation.

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AZ makes another cell therapy play with $1.2bn Gracell buy

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AstraZeneca agrees a $1.

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STAT+: Cytokinetics heart drug aficamten succeeds in pivotal study

STAT

An experimental medicine from Cytokinetics significantly improved exercise capacity for patients with a rare, progressive heart disease, the company said Wednesday — a result that compared favorably with a competing treatment from Bristol Myers Squibb. The study enrolled about 300 people with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, a hereditary disorder that restricts blood flow.

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Developing point-of-care CAR T manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are the first example of a “living drug”. 1 Following in vitro production from T cells collected from a patient’s leukapheresis procedure, the CAR T cells are infused back into the patient’s blood, where they proliferate and expand. The CAR T cells need to persist in the blood to expand and elicit maximal effect, and there is a correlation between expansion and persistence and response.

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

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.

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Ractigen’s RAG-01 becomes second saRNA drug globally to advance to clinical stage: GlobalData

Express Pharma

Ractigen Therapeutics, headquartered in China, submitted a clinical trial application for RAG-01 in Australia. This application paves the way for Phase I trial of RAG-01 in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) who have not responded to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy, making it globally the second saRNA drug to advance into the clinical stage, says GlobalData.

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BMS wagers $14bn on Karuna’s schizophrenia drug

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BMS has reached a $14bn agreement to buy Karuna and its KarXT schizophrenia candidate, due for an FDA verdict next September

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Opinion: There’s a less intimidating alternative to EpiPens for dangerous allergic reactions. Why won’t the FDA approve it?

STAT

My son Thomas has carried around a needle since he entered kindergarten at the age of 5. That was a big responsibility for a small child to carry an injector loaded with lifesaving epinephrine, but since he was 19 months old, he has worked with our entire family to manage his anaphylactic food allergies, asthma, and eosinophilic esophagitis. We are not alone.

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BMS bags UK advanced melanoma win for Opdualag

Pharmaceutical Technology

The MHRA gave Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdualag marketing authorisation for advanced melanoma as part of Project Orbis.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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Biocon academy conducts its 8th graduation day

Express Pharma

Five batches across four programs of Biocon Academy namely ‘Biocon KGI Certificate Program in Biosciences’, ‘Biocon JSS AHER Certificate Program in Global Regulatory Affairs’, ‘Biocon Ramaiah Certificate Program in Quality Control Analytical’, and ‘BITS Biocon Certificate Program in Applied Industrial Microbiology’, participated in the graduation ceremony Biocon Academy, a ‘Centre of Excellence for Advanced Learning in Applied Biosciences’ and a CSR initiative of Biocon held its eighth graduatio

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Cytokinetics rockets on positive heart drug trial

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Cytokinetics rises on report that its aficamten drug improved symptoms in people with rare disease obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Opinion: Remembering Betty Rollin, who told her breast surgeon that post-operative appearance mattered to her—and other women

STAT

Women who had undergone disfiguring surgery for breast cancer, according to one surgeon in the 1970s, needed to “stick an old sock in their bra and get on with their lives.” It was this climate that Betty Rollin, then a television correspondent for NBC, entered when she was diagnosed with the disease in 1975. Rollin, who died of voluntary assisted suicide in Switzerland in November at age 87, became a highly visible activist not only for women with breast cancer but also end-of-lif

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Top Marketing Stories of 2023

PharmExec

Pharma marketing teams had to deal with big changes in 2023.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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Cell and gene therapy will be top industry trend for pharma in 2024: GlobalData

Express Pharma

Healthcare industry professionals scored cell and gene therapy (CGT) as the industry trend to have the greatest impact on the pharmaceutical industry in 2024, in a recent survey launched by GlobalData. The survey data presented in “The State of the Biopharmaceutical Industry 2024” report reveals that N=21 (18 per cent) of industry professionals were convinced that CGT will dominate as the most important trend in pharma next year.

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Streamlining bioprocessing for gene therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

The number of approved gene therapies for the treatment of monogenetic disorders and diseases has increased in recent years, reflecting the field’s rapid advances and the development of revolutionary new technologies and techniques. The increasing adoption of technologies promoting safety, efficacy and reduced production costs has been a persistent trend that will continue to benefit the industry and help to treat a broader patient population.

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Renamed, common liver diseases might get fairer shake at treatment, researchers hope

STAT

A slate of liver diseases got a rebrand this year. Experts hope the change can generate more conversation — and research interest — for conditions that still lack treatments.  A group of over 200 physicians, public health experts, industry representatives, regulatory officials, and patient advocates made the call in a supermajority vote: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, would be renamed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

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