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Doctors and nurses produce roadmap to future-proof healthcare

Pharma Times

Report uses input from healthcare professionals to highlight training and support needs, while also warning about departures

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Overuse of asthma inhalers linked to severe attacks; study

pharmaphorum

Data from a massive real-world study of asthma patients has suggested that overuse of inhalers is widespread and leading to an elevated risk of severe exacerbations. The results from the SABINA registry programme in more than a million people with the respiratory disease show that 40% of patients were over-using short-acting beta agonist (SABA) inhalers, which are used on demand to open up the airways.

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How to Prepare for BA.2, the Omicron Subvariant

NY Times

Taking these seven steps now can lower your risk and minimize the disruption to your family’s life.

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Innovative Purdue research leads to FDA-approved prostate cancer treatment

Outsourcing Pharma

A renowned university researcher explains the path that laid the foundation and what the novel diagnostic and treatment means for prostate cancer patients.

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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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NHS to improve cancer treatment using Elekta software

Pharma Times

ProKnow was chosen to enable healthcare providers to benchmark treatment metrics against best practice and support clinical excellence

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Irish wearables firm Kinesis bought by Linus Health

pharmaphorum

University College Dublin spinout Kinesis Health Technologies, which has developed a range of wearable sensors to assess the physical capabilities of patients, has been bought by US company Linus Health for an undisclosed sum. The merger brings together Kinesis’ gait analysis tools with Linus’ digital brain health monitoring technologies, designed to spot diseases like Alzheimer’s before over symptoms develop.

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Ukraine war offers hard lessons for clinical research industry: H1

Outsourcing Pharma

A leader from the healthcare technology company discusses the conflictâs impact on the region and beyond and the need to better guard against interruptions.

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Santen launches new educational eyecare site for patients in UK

Pharma Times

Digital health boost as new website focuses on dry eye disease, which currently affects one in four people across the UK

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ICSs – an opportunity to improve Patient & Market Access at a local level

pharmaphorum

With the new Health and Care Bill edging ever closer to receiving Royal Assent, life sciences companies in the UK are preparing to navigate the most significant piece of NHS legislation in a decade. The new bill, which is expected to come into force on 1st July, will see Clinical Commissioning Groups replaced with Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) as statutory bodies across England.

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Alopecia Hair Loss: What to Know About Jada Pinkett Smith’s Condition

NY Times

Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss condition played a major role in an incident at the Oscars. Here’s what we know about it.

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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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FDA requests total of $8.4b for fiscal year 2023 budget

Outsourcing Pharma

The agency's requested funding for FY 2023, nearly 34% higher than for FY 2022, calls for investments in public health modernization and pandemic preparation.

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Positive results for Cerevance’s Parkinson’s drug

Pharma Times

In phase 2 trials, the drug reduced ‘OFF time’ which refers to periods of the day when Parkinson’s symptoms recur despite medication

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Big pharma companies partner to form AI-based start-up

pharmaphorum

Israel-based AION Labs and German independent research institute BioMed X announced its third global call for applications to form a new start-up company focused on using AI to design and optimise antibodies for targeted therapies. . Noga Yerushalmi, investment director at M Ventures (the venture arm of Merck), tells us how AION Labs was formed and aspires to help ease the pharma industry’s shared challenges by offering its vast resources a new start-up.

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F.D.A. Allows Second Coronavirus Boosters for Everyone 50 and Older

NY Times

People in the age group can get the additional shot at least four months after their first booster. Those 12 and older with certain immune deficiencies are also eligible.

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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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How the Medicaid Copay Accumulator Rule Will Hurt Prescription Affordability

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Fauzea Hussain, Vice President of Public Policy at McKesson. Fauzea succinctly describes the complicated and contradictory aspects of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Final Rule on Best Price, a.k.a. the Medicaid copay accumulator rule. She then outlines how the rule, if implemented, is likely to hurt patients.

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Google Cloud and Babylon Health collaborate to improve patient care

Pharma Times

Collaboration between Babylon Health and tech giant seeks to speed up historically slow patient access to data

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Coaching Consistency

pharmaphorum

Leading tennis players train two to three hours a day to prepare for tournaments and have daily coaching input to make them game ready. It’s a gruelling regime but the rewards are obvious. Competing at the top level in pharma sales could be developed by following in the fast footsteps of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Experts believe time spent practising delivery and messaging will reap dividends providing it is grooved into a sales force or medical science liaison (MSL) team’s schedule.

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New Landscape for the Old Pandemic

Eye on FDA

Tectonic pandemic plates are shifting respecting the COVID-19 pandemic. For weeks now we have been watching caseloads in the United States broadly fall. It feels as if we are indeed shifting gears. There are other moving parts that are in motion as well. It is a fundamental re-shifting of the landscape. And there are consequences. First, government funding supporting access to vaccination and treatment for COVID has run out and so far, is not replenished.

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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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PBM Industry Update: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook (NEW Live Video Webinar)

Drug Channels

Dr. Adam J. Fein, CEO of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for a new video webinar: PBM Industry Update: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. Broadcast live on April 22, 2022 , from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET This page describes the event and explains how to purchase a registration to participate in the event.

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Parsortix system identifies key drug targets in cancer metastasis

Pharma Times

Study demonstrates ability of the Parsortix system to isolate circulating tumour cells, targeting the metastatic spread of cancer

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Patients dismayed as FDA advisors narrowly reject Amylyx’ ALS drug

pharmaphorum

By a narrow margin, an FDA advisory committee has voted against approval of Amylyx’ experimental medicine for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis until the company can provide more evidence that it is effective. The prospects of a positive vote on AMX0035 (sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol) were looking dim after the FDA expressed its doubts about the efficacy data in Amylyx’ single 140-subject study, although the desperate need for new treatments for ALS had the company hopeful it ha

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Una nueva ola de covid se avecina. Así puedes prepararte

NY Times

Tomar estas siete medidas ahora puede reducir tu riesgo y minimizar la perturbación en la vida de tu familia.

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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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Informa Connect’s Medicaid & Government Pricing Congress

Drug Channels

Informa Connect’s Medicaid & Government Pricing Congress. Hybrid Event In-Person: May 23-25, 2022, Philadelphia, PA | Virtual: June 1-2, 2022 www.informaconnect.com/medicaid-government-pricing. Don’t miss the Medicaid & Government Pricing Congress , coming up May 23-25, 2022 (in-person in Philadelphia) and June 1-2, 2022 (virtually)! You'll be part of the important discussions surrounding the critical policy updates and approaches to effectively contract, report and comply with state and

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Sanofi and IGM Biosciences team up to develop antibody agonists

Pharma Times

Collaboration will involve the development of new class IgM antibodies with a view to gaining market approval

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CHMP backs J&J’s myeloma CAR-T therapy Carvykti

pharmaphorum

Johnson & Johnson is in course for approval of its multiple myeloma CAR-T therapy Carvykti in the EU the next few weeks, after getting a green light from the EMA’s human medicines committee. The CHMP recommended conditional approval for Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel or cilta-cel) as a treatment for adults with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least three prior therapies and whose cancer is worsening.

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 New ALS Treatment, AMX0035, Lacks Evidence of Benefit, FDA Panel Finds

NY Times

With a 6-4 vote, the group of independent advisers to the agency narrowly concluded that results from another clinical trial are needed to assess whether the therapy, called AMX0035, can help patients.

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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Drug Channels News Roundup, March 2022: UM and Health Equity, Insurers ? White Bagging, Biosimilar Boom, A New Angle on Copay Support, and the Pharmacy Metaverse

Drug Channels

Ah, it’s finally spring in downtown Philadelphia, our home base. (Photographic evidence on your right.) Along with sunshine and fine weather, this vernal equinox has ushered in a crop of new and noteworthy stories: Health inequities in utilization management Insurers compute big white bagging savings The biosimilar boom accelerates The patient upside of manufacturers’ copay support Whoa.

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NICE recommends flash devices to type 1 diabetes patients

Pharma Times

New technology could reduce finger pricking by 50% while also providing patients with continuous data about blood sugar levels

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Roche hit by failure of TIGIT drug tiragolumab in lung cancer

pharmaphorum

Roche has suffered a setback with its much-anticipated pairing of anti-TIGIT antibody tiragolumab and PD-L1 inhibitor Tecentriq in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), in a blow to its ambitions in combination cancer immunotherapy. The SKYSCRAPER-02 showed that the combination of the two drugs given on top of chemotherapy was unable to improve progression-free survival versus Tecentriq (atezolizumab) plus chemo in extensive-stage SCLC – a notoriously hard-to-treat form of lung cancer.

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Which pharmaceutical companies have the most SPCs in Ireland?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the pharmaceutical companies with the most supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) in Ireland. SPCs are used in European Union and select others to encourage pharmaceutical innovation by compensating…. The post Which pharmaceutical companies have the most SPCs in Ireland? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Benefits of Adopting Multichannel Marketing in Pharma

Pharma Mirror

It all started in March 2020 and it is now Jan 2022. We still can’t declare the COVID pandemic as “finished”. How has the pandemic impacted the field marketing activity of Pharma companies? What should the industry do to prepare for what will definitely be a new world, post-COVID? There were many analysts who, even before the pandemic, were saying that the role of Medical Representatives will reduce.

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