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MAY 16, 2024

There are so few Indigenous physicians in the United States — just 0.3% of doctors — that their numbers barely show up in charts and graphs depicting the diversity of the medical workforce. But as of Thursday, there will be at least nine more. Thursday is graduation day for the first class of the nation’s only tribally affiliated medical school, the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation.

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PharmaVoice

MAY 14, 2024

The old guard of pharma bestsellers is seeing more competition, but newer drugs demonstrating sales and revenue growth can build up the coffers in years to come.

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BioPharma Dive

MAY 16, 2024

The biotech, tentatively named Hercules CM Newco, has rights to three incretin drugs discovered by Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, two of which are in clinical testing.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 14, 2024

A local campaign to reduce prescriptions as part of a drive for sustainability has seen up to a 16% drop in requests for prescriptions. In February, Dorset integrated care board (ICB) launched the campaign to ‘only order what you need’ to address patients’ beliefs that they had to reorder all their medicines every time they got […] The post Prescription requests down by 16% due to ICB sustainability campaign appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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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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STAT

MAY 15, 2024

WASHINGTON — It’s Friday May 10, and I’m on my way to what feels like the world’s weirdest drug deal. I received a text the day before from a man named Karl. My order would be arriving from Maryland between 2 and 4 p.m. at the northwest D.C. drop site. It’ll be safely wrapped in ice packs, he assured me.

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PharmaVoice

MAY 13, 2024

Key factors changing how much Americans spend on prescriptions.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 15, 2024

The equivalent of 10 local pharmacies are closing their doors each week, according to analysis by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA). And the number of bricks and mortar pharmacies closing between January and April 2024 is nearly 50% higher than in the same period last year, the NPA said. The association’s analysis of NHS Business […] The post Ten pharmacies closing every week, NPA analysis suggests appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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MAY 16, 2024

Higher ranking military officers receive more resources and better care than low ranking military officers, according to an analysis of 1.5 million military ER visits published Thursday in the journal Science. The study also showed that white physicians expended less effort on Black patients, even when rank was taken into account: Higher ranking Black officers received care from white physicians that was similar to that received by lower ranking white officers.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 13, 2024

Takeda has made a strong play for a stake in the Alzheimer’s disease market, paying $100 million upfront for an option on AC Immune’s amyloid-targeting immunotherapy. The option fee could be followed by another up to $2.1 billion in potential milestones if Takeda takes global rights to the programme, currently headed by ACI-24.060 which is in a phase 1b/2 trial with new data due in the next few weeks.

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BioPharma Dive

MAY 16, 2024

While results indicated the drug works as intended, it didn’t have enough of an effect on a protein that’s become integral to many ALS research programs.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 13, 2024

Hub and spoke dispensing between pharmacies owned by different legal entities will be allowed from 1 January 2025, subject to parliamentary approval, the government has announced. In its consultation response published today, the government proposed introducing two models of hub and spoke dispensing across legal entities. In one model the hub would directly supply the […] The post BREAKING: Government publishes hub and spoke consultation response appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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STAT

MAY 14, 2024

WASHINGTON — On a bright June day in 2018, one of the nation’s top regulators waved groceries in the air, quizzing the secretary of agriculture on which agency is charged with monitoring different types of food. Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration at the time, grinned widely as he held liquid egg whites and a carton of eggs.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 14, 2024

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) typically focuses on the cost-effectiveness of new therapies, but in an unusual move has sharply criticised the design and conduct of clinical trials of Lykos Therapeutics psychedelic therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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BioPharma Dive

MAY 16, 2024

The results, which showed Lilly’s drug was as effective at controlling blood sugar as standard injections, come as Novo Nordisk seeks approval for a competing once-weekly insulin.

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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.

The Pharmacist

MAY 14, 2024

Mitigations and proposed legislative amendments will 'ensure patient safety, transparency and accountability’ in hub and spoke changes, the government has said in its consultation response. The planned changes will allow hubs to assemble medicines and then send them to back to the spoke for supply to the patient, or directly to the patient. This second […] The post Government plans to 'ensure accountability and patient safety' in hub and spoke appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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MAY 13, 2024

Reluctance among dairy farmers to report H5N1 bird flu outbreaks within their herds or allow testing of their workers has made it difficult to keep up with the virus’s rapid spread , prompting federal public health officials to look to wastewater to help fill in the gaps. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to unveil a public dashboard tracking influenza A viruses in sewage that the agency has been collecting from 600 wastewater treatment sites around the

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Pharmafile

MAY 17, 2024

Amgen has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Imdelltra (tarlatamab-dlle) for the treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) who have had disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. The post FDA approves Amgen’s Imdelltra for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer appeared first on Pharmafile.

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BioPharma Dive

MAY 15, 2024

The annual forecast, which comes as Eisai and Biogen have begun submitting a more convenient form of Leqembi for approval, looks “more realistic” than previous guidance, according to Jefferies analysts.

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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.

The Pharmacist

MAY 16, 2024

National Pharmacy Association (NPA) leaders have delivered a giant invoice for the £108m they say is owed to the sector for dispensing at a loss over the last month. And pharmacy owners can generate their own individual invoice using a new tool launched by the NPA, which indicates the funding shortfall for each pharmacy based […] The post NPA hands DHSC giant invoice for '£108m monthly shortfall' appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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MAY 14, 2024

CVS Health is preparing to make significant changes to its 2025 Medicare Advantage plans, which could potentially drive away 10% of its membership, the company’s chief financial officer said at an investment banking conference Tuesday. “The goal for next year is margin over membership,” CVS CFO Tom Cowhey said at the conference, hosted by Bank of America.

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EMCrit Project

MAY 16, 2024

Piperacillin-tazobactam is an antibiotic that a lot of people love to hate. Combine this with the conservatism that often (rightfully) surrounds drug safety, and it creates a lot of volatility. Before going further, we should review some recent history regarding piptazo. In the early 2010's, a series of retrospective correlational studies found that patients treated […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 13, 2024

By Jeffrey N. Gibbs & Ana Loloei & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA has long touted the use of real-world evidence ( RWE ). Extolling RWE, FDA has said “RWE can be leveraged to bring new products to market, evaluate the safety and effectiveness of existing products for new uses, and assess the continued performance and safety of products once on the market.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 14, 2024

Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has already begun working with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on how hub and spoke arrangements will work for NHS services in England, it has told The Pharmacist. This comes as the government plans to allow models of hub and spoke dispensing across different legal entities that could supply […] The post CPE 'already working with DHSC' on implications of hub and spoke changes appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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STAT

MAY 16, 2024

As pediatricians who take care of children in the inpatient, emergency, and primary care settings, we are alarmed by the recent trend of families having to go without basic medications to control their child’s asthma. At least seven children have died due to uncontrolled asthma this year in the Philadelphia region, a dramatic increase from prior years.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 17, 2024

Brainomix gets FDA approval for e-Lung, an AI tool that assists in the diagnosis and assessment of patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) from medical images.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

MAY 15, 2024

In an interview with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno at LogiPharma Europe, Nick Porter, President, World Courier discusses mitigating supply chain risks, the future of artificial intelligence in pharma logistics, and more.

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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

MAY 13, 2024

Common infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief medical officer What is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it? The Covid-19 pandemic will “look minor” compared with what humanity faces from the growing number of superbugs resistant to current drugs, Prof Dame Sally Davies, England’s former chief medical officer, has warned.

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STAT

MAY 17, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO — According to Elisabeth Bik, a scientific watchdog who has discovered thousands of errors in scientific papers, the problem of fraud, errors, or data mishandling in the scientific literature seems to be getting worse. In the last couple of years, Bik’s been seeing an influx of AI-generated papers in the scientific record that are “nonsensical and clearly low quality.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 16, 2024

Explore innovation, investment, and policies at the US Pharma and Biotech Summit 2024. Join industry leaders, regulators, and investors to discuss trends shaping healthcare.

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PharmD Live

MAY 13, 2024

Introduction In an era marked by a rapidly aging population, the challenge of managing polypharmacy—the use of multiple medications by a patient, particularly among those over 65—has emerged as a pivotal issue for healthcare providers. For small independent clinics and larger health systems, addressing polypharmacy effectively is critical to optimizing patient outcomes, reducing risks, and ensuring financial sustainability.

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Pharmafile

MAY 15, 2024

Roche has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its human papillomavirus (HPV) self-collection solution. This makes the solution one of the first available in the US, allowing more women to utilise an accessible screening option. The post FDA approves Roche’s HPV self-collection screening option appeared first on Pharmafile.

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