The Pharmacist

AUGUST 3, 2023

The total full-time equivalent (FTE) community pharmacy workforce has fallen by 6% in a year period, despite the overall number of pharmacists remaining ‘almost constant’, latest results from NHS England’s Community Workforce Survey 2022 has shown. Vacancy rates among pharmacists are up 16%, with indications that locum pharmacists are being used more and working fewer […] The post Total community pharmacy workforce drops 6% in a year appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

New research that combines technology to sequence “ancient DNA” with direct-to-consumer genetic testing has identified tens of thousands people alive today who are genetically linked to enslaved and free African Americans who worked at a once-thriving Maryland iron forge in the late 18th and early 19th century. The findings, reported Thursday in Science , are a step toward restoring difficult-to-obtain ancestry knowledge to African Americans who descended from enslaved people, whos

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 3, 2023

A smaller player in the Alzheimer’s space, Prothena is approaching the next phase of treatments, including prevention and clinical trial evolution.

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Pharma Times

AUGUST 2, 2023

The University of Strathclyde, the NHS and New York University join forces to increase knowledge - News - PharmaTimes

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

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 4, 2023

You may have heard of the term “MTHFR gene mutation” and may be wondering what it is. First, I’d like to say that I prefer the term “MTHFR gene variation” rather than “mutation.” The word mutation makes it sound like there’s something wrong with the person, while variation is more empowering – and in my opinion, also more accurate. While the word “mutation” implies an occurrence that is rare, unnatural, or flawed, the MTHFR gene variation is common.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Simon Matthews made three trips this spring to the emergency room of his local hospital in Eastbourne, on England’s southeast coast, before doctors managed to figure out what was making him so ill. He had a fever of 104 Fahrenheit, uncommonly high for an adult. On his first foray to the hospital — in an ambulance — it was feared he had meningitis.

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Pharma Times

JULY 31, 2023

The phase 2 study involves company’s eftilagimod alpha therapy - News - PharmaTimes

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 4, 2023

A new study published in The Lancet HIV has demonstrated the safety and efficacy of a new dispersible drug formulation of an immediate-release tablet as a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment for children. The single fixed dose combination (FDC) contains dolutegravir , abacavir and lamivudine. “This is the first FDC containing dolutegravir that can be used for children from 13 to 88 pounds,” explained Kristina Brooks, PharmD, an Assistant Professor in the University of Colorado Skaggs Sc

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor claims in a new lawsuit that a UnitedHealth Group unit illegally rejected emergency room care and urine drug screen claims for thousands of people. UMR, Inc., a Wisconsin-based third-party administrator owned by UnitedHealth, manages benefits for more than 2,100 employee health plans. The federal government says the company denied ER visits and urine drug screens for years using a process that didn’t meet federal standards for health plans that employers fund

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 4, 2023

From Congress to the FTC to state legislatures, regulators are cracking the whip against PBMs.

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Pharma Times

AUGUST 1, 2023

The approval involves the roll-out of a non-cancer chronic pain study for up to 5,000 patients - News - PharmaTimes

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 4, 2023

Antibody drug conjugates – The time is now Mike.

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STAT

AUGUST 3, 2023

Patients are bracing for “D-Day,” the date their insurance companies will stop covering the drugs. Doctors are getting letters from insurance investigators discouraging new prescriptions. And pharmacies are being told by insurers to check for a specific diagnosis when filling prescriptions. It’s a charge on all fronts by insurance companies to contain the spiraling costs of a new class of weight loss-inducing drugs, the GLP-1s.

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 3, 2023

Pfizer’s recent earnings report could foretell major trouble in the market for pandemic products.

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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.

Pharma Times

AUGUST 2, 2023

The deal covers 13 brands across six therapeutic areas, mainly focused on pain treatment - News - PharmaTimes

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 4, 2023

GSK scientists find new way to fight malaria Phil.

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STAT

AUGUST 3, 2023

WASHINGTON — An already record-setting summer heat wave will continue through August and will put more than 51 million Americans at risk of health impacts, according to new data from federal health officials. Most of those vulnerable people live in 26 states and are expected to have at least five extreme heat days this month. Among the highest-risk counties, roughly 45% have high levels of uninsured adults and children and 18% have high senior populations, according to a relatively new mo

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 2, 2023

The biotech’s 2019 trial halt was a major disappointment in NASH, but a turnaround has shown late-stage potential in another liver disease with unmet needs.

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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.

Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 4, 2023

The US FDA has granted approval for an expanded indication of Merck’s Ebola vaccine, Ervebo, for usage in the paediatric population.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 4, 2023

Dosing prompts Novartis to tap Ionis for second Lp(a) drug Phil.

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STAT

AUGUST 1, 2023

For what would have been Henrietta Lacks’s 103th birthday, her family got her some justice: A settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific over the Massachusetts-based company’s use of cells obtained without her consent seven decades ago. The story of Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have contributed to scientific breakthroughs ranging from the development of polio and cancer treatments to the mapping of the human genome, is one of the best-known tales of the exploitation of marginaliz

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 1, 2023

Much like the year she first graced store shelves, Barbie has taken over the world. But now, the women's health landscape looks a whole lot different.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Danish Medicines Agency (Lægemiddelstyrelsen) has announced the European Pharmacopoeia Commission has adopted a new European monograph, which describes quality requirements for the raw material Cannabis flower. EPC’s new Cannabis flower monograph The new monograph Cannabis flower (Cannabis flower, monograph 3028) will be available next year in January 2024 with publication of the supplement 11.5.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 4, 2023

TikTok travel hack for meds 'a big mistake' Phil.

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STAT

AUGUST 3, 2023

The early warning disease network that alerted the world to the original SARS outbreak and the start of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be in peril. A number of the senior moderators of ProMED-mail, a program operated by the International Society of Infectious Diseases, posted a letter of protest early Thursday, challenging a recently revealed plan to charge for subscriptions to the service.

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 1, 2023

Afaxys is a self-described "socially conscious" contraceptive healthcare company serving an unusual demographic for pharma: the public health sector.

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BioPharma Dive

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sales of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine plummeted 94% year over year. But executives believe newer products can help revenue rebound.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 3, 2023

The impact of artificial intelligence has been profoundly felt in the drug discovery space, with increased interest in AI in recent years.

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STAT

JULY 31, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force will discuss recommending Covid-19 screening, the first step in requiring insurers to permanently cover the tests at no cost to patients. The national panel of experts will convene and “determine whether and how Covid-19 screening might be considered within the Task Force’s scope,” chair Michael Barry wrote in a letter to Sen.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 3, 2023

PacBio builds in short-read sequencing with $110m Apton buy Phil.

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BioPharma Dive

AUGUST 3, 2023

The company disclosed the study result alongside second quarter earnings showing Lumakras sales were flat versus the same period one year prior.

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