The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Pharmacists, other health professionals and the general public have been invited to respond to a national 'engagement exercise' to help shape the government's 10-year plan for the NHS. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said today that while the government has 'a clear plan to fix the health service', it was 'only right that we hear […] The post Pharmacists asked to help shape NHS 10-year plan appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Imagine, for a moment, that you wake up one morning with a debilitating illness that won’t let go. Weeks and months pass, but the crushing fatigue, constant headaches, and aching muscles remain. You can’t think straight. Simply showering or doing the dishes leaves you floored for days at a time, and the unpredictable symptoms — shortness of breath, dizziness, a racing heart — ebb and flow without warning.

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PharmaVoice

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As Sanofi prepares to halt production on its dengue vaccine in 2026, locally acquired infections in the U.S. are raising the alarm.

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A 64-year-old male with a history of bipolar 1 disorder, PTSD, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, GERD, and HTN presented to the ED with the chief complaint of foreign body and self-injury. He reported years of sticking sewing needles into his right arm, most recently yesterday. He explained that inserting needles makes him feel better with mild associated pain.

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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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Pharma Times

OCTOBER 24, 2024

danicopan shown to improve haemoglobin levels and reduce anaemia

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

For the nation’s largest health insurer, the evidence of abuse was stunning and unmistakable: UnitedHealth Group reaped billions from the federal Medicare program by diagnosing patients with serious chronic illnesses, and then delivering no follow-up care. The findings in the federal report reveal that UnitedHealth repeatedly sent clinicians into patients’ homes and pored over their medical charts to add diagnoses for illnesses such as vascular disease, heart failure, and diabetes.

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A 5-year-old generally healthy fully immunized boy presented to the ED with worsening left ear redness, swelling, and tenderness that his family noticed the day before presentation. His family had also recently noticed an abrasion over that ear. The patient was on amoxicillin for strep throat, which was diagnosed a week before the onset of his symptoms and was improving.

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BioPharma Dive

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Early study data from Wave Life Sciences suggests how editing RNA may yield viable medicines. Large and small drugmakers say such results are just the start.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

A federal watchdog found that Medicare Advantage insurers collected billions of dollars in dubious payments from Medicare in a single year by using home visits and medical chart reviews to diagnose patients with conditions for which they received no follow-up care.    A report released Thursday by the Office of Inspector General for the Health and Human Services Department concluded that insurers collectively received an estimated $7.5 billion in payments last year from so-called

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PharmaVoice

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Leaders advancing health advocacy, DEI initiatives and better medicine access for patients.

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Ultrasound-guided procedures are difficult enough just identifying the anatomy. Performing a nerve block with the ultrasound in one hand and the needle in the other hand adds extra challenges. The simplest 1-person approach involves attaching a syringe with local anesthetic directly to the end of the procedural needle. A 2-person approach involves attach the syringe to a custom tubing-needle setup such as below.

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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Biotech giant’s alleged comments come as world leaders at Cop16 discuss how to share benefits from genetic code discoveries fairly AstraZeneca has said it may cut jobs at its UK operation if the government enforces a global push to make companies share profits derived from nature’s genetic codes, multiple sources have told the Guardian. The alleged comments from the company came amid a concerted lobbying push by the pharmaceutical industry against the profit-sharing measures.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

For years, it has been a reliable way to cut back on the consumption of cigarettes and sugary drinks: raise taxes on them. So it might seem an obvious tactic to apply to alcohol, which contributes to untold injuries, diseases and deaths in the United States each year. That’s the thinking of advocates and state legislators across the country, who also see it as a way to pull in more revenue.

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PharmaVoice

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Despite pent up M&A demand, FTC scrutiny has had a chilling effect on pharma’s appetite for striking major deals.

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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

OCTOBER 23, 2024

CAL101 shows promising results and is set to enter phase 2 development

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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

OCTOBER 23, 2024

‘Surprising’ finding by Australian-led study is first recorded instance of one antibiotic causing resistance to another in a different class Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The rise of an almost untreatable superbug has been linked to a common antibiotic, an Australian-led study has found.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Novo Nordisk’s drug Ozempic was linked to a lower risk of getting diagnosed with Alzheimer’s among people with type 2 diabetes, an analysis of medical records found, supporting the case for further research of the blockbuster GLP-1 drug in neurodegenerative diseases. Among the over 1 million people with diabetes whose records were included in the study, the overall risk of developing Alzheimer’s was already very low.

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PharmaVoice

OCTOBER 21, 2024

After initially declaring the shortage of Eli Lilly’s diabetes and weight loss drugs over, the FDA changed its mind and re-opened the door for GLP-1 compounders.

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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.

pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 21, 2024

An antiretroviral combination developed by Gilead and MSD suppressed HIV with a single weekly oral dose in a phase 2 trial reported at IDWeek 2024

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BioPharma Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Newly published data show the therapy reduced the rate of swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema, but didn't silence questions about its commercial outlook.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

If you were hoping to see where ultra-processed foods might fit in the next Dietary Guidelines for Americans, hold that thought. Scientific experts tasked with advising federal officials drafting the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans said the data were far too limited to draw conclusions. Meeting Monday, the first of two days of presentations, they discussed research findings to inform a report to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture.

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PharmaVoice

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Pfizer’s proxy battle with Starboard has gotten messy. It’s the latest in a series of activist investor campaigns that have been on the rise in recent years.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

UK scheme to tackle "historically low" numbers of people taking part in dementia trials launches with £20m in government funding

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BioPharma Dive

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The gene editing company will focus on “in vivo” medicines, while seeking to license out or find a development partner for its clinical-stage treatment reni-cel.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Novo Nordisk has asked the Food and Drug Administration to bar compounding pharmacies from making copies of its blockbuster weight loss drug semaglutide, arguing that the medication is too complex for the pharmacies to safely make. Compounding pharmacies are typically allowed to make copies of drugs that are deemed to be in shortage by the FDA, which semaglutide has been for over two years.

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PharmaVoice

OCTOBER 21, 2024

PMRs are not new but drug developers can use AI to predict risk and manage costs earlier in studies.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2024

At the Outsourcing in Clinical Trials Conference, key opinion leaders shared predictions for workflow changes due to AI.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Novo Nordisk has asked the FDA to stop compounding pharmacies making cheaper versions of its semaglutide-based therapies for obesity and diabetes, saying the drug is too complex to be made safely by these manufacturers.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

When Chelsea Smith met Jason Martin she knew right away that he was the one — so she refused to get his phone number. That’s because getting married would make Smith ineligible for Social Security benefits and Medicaid — financial support that she and many others with disabilities need to survive. Smith didn’t want to risk falling in love knowing she couldn’t get married.

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Pharma Times

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Primary open-angle glaucoma affects around 2% of adults aged 40 years and older in the UK

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 21, 2024

IT suppliers are testing pharmacy access to GP records with some pharmacies using Cegedim Rx live in a pilot stage, it has been revealed. Speaking at the Pharmacy Show earlier this month, Tahmina Rokib, clinical lead at the clinical digital informatics, transformation directorate at NHS England (NHSE) said that Cegedim had been running a pilot […] The post Pharmacies piloting access to GP records appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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