STAT
MARCH 22, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals against Covid-19. The drug, known as Pemgarda and marketed by the biotech Invivyd, is the first such drug to become available since the agency pulled AstraZeneca’s Evusheld off the market in January 2023. New Omicron variants had rendered Evusheld ineffective.
ALiEM - Pharm Pearls
MARCH 18, 2024
A 30-year-old female with a past medical history of Crohn’s Disease presented to the ED for evaluation of an acutely bruised right 4th finger. She stated she was typing on a computer keyboard approximately 10 minutes prior to presentation and she noticed a sudden popping sensation at the base of her right ring finger. After the popping sensation, she noticed a cool sensation of the finger and numbness to the entire finger.
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PharmaVoice
MARCH 21, 2024
New tools that allow researchers to separate single cells can help map the complex web of proteins that lead to disease, providing new targets for biopharma.
The Pharmacist
MARCH 21, 2024
Pharmacy closures are a 'worry' for patients and could 'double' if action is not taken to prevent them, community pharmacy representatives have said as they gathered outside the Houses of Parliament yesterday before meeting with MPs. Complete with a giant map to illustrate the scale of the closures in regions across England, the event marked […] The post Pharmacy closures 'could double' without action, contractors warn appeared first on The Pharmacist.
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
STAT
MARCH 21, 2024
In a new test of xenotransplantation, a medical team at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Thursday that, for the first time, it had transplanted a kidney from a CRISPR gene-edited pig into a living patient. Surgeons performed the milestone procedure over four hours on Saturday, March 16, without complications. As of Thursday morning, the organ recipient, a 62-year-old man named Richard Slayman, was “recovering well” and expected to be discharged soon, the hospital said in a
ALiEM - Pharm Pearls
MARCH 22, 2024
A 53-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of double vision on leftward gaze. She initially presented to urgent care with a chief complaint of chest heaviness and concern that her blood pressure was too high, but was sent to the emergency department for further cardiac and neurological evaluation after her urgent care provider noticed abnormal eye movement.
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The Pharmacist
MARCH 20, 2024
Senior clinical pharmacist Brendon Jiang is vice-chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) English Pharmacy Board and leads North Oxfordshire Rural Alliance (NORA) primary care network (PCN), a large team of eight pharmacy staff working across the Cotswolds. Here he tells The Pharmacist how PCN pharmacists are working with community heart failure nurses to upskill, […] The post Pharmacist in practice: working with community nurses to support heart failure patients appeared first on T
STAT
MARCH 19, 2024
Since colorectal cancer is on the rise in people younger than age 50, national guidelines have recently pushed the starting age for colorectal cancer screening down to 45. We need to spread the word. Yet we specialists continue to provide outdated and disproven recommendations on colonoscopy bowel preparation that make the process more difficult for the millions of patients who undergo colonoscopy every year: We tell them to adopt a clear liquid diet the day before their procedure.
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 22, 2024
The approval of Italfarmaco’s Duvyzat is the first for an oral, non-steroidal Duchenne drug and was issued for all patients at least six years of age, regardless of their genetic underpinnings.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 20, 2024
Understanding the employee experience in healthcare is essential for improving the patient experience. Learn more about the importance of employee experience in healthcare and how it impacts patient care.
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The Pharmacist
MARCH 19, 2024
Almost a third of Pharmacy First consultations carried out by members of the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) within the first month of the service were provided in the 20% most deprived communities, new data has suggested. Data from the CCA has this week revealed that ‘just over 3,000’ member pharmacies delivered 48,195 Pharmacy First consultations […] The post CCA: Third of Pharmacy First consultations in 20% most deprived communities appeared first on The Pharmacist.
STAT
MARCH 19, 2024
The news is everywhere in my social news feeds this morning: A popular fad diet is apparently lethal, scientific research says. Specifically, a study found that caloric restriction, also known as intermittent fasting, has a 91% risk of death due to cardiovascular disease. Except scientific research doesn’t say that — and not only should you not be worried about this study, you shouldn’t be wasting brain glucose thinking about it.
Putting Patients First Blog
MARCH 18, 2024
Guest Blog: Kidney Month Marks 31 Days of Action to Equip and Empower People to Prioritize their Kidney Health and Fight Kidney Disease March 18, 2024 LaVarne A. Burton, President and CEO, American Kidney Fund March is Kidney Month , a month in which the American Kidney Fund (AKF) marks 31 days of action that are focused on equipping and empowering people with the tools and knowledge they need to prioritize their kidney health and fight kidney disease.
EMCrit Project
MARCH 20, 2024
Eyelid opening apraxia refers to a specific inability to open the eyelids. This may result from non-dominant hemispheric strokes. On superficial examination it will mimic unconsciousness, but upon further examination the patient is awake and able to respond to stimuli with their extremities. I've seen a similar phenomena of eyelid opening apraxia a few times […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.
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
MARCH 18, 2024
The number of pharmacists working in general practices and primary care networks in England increased by 24.5% between December 2022 and December 2023, quarterly statistics from NHS Digital have revealed. And the number of pharmacy technicians working in general practice and PCNs in England has risen by over 40% since December 2022, the statistics reported […] The post Number of practice pharmacists up 25% in a year appeared first on The Pharmacist.
STAT
MARCH 19, 2024
Private equity firms have acquired stakes in nearly one-third of all methadone clinics in recent years, gaining outsize control of the U.S. addiction treatment industry even as the country’s opioid epidemic has developed into a full-fledged public health crisis. A small handful of little-known financial institutions now has an ownership stake in 562 methadone clinics across the country, according to a first-of-its-kind STAT analysis.
The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
MARCH 17, 2024
Cheri Nel cannot afford Vertex’s Trikafta medicine, so she is suing to end ‘patent abuse’ and allow a generic version Cheri Nel has a blunt message for the multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical company Vertex: “Any person that dies from today – that’s on you.” Vertex makes a “miracle drug” called Trikafta that can transform the lives of people with cystic fibrosis.
Pharma Times
MARCH 20, 2024
Rare kidney diseases are a group of conditions which account for over 5% of people living with chronic kidney disease
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
MARCH 18, 2024
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has highlighted the need for pharmacy contractors to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to pharmacists and their teams to guard against Covid-19, shingles and other viruses. According to the PDA, health and safety issues have been raised by members regarding protection from infection, with some concerned that adequate PPE […] The post Infection concerns prompt call for adequate PPE for pharmacy teams appeared first on The Pharmac
STAT
MARCH 18, 2024
The biggest enticement that large pharmacy benefit managers offer to the employers that hire them is drug rebates — a steady stream of money sent back to their clients, a tangible symbol of the discounts that PBMs are able to wrangle out of pharmaceutical companies. PBMs, the middlemen of drug pricing negotiations, also claim portions of those lucrative rebates for themselves.
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 20, 2024
The company claims its approach could yield more effective and safer T-cell engagers, a type of cancer medicine that’s attracted significant interest from drugmakers in recent years.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 21, 2024
There is no denying that artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the imagination of innovators working across the pharmaceutical sector. The drug discovery space is no different, with myriad applications promising to revolutionise the way that researchers and sponsors approach identifying and progressing new drug candidates.
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Pharma Times
MARCH 21, 2024
The globally fast-growing progressive neurological condition affects around 153,000 people in the UK
STAT
MARCH 20, 2024
Every morning, Victoria Rasberry gets up before 6 a.m., walks to the bedroom down the hall, and helps her 8-year-old daughter Addi slide into a set of contraptions that squeeze and suck out the thick mucus constantly threatening to choke her airways closed. She feeds Addi breakfast through a stomach tube and makes sure she has the right mix of the 28 different medications required to keep her free of pain, infections, and seizures.
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 21, 2024
The job cuts at the cancer drug developer will primarily impact manufacturing roles, but will touch on several other parts of the organization, the company said.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 21, 2024
On today’s podcast, host Jonah Comstock is joined by Meri Beckwith, co-founder of Lindus Health, a next-gen CRO that includes digital therapeutics among its specialties. They talk a little bit about the often unseen difficulties of validating a digital therapeutic through a clinical trial.
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European Pharmaceutical Review
MARCH 21, 2024
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your role at Pfizer? I’m a pharmacist with an MBA and PhD. My PhD thesis is about considerations in the production and purchasing of drugs. I joined Pfizer in January 2023 as a health access specialist, after working at Clalit Health Services in Israel for almost 20 years. At Clalit, which is the second largest healthcare provider in the world, I worked in several management positions and gained a broad understanding of the needs and constraints of a heal
STAT
MARCH 20, 2024
A new study suggests that the nursing shortage is easing, but that doesn’t mean the health care system can stop worrying about retaining new and experienced clinicians. One potential solution: paid sabbaticals for nurses and other health care workers. If professors get sabbaticals to refresh and rejuvenate to sustain their academic productivity, why not frontline health care workers?
The Pharmacist
MARCH 20, 2024
'More than half' of GP practices now have the ability to automatically issue HRT prescriptions separately so they can be used with the HRT pre-payment certificate – which were introduced almost a year ago. NHS England confirmed remaining practices would see the updates come 'over the coming months'. The HRT PPC was introduced nearly a […] The post HRT pre-payment certificate IT updates still incomplete appeared first on The Pharmacist.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 18, 2024
Discover the top 7 challenges faced by pharmaceutical and life sciences companies in achieving patient-centricity and engaging healthcare professionals (HCPs). Explore strategies to overcome these obstacles for successful outreach efforts.
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 18, 2024
Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals has introduced Hydroxyurea oral suspension, a room temperature-stable drug for treating sickle cell disease.
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