STAT

JULY 19, 2024

On Thursday, a widespread outage to Microsoft systems took down computers in health systems around the globe, leading many to cancel non-urgent medical appointments and surgeries as they encouraged patients to make plans for disrupted travel and delays in care. “A major worldwide software outage has affected many of our systems at Mass General Brigham,” the hospital system shared in a statement on Friday.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 16, 2024

An industry reeling from a precarious market is showing signs of stabilizing as the future becomes a little less cloudy, an Evaluate report suggests.

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BioPharma Dive

JULY 18, 2024

The offering comes days after the publication of a paper showing what analysts said was early proof that “off-the-shelf” cell therapies can treat inflammatory diseases.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 16, 2024

Community pharmacies in south-east London have launched what is believed to be England’s only nationally-funded inhaler recycling pilot. NHS England (NHSE) has funded the scheme, which aims to reduce greenhouse gases from metered dose inhalers. Patients will be encouraged to return their used or expired inhalers to one of 20 participating community pharmacies.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

In the world of small business management, the challenge of managing payroll & HR efficiently while scaling operations can be overwhelming. Yet, with the right strategies in place, these challenges can become opportunities for growth and innovation. In this session, Joe Sharpe, Senior Director of Managed Payroll Services at IRIS, will reveal practical methods and expert insights for outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes, resulting in substantial time and resource savings.

STAT

JULY 17, 2024

Vaccination lowers the chance of developing long Covid, according to a large new study that also found that the risk of serious complications has diminished but not disappeared as new coronavirus variants emerged. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine , compared the health records of more than 440,000 Veterans Affairs patients who were infected with Covid-19 with records of more than 4 million uninfected people.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 18, 2024

With a long elusive HIV cure ever on the horizon, Gilead’s latest long-acting PrEP study shows that every step counts.

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PharmaTech

JULY 17, 2024

The company has issued a voluntary recall of one lot of Clonazepam Orally Disintegrating Tablets, USP (C-IV), because of incorrect strength published on product carton.

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STAT

JULY 16, 2024

DECORAH, Iowa — It was livestock check-in day at the Winneshiek County Fair, and the dairy barn was consumed with a kind of pre-prom anxiety. A cow named Daiquiri was lumbering back from the milking parlor, adjusting to a new schedule that would have her “mammary system” bulging for showtime. Kennedy was getting a fresh shave, tufts of udder-fuzz drifting to the floor, revealing her resplendent venation.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 19, 2024

The pharma company is tackling the “stiff person syndrome” that afflicts Celine Dion in a phase 2 trial for its lead CAR-T candidate.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 18, 2024

A major pharmacists’ union has suggested that the pharmacy regulator has failed to take action on addressing potential racial bias and disparities in educational attainment. And it raised concerns about pharmacy technician training. In particular, it highlighted one provider that had 'softened' its science entry requirement. The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) was responding to the […] The post PDA accuses regulator of inaction and incompetence on training standards appeared first o

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BioPharma Dive

JULY 16, 2024

The well-funded startup says drugs AbbVie abandoned last year could form a combination regimen with “superior efficacy” to Vertex’s market-leading medicines.

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STAT

JULY 16, 2024

Michael Bloomberg’s donation of $1 billion to Johns Hopkins University to support medical education goes beyond similar gifts to other medical schools. The Bloomberg gift provides support to students in Hopkins’ schools of nursing and public health, not just in its medical school. As health professionals and educators, we are thrilled to see philanthropists supporting the future of medical training in the U.S.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 15, 2024

In vivo CAR-T cell technology has the potential to solve some major issues in the field and could enter the clinic this year.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 17, 2024

The new Labour government will introduce a bill to progressively increase the age at which people can buy cigarettes and impose limits on the sales and marketing of vapes, His Majesty the King has confirmed in a speech today. Under the proposed Tobacco and Vapes bill, children born on or after 1 January 2009 will […] The post King’s Speech confirms tobacco and vapes bill appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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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.

BioPharma Dive

JULY 17, 2024

Treatment led to "clinically meaningful" weight loss over four weeks, but longer studies will be needed to compare it to Wegovy and Zepbound.

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STAT

JULY 17, 2024

Around the world, patients suddenly can’t find enough of the insulins made by companies they have long relied on to do so. In the U.S., Novo Nordisk’s recent decision to discontinue a product has left patients with fewer options. At the same time, patients are encountering shortages of other products from Novo and Eli Lilly. For months, pharmacies have been running out of vials of certain insulins that patients use to fill the pumps they wear on their body.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 18, 2024

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will quiz leaders of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) at a hearing next week, amid scrutiny of the sector's role in rising healthcare costs in the US.The hearing – scheduled for 23rd July – is part of an ongoing investigation by the committee into PBMs' alleged anticompetitive practices launched last year and spearheaded by chairman James Comer (R-Ky).

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The Pharmacist

JULY 17, 2024

EXCLUSIVE Pharmacists working in Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) jobs have raised concerns about salary and career progression in our recent snapshot survey. However, respondents reported positive experiences of inductions, training and support. The survey, run in conjunction with our sister titles Healthcare Leader and Pulse PCN, had 44 ARRS pharmacist respondents.

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BioPharma Dive

JULY 17, 2024

Jefferies analyst Andrew Tsai views growing sales for J&J’s depression treatment as evidence that psychedelics like it can be commercially viable.

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STAT

JULY 15, 2024

WASHINGTON – Top Food and Drug Administration officials met multiple times earlier this year to discuss the regulation of ultra-processed foods, according to internal agency calendars obtained by STAT. Two FDA officials, Haider Warraich and Robin McKinnon, met multiple times in February to discuss regulating these edible industrial creations, such as sodas, prepackaged cookies, and most breakfast cereals.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 18, 2024

While clinical development rates are falling, there is still hope in the Phase I bio sector. Learn more about the potential opportunities and positives in this challenging trend.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 19, 2024

The community pharmacy network must be properly funded and included in planning to improve any future response to a pandemic, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has said. This comes as the first report of the Covid-19 inquiry found that the UK ‘lacked resilience’ going into the pandemic, with health services under pressure and high levels […] The post Pharmacy 'vital' to pandemic response planning appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Pharmaceutical Business Review

JULY 17, 2024

The new line, representing an investment of nearly €6.6m ($7.1m), is located at the Life Science Center in Nantong. This development is aimed at meeting the increasing local demand for high-quality custom CCM, critical in the production of biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and new therapeutics. The commercialisation of the Nantong facility’s production line will allow Chinese customers to access established range of custom CCM products and services of Merck.

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STAT

JULY 19, 2024

The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a hospital bed in 2013, she had been to dozens of inpatient detox programs and residential treatment centers since she had begun using heroin two decades earlier. After every release, she returned to heroin use, usually within days. Why didn’t treatment “stick”?

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Pharmafile

JULY 19, 2024

GSK has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the marketing authorisation application (MAA) for Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) in combination with bortezombin plus dexamethasone (BorDex) or pomalidomide plus dexamethasone (PomDex) as a treatment for relapsed or refractory (R/R) multiple myeloma (MM). The post GSK’s application for Blenrep for MM treatment accepted for EMA review appeared first on Pharmafile.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 19, 2024

Pharmacies may need to make emergency medicine supplies under Pharmacy First amid IT issues affecting prescription systems, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has suggested. Alastair Buxton, CPE director of NHS services, told The Pharmacist today that patients unable to contact their general practice for an urgent supply of a prescription medicine could seek assistance from NHS 111.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 19, 2024

FDA will create a rare disease hub to speed the development of new treatments and build connections between developers and the rare disease community

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STAT

JULY 19, 2024

WastewaterSCAN, one of the United States’ largest private entities that provide real-time data on pathogens in wastewater, has stopped collecting data from 43 facilities due to “resource constraints,” according to emails the company sent to staff overseeing these sites. The group — based at Stanford University, in partnership with Emory University — had been collecting samples from 194 sites in 41 states and the District of Columbia, a swath including 39 millio

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JULY 17, 2024

Q. How will advanced methodologies like screening and sophisticated models benefit patients in India and around the world who suffer from neurological disorders? Response: Advanced methodologies like high-throughput screening and sophisticated models, such as human iPSC-derived organoids, fast-track the process of identification and validation of potential therapeutic compounds which is otherwise is slow and cumbersome.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 18, 2024

Over the counter (OTC) nasal sprays can reduce the length of upper respiratory tract infection by around 20%, and cut antibiotic risk by more than a quarter, a large scale study published in The Lancet has found. Two nasal sprays that trap, neutralise or reduce viruses in the nose or throat were compared to the […] The post OTC nasal sprays reduce infection and cut antibiotic use, suggests study appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

JULY 19, 2024

FDA to review one-year results for Susvimo showing non-inferior visual acuity gains in diabetic macular edema and in the Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale for Diabetic Retinopathy.

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STAT

JULY 15, 2024

Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on the H5N1 flu outbreak in dairy cows that STAT is publishing on Monday mornings. To read future updates, you can also subscribe to STAT’s Morning Rounds newsletter. There are more human cases of H5N1 bird flu infection, and another state has joined the list of those with infected dairy cow herds.

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FADIC

JULY 14, 2024

Top Most Common Over-the-Counter Pharmacist Resources What are OTC drugs? Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs refer to non-prescription medications that are readily available to consumers without the need for a doctor’s prescription. These drugs are typically used to treat common, self-diagnosable health issues, such as headaches, allergies, cold symptoms, and minor aches and pains.

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