September, 2023

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New RSV vaccines can be powerful tools, but rollout poses test

BioPharma Dive

Public health officials, as well as drugmakers, are trying to raise awareness of RSV among older adults at risk, and convince them to get an additional respiratory shot alongside those for COVID and flu.

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WHO recommends dropping component of many flu vaccines

STAT

The World Health Organization has recommended dropping a component of many flu vaccines because the viruses it protects against appear to have been driven into extinction in the Covid-19 pandemic. A family of viruses known as influenza B/Yamagata has not been seen since March 2020, when flu circulation worldwide declined to very low levels in the face of the onslaught of Covid and the protections people took to avoid contracting it.

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Three years after an FDA rejection, DBV sees a path for its peanut patch

PharmaVoice

Despite lower-than-expected demand for a competing treatment, DBV’s chief medical officer says the company’s topical skin patch could be a game-changing option for patients.

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Neuroplast spinal cord injury study milestone

Pharma Times

The trial analyses the impact of its ‘Neuro-Cells’ among patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries - News - PharmaTimes

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

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.

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Roadmap exploring PrEP access through pharmacies to be published by year end

The Pharmacist

A plan to make HIV prevention drug Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) more widely available will be published before the end of the year, health minister Neil O’Brien has said. And he confirmed that the roadmap would explore whether the drug, which is used to reduce the chance of contracting HIV, could be made available from community […] The post Roadmap exploring PrEP access through pharmacies to be published by year end appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Developing an effective contamination control strategy

European Pharmaceutical Review

As part of The Future of Pharma/Biopharma Analysis 2023 , which took place on 28-29 June 2023, European Pharmaceutical Review ( EPR ) gathered an expert panel to discuss developing a modern contamination control strategy. The participants were: Dr Tim Sandle, Head of GxP Compliance at Bio Products Laboratory Limited (BPL) as moderator; Dr Edward Tidswell, Executive Director within the Microbiological Quality and Sterility Assurance organisation of Merck & Co; Frederic Ayers, Research Scienti

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STAT+: The Ozempic revolution is rooted in the work of Svetlana Mojsov, yet she’s been edged out of the story

STAT

On a mild May day in 1993, about 60 scientists and doctors gathered on a lawn in Copenhagen to commemorate the first International Symposium on GLP-1, the hormone that decades later would become the basis for highly effective diabetes and obesity drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. The meeting was a scientific showcase of all the leading experts in the nascent field.

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The 2023 PharmaVoice 100

PharmaVoice

This year’s honorees are influential and devoted leaders lifting the pillars of the industry to new heights.

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AstraZeneca and SAS link up on AI and analytics

Pharma Times

Collaboration will enable teams across the organisation to increase clinical research innovation - News - PharmaTimes

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Westminster debate to spotlight 'unprecedented challenges' in community pharmacy

The Pharmacist

The ‘unprecedented challenges’ faced by community pharmacies will be spotlighted at a Westminster debate next week. Conservative MP for Waveney Peter Aldous has secured a debate at Westminster Hall on the afternoon of Thursday 14 September on the ‘future of community pharmacies’. Confirming the news, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) said this provided a ‘very good […] The post Westminster debate to spotlight 'unprecedented challenges' in community pharmacy appeared first on The P

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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Biopharma’s rapid transition to omnichannel marketing

pharmaphorum

In today’s episode, sponsored by Veeva, we’ll hear a roundtable discussion on this fascinating topic featuring Victoria Serra Gittermann, European customer experience lead at Veeva Systems and Sebastian Noel, Veeva’s director of multichannel strategy – moderating a discussion with two executives with first-hand experience leading this change: Andy Eeckhout, global head of CRM and digital solutions at Advanz Pharma and Mokhtar Elsayed, head of global go to market commercial transformation at Sano

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PulmCrit Hot Take: Aggressive glycemic control is dead (TGC-Fast Trial)

EMCrit Project

background Today the Van de Bergh group in Belgium released a RCT investigating tight versus liberal glycemic control in the ICU. Before diving into this study, let's take a walk down memory lane. Major interest in tight glycemic control in the ICU began in 2001 with an RCT by the same group of investigators, also […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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Rollout of Covid vaccines is bumpy, but not unexpected, experts say

STAT

The latest rollout of Covid-19 vaccines has been messy, with people facing more challenges getting one of the updated shots than they may have experienced since the frantic start of the very first vaccination campaign in late 2020 and the first half of 2021. The issues have come as a surprise to people whose appointments have been canceled for lack of vaccine doses, who couldn’t get an appointment at their nearest pharmacy, or who learned with dismay that the place where they got previous

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Endangered horseshoe crabs could lead the charge in pharma’s animal-free future

PharmaVoice

An effort to spare the species from blood collection is one of many ways the industry is turning away from animals for R&D.

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Brainomix’s e-Lung enters TIPAL trial

Pharma Times

The company will use its AI technology during a sub-study to analyse the effect of lansoprazole - News - PharmaTimes

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Scotland introduces national naloxone emergency supply

The Pharmacist

Community pharmacies in Scotland will be able to participate in a national naloxone emergency supply service from the end of next month. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in Scotland described the move as a ‘huge step forwards’ in making naloxone, which is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, available in all clinical […] The post Scotland introduces national naloxone emergency supply appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Daiichi Sankyo, with new data, to seek FDA approval of lung cancer drug

BioPharma Dive

The HER3-targeting treatment could become the next antibody-drug conjugate to emerge from Daiichi Sankyo’s laboratories, after the AstraZeneca-partnered Enhertu.

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GSK and Save the Children extend partnership for unvaccinated children

Pharmafile

GSK and Save the Children have announced that they will be renewing their partnership for an additional five years. GSK plans to invest £15m in the partnership, with the two companies working together to increase rates of childhood vaccination. The partnership aims to reduce the number of ‘zero dose’ children in Ethiopia and Nigeria, meaning […] The post GSK and Save the Children extend partnership for unvaccinated children appeared first on Pharmafile.

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Genetically altered pig heart transplanted into a human for the second time

STAT

In a new test of xenotransplantation , a medical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center announced Friday that, for only the second time in history, it had transplanted a heart from a genetically engineered pig into a human. The surgeons performed the eight-hour procedure Wednesday without complications. As of Friday afternoon, the organ recipient, a 58-year-old Navy veteran and former vaccine researcher at the National Institutes of Health named Lawrence Faucette, is awake, able to si

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Elderly exclusion: Clinical trials still fall short enrolling older adults

PharmaVoice

Despite high rates of disease in older populations, systemic issues are keeping them out of research studies.

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Intelligent OMICS partners with Janssen on AI-driven research

Pharma Times

The AI platform and expertise will be combined to discover novel targets for haematological cancers - News - PharmaTimes

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Online pharmacies warned over risks of not contacting GPs

The Pharmacist

Pharmacists working as online prescribers should beware the ‘red flag’ of a patient refusing to allow them to contact their GP, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has warned. It has issued guidance to pharmacist prescribers working in online settings to minimise risk both to themselves and to their patients. And it urged the General Pharmaceutical […] The post Online pharmacies warned over risks of not contacting GPs appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Small molecule drug shows promise in rare disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

The CBL-0201DD Phase II study evaluating the first-in-class small-molecule drug CBL-514 for Dercum’s disease, a rare disorder, has demonstrated significant efficacy in reducing lipoma size and complete clearance. Dercum’s disease is characterised by painful lipomas developing primarily on the trunk in the body. Currently there are no approved or effective medicine, so the data from the Phase II study shows potential of a treatment for this indication.

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Biogen, continuing executive revamp, finds a new research head

BioPharma Dive

Jane Grogan, an industry veteran who worked at Genentech for over 15 years, will take over the role starting Oct. 2. She’ll fill a seat that's lacked a permanent replacement since the departure of Al Sandrock.

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Exodus of life scientists from academia reaches historic levels, new data show

STAT

New data released Thursday by the National Science Foundation show the exodus of young life scientists from the Ivory Tower to industry has reached the highest level in nearly three decades, deepening concerns about the future of academic science in the U.S. Among newly minted life science Ph.D.s in 2022 who had firm next steps, roughly 53% planned to pursue postdoctoral research, a temporary period of additional training that is virtually a requirement for those hoping to land a faculty job.

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JB Pharma publishes its second ESG report for FY 2022-23

Express Pharma

JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals recently published its 2 nd Sustainability (ESG) Report. The report informs that the overall Green House Gases (GHG) intensity (i.e. Scope 1 and Scope 2) has been reduced by 19 per cent as compared to last year. A statement from the company informs, “This financial year also witnessed the completion of calculating scope 3 emissions for the first time for JB Pharma, where focus will be on total emissions across the organisation and the external supply chain.

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AMO Pharma reveals data from myotonic dystrophy study

Pharma Times

Clinically significant results have emerged from trial evaluating the company’s AMO-02 candidate - News - PharmaTimes

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Ask employers to sign Covid-19 safety pledge, urges PDA

The Pharmacist

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has urged pharmacists to ask their employers to sign the Covid-19 safety pledge, which includes a commitment to ensuring that all workers who test positive for the virus are both asked to self-isolate and given adequate support to stay at home. The representative body itself has recently signed the pledge, […] The post Ask employers to sign Covid-19 safety pledge, urges PDA appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Fluoride And Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

A few years ago, I visited with family in Poland. At that time, one of my cousins was attending dental school in the European Union. She asked me, “Izabella, is it true that the U.S. government adds fluoride to their water supply, in an effort to reduce dental cavities, instead of educating the public about the effect of sugar consumption and nutrition on health?

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FDA approves updated COVID boosters from Pfizer, Moderna

BioPharma Dive

Pfizer and Moderna, which have seen slowing demand for their coronavirus vaccines, expect to make the reformulated shots available in the U.S. in the coming days.

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In North Carolina, a radical experiment targets social determinants of health with fresh produce and safe housing

STAT

Late last summer, Elizabeth Jacques brought her youngest daughter, Elena, for a medical checkup. At the time, Jacques and her family were experiencing housing instability after a two-year legal battle with their former landlord, who refused to clean up their unsanitary, unlivable conditions. For Jacques, it was obvious she had to leave a housing situation that was putting her family’s health at risk.

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Zum Heilen announces patent for cardamom-based nutraceutical Recovereez

Express Pharma

The World Spice Congress hosted at Mumbai by the Spices Board of India saw the launch of a cardamom-based nutraceutical called Recovereez. Zum Heilen Diagnostic & Therapeutics, a startup company based in Thrissur in Kerala has developed the product and formulation and has been awarded the Indian patent. The product was launched by Amar Singh Bhatia IAS -Chairman Spices Board, D Sathyan, IFS – Secretary Spices Board, and Dr Remahsree, Director, Spices Board.

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Ariceum doses first patient with satoreotide

Pharma Times

The treatment targets extensive stage small cell lung cancer and aims to boost therapeutic impact - News - PharmaTimes

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Health minister agrees to meet with pharmacy stakeholders

The Pharmacist

Health minister Neil O’Brien has agreed to meet with community pharmacy stakeholders following a debate in parliament which centred on the significant challenges across the sector. The debate held yesterday was called by Conservative MP for Waveney Peter Aldous to highlight the role that community pharmacies play and to address the ‘enormous pressures’ they currently […] The post Health minister agrees to meet with pharmacy stakeholders appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Generative AI-focused biotech startup Evozyne raises $81m

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company’s algorithms put proteins through millions of years of simulated evolution to identify potential functional candidates.

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