March, 2022

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Will people be left behind by the digital health revolution?

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The uptake of digital health tools during the pandemic has been enormous due to improved access they provide to healthcare. In this article, Ben Hargreaves asks whether there are gaps in those utilising these solutions and what action is being taken to address this. Digital health has a tremendous capacity to transform the healthcare industry, with the ability to provide easy access to a multitude of services and new types of therapies.

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UK’s first digital health training programme for all NHS frontline staff

Pharma Times

The platform to build a digital-ready frontline workforce will be available to all NHS and social care staff

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DrugPatentWatch Week in Review

Drug Patent Watch

FEATURED ARTICLE Branded Generics Promise Profits for Drugmakers, Peace of Mind for Patients Developing nations offer welcoming and growing markets as Abbott focuses exclusively on reformulating and marketing off-patent medications…. The post DrugPatentWatch Week in Review appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Enveric taps University of Calgary to study psychedelic therapy in cancer-related distress

Outsourcing Pharma

The pharma company and academic institution will explore the viability of a psychedelic treatment to help patients suffering from cancer-related distress.

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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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The Caregiver Vertical: How Pharma Engages

Pharma Marketing Network

Members of a multidisciplinary care team may include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, radiologists, dieticians…the list goes on. But one key member is often omitted: the patient’s caregiver. With an estimated 65 million people serving as caregivers, 1 the role is now a factor in an ever-increasing list of healthcare priorities. Although the caregiver is seen as an extension of the patient and their role is not strictly defined, they are informal members of the front-line care team.

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Supermarkets Again Dash Past CVS and Walgreens in 2022’s Part D Pharmacy Networks

Drug Channels

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently released its 2022 data on enrollment in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs). Our exclusive analysis of these numbers finds that for 2022, an astounding 99% of seniors are enrolled in the wonderland of PDPs with preferred pharmacy networks. Below, we use the new enrollment data to examine the major pharmacy chains’ position within the 27 major Part D plans that have preferred networks.

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NHS fast-tracks new targeted drug for rare lung cancer

Pharma Times

Patients eligible to receive Takeda’s Exkivity (mobocertinib) have a rare form of lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery

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2 Strategies to Grow Your Excipient Business by Tracking Drug Patents

Drug Patent Watch

Drugs contain ingredients with therapeutic activity, so-called “active ingredients” as well as inactive ingredients. These inactive ingredients, called excipients, are included in oral products for various reasons, such as to…. The post 2 Strategies to Grow Your Excipient Business by Tracking Drug Patents appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Moderna to Seek Authorization of Its Coronavirus Vaccine for Young Children

NY Times

The company said the vaccine produced a strong immune response in children younger than 6, but proved only about 40 percent effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19.

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Innovative Purdue research leads to FDA-approved prostate cancer treatment

Outsourcing Pharma

A renowned university researcher explains the path that laid the foundation and what the novel diagnostic and treatment means for prostate cancer patients.

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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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The Top 15 U.S. Pharmacies of 2021: Market Shares and Revenues at the Biggest Companies

Drug Channels

Next week, Drug Channels Institute will release our 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. It’s the 13th edition of our popular and comprehensive examination of the entire drug pricing, reimbursement, and dispensing system. The exhibit below—one of 216 in our new report—provides a first look at the 15 largest organizations, ranked by total U.S. prescription dispensing revenues for calendar year 2021.

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Boehringer backs AI-powered anti-infective startup ArrePath

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A new company set up to use machine learning to find new anti-infective drugs – ArrePath – has launched onto the scene with $20 million in seed financing from a group of investors including the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund. The Princeton, New Jersey-based startup will use the funding to develop its artificial intelligence and imaging based drug discovery platform, used to identify compounds with new and under-exploited mechanisms of action.

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Doctors and nurses produce roadmap to future-proof healthcare

Pharma Times

Report uses input from healthcare professionals to highlight training and support needs, while also warning about departures

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New patent for Jazz Pharms drug XYREM

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for XYREM Xyrem is a drug marketed by Jazz Pharms and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are seven patents…. The post New patent for Jazz Pharms drug XYREM appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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F.D.A. Allows Second Coronavirus Boosters for Everyone 50 and Older

NY Times

People in the age group can get the additional shot at least four months after their first booster. Those 12 and older with certain immune deficiencies are also eligible.

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Pharma leaders should step up on artificial intelligence: ConcertAI

Outsourcing Pharma

An executive from the AI specialist discusses how recent advances have provided opportunities for industry professionals to champion new ways of thinking.

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The 340B Noncompliance Data Gap Leaves Drug Manufacturers in the Dark

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Ashwin Mundra, Chief Revenue Officer at Kalderos. As Ashwin explains, manufacturers face a gap between visible, non-compliant drug discounts and the actual level of non-compliant discounts. He describe Kalderos’ technology-enabled, machine learning-based methods for identifying drug discount non-compliance. To learn more, register to receive a copy of Kalderos’ annual report, available April 13, 2022: Conquering the “Great Unknown”: Connecting the data gaps that kee

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Virtual and augmented reality: Bringing the future to pharma manufacturing

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Virtual and augmented reality tools have reached a level of maturity to be utilised across various industries. In this article, Ben Hargreaves asks whether there is particular potential for the technologies to revolutionise staff training and reduce costs in pharma manufacturing. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have spent a lot of time in the headlines recently.

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Finalists announced for the 2022 International Clinical Researcher of the Year

Pharma Times

With the significant increase in entries this year, the competition to name the finalists proved incredibly tough. The International Clinical Researcher judging panel, however, have made their decisions and the finalists have now been announced.

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New patent expiration for Noden Pharma drug TEKTURNA HCT

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for TEKTURNA+HCT Tekturna Hct is a drug marketed by Noden Pharma and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are two…. The post New patent expiration for Noden Pharma drug TEKTURNA HCT appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Antibody Drug to Protect the Vulnerable From Covid Goes Unused

NY Times

The treatment could be lifesaving for many who cannot get protection from the vaccine, but confusion about the drug has made some doctors slow to prescribe it.

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AstraZeneca, Merck breast cancer treatment lands FDA approval

Outsourcing Pharma

The agency has approved Lynparza for use in the US as an adjuvant treatment for patients with germline BRCA-mutated HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer.

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NOW AVAILABLE: The 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Drug Channels

I am pleased to announce our new 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers , available for purchase and immediate download. Click here to download a free report overview (including key industry trends, the Table of Contents, and a List of Exhibits) New Drug Channels Institute Study Examines Consolidation and Vertical Integration of U.S.

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Roche starts new four-year trial of Alzheimer’s drug gantenerumab

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With prospects of an early, accelerated approval for Roche’s Alzheimer’s disease candidate gantenerumab looking diminished, the drugmaker has launched a new four-year trial in the hope of building its case for the drug. The new placebo-controlled SKYLINE study will enrol 1,250 people aged 60 to 80 with the earliest biological signs of Alzheimer’s – in other words signs of amyloid accumulation in the central nervous system – but no cognitive impairment.

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NHS mental health referrals has reached record high

Pharma Times

COVID-19 has highlighted another significant widespread problem – the mental health pandemic

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Free Online Course on Drug Patents, Generic and Branded Drugs

Drug Patent Watch

DrugPatentWatch developed this course to help users better understand the complexities and common strategies around brand erosion and generic entry. The positive responses received made it apparent that the course…. The post Free Online Course on Drug Patents, Generic and Branded Drugs appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Alopecia Hair Loss: What to Know About Jada Pinkett Smith’s Condition

NY Times

Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss condition played a major role in an incident at the Oscars. Here’s what we know about it.

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Rafael Pharmaceuticals reports progress with rare cancer drug

Outsourcing Pharma

The company (which specializes in developing therapies for rare cancers) currently is working on a number of candidates, including its lead drug CPI-613.

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Technology Enables Patient Medication Access Support at Critical Touchpoints

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Miranda Gill, Vice President of Network at CoverMyMeds. Miranda discusses how integrated technology solutions can be used at critical moments in the patient’s journey to increase access, affordability, and adherence to therapies. To learn more about CoverMyMeds’ prescription decision support tools for the entire care team, visit CoverMyMeds at HIMSS22.

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AZ, Merck get FDA okay for Lynparza as adjuvant breast cancer therapy

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The FDA has cleared AstraZeneca and Merck & Co’s Lynparza as an adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment for breast cancer, extending its lead over pretenders to its PARP inhibitor crown. The new approval is for use in patients with BRCA-mutated, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer who have already been treated with chemotherapy – either before or after surgery – and are at high risk of the disease coming back.

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COVID-19 infections seeing spike across UK

Pharma Times

In the coming months, an additional vaccine booster will be offered to those over 75, care home residents and to those over 12 who are most vulnerable

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New Landscape for the Old Pandemic

Eye on FDA

Tectonic pandemic plates are shifting respecting the COVID-19 pandemic. For weeks now we have been watching caseloads in the United States broadly fall. It feels as if we are indeed shifting gears. There are other moving parts that are in motion as well. It is a fundamental re-shifting of the landscape. And there are consequences. First, government funding supporting access to vaccination and treatment for COVID has run out and so far, is not replenished.

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How to Prepare for BA.2, the Omicron Subvariant

NY Times

Taking these seven steps now can lower your risk and minimize the disruption to your family’s life.

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Janssen initiates psoriasis trial to bridge racial gaps in care

Outsourcing Pharma

The pharmaceutical company's clinical study is intended to examine critical gaps in care for people of color living with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

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Four Things You Need to Know about Hubs in 2022

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Stacey Little, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at AssistRx. Stacey analyzes trends in patient support services and reimbursement hubs. Learn more about AssistRx’s specialty therapy initiation and patient support services at Asembia's Specialty Pharmacy Summit on May 2-5, 2022. Click here to schedule your meeting.