Trends shaping the pharmaceutical industry in 2024
PharmaVoice
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Warning issued over fake pharmacy scam callers
The Pharmacist
DECEMBER 14, 2023
A scam alert has been issued over fraudsters phoning patients and pretending to be from a pharmacy. The scammers claim to be ringing to arrange delivery of medication, and ask patients to confirm their full name, date of birth, address and some banking details. According to Audit Yorkshire, which runs a counter fraud service for […] The post Warning issued over fake pharmacy scam callers appeared first on The Pharmacist.
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The Role of Pharmacists in HIV Care Continues to Expand
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Pharmacists play a vital role in HIV care by addressing social determinants of health, managing complex HIV medication regimens, and providing comprehensive patient counseling.
STAT+: UnitedHealth used secret rules to restrict rehab care for seriously ill Medicare Advantage patients
STAT
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group used secret rules to restrict access to rehabilitation care requested by specific groups of seriously ill patients, including those who lived in nursing homes or suffered from cognitive impairment, according to internal documents obtained by STAT. The documents, which outline parameters for the clinicians who initially review referrals for rehab care, reveal that many patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans were routed for a quick denial based on c
Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Rapidly Spreading Rash
ALiEM - Pharm Pearls
DECEMBER 18, 2023
A 19-year-old female with a past medical history of epilepsy presented to the emergency department for evaluation of rash and fever. Two days prior to presentation she began to experience fevers with a Tmax of 103°F. One day before presentation she developed a rash that began on her face and slowly spread down her body, now involving her palms. The patient endorsed associated pruritus and cervical lymphadenopathy with the rash.
Prostate cancer focal therapy could improve costs and patient outcomes
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Every year, over 44,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in England - News - PharmaTimes
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From Fear to Passion: Embracing the Unexpected Journey into Pediatric Pharmacy with Dr. Stephen Small!
Pharmacy Is Right For Me
DECEMBER 14, 2023
An Unexpected Path Deciding exactly what you want to do or where you want to go in life is difficult. What if you don’t like where you end up? What if you change your mind? Dr. Stephen Small is a prime example of what it looks like to not only change your mind but to embrace the unexpected. Dr. Small is a pediatric clinical pharmacist specialist but if you had asked him years earlier, he would not have thought that he would end up working with children, “Pediatrics was actually the only specialt
PulmCrit: New ARDS guidelines reveal a shambolic state of affairs
EMCrit Project
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Within the past year, two major societies have released guidelines on ARDS: the ATS (American Thoracic Society) and the ESICM (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine). Don’t be fooled by their names – both of these organizations are fundamentally international in scope. Some authors on the ATS document were from Europe, and similarly some authors […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.
STAT+: Complications spiked 25% in hospitals bought by private equity
STAT
DECEMBER 26, 2023
There’s ample evidence that private equity buyouts in health care drive up costs. A new study shows quality declines, too. Hospitals acquired by private equity saw a 25% uptick in adverse events compared with controls, according to a new study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The findings add to an accumulating body of literature underscoring the harm that occurs when financial investors take over health care providers — not only hospitals, but nur
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Enigmatic Traumatic Hip Pain
ALiEM - Pharm Pearls
DECEMBER 22, 2023
An 84-year-old female presented with a chief complaint of right hip pain after a fall 12 hours prior to presentation. The patient reported a history of falls resulting in shoulder, rib, and left hip fractures in the past. The patient stated that upon getting out of bed, she took 4-5 steps, lost her balance, and fell backward onto the bedroom floor. She denied loss of consciousness.
From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience
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
Wearable technology to be offered to thousands with type 1 diabetes in UK
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The condition affects around 270,935 people in England and 16,090 people in Wales - News - PharmaTimes
What are pharma’s next blockbusters?
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 20, 2023
In a shifting market focused on targeted therapeutics, drugs that generate big profits are still a priority.
‘No tolerance for failure’: An oral history of the first CRISPR medicine
BioPharma Dive
DECEMBER 10, 2023
A new sickle cell disease therapy developed by CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals is now approved in the U.S. and U.K. This is the story of how it came to be.
Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales
FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars
DECEMBER 4, 2023
By Larry K. Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas imposed a $275,000 civil penalty on Zarzamora Healthcare LLC, in San Antonio, and its pharmacist-owner.
Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide
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Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.
Quitting alcohol — or even drinking less — reduces risk of oral cavity and esophageal cancer, per new analysis
STAT
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing oral cavity and esophagus cancers, according to a special report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. But more data are needed to conclude whether the same is true for several other cancer types, including colorectal, breast, and liver cancer. Even so, it is likely that reducing or ceasing to drink alcohol will lessen the risk of these cancers, said Farhad Islami, a cancer epidemiologist at the American C
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Bulge in the Belly
ALiEM - Pharm Pearls
DECEMBER 8, 2023
A 45-year-old male status-post right nephrectomy secondary to a renal mass presented to the emergency department with right-sided flank pain. He endorsed low-grade intermittent right-sided flank pain since the nephrectomy one year prior, associated with an increasingly enlarging mass extending laterally from his right abdomen. Over the course of the past several days, the mass had become larger and more painful.
Sano Genetics launches ‘Light the Way’ programme for MND
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The free programme will be offered to those who are affected by the condition - News - PharmaTimes
As ALS research booms, one treatment center finds itself in the spotlight
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 22, 2023
The Healey center is at the front of ALS research and care, earning acclaim from patients, doctors and scientists. Still, the complexities of the disease and of drug development have brought hard-felt losses.
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.
As ALS research booms, one treatment center finds itself in the spotlight
BioPharma Dive
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The Healey center is at the front of ALS research and care, earning acclaim from patients, doctors and scientists. Still, the complexities of the disease and of drug development have brought hard-felt losses.
EMCrit 365 – Setting PEEP and Righting the Right Ventricle in ARDS with Matt Siuba
EMCrit Project
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Setting PEEP and Righting the RV in ARDS with Matt Siuba EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.
Health data breaches hit an all-time high in 2023
STAT
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Odds are, you’ve gotten at least one of the unnerving letters in your mailbox this year: “We’re writing to inform you of a cybersecurity incident,” it might start. It’s the standard notice many health care organizations are required to provide when your protected health information gets exposed — and in 2023, data leaks, hacks, and mishandling led more of them to be delivered than ever before.
Breaking: Pharmacy supervision consultation launches
The Pharmacist
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today launched its consultation into pharmacy supervision. It proposes to: enable pharmacists to authorise pharmacy technicians to carry out, or supervise others carrying out, the preparation, assembly, dispensing, sale and supply of medicines enable pharmacists to authorise any member of the pharmacy team to hand out […] The post Breaking: Pharmacy supervision consultation launches appeared first on The Pharmacist.
Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth
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.
KCL molecular communication system to revolutionise drug delivery
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The platform safely and effectively replicates the electric signalling process compounds - News - PharmaTimes
5 noteworthy pharma AI investments in 2023
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The last year showed how some of the world’s biggest pharma companies are leveraging AI tech.
CRISPR therapy for sickle cell approved by FDA in gene editing milestone
BioPharma Dive
DECEMBER 8, 2023
In addition to clearing Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ Casgevy, the FDA also granted an early OK to Bluebird bio’s sickle cell treatment Lyfgenia.
2023 In Review for The Digital Apothecary
The Digital Apothecary
DECEMBER 24, 2023
So, 2023 is coming to a close, and 2024 is upon us soon. With that being the case, I thought I'd summarize what I have been up to and what I look forward to next year! 2023 Areas of Focus This year, my focus was largely on AI and digital health technologies (DHTs). My anticipation of the societal impact of AI, which I expressed last December, has proven accurate.
Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services
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U.S. government spent more on health care in 2022 than six countries with universal health care combined
STAT
DECEMBER 19, 2023
American taxpayers footed the bill for at least $1.8 trillion in federal and state health care expenditures in 2022 — about 41% of the nearly $4.5 trillion in both public and private health care spending the U.S. recorded last year, according to the annual report released last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. On top of that $1.8 trillion, third-party programs, which are often government-funded, and public health programs accounted for another $600 billion in spendin
GSK enters exclusive license agreement with Hansoh for HS-20093
LifeProNow
DECEMBER 22, 2023
December 20, 2023: “GSK plc and Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing life-changing medicines to help patients conquer serious diseases and disorders” announced that they have entered into an exclusive license agreement for HS-20093, a B7-H3 targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) utilising a clinically validated topoisomerase inhibitor (TOPOi) payload.
Key Parkinson’s protein could offer new potential targets for treatment
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The findings could lead to new treatments to target the mTOR and ease PD symptoms - News - PharmaTimes
Transforming blood cancer care to make a difference for patients
PharmaVoice
DECEMBER 4, 2023
AstraZeneca’s Gemma Satterthwaite talks to the company’s ambition to transform the entire care experience for patients with blood cancers.
5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software
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