STAT

MAY 31, 2024

More than three years ago, the National Institutes of Health launched a $1 billion-plus initiative to find the root causes and potential treatments for long Covid , the chronic disease that has quickly changed the lives of millions of Americans. But a lack of visible progress from the initiative, called RECOVER, has drawn months of criticism from patient advocates, researchers, and lawmakers, including at a Senate hearing last week on the NIH’s budget.

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PharmaVoice

MAY 30, 2024

To lower drug prices, lawmakers are turning to the drug patent system to outlaw some common practices — but a former patent agency director says it’s the wrong way to go.

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Outsourcing Pharma

MAY 30, 2024

In an intriguing interview with Cybinâs CEO, Doug Drysdale, OSP senior editor, Liza Laws found out how second-generation psychedelics could be the biggest breakthrough in psychiatry in 40 years.

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MAY 30, 2024

COVID-19 vaccination rates have fallen precipitously in Europe and should be ramped up this autumn so they are at least in line with influenza vaccine uptake.

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STAT

MAY 30, 2024

A third human case of H5 bird flu tied to the ongoing U.S. outbreak in cattle has been detected in a farm worker in Michigan, state health authorities confirmed on Thursday. The unnamed individual worked on a dairy farm and was in close contact with infected cows, the state health department said in a statement. The farm involved is different from the one where an earlier human case was detected last week.

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PharmaVoice

MAY 29, 2024

A partnership between the cell therapy delivery specialist Portal Biotechnologies and precision robotics maker Multiply Labs could bring the manufacturing bottleneck under control, the CEOs said.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 30, 2024

Discover how genomics is transforming cancer research through the study of DNA, RNA, and ctDNA. Learn about the latest breakthroughs in the field in this insightful short read.

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STAT

MAY 29, 2024

Menstruation is a critical indicator of health. Whether and when someone with a uterus gets their period — for the first time, and throughout their life — can reflect not only their reproductive health, but their risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, miscarriage, and premature death. That also makes menstruation a useful measure of population health.

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PharmaVoice

MAY 28, 2024

Supply of GLP-1 medications falls well short of demand, and oral versions of the drugs loom over Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s dominance.

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PharmD Live

MAY 30, 2024

Polypharmacy, or the concurrent use of at least five medications, can be essential for individuals with multiple chronic conditions. When medications are prescribed with clear therapeutic objectives, optimized to minimize adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and the patient adheres to the regimen, polypharmacy can be appropriate and beneficial. However, it often becomes excessive and hazardous when medications are unnecessary, fail to meet therapeutic goals, pose a high risk of ADRs, or when the patie

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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.

Express Pharma

MAY 30, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, key neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and depression pose significant challenges, particularly in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, where prevalence is high. The World Health Organization stated in March 2024 that “over 80 per cent of neurological deaths and health losses occur in low- and middle-income countries, and access to treatment varies widely.

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STAT

MAY 27, 2024

Here are some things A. was told when she arrived at the hospital one night in June 2023. That she couldn’t have the pain medicine she usually got for a sickle cell crisis because she was six weeks pregnant, but she could have Tylenol. That if she just took her blood thinner everything would be fine. That she needed to leave, and if she still felt bad by the time she’d wheelchaired out into the parking lot, she could turn around and check herself back into the emergency room.

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PharmaVoice

MAY 29, 2024

As Novo Nordisk aims to secure its manufacturing foothold for GLP-1s, regulators are digging for clues of anti-competitive behavior.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 27, 2024

The overall survival (OS) data has come in from the TROPION-Lung01 study of AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in lung cancer – and the result likely isn’t what they were hoping for.

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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.

European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 27, 2024

Repurposing cyclophosphamide may enable more patients with high-risk blood cancers to receive transplanted stem cells from unrelated, partially matched donors, new research suggests. These new findings, which are part of an ongoing Phase II study , will be presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting and the European Hematology Association ( Abstract #6503 ).

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STAT

MAY 27, 2024

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, 25 heads of government issued an extraordinary call for a new international treaty for preventing, preparing for, and responding to pandemics. For two years, World Health Organization member states have been negotiating an international agreement scheduled for adoption at the World Health Assembly this month. Yet, late Friday in Geneva, negotiations ground to a halt.

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Express Pharma

MAY 29, 2024

Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany announced its largest investment in Asia through a ceremony of its € 300 million Bioprocessing Production Center in Daejeon, South Korea. The new facility will accelerate the biotech and pharmaceutical industry’s development by manufacturing vaccines, cell and gene therapies, and protein-based therapies. Once completed, the investment aims to create as many as 300 new jobs and continue to grow and support global demand for critical drugs and therapies.

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World Pharma News

MAY 27, 2024

Sanofi, Formation Bio and OpenAI are collaborating to build AI-powered software to accelerate drug development and bring new medicines to patients more efficiently. The three teams will bring together data, software and tuned models to develop custom, purpose-built solutions across the drug development lifecycle. This represents a first collaboration of its kind within the pharma and life sciences industries.

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BioPharma Dive

MAY 29, 2024

A partnership between cell therapy delivery specialist Portal Biotechnologies and precision robotics maker Multiply Labs could address manufacturing hurdles, the CEOs said.

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MAY 28, 2024

When Yilai Shu was training to be an otolaryngologist in Shanghai, in the mid 2000s, he often met parents with congenitally deaf kids. “They always asked me, ‘Do you have any drugs to treat our kids?’ said Shu, who is hearing and a professor at Fudan University in China. “That’s what really inspired me to think about developing a drug.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 30, 2024

The US Congress has passed the first-ever federal bill dedicated to ending Parkinson’s disease, modelled on similar legislation for Alzheimer’s enacted in 2011

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Express Pharma

MAY 29, 2024

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, marked the month of May as the ‘Hypertension Awareness Month’ by reportedly partnering with more than 1000 healthcare professionals (HCPs) from 250+ cities and towns across the country, and organised 400+ public awareness rallies and screening camps to create mass awareness around Hypertension (High Blood Pressure). The rallies consisted of general informative sessions led by HCPs, who provided detailed insights on the signs, symptoms, and preventive measures related to

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 28, 2024

Researchers have defined the conditions to formulate novel polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) based on a sustainable hemicellulose-rich lignosulphonate. Their findings suggest potential applications in drug delivery. Novel biomaterials based on PECs are being investigated in the industry as drug delivery systems, due to PECs being able to “to entrap drugs under mild conditions and control their release”.

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STAT

MAY 31, 2024

There are a lot of reasons why updated data on Pfizer’s Lorbrena, a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, might not seem to be a big deal. The results are an update on the clinical trial that resulted in the Food and Drug Administration granting Lorbrena full approval in 2001, so in a sense they are not even that new. For Pfizer investors, Lorbrena isn’t that big a deal, either.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 29, 2024

In a new episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, Rahul Kakkar, CEO of gene editing company Tome, speaks with web editor Nicole Raleigh about programmable genomic integration (PGI) technology.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 30, 2024

Referrals from GP practices and NHS services are ‘key’ to the success of Pharmacy First, the Company Chemists' Association (CCA) has suggested, following its analysis of Pharmacy First consultations around the country. Latest analysis of the number of Pharmacy First consultations in CCA pharmacies across England has suggested disparity between the success of the service […] The post GP referrals 'key' to Pharmacy First success, analysis suggests appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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MAY 29, 2024

Letter urges US company Gilead Sciences to ‘shape history’ by providing fair access Former world leaders, celebrities and a Nobel prize-winning scientist who helped discover HIV have written to a leading pharmaceutical company to urge it to make a “gamechanger” HIV medicine available to people living outside wealthy countries. The US company Gilead Sciences has been urged to “shape history” by avoiding a repeat of the “horror and shame” of the early years of the Aids pandemic, when 12 million li

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STAT

MAY 30, 2024

Most physicians who endorsed a prescription drug or medical device on X — formerly known as Twitter — also received payments from the manufacturers of these products, according to a new analysis that highlights ongoing concerns about financial ties between doctors and industry. The study found 26 of 28 physicians, or 93%, received at least one payment, and the average was more than $27,400 for such things as food and beverages, speaking, consulting, or travel.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 29, 2024

More consolidation in the digital health sector as Akili agrees a $34m takeover by Virtual Therapeutics, returning to private hands.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 29, 2024

The European Commission (EC) has granted the first approval for an omalizumab biosimilar in Europe. Omlyclo ® (CT-P39) is authorised as a biosimilar referencing Xolair ®. CT-P39 is indicated for allergic asthma, chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). The authorisation is based on clinical data, including findings from a Phase III clinical trial comparing Omlyclo ® to the reference product in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria up to

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The Pharmacist

MAY 28, 2024

Visits to the NHS England (NHSE) insect bites and stings web page were three times higher in the first three weeks of this month than in the same time period last year, suggesting an early spike in interest, a deputy chief nursing officer (CNO) has said. According to NHSE, the page received a total of […] The post Early spike in demand for insect bites advice, suggests NHSE appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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STAT

MAY 27, 2024

Japanese drugmaker Nippon Shinyaku said on Monday that its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug, Viltepso, part of a controversial class of treatments for the rare disease, had failed to reach its primary endpoint in a placebo-controlled confirmatory trial. Children who received the drug could stand up faster from the floor at the end of the study, but so could children who received a placebo.

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