The Pharmacist

AUGUST 3, 2023

The total full-time equivalent (FTE) community pharmacy workforce has fallen by 6% in a year period, despite the overall number of pharmacists remaining ‘almost constant’, latest results from NHS England’s Community Workforce Survey 2022 has shown. Vacancy rates among pharmacists are up 16%, with indications that locum pharmacists are being used more and working fewer […] The post Total community pharmacy workforce drops 6% in a year appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

New research that combines technology to sequence “ancient DNA” with direct-to-consumer genetic testing has identified tens of thousands people alive today who are genetically linked to enslaved and free African Americans who worked at a once-thriving Maryland iron forge in the late 18th and early 19th century. The findings, reported Thursday in Science , are a step toward restoring difficult-to-obtain ancestry knowledge to African Americans who descended from enslaved people, whos

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 3, 2023

A smaller player in the Alzheimer’s space, Prothena is approaching the next phase of treatments, including prevention and clinical trial evolution.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

AUGUST 4, 2023

You may have heard of the term “MTHFR gene mutation” and may be wondering what it is. First, I’d like to say that I prefer the term “MTHFR gene variation” rather than “mutation.” The word mutation makes it sound like there’s something wrong with the person, while variation is more empowering – and in my opinion, also more accurate. While the word “mutation” implies an occurrence that is rare, unnatural, or flawed, the MTHFR gene variation is common.

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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.

Pharma Times

AUGUST 2, 2023

The University of Strathclyde, the NHS and New York University join forces to increase knowledge - News - PharmaTimes

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Patients are bracing for “D-Day,” the date their insurance companies will stop covering the drugs. Doctors are getting letters from insurance investigators discouraging new prescriptions. And pharmacies are being told by insurers to check for a specific diagnosis when filling prescriptions. It’s a charge on all fronts by insurance companies to contain the spiraling costs of a new class of weight loss-inducing drugs, the GLP-1s.

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BioPharma Dive

JULY 31, 2023

According to the company, FDA officials have signaled openness to using a surrogate endpoint for assessing accelerated approval of a treatment for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Danish Medicines Agency (Lægemiddelstyrelsen) has announced the European Pharmacopoeia Commission has adopted a new European monograph, which describes quality requirements for the raw material Cannabis flower. EPC’s new Cannabis flower monograph The new monograph Cannabis flower (Cannabis flower, monograph 3028) will be available next year in January 2024 with publication of the supplement 11.5.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

WASHINGTON — An already record-setting summer heat wave will continue through August and will put more than 51 million Americans at risk of health impacts, according to new data from federal health officials. Most of those vulnerable people live in 26 states and are expected to have at least five extreme heat days this month. Among the highest-risk counties, roughly 45% have high levels of uninsured adults and children and 18% have high senior populations, according to a relatively new mo

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 4, 2023

From Congress to the FTC to state legislatures, regulators are cracking the whip against PBMs.

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BioPharma Dive

AUGUST 3, 2023

One patient received its Duchenne gene therapy, Elevidys, this week and a handful more could follow shortly, surprising some analysts and raising near-term sales expectations.

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Drug Patent Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

In the world of prescription drugs, brand-name manufacturers have employed various strategies to maintain revenue streams in the face of generic competition. One such strategy is the use of “authorized… The post Understanding the Impact of Authorized Generics on Drug Pricing: The Entacapone Case Study appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Simon Matthews made three trips this spring to the emergency room of his local hospital in Eastbourne, on England’s southeast coast, before doctors managed to figure out what was making him so ill. He had a fever of 104 Fahrenheit, uncommonly high for an adult. On his first foray to the hospital — in an ambulance — it was feared he had meningitis.

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PharmaVoice

AUGUST 3, 2023

Pfizer’s recent earnings report could foretell major trouble in the market for pandemic products.

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Digital Pharmacist

JULY 31, 2023

To boost your pharmacy’s storefront sales, the best place to start is by understanding the importance of pharmacy marketing and making sure you are taking the necessary steps to optimize your front-end sales. With the right strategies, you can increase customer loyalty, drive more sales, and establish yourself as a reliable pharmacy in your community.

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Med Ed 101

JULY 30, 2023

After my recent post on my top 5 medication/vitamin interactions, I received the request to cover medications that deplete vitamins and minerals. I loved this idea because it is an important consideration in clinical practice! Keep in mind that these often show up on pharmacology and board exams as well! Without further ado, here are […] The post Medications That Deplete Vitamins And Minerals – Top 10 appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor claims in a new lawsuit that a UnitedHealth Group unit illegally rejected emergency room care and urine drug screen claims for thousands of people. UMR, Inc., a Wisconsin-based third-party administrator owned by UnitedHealth, manages benefits for more than 2,100 employee health plans. The federal government says the company denied ER visits and urine drug screens for years using a process that didn’t meet federal standards for health plans that employers fund

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PharmExec

JULY 31, 2023

Rebekah Martin, senior VP of reward, inclusion, and talent acquisition at AstraZeneca, discusses ways to address the need for talent in pharma, how pharma can increase more interest in young talent, and how many roles in pharma will require a degree in the coming years in this Pharmaceutical Executive Podcast video.

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Express Pharma

AUGUST 2, 2023

How do you see the global digital health scenario evolving in India, given the vulnerability of our health data, yet the promise of health insights to drive better health outcomes? Digital Health is now being used at different levels in the value chain and across the continuum of care. For seeking healthcare-related information, seven out of 10 people will search the internet, similarly for medical information.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 2, 2023

A new COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Bimervax is now the ninth vaccine to be authorised by the UK’s independent medicines regulator to treat the virus. MHRA authorisation of Bimervax The COVID-19 vaccine, developed by HIPRA Human Health, combines a part of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein with an adjuvant, according to the MHRA.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

The early warning disease network that alerted the world to the original SARS outbreak and the start of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be in peril. A number of the senior moderators of ProMED-mail, a program operated by the International Society of Infectious Diseases, posted a letter of protest early Thursday, challenging a recently revealed plan to charge for subscriptions to the service.

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Pharmaceutical Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

The drug-device combination product, Breyna is claimed to be the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved generic version of AstraZeneca’s Symbicort. It will be immediately available in 160 mcg/4.5 mcg and 80 mcg/4.5 mcg doses. The therapy is indicated for the treatment of asthma patients aged six years and above. It is also indicated as the maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction and to reduce exacerbations in COPD patients, including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JULY 31, 2023

By Larry K. Houck — President Barack Obama signed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (“CARA”) intended to reverse serious prescription drug abuse trend in the United States on July 22, 2016. CARA amended the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to enable physicians or patients to request pharmacists to partially fill prescriptions for schedule II substances including opioids and to allow remaining quantities to be filled up to 30 days after issuance of the prescription (up to 72

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The Pharmacist

AUGUST 3, 2023

Integrated care boards (ICBs) in northern England had the highest number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) community pharmacist vacancies last autumn, according to the results of a survey released today by NHS England. Greater Manchester ICB had the highest number of FTE community pharmacist vacancies (180), followed by North East and North Cumbria ICB at 154.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

For what would have been Henrietta Lacks’s 103th birthday, her family got her some justice: A settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific over the Massachusetts-based company’s use of cells obtained without her consent seven decades ago. The story of Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have contributed to scientific breakthroughs ranging from the development of polio and cancer treatments to the mapping of the human genome, is one of the best-known tales of the exploitation of marginaliz

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Community Pharmacy

JULY 31, 2023

Summer is an ideal time to travel, and no matter where you are going, packing the medication you need is essential to enjoying your break from routine. Before you hit the road though, it’s worth taking the time to ensure your prescriptions are prepared to make the journey with you. Whether you have a specific condition that requires daily support or just want to be prepared in case of an emergency, a solid travel medication strategy helps protect not just your health but peace of mind.

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PharmaTech

AUGUST 1, 2023

AstraZeneca, via its subsidiary Alexion Pharmaceuticals, will purchase a portfolio of preclinical rare disease gene therapies from Pfizer in a deal worth up to $1 billion.

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Express Pharma

AUGUST 1, 2023

The loss of exclusivity of AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) has become a perfect scenario to test if the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation (BPCI) act in the US can achieve the intention of the law. The potential revenue replacing Humira has resulted in many adalimumab biosimilar offerings being brought forth (currently nine FDA-approved agents), and a rapidly overcrowded market.

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JULY 31, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force will discuss recommending Covid-19 screening, the first step in requiring insurers to permanently cover the tests at no cost to patients. The national panel of experts will convene and “determine whether and how Covid-19 screening might be considered within the Task Force’s scope,” chair Michael Barry wrote in a letter to Sen.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 2, 2023

Research published in Biotechnology and Bioengineering has demonstrated two innovative, automatic, online, real-time sample acquisition and preparation systems for in-process monitoring, control, and release of biopharmaceuticals. The proposed autonomous process analytical technology (PAT) platform comprises of a micro sequential injection (µSI) process analyser and automatic assay preparation platform (A2P2) for use in the laboratory as an off-line analytical system and on the manufacturing flo

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The Pharmacist

AUGUST 1, 2023

Responsible pharmacists should be allowed to delegate aspects of the preparation, assembly, sale and supply of medicines to appropriate members of the pharmacy team in defined circumstances, a cross-sector group reviewing pharmacy supervision has suggested. And they proposed that legislation be amended to allow the preparation and assembly of medicines to take place outside of […] The post Allow delegation and out-of-hours assembly, suggests pharmacy supervision group appeared first on The

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Express Pharma

AUGUST 3, 2023

Granules India announced that Granules Pharmaceuticals located in Chantilly, Virginia, US has successfully completed the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) Post-marketing Adverse Drug Experience (PADE) Inspection for all its entities in the US, including Granules India. The inspection was closed with zero observations. The inspection was conducted at Granules Pharmaceuticals from July 31, 2023 to August 03, 2023.

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JULY 31, 2023

More than 120 million Americans — one-third of the U.S. population — have been living under air quality alerts this summer, with citizens in New York City, Chicago, and Detroit at times experiencing some of the unhealthiest air in the world. The hazy conditions, fed by an unprecedented surge in Canadian wildfires likely fueled by climate change, has grounded planes, canceled outdoor sporting events, and filled emergency rooms with asthma patients.

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PharmExec

AUGUST 3, 2023

This podcast companion to our roundtable feature explores the transformative power of AI in pharmaceutical marketing, six months after the arrival of ChatGPT.

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The Pharmacist

AUGUST 2, 2023

The government is considering further extending the pool of professionals who can sign fit notes. The Government is currently consulting on changes to its guidance, following recent legislative changes to fit notes. Last year, changes to the legislation enabled nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, and physiotherapists to legally certify fit notes.

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