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Excel spreadsheet blamed for UK’s COVID-19 test and trace woes

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An Excel spreadsheet was behind IT glitch that caused thousands of positive COVID-19 tests to be omitted from the UK’s official records, according to press reports. The issue that left almost 16,000 positive results going unreported has been blamed on the way Public Health England tracks results from mainly private labs that have been hired to add extra testing capacity.

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Finding and Evaluating Generic Drug Market Entry Opportunities

Drug Patent Watch

Here is a copy of the talk I gave at the recent Marcusevans 13th Portfolio Management and Pipeline Optimization for Generics. I cover: How to find and evaluate generic entry…. The post Finding and Evaluating Generic Drug Market Entry Opportunities appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Clinical trials have ‘much work to do’ in boosting diversity

Outsourcing Pharma

A veteran with more than 20 years of experience talks about the vitality of recruiting an inclusive patient population, and the perils of falling short.

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Trump’s Covid Treatments Were Tested in Cells Derived From Fetal Tissue

NY Times

The “cell lines” used to develop monoclonal antibodies, as well as remdesivir and vaccines, began with fetal tissue decades ago.

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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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Your.MD secures $30m to expand self-care app Healthily

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Digital health firm Your.MD has secured $30 million in a Series A round investment led by the consumer health giant Reckitt Benckiser (RB). Your.MD is the company behind the medical-grade, augmented intelligence self-care app Healthily, and will use the funding to accelerate the platform through a series of clinically-validated “health hubs”. Following a seed funding round led by RB and existing shareholders, the now completed Series A funding round will allow the app to reach other markets incl

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New patent expiration for Leo Labs drug PICATO

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for PICATO Picato is a drug marketed by Leo Labs and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are thirteen patents…. The post New patent expiration for Leo Labs drug PICATO appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Trump’s Treatment Suggests Severe Covid-19, Medical Experts Say

NY Times

Many of the measures cited by his doctors are reserved for patients severely affected by the coronavirus.

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Pharma’s response to COVID: GSK

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A few months into the pandemic, the world is now moving beyond managing the crisis, with more focus on addressing the collateral damages and shaping the future. As part of a new series looking at how pharma has responded to the pandemic, Neale Belson, SVP UK & Ireland and general manager for the UK at GSK, tells us that it is “absolutely critical” to do this with the pace and out-of-the box thinking of the past months.

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Perspectives on a Post-pandemic World

Pharma Marketing Network

An interview with Mark Bard, Co-Founder of The DHC Group and Justin Grossman, CEO/Managing Partner, meltmedia. In response to this week’s DHC Virtual Summit with Novartis, Mark Bard, Co-founder/Managing Partner, DHC, talked one-on-one with Justin Grossman about how the COVID pandemic will change the world of digital healthcare marketing. Here are some highlights from their discussion.

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BMS’ Opdivo plus Yervoy misses the mark in high-risk melanoma

Pharma Times

Combination treatment did not achieve statistical significance in all-comer population

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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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Premier Research: holistic approach benefits drug development

Outsourcing Pharma

A leader from the CRO shares insights as to what strategies and philosophies work best when working to craft a successful drug development program.

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Older people first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in UK, says government

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As European regulators begin a rolling review of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the focus in the UK has shifted to the government’s plans to distribute any vaccine that is deemed to be a safe and effective way of preventing the disease. According to weekend press reports a rollout of a vaccine could be just three months away – but the feedback from the government is that not everyone will get it, with the target group being around 30 million older people and health workers, less than half the p

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Perspectives on a Post-pandemic World

Pharma Marketing Network

An interview with Mark Bard, Co-Founder of The DHC Group and Justin Grossman, CEO/Managing Partner, meltmedia. In response to this week’s DHC Virtual Summit with Novartis, Mark Bard, Co-founder/Managing Partner, DHC, talked one-on-one with Justin Grossman about how the COVID pandemic will change the world of digital healthcare marketing. Here are some highlights from their discussion.

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ViiV’s two-drug HIV regimen demonstrates long-term efficacy

Pharma Times

Two-drug regimen continues to offer non-inferior efficacy compared to a three-drug regimen

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People on the Move: October 2020

Outsourcing Pharma

The latest news on pharmaceutical industry hires, promotions, acquititions and other events includes Medable, Eversana, Parexel, Astellas and more.

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Eli Lilly and Gilead’s combination cuts COVID-19 recovery time

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Eli Lilly’s Olumiant (baricitinib) has a significant effect on recovery from COVID-19 when combined with Gilead Veklury (remdesivir), according to a large trial backed by funding from the US government. The findings came from additional safety and efficacy data harvested from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) ACCT-2 trial.

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Maintaining Both Your Business and Your Sanity During the Pandemic

Pharma Marketing Network

Just a little more than seven months ago, pharma, agencies, vendors, physicians, pharmacists, patients, and medical supply chains in the U.S. and across the world were caught in a whirlwind of groundlessness and anxiety as Covid -19’s spread quickly enveloped much of the planet. Such a shock to the system required a lot of intense, focused learning to keep the industry up and running, to keep all of healthcare’s stakeholders connected, to continue the mission to safeguard and preserve health.

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Gilead inks supply agreement with the European Commission for remdesivir

Pharma Times

New agreement allows countries in the EU, EEA and the UK to purchase drug

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Trump’s Covid Treatments Suggest a Serious Condition

NY Times

Outside experts pointed to the therapies as signs that the president’s health may not be as good as his doctors said. His age, weight and gender put him at high risk.

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Flying the flag for research in Aarskog syndrome

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Delayed diagnosis, lack of awareness, and a limited evidence base – Aarskog syndrome faces all the challenges of rare diseases everywhere. But a new study hopes to kick start a revolution in understanding. For five years, Michelle Erskine faced a succession of closed doors and disbelief as she struggled to convince someone that all was not well with her son.

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Investors bet on decentralized trial technology

Outsourcing Pharma

Companies like Biofourmis, THREAD and other virtual tech specialists have seen infusions of funds from investors bullish on decentralized clinical trials.

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EMA accepts filing for Biogen/Samsung Bioepis’ Lucentis biosimilar

Pharma Times

Biosimilar is an anti-VEGF therapy for retinal vascular disorders

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Clinical Trials Hit by Ransomware Attack on Health Tech Firm

NY Times

No patients were affected, but the incident was another reminder of the risks in the increasingly common assaults on computer networks.

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EU ramps up supply of COVID-19 vaccine, drugs

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The European Commission has taken its advance orders for potential COVID-19 vaccines to more than 1.1 billion, after signing a supply deal for up to 400 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s experimental candidate. The agreement is the third for coronavirus vaccine supply for the EU, coming after earlier deals with AstraZeneca and Sanofi/GlaxoSmithKline, and comes as wealthy nations are scrambling to secure access to the initial supplies of the shots furthest ahead in development.

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Clinical trial volume, variety drive data solutions

Outsourcing Pharma

eClinical, a provider of clinical data service solutions, has seen an increase in interest in clinical data platform and other digital products.

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Merck KGaA out-licenses osteoarthritis programme to Novartis

Pharma Times

Potential disease modifying osteoarthritis candidate is phase II ready

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How is Cell Isolation Revolutionizing Medical Industry?

Pharma Mirror

One of the biggest medical advancements of recent times is the invention of the cell isolation method. Also known as cell sorting or cell separation, the cell isolation method has rapidly become an integral component of modern biological and medical research. In this method, a one-cell population or multiple cell types are isolated from a. The post How is Cell Isolation Revolutionizing Medical Industry?

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Lilly asks FDA for emergency clearance for COVID-19 antibody therapy

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Eli Lilly has asked the FDA for an Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 antibody therapy, after announcing new efficacy data from an ongoing trial. It’s been a big week for this class of therapies – Regeneron’s antibody cocktail was famously used to treat president Donald Trump’s illness and GlaxoSmithKline is expanding research into its rival.

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Against Covid-19, Imperfect Measures Do the Most Good

NY Times

Speed and scale may matter more than absolute effectiveness when it comes to tests, masks, treatments and vaccines.

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Neuroblastoma UK welcomes advancement of potential new treatment

Pharma Times

Fadraciclib has passed safety trials and shown early efficacy

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Maintaining Both Your Business and Your Sanity During the Pandemic

Pharma Marketing Network

Just a little more than seven months ago, pharma, agencies, vendors, physicians, pharmacists, patients, and medical supply chains in the U.S. and across the world were caught in a whirlwind of groundlessness and anxiety as Covid -19’s spread quickly enveloped much of the planet. Such a shock to the system required a lot of intense, focused learning to keep the industry up and running, to keep all of healthcare’s stakeholders connected, to continue the mission to safeguard and preserve health.

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CRISPR pioneers Doudna and Charpentier claim Nobel chemistry prize

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Drs Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have won this year’s Nobel Prize for chemistry in recognition of their work on the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9. Charpentier – currently at the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens in Germany – and Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley (pictured left to right), are the first two women to share the prize awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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Kamala Harris and the Push to Cut Hospital Bills in California

NY Times

She took on the drug and hospital industry as California attorney general, seeking consumer relief from anti-competitive pricing.

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Janssen/MeiraGTx showcase nine-month data for sight loss gene therapy

Pharma Times

Gene therapy demonstrated improvement in retinal sensitivity

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Discriminatory Reimbursement Practices by PBMs Represent a Threat to Public Health: A Perspective from Community Health

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Shannon Stephenson, CEO of Cempa Community Care. I am publishing this opinion piece to share a perspective from a community health provider that is eligible for the 340B Drug Pricing Program as a Ryan White clinic and as a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike. As I noted last week in my September news roundup , I generally consider federal grantees to be the good guys of 340B.