Sat.May 07, 2022 - Fri.May 13, 2022

article thumbnail

The antimicrobial pipeline is ‘dry’ and that’s a problem

pharmaphorum

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem and one that is already claiming over a million lives per year. The situation is urgent but finding a sustainable solution is a difficult prospect, finds Ben Hargreaves. Alexander Fleming discovered the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928. However, the difficulty in developing a method to adequately produce sufficient levels of the product meant that the age of the antibiotic did not truly begin until the 1940s.

article thumbnail

Superdrug launch comprehensive perimenopause screen service

Pharma Times

High street service has been launched to support those experiencing symptoms potentially connected to the menopause

117
117
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

New patent expiration for Purdue Pharma drug TARGINIQ

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for TARGINIQ Targiniq is a drug marketed by Purdue Pharma Lp and is included in one NDA. There are fifteen patents protecting this drug. Drug patent…. The post New patent expiration for Purdue Pharma drug TARGINIQ appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

98
article thumbnail

Emergent Hid Evidence of Covid Vaccine Problems at Plant, Report Says

NY Times

The report sheds new light on executives’ worries about deficiencies in the company’s quality control systems at its troubled Baltimore plant; no contaminated doses were ever released to the public.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

SparkRx: The first digital therapeutic for adolescents

pharmaphorum

Mental health issues among teens and young adults have risen dramatically over the past decade. Jessica Lake, chief science officer at Limbix, tells us about SparkRx, a digital therapeutics app aimed to help treat adolescent depression. . SparkRx is designed to decrease depression in individuals aged 13 to 22 by providing a multi-week programme based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and behavioural activation protocols.

130
130
article thumbnail

Gross-to-Net Bubble Update: 2021 Pricing Realities at 10 Top Drugmakers

Drug Channels

Time for Drug Channels ’ annual update on pricing at the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers. This year’s review includes 10 companies: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Takeda, and UCB. You can find links to each company’s data below. When rebates and discounts were factored in, brand-name drug prices declined—or grew slowly—in 2021.

More Trending

article thumbnail

Pediatricians Hold the Front Lines of a Mental Health Crisis

NY Times

Around the country, the setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like this doctor’s office in Kentucky, the next patient arriving every 15 minutes.

97
article thumbnail

Wearable tracks health by measuring skin gas emissions

pharmaphorum

Researchers in the US have developed a wearable monitor that could be used to monitor metabolic diseases through gases released from a person’s skin. It’s a spin on the use of monitors that detect chemicals in sweat using electrical signals and has the key advantage that it does not need substantial amounts of sweat to get a reading, according to the team from Ohio State University.

article thumbnail

Opportunities to Improve Critical Medication Access in Oncology

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Shawn Seamans, Chief Commercial Officer at CoverMyMeds. Shawn discusses the unique challenges cancer patients face in accessing, affording, and adhering to treatment. He explains how patient-centric technology, combined with access to caring experts, can alleviate these challenges. Read more about access, affordability, and adherence opportunities for oncology patients in the CoverMyMeds 2022 Medication Access Report: Oncology Edition.

86
article thumbnail

London Medical Laboratory’s tests show 80% of children may develop allergies if parents have them

Pharma Times

The study is the UK’s most comprehensive allergy test, analysing 295 allergens, including well known potential food allergens

98
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Elligo, Whyze Health partner to expand reach to European patients

Outsourcing Pharma

The two companies are forming a European Medical Advisory Committee to better connect patients and physicians, inviting other trial professionals to join in.

89
article thumbnail

Roche extends Kaiku digital monitoring partnership again

pharmaphorum

Roche has elevated a longstanding alliance with Finland’s Kaiku Health focusing on digital patient monitoring and management (DPMM) to the level of a strategic partnership. The two companies have been working together since 2019 on digital health interventions to provide support to people with cancer, focusing initially on tools for patients undergoing cancer immunotherapy.

article thumbnail

Common Medications Can Prolong Back Pain When Overused, Study Says

NY Times

A clinical trial will be needed to verify the research, which offered a warning about taking steroids or nonprescription drugs for weeks on end.

92
article thumbnail

AbbVie and Cerebras Systems partner to accelerate AI research

Pharma Times

Link up between AbbVie and Cerebras Systems boosts AI platforms, while radically reducing energy consumption

103
103
article thumbnail

TFF: Phase I study of inhalable COVID-19 drug shows promise

Outsourcing Pharma

The thin-film freezing specialist reports positive safety and pharmacokinetic data coming out of the Phase I trial of its niclosamide inhalation powder.

87
article thumbnail

Pfizer: Pharma needs a business strategy for a digital world

pharmaphorum

The unprecedented rate of digital acceleration seen in the first two years of COVID-19 has set in train an age of digital transformation. In my last article, I outlined the inflection point facing the pharmaceutical industry in digital health and the digital transformation of its clinical and commercial operations. This time I’m going to focus on one company and its view on pharma’s digital commercial strategy.

article thumbnail

Seeking Covid Pills, Poor Nations Fear Repeat of AIDS Crisis

NY Times

The antiviral pills, plentiful in the United States, are scarce overseas. Health groups and the White House want to expand access but face obstacles that evoke the H.I.V. epidemic.

article thumbnail

PrecisionLife and Sano Genetics partnership will help identify treatments for long COVID

Pharma Times

The project will analyse risks from Sano Genetics’ data from 3,000 UK adults suffering from long COVID

101
101
article thumbnail

Informa Connect’s Hub and Specialty Pharmacy Models East

Drug Channels

Informa Connect’s Hub and Specialty Pharmacy Models East. Delivered as a Hybrid Event. June 28-30, 2022 | Sheraton Parsippany | Parsippany, NJ www.informaconnect.com/hub-specialty-pharmacy. Drug Channels readers will save 10% off the current registration rate when they use code 22DC10*. This important event convenes key stakeholders including manufacturers, specialty pharmacies, hub providers and more for unrivaled collaboration to leverage innovation and optimize access.

article thumbnail

Novo Nordisk forges close ties with biotech VC Flagship

pharmaphorum

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has traditionally generated its pipeline mainly from internal R&D, but a new alliance with venture capital firm Flagship Pioneering signals another departure from that strategy. The partnership with Flagship will bring Novo Nordisk into closer contact with the VC’s portfolio of 41 biotech companies, with the aim of creating a portfolio of “transformational” medicines for cardiometabolic and rare diseases.

Vaccines 117
article thumbnail

Startups Prescribing A.D.H.D Drugs on TikTok Raise Diagnosis Concerns

NY Times

Buzzy start-ups promising easy access to mental health medication found an eager market on social media. Should anyone be looking for treatment on TikTok, though?

73
article thumbnail

University of Aberdeen study finds diabetes almost doubles risk of COVID-19 death

Pharma Times

Researchers reviewed findings from 158 global studies to determine how COVID-19 affects people living with diabetes

article thumbnail

How to Cope After Being Diagnosed With a Chronic Illness

Pharmacist Money Blog

Image Source: Pexels How to Cope After Being Diagnosed With a Chronic Illness Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can disrupt your life in countless ways. For instance, your illness can restrict physical movement, affecting your ability to independently do chores. That means you will need to learn how to manage pain and take care of your mental wellbeing.

52
article thumbnail

Game used to track symptoms in children with cancer

pharmaphorum

A study has shown that a mobile game can be used to gather symptom data from children undergoing treatment for cancer, and potentially might also be used to provide personalised management of their care. That is the conclusion of a small US study looking at the role of Color Me Healthy, a gaming app developed through a collaboration between children, game designers and clinical staff.

article thumbnail

Moderna Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Children 6 to 11

NY Times

Antibody levels rose in the children who received it, suggesting the vaccine protects against infection. But the data were gathered before the arrival of Omicron.

article thumbnail

Evotenix receives patent for gene synthesis method

Pharma Times

Vital patent for Evotenix is anticipated to enable a new generation of DNA synthesis platforms

104
104
article thumbnail

The Desert of Care: How Pharmacists Can Help Medically Underserved Communities

EnlivenHealth

When: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 @ 1:00 PM Eastern Pharmacies in rural areas are different from those in metropolitan areas. Simply put, the people in rural communities just don’t have the care options that people in bigger cities do. For many, the local pharmacy is their only choice. Join Jason Ausili, Pharm.D., and special guest The post The Desert of Care: How Pharmacists Can Help Medically Underserved Communities appeared first on Pharmacy Software Solutions | FDS.

52
article thumbnail

Survey: Pharma bullish on digital innovation, but failing on execution

pharmaphorum

When it comes to enthusiasm about digital innovation, pharma seems to be more adept at talking the talk than walking the walk, as it were. That’s according to recent survey data from digital agency Graphite. Working with Reuters Events, the agency surveyed 450 healthcare executives, 85% of whom worked in pharma. A full 92% of the survey respondents agreed with the statement “Pharma-sponsored digital products can add value to the healthcare provider and patient by supporting the overall customer

97
article thumbnail

Los pediatras están al frente de la crisis de salud mental

NY Times

El panorama de la atención a la salud mental de los adolescentes en EE. UU. es cada vez más cada similar al consultorio de esta doctora en Kentucky, a donde llegan pacientes cada 15 minutos.

54
article thumbnail

NICE draft final guidance for Gedeon Richter UK’s new uterine fibroids treatment

Pharma Times

The therapy offers patients a convenient alternative to surgery or injections and can be administered at home

96
article thumbnail

Emmes launches Advantage eClinical as a standalone cloud native clinical technology platform

Pharma Mirror

Rockville, Emmes – a global, full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) dedicated to supporting the advancement of public health and biopharmaceutical innovation, announces that it will introduce to market its third generation version of Advantage eClinical at Society for Clinical Trials (SCT) in San Diego, May 15th – 18th. The cloud platform of Advantage eClinical will be available as a standalone software product after undergoing more than two years of development.

52
article thumbnail

A crisis of trust: How lack of sector confidence is threating patient centricity

pharmaphorum

People who trust pharma are more interested in using the industry’s services – making building confidence in the sector key to realising the potential of patient centricity. Just 13% of people completely trust the pharma companies they interact with, 68% say the interactions feel transactional, and only a third agree that organisations know their communication preferences.

article thumbnail

What’s WOTY?

Pharma Marketing Network

WOTY stands for Woman of the Year. I am excited to share a little bit about what the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s WOTY event of 2022 is and my personal experience. Words that come to mind: #Inspirational #Aspiration and #Community. This was my first WOTY and my first in person event in 2 years! I bought a new dress and shoes (which killed my feet and ended up carrying around in a reusable bag!

52
article thumbnail

New patent for COVIS drug MAKENA

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for MAKENA Makena is a drug marketed by Covis and is included in one NDA. It is available from two suppliers. There are nine patents protecting…. The post New patent for COVIS drug MAKENA appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

52
article thumbnail

The Top Vitamins and Supplements for Fertility

Compounding Pharmacy of America

Maintaining excellent health is one of the most crucial components of fertility for every woman. That means that one of the best ways to boost your fertility may be by ensuring your hormones, vitamins, and nutrients are at optimal levels. The post The Top Vitamins and Supplements for Fertility appeared first on The Compounding Pharmacy of America.