XTalks

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

is recalling four lots of its injectable seizure medication levetiracetam over concerns of container closure integrity on vials of the drug product. Pharmacies that might have distributed the product are requested to identify their customers and reach out to them to notify them of the recall. Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Also known as a human radiolabeled mass balanced study, the AME study aims to determine the overall metabolism and excretion pathways of the NCE, as well as to identify and quantify circulating metabolites relative to parent or total drug-related exposure. To accomplish this, we pay careful attention to both dosing and sample collection.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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. This post examines the Zarzamora pharmacy and prescribing red flags decision. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy, Nos.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 24, 2024

Last week, we documented the substantial concentration of dispensing revenues for specialty drugs. See The Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2023: Market Shares and Revenues at the Biggest PBMs, Health Plans, and Independents. In those exclusive networks, independent and smaller specialty pharmacies are the big winners.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 18, 2024

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: The 340B Drug Pricing Program: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. Last week, we documented the substantial concentration of dispensing revenues for specialty drugs. Click here to see the original post from April 2024. All rights reserved.

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Pharmacy Checkers

APRIL 3, 2020

When I read fancy-looking international reports that address the problem of counterfeit drugs, too seldom is our work recognized in verifying international online pharmacies in a manner that saves the lives of consumers looking online for affordable medicine. percent – or $461 billion— of the world drug market in 2013.”

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 20, 2022

According to the company, the defendants reportedly sold 85,247 bottles of medicine with counterfeit Gilead labelling to pharmacies over a two-year period, using falsified supply chain documentation to conceal their origin. This works to ensure the safety and efficacy of the drugs received by patients.

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BioSpace

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Eli Lilly has filed lawsuits in several states seeking to prevent unauthorized selling of products that claim to contain tirzepatide, the active ingredient in its blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro.

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XTalks

JANUARY 24, 2022

Gilead Sciences has been seizing counterfeit versions of its HIV drugs Biktarvy and Descovy since last year and is now suing distributors who have been behind selling the illicit medications. The counterfeit drugs were being sold across several states in the US over the past two years. While Biktarvy brought in $7.3

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pharmaceutical benefit managers and management companies serve as intermediaries between insurance companies, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers. They bring together employers/plan sponsors, health insurers, plan members, drug wholesalers, pharmacies, and drug companies to facilitate better health outcomes at an affordable cost.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 28, 2023

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Discount Cards, Cost-Plus Pharmacies, and PBMs: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. Each exclusion list now contains about 600 products. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. As always, I welcome your comments below or on social media.

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Druggist

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Without a doubt, codeine-containing products are one of the most commonly sold medicines in the UK. Most codeine products are combination products of codeine and another drug. Restrictions on the supply of codeine-containing products. Codeine Linctus (syrup) can be bought from pharmacies. Prescription-only codeine.

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Druggist

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Today I will list Calpol alternative products, including other brands and forms of liquid paracetamol and alternative drugs. 100ml bottle of Calpol is licensed as general sale medicine (GSL) meaning it is available for self-selection by customers in stores and pharmacies. Calpol 6+ contains 250mg of paracetamol per 5 ml of suspension.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Starting in January, multiple biosimilars of AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Humira are set to flood the US pharmaceutical market. While small molecule drugs can be remade into identical generics, biologics are more complex. Moreover, Humira’s behemoth status makes their introduction in the US particularly interesting.

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Druggist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Buscopan and mebeverine are two common drugs used for symptomatic treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Both drugs can be prescribed by a doctor or purchased over the counter from pharmacies and in case of Bucopa IBS relief from supermarkets. Buscopan vs Mebeverine lists similarities and differences between both drugs.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 19, 2022

For 2022, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and OptumRx (United Health Group)— increased the number of drugs they excluded from their standard formularies. Each exclusion list contains 400 to 500 products. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 10, 2023

For 2023, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and OptumRx (United Health Group)—have again increased the number of drugs they exclude from their standard formularies. Each exclusion list now contains about 600 products. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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STAT News

MARCH 20, 2023

… Either due to cost or ongoing shortages, people are seeking alternatives to the brand name medications Ozempic and Wegovy, both of which contain the active ingredient semaglutide, NBC News tells us. And some people are turning to compounding pharmacies for the hard-to-get weight-loss drugs.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Lilly is suing eight companies, accusing them of making and selling compounded versions of its diabetes drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide). The company said it cannot “validate the safety or effectiveness of products claiming to contain tirzepatide that are not our own branded product.”

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Druggist

JANUARY 9, 2021

With approximate 190,000 migraine attacks experienced by people in the UK (NICE, 2012), pharmacies are among the first points of call to find over the counter migraine medication. This post will focus on the acute management of migraines with drugs, which can be purchased over the pharmacy counter.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Wholesale distributors are responsible for guaranteeing product quality and preventing the influx of counterfeited drugs. Wholesalers can be either full-line wholesalers, who purchase the complete product line of a company, or specialised companies, which purchase speciality drugs to sell to clinics and hospitals. GDP and GMP advisory.

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Druggist

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Drug treatment can be used alongside lifestyle measures. Most of the drugs which are recommended in the symptomatic management of IBS can be purchased over the counter from pharmacies, supermarkets and online. IBS – drug therapy IBS medications are used for symptomatic management of the condition. Drugs to stop diarrhoea.

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Druggist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

All of the non-prescription sleeping pills available in the UK contain sedative antihistamines. Over the counter sleeping pills UK: active ingredients All products available over the counter ‘for sleeping’ contain sedative antihistamines as the main active ingredient. Many factors can cause insomnia.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 20, 2022

For 2022, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and OptumRx (United Health Group)— increased the number of drugs they excluded from their standard formularies. Each exclusion list contains 400 to 500 products. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Increasing drug failure rates and essential drug shortages have driven the growth of the compounding pharmacies market, which has a high growth potential, especially in emerging economies. It may provide access to discontinued drugs and allows for alternative compounded dosage forms. Test method development.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Packaging plays a vital role in maintaining the quality, safety, user-friendliness and marketability of drugs and other pharmaceutical products. The download contains detailed information on commercial pharmaceutical packaging contractors, and their product and service lines, alongside contact details to aid your hiring decision.

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Druggist

AUGUST 3, 2020

Otrivine Extra Dual Relief is a pharmacy only medication and the only over the counter product containing ipratropium bromide for the management of congestion and runny nose caused by colds. Otrivine Extra is a pharmacy-only medication ‘P’. Although Otrivine offers five different sprays containing 0.1%

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XTalks

JUNE 5, 2023

Ozempic and Wegovy, which contain the active ingredient semaglutide, were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As of May 2023, both Ozempic and Wegovy were on the FDA’s Drug Shortages list due to a global shortage of semaglutide. mg and 2.4 mg doses of Wegovy.

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Pharmacy Checkers

MAY 22, 2020

PharmacyChecker pays close attention and has performed considerable research related to where drugs are made. Most notably, by researching drug labels and contacting drug companies, we found that 71% of brand name drugs sold in the U.S. has proved itself to be too dependent on drug imports from China.

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Druggist

AUGUST 27, 2020

In this post, I will review the most common sore throat lozenges available in pharmacies and supermarkets. Lozenges containing hexylresorcinol (Strepsils Extra Triple Action) are associated with fewer side effects (ibid). Sore throat lozenges are one of the most popular products used for symptomatic management of sore throat.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 24, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Braeburn’s Brixadi (buprenorphine) – a subcutaneous extended-release injection available in weekly or monthly treatments. The year 2023 has seen some landmark regulatory developments to contain the crisis.

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Druggist

JULY 20, 2020

Today the stock of Evorel patches, including Evorel Conti and Evorel Sequi is being replenished with improved availability in many pharmacies due to imposed supply restrictions by the wholesaler which redistributes Evorel products. A phone call to the pharmacy would be sufficient to get the information.

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Let’s melt away this foul February with our monthly selection of scorching news from around the drug channel. In this issue: Payers confess: Patients lose from copay accumulators Humana joins the Express Scripts GPO Hospitals vs. PBMs over specialty pharmacy white bagging Let’s all follow the Buy-and-Bill Dollar!

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Druggist

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Individuals who fail to increase their fibre from the diet may consider fibre-containing laxatives or other gentle laxatives available over the counter. . When possible, painkillers containing codeine should be avoided. Each single dose sachet of granules contains 3.5g Each single dose sachet of granules contains 3.5g

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Druggist

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Fexofenadine belongs to a group of drugs called antihistamines. Fexofenadine over the counter will be available as a branded product – Allevia 120mg tablets (each tablet contain 120mg of fexofenadine hydrochloride). The decision to make fexofenadine available without a prescription is based on the safety profile of this drug.

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Druggist

APRIL 16, 2021

Throat numbing lozenges contain a local anaesthetic which numbs the area and hence help with pain and irritation. This post list all sore throat lozenges containing a local anaesthetic available in the UK. Sore throat lozenges, which contain a local anaesthetic as an active ingredient, are classified as pharmacy-only products (P).

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to eight companies manufacturing or marketing unapproved eye products that violate federal law. Some of the products contain silver, which may appear on labels as silver sulfate, silver sulphate or agentum. The FDA routinely looks out for illicit drugs on the market.

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