XTalks

MARCH 17, 2025

Roche, a global leader in biotechnology and diagnostics, has entered into an exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with Zealand Pharma, a specialist in innovative therapeutics, to co-develop and co-commercialize petrelintide as a potential foundational therapy for people with overweight and obesity. billion $1.4

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Drug Channels

APRIL 3, 2024

For 2024, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and OptumRx (United Health Group)—have again each excluded 600 or more drugs from their standard formularies. Click here to see the original post from January 2024. Read on for my deep dive into these two therapeutic categories.

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STAT News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The document says that public funding for the development of vaccines and treatments should be more transparent, and include provisions to ensure that any resulting products are distributed evenly around the world. The first therapy that delays the onset of type 1 diabetes received approval from the U.S.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As a subset of biosimilars, interchangeable biological products can be substituted for the reference product at the pharmacy level, without the input of the prescribing physician. Biosimilars developers may also be required to conduct PK/PD studies and assess the immunogenicity of their product prior to approval.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Ozempic (Semaglutide) Ozempic sales in 2022: $8.713 billion Company/Developer: Novo Nordisk Date of first FDA approval: December 5, 2017 Indications Ozempic is FDA-approved for: Type 2 diabetes Price of Ozempic: $1,029 for 1.5 Trulicity (Dulaglutide) Trulicity sales in 2022: $7.439 billion Company/Developer: Eli Lilly & Co.

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XTalks

JANUARY 5, 2024

Among its services, Lilly said LillyDirect provides disease management resources that include access to independent healthcare providers, personalized support and direct delivery of select Lilly medications to homes via third-party pharmacy dispensing services.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 6, 2023

On 14th November 2022, Eli Lilly apparently wrote on its Twitter account, “We are excited to announce insulin is free now.” As the Russian invasion has continued, some of these trials were able to resume , but the pace of research and development had suffered. Industry frustrations. New drug launches were delayed.

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Pharmacy Checkers

JULY 2, 2019

One of the Sustainable Development Goals, 3.8 , created under UN auspices is: “Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.” My comment is below. In support of SDG 3.8,

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 16, 2020

I expect manufacturers to escalate their challenges to the contract pharmacy elements of the program. Meanwhile, covered entities will be battling manufacturers, state Medicaid programs, their contract pharmacy partners, and perhaps even HRSA itself. Click here to see the original post and comments from September 2020.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 1, 2022

Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) is the first biosimilar available at the retail pharmacy counter, and it obtained interchangeable status. And, manufacturers will likely pay close attention to the impact of Semglee’s interchangeable designation on the adoption of biosimilars in the retail pharmacy space.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 13, 2022

The lack of measurability in neurological diseases plagues pharma every step of the way when it comes to drug development. One reason for that is that they, along with things like the gait test, can only be administered in a single moment, and neurological diseases can develop inconsistently, causing the patient to have up and down days.

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XTalks

JUNE 12, 2023

These powerhouse organizations have not only distinguished themselves through their cutting-edge devices and technologies but also via their robust research and development (R&D) capabilities, unwavering commitment to quality and extensive global reach. The company reported an investment of $2.7

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. The national rivalries and conflicts that characterised this period also had their impact on the developing industry. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 10, 2021

It can be reasonably argued that the upfront research and development of vaccine technologies leveraging mRNA – which can be widely applied against a number of viruses – will be the solutions that end our current pandemic and will effectively position society to be ready for the next. Is the Middleman at Fault?

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STAT News

MARCH 10, 2023

Enjoy, and see you soon … By law, Medicare will have to take a medication’s efficacy and its research and development costs into account when it starts to negotiate drug prices — but recent research shows pharma companies ignore those factors when they pick prices for their products , STAT explains. But be safe.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The higher discounted price will likely not appeal to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that recommend which drugs most insurance providers should cover, according to Reuters. Despite being more expensive, the branded version ended up being favored by PBMs and insurers over the cheaper unbranded one because of the steep rebates for the former.

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STAT News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

… Johnson & Johnson said it does not intend to make an offer for Horizon Therapeutics, days after the developer of medicines for rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases revealed it was in talks with the company , Bloomberg News writes. We hope you have a smashing day and, of course, encourage you to keep in touch.

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XTalks

JANUARY 24, 2024

Americans consistently pay more for prescription drugs than people in other developed countries. This disparity can be attributed to various factors, including the lack of government regulation on drug prices and the complex web of negotiations between drug manufacturers, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 23, 2023

Scientific research and a better understanding of the condition is driving new developments in medications. The condition’s symptoms are not homogeneous, and that makes drug development complicated,” Javier Szwarcberg, CEO of Spruce Biosciences, a rare disease company researching endocrine disorders, says.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Allocation of Profits, PBMs Under Fire The CEOs defended high prescription drug prices saying that a big chunk of pharma profits go towards funding the research and development of new medicines. Explain how you justify that division of dividends and stock buybacks versus research and development.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Other elements of the plans include tax penalties if pharma companies hike their prices faster than inflation, setting a cap of $35 per month out-of-pocket for insulin, and making sure that Medicare Part D patients don’t pay more than $2,000 per year for medications bought at the pharmacy.

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Pharmacy Checkers

MARCH 11, 2020

Founded in 2002, and launching its website in 2003, PharmacyChecker provides consumers with online pharmacy verification and comparative drug price information to help them make the best decisions for themselves and their families on how to afford prescription drugs. counterparts.

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