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Insights into Precision Dosing with Dr. Howard McLeod and Dr. Sharmeen Roy – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 163

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Precision dosing, also known as personalized dosing, aims to tailor drug dosages to the individual characteristics of each patient to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes while minimizing adverse effects. Dr. Roy is passionate about leveraging technology to amplify the impact of the pharmacist.

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The discovery of a new and compounding cybersecurity threat to pharmacies

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Sam Crowther, founder and CEO of cybersecurity company Kasada, tells us about a recent discovery his company made that revealed tens of thousands of accounts with prescription drug attachments in major online pharmacies had been compromised. Detection of fraudulent activity.

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FTC launches probe into pharmacy benefit management sector

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Longstanding claims that one of the reasons for high drug prices in the US is the actions of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies – the middlemen in the supply chain – are being formally investigated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). — FTC (@FTC) June 7, 2022.

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Human Rights Day: Safe and Affordable Imported Medicine and the Internet

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These rights are applicable to Americans who can’t afford prescription drugs domestically because the prices are too high. Human rights include access to safe and affordable medicines, such as through importation of a more affordable drug ordered over the Internet. can’t afford a prescription drug that they need to get better.

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Our abysmal health care system

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The passage of the Inflation Control bill is an excellent first step in limiting high drug costs, but our healthcare system is still built for profit at the expense of patients. First, the health insurance companies are making a lot of money while burying doctors in paperwork and limiting treatment options. The result:? The result:?

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U.S. Pharmacy Chains Harm Patients With Medication Errors; NABP Appears Silent

Pharmacy Checkers

When you go to your local CVS and Walgreens – and other big pharmacy chains – are you getting the highest standard of care? Have these pharmacies gone rogue? Yet the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) doesn’t seem to be paying much attention to medication errors at U.S. pharmacies. pharmacy industry.

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FDA grants approval for Amylyx’s Relyvrio to treat ALS

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ Relyvrio (sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol) to treat adult patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). An oral, fixed-dose medicine, Relyvrio is also approved with conditions in Canada such as Albrioza to treat ALS.