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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. So, suddenly, you’re unable to get the medicine you need and have been prescribed by a doctor.

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Misjustice benefits pharma

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million doses of oxycodone and hydrocodone to pharmacies in Cabell County and the city of Huntington over less than a decade, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health didn’t cause an oversupply of opioids in the area, Judge David Faber ruled on Monday. These were doctors whose only goal was to make money.

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Digital health player UpHealth swells with three-way merger

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The three-way deal combines UpHealth – which provides patient care management, telemedicine and digital pharmacy services and gives its name to the new group – with CloudBreak, which provides a video consultation platform for doctors and patients. The largest by far was the $18.5

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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). The post FTC launches probe into pharmacy benefit management sector appeared first on.

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NEW FEXOFENADINE over the counter – Allevia tablets

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The Government recently announced the reclassification of fexofenadine 120mg, which will be available as General sale Medication (GSL), sold as branded products – Allevia 120mg tablets. When to speak to a pharmacist or a doctor before taking Allevia tablets? Until now, fexofenadine was a prescription-only medication. cetirizine.

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COVID-19 and the digital pharma marketing revolution

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According to the figures compiled in the third quarter of last year, pharma brands were projected to spend around $10 billion in 2020 on digital advertising aimed at all groups including doctors, a compound annual growth rate of more than 13% since 2014. They are going to share content ahead of meetings.

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Teva shares slide as it faces illegal kickback charges from US government

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Shares in Teva were down sharply this week after the US Department of Justice filed a complaint that the company paid illegal kickbacks to patient groups to boost sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer). The allegation is that Teva’s subsidiaries Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Teva Neuroscience Inc.