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“PBMs favour high list prices”- Novo Nordisk CEO targets PBMs in US Senate hearing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Coverage for its long-acting insulin, Levamir, dropped from 90% to about 35% when the company dropped its list price by 65%.

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Novo CEO pressed by Senate to cut prices of obesity, diabetes drugs

Bio Pharma Dive

CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen told lawmakers the company would consider new talks with insurers about the list prices of Wegovy and Ozempic if they pledge to keep the medicines on their formularies.

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September 24, 2024: GRACE Team Identifies Barriers to Integrating Acupuncture Into US Healthcare System

Rethinking Clinical Trials

In a systematic review of the literature, researchers from the GRACE trial identified and categorized barriers and facilitators related to integrating acupuncture into the US healthcare system. The review was published online ahead of print in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Acupuncture is widely practiced in the United States and has been shown to be effective in multiple clinical applications for a variety of conditions.

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Telix acquires RLS Radiopharmacies to expand US manufacturing presence

Pharmaceutical Technology

Telix has paid an upfront cost of $230m to acquire 31 licenced radiopharmacies from RLS located across the US.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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These Tiny Robots Can Patch Up Deadly Bleeds in Animal Brains

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

(Wang et al., Small, 2024) Swarms of spherical nanobots barely larger than a virus could one day save hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year by staunching deadly bleeds in the brain.

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EMA CHMP recommends AstraZeneca’s Fasenra to treat EGPA

Pharmaceutical Technology

The EMA CHMP has recommended granting approval for AstraZeneca’s Fasenra for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).

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EC authorises LEO Pharma Anzupgo cream for chronic hand eczema

Pharmaceutical Technology

The EC has granted marketing authorisation to LEO Pharma’s Anzupgo cream for treating adults with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema.

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Bluebird to lay off another 25% of workforce in latest restructuring

Bio Pharma Dive

The announced job cuts are the latest in a series of steps Bluebird has taken to preserve cash and break even financially amid slow uptake of its marketed gene therapies.

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Pharmaceutical Packaging Companies in Contract Manufacturing for the Pharmaceutical Industry

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Discover the leading Pharmaceutical Packaging Companies, Suppliers & Solutions. Download the free Buyer's Guide today for full details.

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Metsera touts long-acting GLP-1 drug; Novartis strikes an AI deal

Bio Pharma Dive

Metsera revealed Phase 1 data it claims could support a weight-loss medicine that's administered monthly. Elsewhere, Sanofi invested in a struggling biotech and shares of two Duchenne drug developers climbed.

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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Iterum’s oral sulopenem acceptance hinges on antibiotic stewardship efforts

Pharmaceutical Technology

Iterum Therapeutics faces a mixed reception for its therapy for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) as experts raise concerns about antibiotic resistance.

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Want better cancer treatments? Make biopharma more like Silicon Valley

Bio Pharma Dive

In an interview with PharmaVoice, Alicia Zhou, the new head of the nonprofit Cancer Research Institute, expressed a desire to foster deeper partnerships between scientists and the pharmaceutical industry.

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Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment and Water Purification for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Discover the leading Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment and Water Purification Systems, Suppliers & Solutions. Download for free today.

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Novo Nordisk CEO prepares to defend Ozempic, Wegovy US pricing at Senate hearing

Fierce Pharma

After circling Novo Nordisk and its high GLP-1 drug prices for months, Sen. | Ahead of a hearing on Ozempic and Wegovy prices, prepared remarks from Novo CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen shine a light on the larger U.S. healthcare system.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations

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Takeda’s FRUZAQLA approved in Japan for advanced colorectal cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Takeda has secured the Japanese MHLW approval for its FRUZAQLA to treat unresectable advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer (CRC).

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Vertex taps Lonza to help produce global supply of cutting-edge CRISPR therapy Casgevy

Fierce Pharma

With the launch of Casgevy gaining momentum, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is adding another link to its gene-editing therapy supply chain. | Vertex has inked a long-term supply agreement with Swiss CDMO Lonza to crank out global commercial supply of Casgevy. Under the deal, Lonza will produce Casgevy from its cell therapy manufacturing facilities in Geleen in the Netherlands and, eventually, its plant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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FDA approves UCB’s BIMZELX for multiple inflammatory conditions

Pharmaceutical Technology

UCB has received US FDA approval for BIMZELX (bimekizumab-bkzx) to treat adults with three inflammatory conditions.

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Bluebird bio lays off 25% of workforce as gene therapy pioneer struggles to stay afloat

Fierce Pharma

After bluebird bio acknowledged troubles keeping its business operational, the gene therapy biotech is launching a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce by about 25%. | After bluebird bio acknowledged troubles keeping its business operational, the gene therapy biotech is launching a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce by about 25%, or nearly 100 employees.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Ipsen crosses EU finish line with Alagille syndrome drug

pharmaphorum

After various twists and turns in the regulator path, Ipsen has secured EU approval for Kayfanda, its treatment for severe itching (pruritus) in patients with the rare liver disease Alagille syndrome (ALGS).Kayfanda (odevixibat) is labeled in the EU to treat cholestatic pruritus – itching caused by impaired bile formation or flow – in children aged six months and over with ALGS, a disease caused by a genetic mutation that leads to liver damage and jaundice.

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Contract manufacturer PCI pumps $365M+ into US, EU packaging projects

Fierce Pharma

Flush with new business, Philadelphia-based CDMO PCI Pharma Services is blueprinting multiple manufacturing outlays on both sides of the Atlantic. | PCI has “heavily invested” in new drug delivery tech at its Philadelphia headquarters, laid plans for a 545,000-square-foot expansion in Rockford, Illinois, acquired a new packaging and device assembly plant near Dublin, Ireland, and broken ground on another at its CityNorth Dublin campus.

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Roche launches 'revolutionary' pathogen detection tech

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Roche launches 12 in one test for respiratory virus, using its 'revolutionary' TAGS tech, that can be used in regular clinical labs

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Regeneron's stock drops as it loses bid to block Amgen's Eylea biosimilar

Fierce Pharma

Three months after a federal judge in West Virginia sided with Regeneron, blocking the market entry of two biosimilars for blockbuster eye disease drug Eylea, the same judge has rejected the c | Three months after a federal judge in West Virginia sided with Regeneron, blocking the market entry of two biosimilars for blockbuster eye disease drug Eylea, the same judge has rejected the company’s attempt to block Amgen’s Eylea biosimilar.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

This new white paper defines and details the impact of Decentralized Clinical Trials on the Pharmaceutical industry and how the impact can be measured along with steps companies can take to ensure adoption.

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Solution Spotlight: Insights Management Platform supports smart decisions

pharmaphorum

Discover how the Within3 Insights Management Platform can support smart decision-making with its innovative features and capabilities. Learn more about this powerful solution spotlight.

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AGC Biologics telegraphs layoffs, winds down production operations at Colorado plant

Fierce Pharma

As CDMOs across the industry continue to face pressure from a fluctuating biopharma business environment, AGC Biologics is charting another round of staff cuts and pumping the brakes at one of its | As part of the new restructuring push, AGC will lay off 68 employees at its cell and gene therapy plant in Longmont, Colorado, 17 employees at its commercial mammalian plant in Boulder, Colorado, and 10 employees in Bothell, Washington, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ale

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Astellas claims EU okay for first claudin 18.2 cancer drug

pharmaphorum

EU follows Japan and GB in approving Astellas' claudin 18.

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With Novo CEO on the hot seat at Senate hearing, PBMs and insurance concerns get the spotlight

Fierce Pharma

When government officials and politicians scrutinize high U.S. drug prices, the role of insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) often commands at least some of the attention. | At the Senate committee hearing on Novo Nordisk's prices for Ozempic and Wegovy, debate around insurance coverage and pharmacy benefit managers took up much of the conversation.

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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UCB, Biogen lupus drug scores in phase 3 trial

pharmaphorum

UCB and Biogen say their first phase 3 trial of their systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) candidate dapirolizumab pegol was a success, and a second is now expected to start before the end of the year.Data from the PHOENYCS GO study in moderate to severe SLE patients isn't available yet, but the partners say dapirolizumab pegol achieved a "clinical improvement" in the primary and secondary endpoints, including measures of disease activity and flares.

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Ahead of adcomm, FDA challenges broad use of PD-1 drugs in stomach cancer patients

Fierce Pharma

The FDA is having second thoughts about the broad labels it has granted PD-1 inhibitors in newly diagnosed stomach cancer, questioning whether restrictions should be placed on products from Bristol | The FDA is having second thoughts about the broad labels it has granted PD-1 inhibitors in newly diagnosed stomach cancer, questioning whether restrictions should be placed on products from Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck & Co. and BeiGene.

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AlgoTx completes pivotal phase 2 trial for ground-breaking CIPN treatment

Pharma Times

International trial marks leap forward in chemotherapy-induced neuropathy care

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Grand Rounds June 28, 2024: Using ChatGPT to Facilitate Truly Informed Medical Consent (Fatima N. Mirza, MD, MPH)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

                      Speaker Fatima N. Mirza, MD, MPH Chief Resident Department of Dermatology Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Slides Keywords Artificial Intelligence; ChatGPT; Informed Consent Key Points Artificial Intelligence (AI), when implemented thoughtfully in clinical settings, can lead to meaningful results for patients.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.