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Corporations: “get healthcare costs under control”

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Purchaser Business Group on Health shows signs that corporate executives might be warming to the idea of government getting more involved to rein in the excesses of the healthcare system. It’s affecting their bottom lines, and they won’t stand for that.

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Sorry, the Inflation Bill won’t lower healthcare costs

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s health insurance subsidies and drug pricing reforms will improve health care affordability for Americans but won’t do a damn thing for our overall healthcare costs, which will keep rising. A staggering 85% of healthcare costs in the U.S. Finally, there are healthcare administrative costs.

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New FDA head needs to examine the accelerated approval program

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The analysis focused on Medicare Part B and Part D spending — which covers outpatient medical care and prescription drugs, respectively, — in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the researchers said. Between 2011 and 2018, cumulative spending on 44 FDA-approved oral targeted therapy drugs was $3.5

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The rise of prescription drug abuse and drug diversion

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As prescription drug abuse has grown in the US and Europe, the diversion of such treatments from legitimate sources has also increased. Drug diversion is the channelling of prescription drugs from a medical source into the illegal market. Why drug diversion represents a challenge.

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Innovating allergy drug delivery with a needle-free alternative

European Pharmaceutical Review

However, reports and surveys say that only half of people with an epinephrine needle-injector prescription consistently carry their device, 4 and for patients and caregivers who do carry a needle-injector, more than half either delay or do not administer it in an emergency. Hand (N Y). 2007; 2(1):5-11. Derived from IQVIA Claims Data, 2023.

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Voice is Becoming the Loudest Tool in the Exam Room

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The line from the 2011 Pixar “Cars” sequel (trust me, as a parent of two, I have seen it countless times) points to the practical implication for voice technology. While this sort of innovation might not be a surprise in the automotive category, its breadth of functional benefits for patients and healthcare providers (HCPs) might be.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 For use as prescription drugs, a botanical product must be approved by the FDA: to date, only two have gained this approval. 2 Approach taken by regulators in the UK The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates herbal medicines in the UK. 13 Currently, over 350 herbal remedies have been granted a THR licence.

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