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The financial toxicity of treating cancer

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billion in 2015 and $208.9 These cost estimates include cancer-attributable costs for medical services and oral prescription drugs. National costs for cancer care were estimated to be $190.2 billion in 2020 (2020 U.S. dollars), an increase of 10 percent that is only due to the aging and growth of the U.S. population.

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The perfect storm is coming for pharma

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Retail price increases for widely used brand name prescription drugs consistently exceeded the rate of general inflation between 2006 and 2020. In 2020, retail prices for 260 brand-name prescription drugs widely used by older adults increased by an average of 2.9 In contrast, the general inflation rate was 1.3

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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, suppose I want to go and buy some Oxycodone, Adderall, or any other prescription painkiller.

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Um, about that diabetes drug that helped patients lose weight

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According to JAMA, “the estimated prevalence of diabetes increased significantly between 1999-2000 and 2017-2018, and only an estimated 21% of adults with diagnosed diabetes achieved all 3 risk factor control goals in 2015-2018” There are many reasons for obesity, from cultural to psychological, and although we would love it to go away (..)

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Mental health apps and services may be doing more harm than good

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Cerebral will stop writing prescriptions for Adderall, Ritalin, and other controlled substances to new ADHD patients as concerns grow about telehealth companies’ prescribing practices. Some of the advice offered by these apps and services can be downright harmful.

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FDA rejects Spectrum’s lung cancer drug poziotinib

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The FDA started its standard 10-month review of poziotinib in February, with the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date for a decision falling directly on the Thanksgiving holiday. Spectrum licensed worldwide rights to poziotinib – excluding Korea and China – from Hanmi in back in 2015.

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Senju Pharmaceutical and Novaliq close agreement for dry eye disease therapy

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NOV03 is the first and only water-free and preservative-free prescription treatment for dry eye disease, and targets the evaporation of tears by forming a monolayer at the tear film’s air-liquid interface. The agreement covers rights for the development, manufacture and commercialisation of NOV03 in the country. to treat dry eye disease.