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Sanofi's Zantac settlement is worth $100M, or $25K per claimant: Bloomberg

Fierce Pharma

Sanofi will pay $100 million—or approximately $25,000 each—to roughly 4,000 claimants who filed lawsuits saying that the French company failed to warn users that its heartburn medicine Zantac (rani | Sanofi will pay approximately $25,000 per person to roughly 4,000 claimants who filed lawsuits saying that the French company failed to warn users that its heartburn medicine Zantac (ranitidine) can cause cancer, Bloomberg reported.

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Vistagen’s on-demand nasal spray could provide a novel option for social anxiety

PharmaVoice

The fast-acting medication is one of a few new approaches being tested for the crippling condition.

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Soon-Shiong's ImmunityBio bags FDA approval for Anktiva to challenge Merck in bladder cancer

Fierce Pharma

After a merger and an FDA rejection, celebrity businessman and biotech entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong’s ImmunityBio has landed the company’s first U.S. | After a merger and an FDA rejection, celebrity businessman and biotech entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong’s ImmunityBio has landed the company’s first U.S. approval in the cancer immunotherapy Anktiva.

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Why the Commonwealth Fund Created a Task Force for Employer-Sponsored Insurance

MedCity News

The Commonwealth Fund recently launched the National Task Force on the Future Role of Employers in the U.S. Health System. In 2025, the task force will release a blueprint of actionable recommendations on how employers can improve their coverage. The post Why the Commonwealth Fund Created a Task Force for Employer-Sponsored Insurance appeared first on MedCity News.

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AI in Marketing & Sales: Today’s Tools, Tomorrow’s Potential

Speaker: Kevin Burke

AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.

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Ahead of Alnylam's key heart disease readout, experts say Pfizer rival would be hard to displace

Fierce Pharma

As a closely watched readout from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' Amvuttra in the rare heart disease transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is expected in a few weeks, experts suggested the RNA si | As an all-important readout from Alnylam’s Amvuttra in the rare heart disease ATTR-CM is expected in a few weeks, experts suggested that the RNA silencer may have a hard time challenging Pfizer’s tafamidis franchise despite a last-minute trial design change.

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MedCity FemFwd: What Needs To Happen to Improve Preeclampsia Rates?

MedCity News

In this episode, we’re joined by John Auerbach, senior vice president of federal health at consulting firm ICF. He discusses rising preeclampsia rates and how stakeholders need to act. The post MedCity FemFwd: What Needs To Happen to Improve Preeclampsia Rates? appeared first on MedCity News.

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Hospital Discharge Backlogs Impacting Patient Outcomes

MedCity News

Hospital readmissions have a two-fold impact. They not only drive up the cost of care, but they also create a glut of surplus patients in hospitals waiting to be discharged to a limited number of beds at a partner skilled nursing facility. The post Hospital Discharge Backlogs Impacting Patient Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.

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Ipsen signs $1.8bn RNA drug alliance with Skyhawk

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Ipsen agrees $1.8 bn alliance with Skyhawk Therapeutics focused on RNA-modulating drugs for rare neurological diseases.

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How Real-World Data Is Helping Close the Rural-Urban Health Divide

MedCity News

Real-world analysis can provide insights into how factors largely out of rural residents’ control impact health outcomes and access to medical care. The post How Real-World Data Is Helping Close the Rural-Urban Health Divide appeared first on MedCity News.

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With $75m cash injection, SynOx plans ph3 rare tumour trial

pharmaphorum

Ireland’s SynOx Therapeutics has completed a second-round financing, raising $75 million, as it prepares to take its drug for tenosynovial giant cell tumour (TGCT) into phase 3 trials. TGCT is a rare disease affecting the joints and tendons caused by overproduction of the protein CSF-1, which stimulates the proliferation of various cell types, inflammation, and destruction of the matrix of the joint.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Takeda, Astellas & Sumitomo Mitsui Form Joint Venture to Lift Japanese Innovation From ‘Valley of Death’

MedCity News

Two Japanese pharmaceutical companies and a bank are teaming up to form a joint venture to advance therapeutic discoveries from academia. The focus will be innovation from universities in Japan. The post Takeda, Astellas & Sumitomo Mitsui Form Joint Venture to Lift Japanese Innovation From ‘Valley of Death’ appeared first on MedCity News.

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BMS preps for CAR-T growth with $380m Cellares deal

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Bristol-Myers Squibb has shored up manufacturing of its CAR-T therapies by reserving exclusive capacity wt contract manufacturer Cellares in $380m deal

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Which Medtech Startups Will Take Part in the MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect Contest?

MedCity News

The diagnostics/medical device track focuses on cardiology this year. The post Which Medtech Startups Will Take Part in the MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect Contest? appeared first on MedCity News.

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Pharma Pulse 4/22/24: Will Synthetic, AI-Based Digital Humans Change Pharma and Life Sciences? Climate Change Increases Rate of Infectious Diseases & more

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’

MedCity News

Two months after a cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary halted payments to some doctors, medical providers say they’re still grappling with the fallout, even though UnitedHealth told shareholders on Tuesday that business is largely back to normal. The post Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’ appeared first on MedCity News.

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NICE backs wider NHS use of multiple myeloma drug Nexpovio

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NICE backs wider NHS use of multiple myeloma drug Nexpovio Phil.

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Delivering the Right Approach for Virtual Primary Care: 3 Key Insights

MedCity News

The key is having a holistic approach that identifies the top two or three critical issues and tailors the primary care solution to address those needs. The post Delivering the Right Approach for Virtual Primary Care: 3 Key Insights appeared first on MedCity News.

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Health Canada approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA for gastric cancer treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

Health Canada has approved Merck’s KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) therapy for use in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing-chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for adult gastric cancer patients.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Transforming Denials Management: Insights and Best Practices for Your Organization

MedCity News

Focusing on these areas can help healthcare organizations reduce the incidence of denials, optimize revenue cycle performance and enhance overall patient satisfaction. The post Transforming Denials Management: Insights and Best Practices for Your Organization appeared first on MedCity News.

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From Toggling Tediously Between Systems to Achieving Whole-Person Care

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The rationale behind transforming case management in healthcare.

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Avidity Biosciences gets grant for polynucleic acid conjugate for treating FSHD through rna interference

Pharmaceutical Technology

Discover how Avidity Biosciences' patented polynucleic acid molecule conjugate targets the DUX4 gene to combat FSHD. Learn more about this groundbreaking approach in gene therapy.

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Widening adoption of animal-free reagents for endotoxin testing

European Pharmaceutical Review

The USP Microbiology Expert Committee is due to vote on the proposed Chapter <86> to approve bacterial endotoxin testing using non-animal derived reagents between 21 June and 1 July 2024. Jaap Venema , Chief Science Officer, USP shared with EPR that the chapter is helping to guide manufacturers how to the adopt these methods and provides “a path to wider adoption”.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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BioMarin Pharmaceutical gets grant for treatment of adolescent PKU patients using AVPAL variant

Pharmaceutical Technology

Discover how BioMarin Pharmaceutical's patent for PAL variants offers a groundbreaking method to treat PKU in adolescents. Administering AvPAL variants weekly over 50 weeks effectively reduces blood phenylalanine levels.

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New NIHR HRC launched for cardiovascular and respiratory medicine

PharmaTimes

The launch is part of the NIHRs £42m funding to establish 14 new HRCs across England

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Boehringer Ingelheim Strikes Regenerative Med R&D Deal Spanning MASH & More Liver Diseases

MedCity News

The first FDA-approved MASH drug doesn’t treat patients with liver cirrhosis. A new Boehringer Ingelheim/Ochre Bio collaboration is researching regenerative medicines that could treat patients in this most advanced stage of the fatty liver disease. The post Boehringer Ingelheim Strikes Regenerative Med R&D Deal Spanning MASH & More Liver Diseases appeared first on MedCity News.

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Study links dementia antipsychotics to higher risks of serious health outcomes

PharmaTimes

The neurodegenerative condition currently affects more than 944,000 people living in the UK

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Datopotamab deruxtecan by Daiichi Sankyo for Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) (Superficial Bladder Cancer): Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Datopotamab deruxtecan is under clinical development by Daiichi Sankyo and currently in Phase I for Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) (Superficial Bladder Cancer).

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Navigating the New Frontier: Key Considerations in Pharma’s Partnership with Influencers

PM360

The collaboration between social media influencers and pharmaceutical companies holds promise of reshaping the future of healthcare when it comes to accurate credibility and authenticity. In recent years, the convergence of influencer marketing and the pharmaceutical industry has opened up new avenues for communication and engagement in healthcare. In an ever-evolving landscape, the intersection has emerged as a promising new frontier.

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Datopotamab deruxtecan by Daiichi Sankyo for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Datopotamab deruxtecan is under clinical development by Daiichi Sankyo and currently in Phase II for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.

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Bringing Innovation Back to Copay

PM360

An industry poised for progress will need to take the steps that reinvent copay technologies, and improve patient affordability programs. The opportunity to reshape an industry doesn’t come along every day. Two decades ago copay savings programs were once a novel idea: instant rebate cards that financially assisted millions of patients in accessing vital medications, treatments, and therapies that would otherwise be unaffordable to them.

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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