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As mpox outbreak spreads across Africa, Siga's antiviral Tpoxx misses the bar in Congo study

Fierce Pharma

Just as a new strain of mpox spreads across Africa, results from a preliminary analysis of a study that began during the 2022 viral outbreak stands to provide more clarity on the clinical benefit o | Despite missing the trial's primary endpoint of time to lesion resolution, the study suggested that the treatment may be most beneficial for those treated early and those with severe disease.

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CMS Touts First Negotiated Drug Prices, But Greater Impact Expected in Future Rounds

MedCity News

The first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations now have new prices set to take effect in 2026. Industry observers note that most of these drugs are older products facing generic competition soon, so greater industry impact will come as the program expands to more drugs in years to come. The post CMS Touts First Negotiated Drug Prices, But Greater Impact Expected in Future Rounds appeared first on MedCity News.

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US court rules for AstraZeneca, erasing Pfizer's $107.5M jury award in patent infringement case

Fierce Pharma

Less than three months after a Delaware federal jury ordered AstraZeneca to pay $107.5 million to Pfizer in a patent infringement case, a Delaware judge has nullified the award and invalidated the | Less than three months after a Delaware federal jury ordered AstraZeneca to pay $107.5 million to Pfizer in a patent infringement case, a Delaware judge has nullified the award and invalidated the patents behind the original lawsuit.

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What Will the Future of Retail Health Look Like?

MedCity News

Retailers aren’t giving up on healthcare — but they are trying to be more strategic in their efforts to disrupt the space. As these companies re-strategize, experts think they need to center their efforts on building trust and fostering long-term patient engagement. The post What Will the Future of Retail Health Look Like? appeared first on MedCity News.

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Increase Revenue With Better, Faster Sales Onboarding

Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.

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B. Braun, Baxter launch separate recalls over particulate concerns and excess endotoxin levels, respectively

Fierce Pharma

So far in August, the FDA has announced two separate drug recalls on its website: one related to particulate concerns and the other thanks to high endotoxin levels. | So far in August, the FDA has announced two separate drug recalls on its website: one related to particulate concerns and the other thanks to high endotoxin levels. While neither recall has resulted in any safety flags or side effect reports so far, the issues stemming from the faulty products could be severe, the drugmakers have w

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Good Measures, Point32Health Launch Food as Medicine Partnership

MedCity News

Through a new partnership with Good Measures, some Point32Health members have gained access to nutrition counseling, food tracking and other services. The post Good Measures, Point32Health Launch Food as Medicine Partnership appeared first on MedCity News.

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Streamlined Participant Payments Unlock Clinical Trial Access for All

MedCity News

Participant payment options should include a variety of stipend and micropayment methods to meet participant preferences. Increasing the diversity of payment methods with both banked and unbanked options enhances flexibility, catering to a diverse and international participant base with varying payout needs. The post Streamlined Participant Payments Unlock Clinical Trial Access for All appeared first on MedCity News.

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The TROP2 race for supremacy

Fierce Pharma

The TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate race has heated up among three Big Pharma companies: Gi | In this week’s episode of “The Top Line,” Fierce executive editor Eric Sagonowsky chats with Angus Liu about his feature story on the three TROP2 front-runners.

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Lessons from COVID: Tuskegee impacts still erode trust in healthcare, but hope shines through

PharmaVoice

A long-time leader in public health and outreach to people of color, Dr. Reed Tuckson offers the lessons he learned from the COVID pandemic and how pharma can better serve those communities.

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Incyte builds GvHD presence with Niktimvo approval

pharmaphorum

FDA clears Incyte's potential blockbuster Niktimvo as a treatment for chronic GvHD, making it a companion to the company's Jakafi for the disorder.

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

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Back to School and Oral Health

MedCity News

As we send our kids back to school this fall, let’s remember that a healthy smile is about more than looks — it’s about giving our children the best possible start in life, free from the pain and distraction of dental problems, which are likely to occur if left untreated. The post Back to School and Oral Health appeared first on MedCity News.

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How clinical trials can use AI responsibly and effectively

Pharmaceutical Technology

Strong measures must be in place to safeguard confidential patient data when deploying AI to optimise clinical trial translations.

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AstraZeneca said to be wavering on £450m UK vaccine plant

pharmaphorum

AstraZeneca's plan to invest £450m in a vaccines plant in the UK has been thrown into doubt by a bid to slash state aid, reports FT

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Maximizing ROI in Medical and Disease Education Programs: A Marketing Analytics Perspective

Eversana Intouch

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare marketing, understanding audience engagement and measuring success is paramount. In a recent PM360 Think Tank article , Iyiola Obayomi, SVP, Managing Director of Analytics, shared his expertise on mastering metrics. Let’s explore key insights from his perspective. Audience-Centric Metrics: Historically, marketers relied on superficial metrics like likes and shares.

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Using Generative AI in Sales: Pros, Cons, and Considerations According to Sellers

Are your sellers unsure about using AI in their day-to-day workflows? Or are they eager to try but uncertain where to start? They might be asking: Which tasks are best suited for AI? How will using AI affect my relationship with my customers? With so many tools available, which ones are the most useful to me? To help answer these and other common questions about using AI during the sales cycle, we surveyed B2B sellers who were early adopters to get their insight and advice about how to use gen A

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AI chatbots struggle to interpret patient descriptions

pharmaphorum

Large language models (LLMs) find it hard to identify genetic conditions based on patient-written descriptions, say NIH researchers.

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McMaster drug trial receives more than $6m to test smallpox vaccine against mpox

PharmaTimes

Children accounted for the majority of mpox cases and deaths in the DRC since June 2023

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PBC drug choices rise in US with OK for Gilead's seladelpar

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FDA approves Gilead's Livdelzi for primary biliary cholangitis, setting up a contest with Ipsen's recent launch Iqirvo in the second-line setting

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Experimental Malaria Vaccine Found to be Safe in Multiple Trials in Mali

PharmaTech

National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases collaborated with the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali to conduct the trials.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Theramex's uterine fibroid drug Yselty backed for NHS use

pharmaphorum

A daily oral therapy for uterine fibroids has been recommended for NHS by NICE, providing a new option for around 30,000 women in England and Wales.

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The Future of Launch Excellence is Generative AI

PharmExec

How drugmakers can reap value from using generative AI in their market-entry strategies and decision-making, including mitigating launch challenges and enhancing the customer conversation.

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Innovative vaccine demonstrates sustained malaria immunisation in pregnancy

European Pharmaceutical Review

Two trials ( Phase I and Phase II ) of a vaccine given to healthy adults from Mali has demonstrated its potential as a safe and effective way to immunise against malaria, prior to and during pregnancy. In one trial, the PfSPZ vaccine was evaluated in 300 healthy women ages 18 to 38 years. These individuals hoped to become pregnant soon after being vaccinated.

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From Potential to Value: Carving a Slice of the CGT ‘PIE'

PharmExec

The importance of pre-approval information exchange (PIE) with payers and other strategic considerations to help navigate today’s market access challenges and regulatory requirements in bringing promising cell and gene therapies to the market.

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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.

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Extending the Stabilization Period

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In this part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Michael Rowe, Two Labs’ Senior Director of DSCSA/Serialization Compliance Services, predicts the likelihood of stabilization period postponement.

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A Roadmap to Pharma Resilience

PharmExec

To safeguard patient access to life-saving medications, pharma companies must prioritize building robust resilience strategies that encompass IT systems, inventory management, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance.

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Medicare reveals results of drug price negotiations

PharmaVoice

The agency said the first round of pricing talks, which involved drugs like the blood thinners Eliquis and Xarelto, will result in $6 billion in savings for taxpayers.

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Study identifies new disease-inducing mechanism for inflammatory bowel disease

PharmaTimes

Combined, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis affect over 500,000 people in the UK

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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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Gilead’s PBC therapy Livdelzi bags accelerated approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Livdelzi is said to be effective against primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) for patients unresponsive to standard-of-care therapy.

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FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Gilead’s Livdelzi for the Treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis

PharmExec

Approval of Livdelzi is based on results from the Phase III RESPONSE study, which demonstrated improved key biochemical markers and reduced pruritus.

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Evotec slashes workforce by 400 people in “difficult market” 

Pharmaceutical Technology

Evotec’s CEO Christian Wojczewski had previously announced a strategic reset after shutting down its gene therapy business earlier this year.

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Opening the Door: Omvoh

PharmExec

OncLive serves as the connection to oncology, including groundbreaking cancer news and interviews with top oncologists in multimedia formats.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.