Thu.Mar 07, 2024

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Boehringer Ingelheim cuts monthly out-of-pocket inhaler prices to $35 for US patients

Fierce Pharma

As one of Boehringer Ingelheim's asthma competitors catches scrutiny over pricing and access concerns, the company itself is taking steps to cut patient costs in the U.S. | Starting on June 1, patients will only have to shell out a maximum of $35 per month for Boehringer Ingelheim inhalers in the U.S.

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Answering 7 Key Questions About Change Healthcare’s Cyberattack

MedCity News

The aftermath the cyberattack on Change Healthcare remains messy, with patients across the country still struggling to obtain their prescriptions. The federal government has even stepped in to help address the fallout of the attack, urging payers to quickly alleviate the digital bottlenecks that providers and pharmacies are facing.

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After withdrawal, GSK touts another Blenrep combo win as analysts build blockbuster case for the myeloma ADC

Fierce Pharma

GSK has more trial evidence to support a potential comeback for its withdrawn antibody-drug conjugate Blenrep. | GSK has more trial evidence to support a potential comeback for its withdrawn antibody-drug conjugate Blenrep. And analysts are already assigning blockbuster sales figures to the medicine.

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Blue Shield of California CEO on PBM Shakeup: ‘It’s Going to Become the Norm’

MedCity News

During a fireside chat hosted by MedCity News at ViVE, Blue Shield of California CEO Paul Markovich discussed the company’s decision to largely move away from CVS Caremark as its PBM and partner with several other companies.

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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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Eli Lilly flags bacteria, impurity concerns in fake and compounded versions of popular GLP-1 meds

Fierce Pharma

With the swelling popularity of Eli Lilly’s diabetes med Mounjaro and its weight loss counterpart Zepbound, unauthorized copycats continue to emerge, posing a growing safety risk. | The company republished an open letter reiterating its commitment to taking legal action against scam sellers after discovering bacteria and impurities in some of the fraudulent meds.

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Novo Nordisk Obesity Pill Flashes the Potential to Beat Wegovy in Weight Loss

MedCity News

Novo Nordisk reported its weight loss pill amycretin led to greater weight loss measured at 12 weeks compared to clinical trial results for its blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy. But these results are from a small Phase 1 study and more testing is needed.

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Sleep Meds Don’t Work for 9 out of 10 People with Chronic Insomnia – Here’s What Does

MedCity News

As we approach Sleep Awareness Week® 2024, which emphasizes the importance of sleep as a major contributor to a person’s overall health, it is also an important reminder to prioritize getting enough quality sleep.

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Despite pharma growth, Merck KGaA's CDMO slowdown plays into company's overall sales decline

Fierce Pharma

After posting revenue increases for six straight years, including double-digit growth in 2021 and 2022, Merck KGaA took a hard fall last year, with its global sales

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Gilead and MSD say weekly oral therapy controls HIV

pharmaphorum

Gilead and MSD showcase once-weekly oral HIV regimen at CROI congress, as ViiV presents new data on injectable Cabenuva in patients with low adherence to daily oral therapy

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Fierce Pharma Asia—Eisai's Leqembi outlook; Sumitomo's downsizing; Kyowa Kirin's expansion

Fierce Pharma

In separate updates from Japanese drugmakers, Eisai presented new projections for its Biogen-partnered Alzheimer's disease med Leqmebi, while Sumitomo Pharma initiated a round of layoffs | Eisai presented updated projections for Alzheimer's disease drug Leqembi. Sumitomo Pharma initiated a round of layoffs in the U.S. Kyowa Kirin is building a new biologics facility in North Carolina.

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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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GSK scores again with Blenrep in multiple myeloma

pharmaphorum

GSK continues to build the case for its multiple myeloma therapy Blenrep, which was pulled from the US market last year, with another positive phase 3 trial. The BCMA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), given in a regimen with pomalidomide plus dexamethasone (PomDex), was shown to be more effective at preventing disease progression or death than Johnson & Johnson’s $10 billion-a-year anti-CD38 antibody Darzalex (daratumumab) with PomDex in the head-to-head DREAMM-8 trial.

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Cellares Innovates With Automated Cell and Gene Therapy Platform

PharmaTech

Cellares CEO Fabian Gerlinghaus shares how an automated, closed-production platform with a small footprint can dramatically impact cost savings and scalability for cell and gene therapies.

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UK access disparity resolved as NICE backs RCC therapy

pharmaphorum

NICE decision on Ipsen’s Cabometyx and MSD’s Keytruda in first-line kidney cancer ends a disparity in access within the UK.

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Navigating the Current Funding Slowdown While Securing Capital

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In this Pharmaceutical Commerce video interview, Emma Banks, CEO of ramarketing, discusses the biggest roadblocks to the widespread adoption of novel modalities, and how new biotech companies can navigate the current funding slowdown while securing the capital crucial for their success.

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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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Boundless Bio files IPO, and other biotech financings

pharmaphorum

Boundless Bio made a play to become the seventh US biotech to seek a public listing in 2024, ending a brief hiatus in IPO activity after a busy start to the year.

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Pharma Pulse 3/7/24: Rite Aid Enters into APA, S.E.C. Investigates OpenAI & more

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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US researchers develop algorithm test to identify aggressive ovarian cancers

PharmaTimes

Ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma is the most common form of aggressive ovarian cancer

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UK manufacturing and R&D to benefit from new £360m investment

European Pharmaceutical Review

On 4 March, ahead of the Spring Budget , the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced a significant investment package for the UK life sciences and manufacturing sectors. A total of £360 million is set to boost UK manufacturing and R&D. Joint government and industry investment of £92 million will help to expand facilities to manufacture life-saving medicines and diagnostics products.

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

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NHS to ensure people eligible for very high-risk breast screening are referred

PharmaTimes

Secondary breast cancer is an important risk factor after receiving radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma

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Employing MALDI-TOF MS for microbial identification in sterile drug manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

A paper published in Frontiers in Microbiology has described an innovative strategy for microbial identification and contamination investigation during sterile manufacturing of drugs. The approach utilised matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for microbial identification. Over a period of three months, two hundred ninety-two samples were collected covering multiple critical components of raw materials, personnel, environment, and production

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Final Analytical Procedures Guidance Published

PharmaTech

FDA has published final guidance documents regarding validation and development of analytical procedures.

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Indian Institute based research boosting pharmaceutical industrial R&D and revenue

Pharmatutor

Indian Institute based research boosting pharmaceutical industrial R&D and revenue admin Thu, 03/07/2024 - 14:23 Pharmaceutical research conducted by institutes plays a crucial role in boosting industrial research and development (R&D) in the pharmaceutical sector. These institutes, often affiliated with universities or independent research organizations, contribute significantly to advancing scientific knowledge, discovering new drugs, and fostering innovation.

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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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J&J’s growing rare disease focus brings a potential multi-use treatment to the table

PharmaVoice

The head of J&J’s autoantibody programs believes nipocalimab is unique among potential rare disease drugs because it can harness a common thread among them.

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CTS Europe: The roadmap for generative AI in the pharma industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

AI remained one of the main talking points at CTS Europe, as the roadmap for generative AI was mapped out.

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FDA Approves Tocilizumab-aazg as Biosimilar to Actemra for Multiple Indications

Pharmacy Times

Tocilizumab-aazg (Tyenne; Fresenius Kabi) is the first approved biosimilar to tocilizumab (Actemra; Genentech) as both intravenous and subcutaneous.

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Sionna raises $182m to double down in cystic fibrosis drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Sionna could have four candidates in clinical trials in 2024, amidst a cystic fibrosis landscape that is dominated by Vertex.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Telemedicine Usage Increased for Pediatric Asthma Following COVID-19 Pandemic

Pharmacy Times

Individuals with persistent asthma and at least 1 complex comorbidity were more likely to use telemedicine, the results of the study showed.

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Gilead and Merus enter trispecific antibody discovery deal

Pharmaceutical Technology

Gilead Sciences has entered an agreement with Merus for the discovery of dual tumour-associated antigens targeting trispecific antibodies.

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GLP-1/GIP Dual Agonist Tirzepatide and its Effect on Current Weight Loss Therapy

Pharmacy Times

Promising data have emerged suggesting a significant weight loss benefit for patients using GLP-1 agonists and GLP-1/GIP dual agonists.

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Alumis secures $259m to develop therapies for immune dysfunction

Pharmaceutical Technology

Alumis secured $259m in a Series C funding round to develop its clinical-stage pipeline of therapies designed to address immune dysfunction.

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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