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Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Mastering Efficiency and Innovation

Pharma IQ

Explore how digital transformation, particularly cloud technology and AI enhances efficiency and patient outcomes.

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AstraZeneca staffers detained in China over patient data collection, drug imports: Bloomberg

Fierce Pharma

AstraZeneca has found its employees’ practices under the microscope of Chinese law enforcement years after an insurance fraud case. | AstraZeneca has found its employees’ practices under the microscope of Chinese law enforcement years after an insurance fraud case.

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With Direct-to-Patient Zepbound, Eli Lilly Takes a Stand Against Compounders and PBMs

MedCity News

Eli Lilly now offers vials of obesity medication Zepbound directly to self-pay patients at a nearly 50% discount off the drug’s list price. But more than offering patients a lower-cost alternative, this move represents a strategic stance against certain pharmaceutical industry players. The post With Direct-to-Patient Zepbound, Eli Lilly Takes a Stand Against Compounders and PBMs appeared first on MedCity News.

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FDA grants ODD to Abdera’s neuroendocrine carcinoma treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to Abdera Therapeutics’ ABD-147 aimed at neuroendocrine carcinoma.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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It’s All About the Small Things

PharmaTech

Qualifying material suppliers is a crucial step in ensuring safe and effective drug products.

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Biogen to seek approval for high-dose version of SMA stalwart Spinraza after trial win

Fierce Pharma

Over the last decade, three blockbuster drugs—Biogen’s Spinraza, Roche’s Evrysdi and Novartis’ gene therapy Zolgensma—have transformed the treatment landscape for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). | Biogen revealed that a portion of its phase 2/3 DEVOTE study met its primary endpoint, as a higher dose of Spinraza improved the motor function of treatment-naive infants with spinal muscular atrophy.

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China detains AstraZeneca workers in data, imports probe

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A "small number" of AstraZeneca employees have been detained in China in an investigation into suspected data privacy and drug import breaches

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Unpacking the High Cost of GLP-1 Drugs

Pharmaceutical Commerce

How can industry stakeholders ensure the quality and supply chain security of existing product?

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J&J bolsters Rybrevant-Lazcluze's case against AZ's Tagrisso with survival analysis

Fierce Pharma

Johnson & Johnson’s newly FDA-approved lung cancer combination of Rybrevant and Lazcluze is inching ever closer to a statistically significant survival showing, which could help it better chall | Johnson & Johnson’s newly FDA-approved lung cancer combination of Rybrevant and Lazcluze is inching ever closer to a statistically significant survival showing, which could help it better challenge AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso.

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First-in-class combination therapy authorised for endometriosis

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has licenced the first treatment (oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone [GnRH] receptor antagonist) in a new class of medicines for women in the UK with endometriosis. Relugolix combination therapy, Ryeqo (relugolix 40mg, estradiol 1mg, and norethisterone acetate 0.5mg), is authorised to treat endometriosis symptoms in adults.

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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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Can AI Help Fix Our Demographic Time Bomb?

MedCity News

By 2030, the U.S. expects shortages of 200,000 nurses and 124,000 physicians snd similar shortages are already being felt in the U.K. and elsewhere. Here’s how to build and train a modern healthcare workforce in the age of AI The post Can AI Help Fix Our Demographic Time Bomb? appeared first on MedCity News.

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Advanz wins stay on EU revocation of Ocaliva license

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EU General Court suspends decision to revoke the license for Advanz Pharma's primary biliary cholangitis drug Ocaliva.

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Cash-crunched ImmunityBio, on heels of FDA nod for Anktiva, lays off staffers

Fierce Pharma

With dwindling funds after a prior snub from the FDA, ImmunityBio’s journey to bag approval for its Merck-rivaling bladder cancer drug Anktiva wasn’t easy. | The drugmaker laid off 20 employees as it attempts to recoup from dwindling funds during its Anktiva launch in bladder cancer.

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Aptose Biosciences secures funds for AML treatment development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Aptose Biosciences has secured a loan of $10m through a facility agreement with Hanmi Pharmaceutical to develop tuspetinib.

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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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While America Rested on Labor Day, The Invisible Healthcare Workforce Carried On

MedCity News

Let’s envision a healthcare system where caregiving is valued as the essential work it is. Where technology and policy work hand in hand and no one has to choose between caring for a loved one and pursuing their own health and career goals. The post While America Rested on Labor Day, The Invisible Healthcare Workforce Carried On appeared first on MedCity News.

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HDA 2024 Traceability Seminar: Best Practices Amid the Forthcoming Stabilization Period

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In the second part of her interview with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Ilisa B.G. Bernstein, President of Bernstein Rx Solutions, LLC, discusses the best practices that compliance teams should consider as the end of the stabilization period approaches this November.

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In Europe, shortages of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to persist into Q4: letter

Fierce Pharma

Late last year, Novo Nordisk responded to a growing shortage of popular Ozempic with a plan to cut down on production of its older diabetes med Victoza to make room for more Ozempic. | The company and the European Medicines Agency warned European healthcare providers to continue limiting new patient prescriptions until the shortages let up.

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UAE MoHAP and Novo Nordisk partner for obesity management

Pharmaceutical Technology

The UAE has partnered with Novo Nordisk Pharma Gulf to develop a national scientific guide for obesity management and weight control.

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

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The Life Sciences Generative AI Council and a sustainable technological future

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Listen to the podcast interview with Manny Belabe from ArisGlobal as he discusses The Life Sciences Generative AI Council and its role in creating a sustainable technological future. Gain insights into the future of AI in life sciences.

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Pharma Pulse 9/5/24: FDA Wants Safer Cancer Drugs, Can Outcomes-Based Agreements Work for Weight Loss Drugs? & more

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Business strategies and top news in the biotech / biopharma industry, including market access, supply chain distribution and more.

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Astellas Gene Therapies to turn out the lights at South San Francisco production plant

Fierce Pharma

Several months after its parent company unveiled new labs and office space to unite cell and gene therapy research on the West Coast, Astellas Gene Therapies is turning out the lights at a Californ | Several months after its parent company unveiled new labs and office space to unite cell and gene therapy research on the West Coast, Astellas Gene Therapies is turning out the lights at a California production plant.

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Novavax wins FDA emergency approval for updated Covid-19 vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US regulatory agency has also approved updated versions of Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer / BioNTech’s in the past two weeks.

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Foundational ABM Building Blocks

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a key strategy for driving sustainable growth. Today, many B2B companies use ABM teams or technologies to make sales. But getting a program off the ground successfully doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Watch this webinar with Rachael Foster, Director of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo, and Dan Dolph, Manager of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo.

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Pharma’s ‘it’ therapy — a new drug class gaining steam

PharmaVoice

More companies are investing in protein degraders, which leverage a unique approach to harnessing the immune system in cancer, neurological diseases and more.

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HDA 2024 Traceability Seminar: Legal Advice for DSCSA Compliance Teams

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In an interview with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Ilisa B.G. Bernstein, President of Bernstein Rx Solutions, LLC, highlights the hard-hitting points that she anticipated will be covered during her session at the 2024 HDA Traceability Seminar.

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DEA raises production limits on Takeda's ADHD drug Vyvanse and generics as shortages continue

Fierce Pharma

With a shortage of ADHD drugs persisting, the DEA has raised production limits on Takeda’s Vyvanse and its generic versions by 24%, the agency said.

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Actimed’s ALS candidate wins FDA orphan drug designation

Pharmaceutical Technology

Actimed says S-oxprenolol shares a similar pharmacology to its lead product S-pindolol, which is being studied in cachexia.

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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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Samsung Acquires AI-Powered Prenatal Ultrasound Startup

MedCity News

Samsung announced its plans to acquire French medtech startup Sonio. The startup’s AI platform, which was cleared by the FDA last year, automates ultrasound reporting so that healthcare providers can conduct these exams with greater accuracy and efficiency. The post Samsung Acquires AI-Powered Prenatal Ultrasound Startup appeared first on MedCity News.

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Pharma Pulse 9/3/24: CrowdStrike VP to Testify on IT Outage, Embracing FSPs & more

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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Gilead's Trodelvy triplet underwhelms, but bolsters company's phase 3 lung cancer design: exec

Fierce Pharma

Gilead Sciences has been looking for a win for Trodelvy after two surprise trial failures earlier this year. | Gilead Sciences has been looking for a win for Trodelvy after two surprise trial failures earlier this year. But it looks like that win won’t come from a triplet regimen that combines the antibody-drug conjugate with Merck’s Keytruda and chemotherapy in newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer.

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ESC 2024: GLP-1RAs show lower CV risk in 32,883-strong meta-analysis

Pharmaceutical Technology

GLP-1RAs’ reduce CV risk, including reducing all-cause mortality and risk of MI, promoting weight loss and enhancing blood pressure control.

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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.