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Polypharmacy is a Health Killer: Personalized Medication Management is the Answer

MedCity News

We cannot change the fact that some patients must take multiple drugs, but we can certainly change how we manage it with careful coordination and communication among healthcare providers, and personalized medicine practices such as pharmacogenomics.

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Astellas Pharma CEO Q&a (Part 2): We Have To Have Alternatives for Prescription Medicine Business

MedCity News

In part 2 of our Q&A, Okamura addresses the need for biopharma companies to leverage digital technologies in disease management. The post Astellas Pharma CEO Q&a (Part 2): We Have To Have Alternatives for Prescription Medicine Business appeared first on MedCity News.

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Delivering Precision Care to Manage Neurodegenerative Diseases

MedCity News

Precision medicine for neurodegenerative conditions has the potential to radically change the way patients are treated and managed over time.

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How Employers Can Get Started in the Food as Medicine Movement

MedCity News

Employers have a responsibility to support the food as medicine movement and help employees who are food insecure, said Jay Bhatt, managing director of Deloitte Services and managing director of the Center for Health Solutions and Health Equity Institute.

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Novartis, after slimming down, boosts growth projection through the end of the decade

Fierce Pharma

As he introduced Novartis’ meet-the-management event Thursday in London, CEO Vas Narasimhan hammered home Novartis’ status as a streamlined, “pure-play, innovative medicines” company and the succes | Novartis has adjusted its compound annual growth rate expectation from 5%-plus to 6%-plus through 2029.

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Pharmacy benefit managers inflate drug prices and decrease competition while consumers pay the price. Does the FTC have the medicine to fix it?

MedCity News

Many have never heard of a pharmacy benefit manager, mega-profitable companies that control what consumers pay for prescription drugs. The FTC’s new probe needs to go far to change the status quo.

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Alternative Therapies for Pain Management in Senior Care

MedCity News

While traditional pain management methods like medication were once the go-to approach, alternative therapies are emerging as a viable and holistic approach to addressing this issue. Chronic pain, an enduring concern for many older adults, is no longer confined to the traditional realm of pharmaceuticals.