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Obesity, diabetes drugs push Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to top of pharma's growth pack in Q2

Fierce Pharma

As the coronavirus surged and subsided, several biopharma companies experienced exaggerated revenue spikes and troughs. | Thanks to sales of their metabolism drugs, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly posted the biopharma industry’s largest revenue gains in the second quarter—by far. Meanwhile, only six of the industry’s top 20 firms experienced revenue decreases, with Pfizer's sales dropping a whopping 54%.

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Successful Drug Launches in a Digital-Forward Market: Q&A with Bridget Seay, Executive Director of Customer Experience & Commercial Consulting, epocrates

PharmExec

Bridget Seay of epocrates delves into drug launches in a digital-forward market, exploring how pharmaceutical companies can navigate complex patient journeys, strike a balance between traditional and digital marketing tactics, and ethically engage with healthcare professionals and empowered patients amidst ever-changing regulations.

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Stada in 'exploratory talks' about possible sale, CEO says, but nothing is certain

Fierce Pharma

Speculation that Stada Arzneimittel may be looking for a buyout has largely been confirmed after the company’s CEO said as much in a recent German-language news story. | Responding to recent acquisition rumors, Stada Arzneimittel's CEO Peter Goldschmidt told the German Press Agency, “Whether and when STADA might be sold is solely the decision of our owners; Bain Capital and Cinven.

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43K Patients in California Could Get Refunds, Bill Corrections As Part of Discounted Care Settlement

MedCity News

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare in California has begun notifying 43,000 patients about their eligibility for billing corrections and refunds. The system’s patient outreach effort is a result of a recently settled lawsuit filed against Santa Clara County. In the complaint, former patients alleged the county did not inform them about its hospitals’ charity care and discount payment policies, leading them to have to pay large bills.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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How Biogen outbid a rival 'large-cap' pharma to claim Reata for $7.3B

Fierce Pharma

Biogen’s $7.3 billion buyout of Skyclarys-maker Reata Pharmaceuticals surprised some industry watchers last month. | Biogen’s $7.3 billion buyout of Skyclarys-maker Reata Pharmaceuticals surprised some industry watchers last month. But it turns out Biogen wasn’t the only drugmaker jockeying for the Texas-based rare disease outfit, a new securities filing shows.

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Drug Shortages Not Only Exacerbate Healthcare Burnout But Can Also Harm Patient Care

MedCity News

The second quarter of 2023 ended with 309 active drug shortages, the highest total in nearly a decade, according to a new report from ASHP. One of the organization’s executives pointed out that drug shortages have two major impacts on health systems: they create a lot of extra work for the pharmacy department, and they force clinicians to make tough decisions about patient care that could potentially result in worse patient outcomes.

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Gilead Partners With Startup Getting Its Tentacles Into New Biologic Drug Territory

MedCity News

Gilead Sciences is partnering with Tentarix Biotherapeutics, a startup developing multifunctional antibody drugs that it calls “Tentacles.” Tentarix’s technology offers the potential to selectively address targets in cancer and inflammation.

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As COVID-19 vaccine makers gear up to launch updated shots in the private market, can the new vaccines keep up with the virus?

Fierce Pharma

As COVID-19 vaccine makers gear up to launch updated shots in the private market, can the new vaccines keep up with the virus?

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Who is Supporting Family Caregivers? [Sponsored]

MedCity News

The role of the family caregiver is considered part of the cycle of life. But it can be time consuming and stressful, especially if caregivers have to balance their role with a job, raising children, and other aspects of family life. The topic will be one of many discussed at the HLTH event in Las Vegas from October 8-11.

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Sandoz says its biosimilar matches Eylea in another threat to Regeneron's blockbuster

Fierce Pharma

With its blockbuster eye drug Eylea, Regeneron is already juggling between a recent FDA rejection and new competition. Meanwhile, biosimilar players are also eying a piece of the pie. | With its blockbuster eye drug Eylea, Regeneron is already juggling between a recent FDA rejection and new competition. Meanwhile, biosimilar players are also eying a piece of the pie.

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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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CPHI to return to Milan in 2024

European Pharmaceutical Review

CPHI, the global pharmaceutical event that spans the entire supply chain from ingredients and finished dosages to machinery, bio, and packaging will return to Fiera Milano (Rho) in 2024. The exhibition, which will take place from 8-10 October 2024, is being hosted in Milan for the second time in three years in recognition of the massive pharmaceutical ingredients and manufacturing industry in the region.

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MedArrive, Heartbeat Health Team Up To Offer In-home Cardio Care

MedCity News

In-home provider MedArrive can now connect members of its payer customers, particularly Medicaid plans, to Heartbeat Health for virtual cardiovascular services, the companies announced Tuesday.

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Researchers publish early results with new interleukin-targeting antibody

Pharmaceutical Technology

The biologic was able to halt disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis with the same effectiveness as gold-standard treatment Remicade.

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Fine-Tuning, Prompt Engineering are Keys to Delivering Real Generative AI Solutions to Commercial Pharma Operations Today

MedCity News

Generative AI further enhances the value of prompt engineering by synthesizing important insights from various interactions, including text, images, compliant transcripts, and call notes. By automating this process, generative AI quickly transforms on-the-ground insights into robust analytics.

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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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Report: Hospitals Mark Up Medication Prices by 500%

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Analysis requested by PhRMA indicates that these facilities charge anywhere from two to seven times what they originally paid.

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Evernorth: 3 Actionable Insights To Help Health Plans Improve Cancer Care

MedCity News

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are effective cancer treatments, but are expensive. Understanding the least-costly settings for administering treatments, leveraging genomic testing and following evidence-based guidelines can help health plans optimize cancer care, according to Evernorth Research Institute.

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Demand for weight loss drugs soars to nearly half of Americans

PharmaVoice

Drugs like the buzzy Ozempic are high on consumers’ radar — but lofty barriers to access remain.

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Pfizer Expands to Multiple Myeloma With FDA Approval for New Antibody Drug

MedCity News

Oncology is already a big piece of Pfizer’s drug lineup. The portfolio is expanding to multiple myeloma with FDA approval of Elrexfio, a bispecific antibody that targets the cancer protein BCMA.

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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.

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Evgen releases data from SFX-01 trial

PharmaTimes

The study is specifically analysing the company’s new enteric coated tablet formation of the drug - News - PharmaTimes

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How hospitals can use price transparency data to negotiate better contracts with payers

Clarify Health

More than just a buzzword, healthcare price transparency has become a pivotal tool for helping providers negotiate better contracts with payers. Providers can use price transparency data to enhance contracting efficiency, demonstrate value to improve their position, and, ultimately, help propel greater affordability for patients. Understanding healthcare price transparency Historically, healthcare contracting, billing practices, and prices have been shrouded in mystery.

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Calliditas reveals results from vital NefIgArd study

PharmaTimes

The study concerns the use of Nefecon among adult patients with primary IgA nephropathy - News - PharmaTimes

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Woman of the Week: Novartis’ Christy Siegel

PharmaVoice

The oncology portfolio general manager for breast and women’s cancers, discusses the company’s recent “landmark” trial and how her family’s history connects her to patients.

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Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

When selecting a clinical supply provider, consideration often focuses upon the manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution capabilities available that will, at face-value, be sufficient to meet the needs of the sponsor and their trial. However, there are human-based and knowledge-driven factors that are often overlooked that go beyond these basic physical capabilities and are integral to the development and delivery of high performing clinical supply chains.

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Capsule Application Lab services

PharmaTech

Introducing Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients' groundbreaking enteric manufacturing technology - the Capsugel® Enprotect® capsule. This unique bi-layer capsule with the Coni-Snap® secure closure design ensures leak-free containment and maximum delivery of APIs. By utilizing HPMC and HPMC-AS polymers, it protects acid-sensitive APIs and enables rapid dissolution release at pH 6.8 without the need for additional excipients.

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Where 3 Years In Spine Medical Sales Can Get You: Our 150th Episode With Shannon Mays

Evolve Your Success

From spine medical sales to visionary leadership: Join us in celebrating a remarkable milestone as we present the 150th episode of our podcast, featuring the accomplished Shannon Mays with host Samuel Adeyinka. Shannon reveals how three years of growth can transform careers and industries alike. He shares his inspiring journey from an entry-level position in the world of spine medical sales to becoming a visionary leader and an invaluable contributor to the industry.

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14 Best Sales Podcasts for Inside and Outside Reps

Spotio

You’re a field sales rep, so you spend a lot of time on the road, traveling from one prospect to the next. The question is, do you spend this time wisely? The best sales podcasts will help make sure you do. Podcasts have been around for nearly two decades, but they’ve only become popular in the last few years. How popular? There are now 100 million podcast listeners in the US alone.

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Lilly Completes Spate of Acquisitions

PharmaTech

The completion of three acquisitions of Versanis Bio, Sigilon Therapeutics, and DICE Therapeutics boosts Eli Lilly and Company’s product pipeline in obesity, diabetes, and immunology.

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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Adheris Health Rebrands to MedAdvisor Solutions

PM360

Adheris Health, a MedAdvisor company, announced today that they have rebranded as MedAdvisor Solutions as part of a global initiative to consolidate the MedAdvisor business units and B2B brands into one global B2B brand and enterprise structure. This rebrand unifies MedAdvisor Solutions as a global leader of innovative, pharmacy-driven patient engagement solutions.

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vWD Market Growth Driven by the Increasing Use of Recombinant vWF

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to GlobalData’s recent von Willebrand Disease (vWD): Opportunity Analysis and Forecast report, the vWD market is expected to see significant growth during the 2022–32 forecast period

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Viseon Inc. Announces Commercial Rollout and Initial Clinical Use of the 4K MaxView® System for Advanced Digital Visualization During Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Legacy MEDSearch

Viseon Inc. announced the US commercial rollout and initial clinical use of the First-of-its-Kind 4K Advanced Visualization System for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. The Viseon MaxView 4K System is an enabling, towerless, state-of-the-art, advanced visualization system involving no capital equipment expense and occupying no operating room footprint, most accommodating in an ASC setting.

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Empowering Sales Success: The Vital Role of Clinical Specialists in Medical Devices

Rep-Lite

In the ever-evolving landscape of medical devices, achieving sales success goes beyond traditional selling techniques. Clinical specialists play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between product knowledge and real-world applications. These highly skilled professionals bring valuable expertise and insights, enabling sales teams to make informed decisions and drive sales in the competitive healthcare market.

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Accelerating Clinical Supply Through Integrated Drug Development

As the development pipeline for new drugs continues to grow, biopharmaceutical companies are re-evaluating how to best manage and balance resources across an increasing number of development projects and complex clinical trials. There are two approaches that can be used to speed a drug from development to clinic faster: timeline compression and parallel processing, but only one that considers the benefits of integrating clinical supply into the overall drug development process.