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New Partnership Brings ‘Food Is Medicine’ Programs to Veterans

MedCity News

The Rockefeller Foundation is funding two produce prescription pilot programs at VA healthcare systems in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Houston, Texas.

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Disruption in healthcare is coming

World of DTC Marketing

America’s profit-riddled healthcare-industrial complex consumes 17% of GDP, equivalent to $3.6trn a year. However, changes are slowly being implemented that could lower healthcare costs. Healthcare is ripe for disruption, but any attempt to disrupt our state of healthcare has been met with pushback and challenges.

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What do future healthcare CEOs look like?

World of DTC Marketing

American healthcare is in trouble. I have to laugh when I hear that a pharma company is patient-centric because that’s become a slogan to make employees feel good about themselves while the costs of prescription drugs increase every year. Highest-paid CEOs in 2019: Who made the list from healthcare. This has to end.

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UK approves prescription-only melatonin drug for childhood ADHD

Pharmaceutical Technology

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Colonis Pharma’s melatonin oral solution for the treatment of sleep-onset insomnia in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Prescription-only vs OTC. Colonis Pharma is a subsidiary company within Clinigen.

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Owlet Announces FDA-Clearance of the First Prescription Pulse Oximetry Sock for Infants

Legacy MEDSearch

Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) of BabySat , the first medical pulse-oximetry device featuring its advanced, wire-free sock design. Innovation in the baby care space matters because some of the largest issues facing caregivers and healthcare providers have yet to be solved. To learn more, visit www.owletcare.com. Are you hiring?

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Good Rx? Actually not

World of DTC Marketing

When they say compare prescription drug prices, they mean the cost of a prescription if you aren’t using insurance. When you use GoodRx, ALL that data regarding your prescription transaction is collected and stored. Right now, there’s a lot of investment hype around Food Rx. And advertising?

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Navigating the Challenges of Healthcare Marketing in a Highly Regulated Industry

LEVO Health

With strict regulations and a rapidly evolving landscape, healthcare marketing requires a diverse and skilled team. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) The FD&C Act regulates the marketing and promotion of prescription drugs, medical devices, and other healthcare products.