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'The Top Line': A special episode on Narcan, the life-saving nasal spray

Fierce Pharma

It is the first naloxone product to be approved for use without a prescription. In this episode of 'The Top Line' we replay an important show from April 28, 2023 regarding Narcan. | This week on "The Top Line," we revisit an episode on Narcan the nasal spray.

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ICER weighs in on Medicare price negotiations with new appraisals of BMS' Eliquis, J&J's Xarelto

Fierce Pharma

ICER submitted a special report to CMS weighing evidence on Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer’s Eliquis and Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s Xarelto to treat nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), the condition where both drugs garner most of their prescriptions. As a new age of price negotiations dawns in the U.S.,

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Leading speciality pharmacies in pharma

Pharmaceutical Technology

Speciality pharmacies play a crucial role in medication dosing, disease and side effects management, and patient care. Speciality pharmacies provide comprehensive medications for individuals with serious medical conditions requiring complex treatments, including cancer, cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, hepatitis, HIV, and others.

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Fewer Prescribers Are Driving NBRx Than You Think—Here’s Why

PM360

According to a 2021 study by Statista, 40% of prescriptions written in 2005 were for brand-name medications. 1 How is this possible, given that more than 20,000 prescription drugs are currently in circulation in the U.S. By 2020, that percentage plummeted to just 8%.

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What the latest DEA Proposed Rule Means for Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances

Nixon Gwilt Law

Notably, this rulemaking does not propose to implement the “special registration” for telemedicine providers the DEA has been promising since the Ryan Haight Act passed in 2009. Instead, it would create a new regulatory category of the “practice of telemedicine.”

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A scientific approach to irrational consumer choices

World of DTC Marketing

The FDA wrote, “the researchers concluded that drug companies who create drug advertisements, as well as regulators who are responsible for reviewing promotional material, should pay special attention to ensuring that images accurately reflect drug efficacy.” ” Uh…no. appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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Edelman Trust Barometer raises questions

World of DTC Marketing

After two years of pandemic fatigue, healthcare trust is at an all-time low, according to Edelman’s Trust Barometer Special Report on Trust in Healthcare. However, the public is aware that they may need prescription drugs to manage chronic health conditions. Still, the report may be too generalized for every healthcare player.