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Merck releases updated KEYTRUDA data

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 14, 2016
The data came from trials designed to assess KEYTRUDA's ability to treat cHL.

Merck has released updated data from two clinical trials designed to assess KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), its anti-PD-1 therapy developed to treat patients who have relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). Read More »

Teva Pharmaceuticals names new Global Generic Medicines Group's president

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 14, 2016
Dipanker Bhattacharjee will serve as Teva's President and CEO of Global Generic Medicines Group

Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries has appointed Dipanker Bhattacharjee president and CEO of its Global Generic Medicines Group, effective immediately. Read More »

Eiger announces advancements in exendin 9-39 program

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 14, 2016
Eiger has seen clinical and regulatory advancements in its exendin 9-39 program.

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals has announced clinical and regulatory development advancements of exendin 9-39, which was developed to treat post-bariatric hypoglycemia. Read More »

Walgreens study shows health engagement linked to automated health tracking

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 14, 2016
Automated health tracking can lead to the improvement of long-term health engagement.

A Walgreens study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Translational Science Institute demonstrated that long-term health engagement can be meaningfully improved by automated health tracking. Read More »

Merck releases KEYNOTE-024 trial results

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 14, 2016
The trial, according to Merck, showed a positive health-related quality of life.

Merck continued its release of KEYTRUDA results by reporting that its Phase 3 KEYNOTE-024 clinical trial demonstrated positive health-related quality of life. Read More »

Merck releases KEYNOTE-013 KEYTRUDA data

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 14, 2016
The data showed KEYTRUDA demonstrated an ORR of 41 percent.

Merck recently released KEYTRUDA data demonstrating an overall response rate of 41 percent in patients with relapsed or refractory primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. Read More »

CVS Health launches Transform Diabetes Care program

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 15, 2016
The Transform Diabetes Care program focuses on three key components to help improve outcomes and reduce overall health care spend in diabetes.

CVS Health has launched Transform Diabetes Care, its new program set up to assist pharmacy benefits management clients in the improvement of member health outcomes, to decrease costs with aggressive trend management, and to cut medical costs by refining medication adherence. Read More »

Cognition initiates CT1812 trial in U.S.

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 15, 2016
CT1812 was developed to treat Alzheimer's disease.

Cognition Therapeutics has initiated testing of CT1812 in clinical trials in the United States. Read More »

aTyr announces Resolaris trial results

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 15, 2016
The trial evaluated Resolaris' ability to treat LGMD2B and FSHD.

aTyr Pharma has released results of its exploratory clinical trials designed to evaluate the safety and potential activity of Resolaris in treating LGMD2B and FSHD. Read More »

AcelRx submits application for ARX-04 to FDA

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 15, 2016
AcelRx submitted an NDA for ARX-04 for the treatment of patients who experience moderate-to-severe acute pain in medical settings.

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals has submitted a New Drug Application for ARX-04 (sufentanil sublingual tablet, 30 mcg) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

Express Scripts enhances its SafeGuardRx program

Jeff Gantt | Dec 16, 2016
SafeGuardRx focuses on the treatment of hepatitis C and cancer.

Express Scripts' enhancements have been applied to its SafeGuardRx programs, which focus on the treatment of hepatitis C and cancer. Read More »

Castle Creek finalizes exclusive license agreement for Arlevert

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 16, 2016
Castle Creek will receive the rights to Arlevert from Hannig Arzneimittel.

Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals' exclusive license agreement for the rights to Arlevert in the United States has been finalized. Read More »

Bayer sBLA for myBETAapp, BETACONNECT accepted by FDA

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 16, 2016
The sBLA for both products has been accepted for review by the FDA.

Bayer's supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for myBETAapp and the BETACONNECT Navigator has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

Protagen launches NavigAID SSc

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 16, 2016
NavigAID SSc is designed to assist pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies develop SSc drugs.

Protagen AG has launched NavigAID SSc, its disease stratification assay that was developed to assist pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with their efforts to develop drugs to treat Systemic Sclerosis. Read More »

Tort reform legislation filed in Missouri following massive talc verdicts

John Breslin | Dec 19, 2016
Lawmakers want to move quickly after three jury verdicts this year against Johnson and Johnson over claims that its talc-based products caused ovarian cancer.

Legislators in Missouri will move in the next session to bring the state into line with most of the rest of the country by heightening the standard on expert witness testimony in civil trials. Read More »

EMD Serono taps Barry as chief compliance officer

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 20, 2016
Brian Barry has been appointed EMD Serono's new chief compliance officer.

EMD Serono, subsidiary of Merck KGaA, has appointed Brian Barry as its chief compliance officer with oversight of the development and execution of EMD Serono’s comprehensive compliance program. Read More »

Par Pharmaceuticals begins shipping generic form of ZETIA

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 20, 2016
Ezetimibe is the generic version of ZETIA.

Endo International subsidiary Par Pharmaceutical has begun the shipping process for ezetimibe 10 mg tablets, which is the generic form of ZETIA, developed by Merck. Read More »

AARP study reveals savings potential from generic drugs

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 20, 2016
The cost of brand name products have risen 15.5 percent while generic drugs have decreased by 4 percent.

The results of a new study conducted by AARP show that pharmaceutical prices for brand name products has increased drastically. Read More »

CVS Health trumpets standing during Analyst Day

American Pharmacy News Reports | Dec 20, 2016
Strategies for long-term growth and shareholder value were discussed at the most recent Analyst Day.

CVS Health recently held its annual Analyst Day, a meeting in which the discussions of strategies for long-term growth will be driven and shareholder value were held. Read More »

New report shows effects of Zika on pregnancies

Jeff Gantt | Dec 22, 2016
Of 442 pregnant women who had Zika, 6 percent saw one or more birth defects.

According to a report published in the most recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, scientists were able to determine that 6 percent of pregnancies after contracting the Zika virus infection resulted in one or more birth defects linked to Zika using data from the U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry. Read More »

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