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CVS Health helps patients prevent, manage chronic disease

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 13, 2017
CVS believes pharmacists must play an important role in helping these patients manage their health.

CVS Health has released an article about making it easier for patients to prevent and manage chronic disease. Read More »

Amgen's Fourier trial for Repatha meets primary and secondary endpoints

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 15, 2017
The key secondary composite endpoint involved whether the drug could reduce cardiovascular death.

Amgen's Fourier trial for Repatha met its primary composite endpoint and the key secondary composite endpoint. Read More »

Health Affairs Blog comments on the Cures Act, FDA Draft Guidance

Mark Iandolo | Jun 15, 2017
The new administration has stated generally that they will work to eliminate

The Health Affairs Blog, a vehicle for commentary on health policy and issues, recently wrote about how the Cures Act and FDA Draft Guidance suggest flexibility on communication of real-world drug impacts. Read More »

Daiichi Sankyo, Inspirion Delivery Sciences to market RoxyBond tablets in U.S.

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 16, 2017
Available in three dosage strengths, the product will be marketed as Tablets CII.

Daiichi Sankyo Inc. will take the helm on handling U.S. commercialization of the FDA-approved RoxyBond (oxycodone hydrochloride) oral-use medication manufactured by Inspirion Delivery Sciences LLC, the companies announced recently from their respective New Jersey hubs. Read More »

Study shows promise for antiandrogens in prostate cancer treatment

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 16, 2017
The study compared the antiandrogen therapy with radiation therapy plus placebo.

The American Pharmacists Association (APA) recently announced that new research shows adding 24 months of antiandrogen therapy with daily bicalutamide to salvage radiation therapy led to an increase in survival rates and for patients with recurrent prostate cancer. Read More »

Enanta and AbbVie receive green light to study hepatitis C drug

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 16, 2017
The drug is the second protease inhibitor Enanta has collaborated on with AbbVie.

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s New Drug Application (NDA) for its pan-genotypic regimen of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P), developed in conjunction with AbbVie, has been accepted by the U.S Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

OneOme's Rightmed test can pinpoint best medications for patients

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 16, 2017
The test delivers a cost-effective, comprehensive, personalized pharmacogenomic analysis of 22 genes.

OneOme, the company behind the OneOme RightMed pharmacogenomics test, recently delivered a statement about how DNA has the power to minimize medication trial and error and help people with heart conditions improve their cardiovascular treatments. Read More »

ReachBio Research Labs launches cellPrism to deliver customized in-vitro assays

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 16, 2017
The drug development platform is designed to deliver a spectrum of customized in-vitro assays.

ReachBio Research Labs recently announced that it launched cellPrism, a drug development platform designed to deliver a spectrum of customized in-vitro assays to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Read More »

Astellas, Seattle Genetics reveal new urothelial cancer treatment data

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 16, 2017
Urothelial cancer surfaces most often in the bladder.

Astellas, a global pharmaceutical corporation with U.S. headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois, and biotechnology company Seattle Genetics recently publicized findings on their enfortumab vedotin (ASG-22ME) treatment for a type of cancer commonly manifesting in the bladder. Read More »

Sanofi Pasteur announces U.S. availability of Quadracel vaccine

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 16, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control recommends that children between the ages of 4 and 6 receive the vaccines that Quadracel provides.

Sanofi Pasteur's Quadracel vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to protect children between the ages of 4 and 6 against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and poliomyelitis. Read More »

FDA authorizes Aristada in diverse doses to combat schizophrenia

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 16, 2017
A common difficulty in medication administration is dosage adherence.

Alkermes PLC’s Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) injectable medication has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an extended-release injectable suspension to treat schizophrenia. Read More »

FDA asks Endo to suspend sales of injectable opioid

Carol Ostrow | Jun 17, 2017
The abuse and manipulation of reformulated Opana ER by injection resulted in a serious disease outbreak.

After documenting recent product abuse, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Endo Pharmaceuticals to voluntarily remove its reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) opioid medication from circulation, stating that risks may now outnumber benefits. Read More »

Teva launches generic version of Zetia in U.S.

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 17, 2017
Individuals with elevated blood cholesterol levels are at risk of developing heart disease.

Global generic pharmaceutical giant Teva recently released its generic version of Zetia (ezetimibe) in 10mg tablets to address total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) blood cholesterol levels for U.S. patients, company officials announced from Jerusalem headquarters. Read More »

Omnicell, CompleteRX partner to support Massachusetts pharmacy services

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 17, 2017
 The comprehensive medication distribution and management solution will be used in 49 SOPS facilities.

Omnicell Inc. announced an agreement with CompleteRX to develop a medication distribution model for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Office of Pharmacy Services. Read More »

Sandoz introduces authorized generic version of Pataday

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 17, 2017
The solution relieves eye-itching caused by allergies.

Sandoz has introduced the authorized generic version of Alcon Research Ltd.'s Pataday, an olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution. Read More »

Drug Channels comments on CMS's report on Medicare Part D and DIR

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 17, 2017
According to Drug Channels, the CMS report will change the way the industry and consumers deal with rebates.

Drug Channels, a website providing expert insights on pharmaceutical economics and the drug distribution system, recently commented on a new report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, titled “Medicare Part D – Direct and Indirect Remuneration.” Read More »

Study shows gifts, relationships with drug company representatives, influence physicians

John Breslin | Jun 19, 2017
Researchers don't believe doctors are being bought in the traditional sense, but that they may be swayed by simple human interaction.

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that doctors are influenced by gifts and their relationships with drug company representatives. Read More »

Merck pauses enrollment in Keytruda's Phase III studies

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 19, 2017
Keynote-185 enrolled patients with newly diagnosed and treatment naïve multiple myeloma.

Merck has paused enrollment in two Keytruda clinical trials. Read More »

MD Logistics to expand Indiana operations, creating 50 new jobs

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 19, 2017
The company, which was founded in Indiana, plans to invest roughly $3.7 million to renovate its Plainfield operations site.

MD Logistics, a third-party logistics company that works with pharmaceutical companies, will expand its Indiana operations, creating 50 new jobs in the process. Read More »

Health Affairs Blog reviews issue of surprise medical bills

American Pharmacy News Reports | Jun 19, 2017
Surprise medical bills occur when patients cannot avoid being treated by providers outside their health plan’s contracted network.

The Health Affairs Blog, a vehicle for commentary on health policy and issues affecting the health care industry, recently release an article on surprise medical bills. Read More »

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