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Kmart Pharmacy offers reduced pricing for epinephrine pens

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 2, 2017
The generic version of Adrenaclick is now available for free for patients with commercial insurance.

To make health care more affordable for those who need it, Kmart Pharmacy is reducing the price of epinephrine auto-injector pens. Read More »

New medication from Teva available for asthma treatment

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 2, 2017
AirDuo RespiClick was approved by the FDA in January in three dosage options: 55/14 mcg, 113/14 mcg and 232/14 mcg.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has launched AirDuo RespiClick, an inhalation powder for the treatment of asthma in patients 12 and older. Read More »

Amgen, Novartis seek cure for Alzheimer's-related migraines

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 2, 2017
Amgen will receive payments from Novartis beginning this year, as the companies share costs.

Amgen and Novartis are working together to fight against migraines with erenumab, an expanded commercial collaboration building on a global neuroscience collaboration in Alzheimer's disease and migraine established in 2015. Read More »

DelMar decreases public holdings by $700,000

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 3, 2017
DelMar intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.

DelMar Pharmaceuticals Inc., a company fighting for cancer patients and therapies, decreased its public stock aggregate share from 2.77 million to 2.08 million this month. Read More »

Biopharma Corp. wraps up latest acne product trial

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 3, 2017
BPX-01[1] is a “non-oil-based topical gel with fully solubilized minocycline.

BioPharmX Corp., a leading pharmaceutical company developing and promoting health products for the dermatology and women’s market, revealed it has completed the “last subject visit in its Phase 2b trial,” as of March. Read More »

PharmaCyte Biotech to receive 2017 Buzz of BIO award

Carrie Bradon | May 3, 2017
Among topics to be discussed will be drug discovery, biomanufacturing, biofuels and cell therapy.

PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc., announced that they would be winning the 2017 Buzz of BIO "Pipelines of Promise" award prior to the 2017 BIO International Convention. Read More »

Lineup announced for May 16-18 pharmaceutical convention

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 3, 2017
Magid Abou-GharbiaMoulder, from the Temple University School of Pharmacy, will present

The biggest pharmaceutical event series in the world, the CPhl, will take place May 16-18 in Philadelphia and feature over 55 speakers. Read More »

Genentech sees promising results in carcinoma drug's Phase II study

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 5, 2017
These Phase II results support the scientific rationale for potentially combining TECENTRIQ and Avastin in people with this type of kidney cancer.

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, recently announced its Phase II IMmotion150 study delivered promising results. Read More »

Purdue Pharma promotes Barton to general counsel

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 5, 2017
Maria Barton, a vice president at the company, will also become a member of the executive committee.

Purdue Pharma L.P.'s Maria Barton has been promoted from deputy general counsel to general counsel. Read More »

Amgen's Repatha approved for single-dose delivery option in Europe

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 6, 2017
The drug will have centralized marketing authorization in 28 countries in the European Union.

The European Commission has adopted a decision to change the Repatha (evolocumab) marketing authorization, approving a new single-dose delivery option. Read More »

Pfizer releases results from ORAL Strategy study of Xeljanz

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 6, 2017
The study found that XELJANZ 5mg plus MTX demonstrated non-inferiority vs. Humira plus MTX.

Pfizer Inc. recently released top-line results for ORAL Strategy, a Phase 3B/4 study of XELJANZ (tofacitinib citrate) 5mg twice daily in the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Read More »

AbbVie's eight-week Viekirax + Exviera program gets positive reviews

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 6, 2017
The Viekirax + Exviera treatment is approved as a 12-week treatment in the European Union for GT1b chronic HCV-infected patients.

AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, recently announced its Viekirax + Exviera eight-week treatment program has been granted a positive opinion by the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency. Read More »

FDA accepts Mylan's application for MYL-1401H

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 6, 2017
The proposed drug will add to the company’s expansive oncology portfolio.

Mylan's Biologics License Application for MYL-1401H, a proposed biosimilar to Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

Pfizer's inotuzumab ozogamicin accepted for priority review

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 8, 2017
The FDA had granted the drug Breakthrough Therapy designation in October 2015.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Pfizer's Biologics License Application for inotuzumab ozogamicin. Read More »

Kaiser Permanente's neonatal sepsis rick calculator reduces antibiotic use on newborns

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 8, 2017
The risk calculator allows the hospital to better target infants at high risk for bacterial infections.

Kaiser Permanente has published research in JAMA Pediatrics that showcases the development of a neonatal sepsis risk calculator that has safely reduced antibiotic use by nearly 50 percent in newborns. Read More »

Singer Lovato helps release mental health documentary

Mark Iandolo | May 8, 2017
Demi Lovato served as executive producer of the documentary

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., five leading mental health advocacy organizations and singer, songwriter and mental health advocate Demi Lovato recently released "Beyond Silence," a documentary about their experience with speaking out for mental health. Read More »

Celgene Corp.'s Sunbeam trial for patients with RMS meets primary endpoint

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 9, 2017
The randomized Sunbeam trial, which enrolled 1,346 RMS patients in 20 countries, involved a year-long study.

Celgene Corporation recently announced that the primary endpoint has been met for its Phase III Sunbeam trial, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of ozanimod, an investigational oral, selective S1P 1 and 5 receptor modulator, in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). Read More »

Imprimis, SightLife Surgical bring Serum Tears to corneal surgeons

American Pharmacy News Reports | May 9, 2017
It is estimated that 12 million individuals suffer from moderate to severe dry eye in the U.S.

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc., and SightLife Surgical have signed a sales and marketing agreement in which SightLife will be offering Imprimis' autologous eye drops, Serum Tears, which have been specially formulated for patients suffering from chronic dry eye who require more than traditional treatment. Read More »

Analyst argues PBMs help keep drug prices down

John Breslin | May 9, 2017
Two bills, one in the House and one in the Senate, centering on the transparency of PBMs have been filed ths year.

Pharmacy benefit managers should be praised for helping to keep down the cost of prescription drugs, rather than attacked by Congress and others, according to one health policy adviser. Read More »

Express Scripts announces plan to provide discounted medications to uninsured

John Breslin | May 11, 2017
InsideRx, a program by Express Scripts designed to provide drug discounts to the uninsured, already has partners in Walgreens and CVS, a spokeswoman said.

A major pharmacy benefit manager has announced a program to provide discounted drugs to uninsured Americans. Read More »

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