Month: October 2024

PC: You were recently on a panel entitled “Playing the Chess Endgame: Healthcare Policies Targeting Drug Commercialization.” What are the main points that the audience should take away from that presentation? Sarraille: I think unfortunately, the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act is going to be a bumpy thing, are going to be a lot […]

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/Sorapop.com Many non-elderly individuals in the United States find themselves on employer-sponsored insurance—154 million to be precise1—making it quite prevalent. As a result, KFF conducts a yearly survey featuring both private and non-federal public employers (three or more workers) in order to deliver the latest in the sector employer-sponsored health benefits, […]

At this year’s LogiPharma USA conference in Boston, a panel titled “Conveying Key Goals and Strategies Across the Value Chain,” discussed how collaborating with distributors and other logistical partners takes consistent and clear communication across the vast systems and networks that the pharmaceutical industry operates in. In an interview with Pharma Commerce, Lucy Alexander, capabilities […]

Ensuring That Product Labels Are Easily Understood Laura Johnson, senior director, sales, life sciences, Loftware, discusses ways to ensure that product labels are easily understood universally. Medicare Part D Smoothing Program: Impact on Access and Adherence The discussion explores how Medicare’s Part D smoothing program in 2025 might impact chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients’ access to […]

Challenges of Unclear Product Labeling on Patient Outcomes Drug labeling has become a key issue in the pharmaceutical industry. Mislabeling has frequently led to providers prescribing the wrong medications to their patients. In an interview with Pharm Exec, Laura Johnson, senior director, sales, life sciences, Loftware, discussed key challenges of drug labeling, ensuring that labels […]

Plan Ahead: Mastering Your AI Budget for 2025 Success Generative AI is just one part of the artificial intelligence and machine learning that is being used by life science organizations, emerging as a major area of interest and an area in which costs and ROI are still largely unknown. Pharmacists Serve as a “Golden Ticket” […]

Leverage AI to Lower Cost, Barriers to Cell Therapies Off-the-shelf cell therapies hold immense promise for revolutionizing precision medicine by offering accessible and affordable treatments. However, overcoming the immune system’s rejection and navigating the FDA’s approval process are crucial challenges. Could Semaglutide Offer An Alternative Solution to Opioid Use Disorder? Semaglutide, a GLP1-RA, shows promise […]

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/Nuchylee.com While the warnings about inabilities to comply with the 2013 Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) rose as the Nov. 27 deadline for full compliance approached, FDA stuck to its guns, insisting that compliance would be mandatory (with exceptions) by that date. Now, however, prodded by supply chain participants and […]

At this year’s LogiPharma USA conference in Boston, a panel titled “Conveying Key Goals and Strategies Across the Value Chain,” discussed how collaborating with distributors and other logistical partners takes consistent and clear communication across the vast systems and networks that the pharmaceutical industry operates in. In an interview with Pharma Commerce, Lucy Alexander, capabilities […]

At this year’s LogiPharma USA conference in Boston, a panel titled “Conveying Key Goals and Strategies Across the Value Chain,” discussed how collaborating with distributors and other logistical partners takes consistent and clear communication across the vast systems and networks that the pharmaceutical industry operates in. In an interview with Pharma Commerce, Lucy Alexander, capabilities […]

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/Sanchai.com Proper dementia care involves the recognition of cognitive impairment at an early stage, while being able to diagnose Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) in a timely fashion. Having the ability to identify this cognitive impairment early on allows for clinicians to evaluate patients for treatable factors that are sometimes […]

Navigating today’s healthcare system is increasingly complex for patients, especially those requiring chronic care or advanced treatments like cell and gene therapies. Patients often face barriers like coverage limits, prior authorizations, and high out-of-pocket costs, leaving them feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about accessing and affording necessary therapies. So, how can we make sure patients are […]

At this year’s LogiPharma USA conference in Boston, a panel titled “Conveying Key Goals and Strategies Across the Value Chain,” discussed how collaborating with distributors and other logistical partners takes consistent and clear communication across the vast systems and networks that the pharmaceutical industry operates in. In an interview with Pharma Commerce, Lucy Alexander, capabilities […]

In a video interview with Pharma Commerce, John Stefankiewicz, VP of Analytics, Cencora, explained that pharmacy deserts are increasingly prevalent due to the ongoing closure of pharmacies, which affects community access to essential healthcare services. In urban areas, the nearest pharmacy may be difficult to reach due to barriers like highways and inadequate public transport. […]

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/Cake78.com BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a medical technology company, and ten23 health, a Swiss contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), are teaming up to design a new way to track prefillable syringes (PFS) with the help of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.1 The objective of the partnership is to test out an […]