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May 9th 2024
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FDA Issues Alert on Unproven Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
May 10th 2012The Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and patients about injuries and death associated with the use of an experimental procedure sometimes called "liberation therapy" or the "liberation procedure" to treat chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI).
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H. D. Smith Signs Three Year Prime Vendor Agreement with PharmacyGPO Buying Group
May 8th 2012H.D. Smith, among the nation's largest pharmaceutical wholesalers, recently announced a 3-year prime vendor agreement with PharmacyGPO, a buying group that services independent community pharmacies across the United States.
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Walgreens Adds 6 Medications to Oral Oncology Clinical Program
May 3rd 2012Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy is adding 6 medications to its oral oncology cycle management program, in a significant expansion of the comprehensive treatment and support program it provides to benefit patients, physicians and payers.
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FDA Approves Afinitor for Treatment of Non-Cancerous Kidney Tumors
April 30th 2012Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Afinitor (everolimus) tablets for the treatment of adult patients with kidney tumors known as renal angiomyolipomas and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), who do not require immediate surgery.
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FDA Approves Votrient for Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma
April 27th 2012The United States Food and Drug Administration approved Votrient (pazopanib) to treat patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma who have previously received chemotherapy. Soft tissue sarcoma is a cancer that begins in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, and other tissues.
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URAC's Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation Incorporates Best Practices for Treating Chronic Conditions
April 25th 2012URAC developed a specialty pharmacy accreditation program because it is one of the key distribution channels for pharmacy benefit management, and it extends URAC's consumer protection and empowerment efforts in managed care pharmacy.
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MHA Specialty Pharmacy Solutions (MHA) Develops Clinical Therapy Management Application
April 24th 2012Managed Health Care Associates, Inc (MHA), announced the launch of MHA Clinical Therapy Management (CTM), a proprietary application used to assist pharmacies in the clinical management of patients utilizing specialty therapies.
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BioPlus Launches "TAP App" for Physicians to Monitor Patient Specialty Pharmacy Treatments
April 16th 2012BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy has launched TAP App, a new proprietary, secure web-based portal that connects physicians with extensive information about their patients who are being treated through BioPlus's specialty pharmacy.
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Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Names Industry Veteran Gary Rice Vice President of Clinical Services
April 12th 2012Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest, privately owned specialty pharmacy, announced today that Gary Rice, RPh, a veteran specialty pharmacy executive, has joined Diplomat's executive team as vice president of clinical services.
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AnaptysBio Announces Strategic Antibody Discovery Partnership with Celgene Corporation
April 12th 2012AnaptysBio, Inc, a privately held therapeutic antibody company, recently announced a strategic partnership with Celgene Corporation to develop novel antibodies against multiple therapeutic targets.
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Novartis Launches the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) to Catalogue World's Cancer Cell Lines
March 30th 2012Novartis and the Broad Institute have developed a cancer cell line encyclopedia that catalogues the genetic and molecular profiles of almost 1000 human cancer cell lines used in drug research and development.
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New Legislation Aims to Help West Virginians with Chronic Illnesses
March 26th 2012Cost-sharing practices that limit access to vital medications for West Virginians with serious health conditions may soon be alleviated thanks to a bill just introduced in Congress. The bi-partisan legislation, supported by the American College of Rheumatology, the Arthritis Foundation, and other medical and patient groups, has been introduced by Rep David B. McKinley (R,WV) and Rep Lois Capps (D,CA).
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GlaxoSmithKline announced today that the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) to the FDA voted 11 to 2 that evidence from clinical studies support a favorable benefit–risk assessment for use of Votrient in treating patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma who have received prior chemotherapy.
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