Australian retail pharmacy enters clinical trials market
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NOVEMBER 15, 2023
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Why Is CVS Health Clinical Trial Services Closing?
XTalks
MAY 24, 2023
Leading health solutions company CVS Health recently disclosed that its clinical trial business will shut down just two years after its initiation in May 2021. The company will gradually wind down its CVS Health Clinical Trial Services unit with full exit by December 31, 2024.
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Veteran pharmacy professor G P Mohanta gets Acharya PC Ray Gold Medal Award
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The HoD of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the CL Baid Mehta College of Pharmacy in Chennai, Prof. Guruprasad Mohanta has been bestowed with the prestigious Acharya P C Ray Gold Medal Award 2023 instituted by the Bengal branch of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA).
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e-pharmacies informed CDSCO they are only providing online platform connecting users & pharmacies: Minister
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
AUGUST 14, 2023
The Union ministry of health and family welfare has said that most of the e-pharmacies in the country have informed the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) that they are only providing an online platform connecting the users and the licensed pharmacies, in response to the show-cause notice from the drug regulator sent early this […] (..)
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Pharmacy chain Walgreens plans to disrupt clinical trial sector
pharmaphorum
JUNE 17, 2022
Walgreens is the latest US retail pharmacy giant to have a go at disrupting the clinical trials industry, with the launch of a new business unit that will tap into its reserve of patient data, as well as the ability to recruit patients across its retail network. Photo by Stephanie Rhee on Unsplash.
Decoding diseases: The AI renaissance in clinical trials
Drug Discovery World
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Deepika Khedekar , Associate Centralized Clinical Lead at IQVIA, explains how artificial intelligence could make clinical trials more accurate, accessible and standardised. Tapping into the capabilities of AI One reason AI may accelerate clinical trials is its ability to rapidly process and analyse vast amounts of data.
Walgreens Looks to Expand Clinical Trial Workforce
ACRP blog
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Walgreens is looking into using Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) training materials to help bring some personnel up to speed, Samson says. “We We want our staff to benefit from robust training,” he notes, “and not just a three-hour” look at Good Clinical Practices. “We
Professionals and Patients Offer Mixed Views on Retail Pharmacy Chains’ Enthusiasm About Trials
ACRP blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
As several retail pharmacy chains proclaim a rosy outlook for ongoing efforts to expand their services into the clinical trials arena in the wake of the pandemic, traditional study site personnel and patients interviewed on the topic offered more mixed and nuanced concerns about the prospects for near-term success for such ventures.
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Grand Rounds March 1, 2024: Effect of an Intensive Food-As-Medicine Program on Health and Health Care Use: Evidence from a Randomized Clinical Trial (Joseph Doyle, PhD)
Rethinking Clinical Trials
MARCH 6, 2024
Schell Professor of Management and Applied Economics MIT Sloan School of Management Slides Keywords Food-as-Medicine, Randomized Clinical Trial, Diabetes Key Points Diabetes is common and costly. Clinic staff included a dietitian, a nurse and a community health worker. The trial was for adults with HbA1c greater than 8.0,
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Professionals and Patients Offer Mixed Views on Retail Pharmacy Chains’ Enthusiasm About Trials
ACRP blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
As several retail pharmacy chains proclaim a rosy outlook for ongoing efforts to expand their services into the clinical trials arena in the wake of the pandemic, traditional study site personnel and patients interviewed on the topic offered more mixed and nuanced concerns about the prospects for near-term success for such ventures.
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Diversity in Clinical Trials: Advances and Areas for Improvement
ACRP blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
As we mark Black History Month, what are your thoughts on overall efforts to improve diversity within the clinical trials ecosystem? I am encouraged by how focused we are as an industry on addressing the serious underrepresentation of diverse populations in clinical trials. Although I was quite happy that the U.S.
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‘Together We Can’ Bring Clinical Trials into our Communities
ACRP blog
MAY 15, 2023
Looking ahead to Clinical Trials Day on May 20, I am excited by the opportunity to work across the industry to address ways we can put patients at the center of the drug development process. Modern trial designs: Earlier this month, the FDA announced it is taking additional steps to support using decentralized clinical trials.
CVS Health broadens commitment to improving clinical trial infrastructure
Outsourcing Pharma
MAY 24, 2021
The owner of the pharmacy giant has announced plans to partner with various stakeholders in an effort to effect improvements across the trial ecosystem.
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Walmart follows CVS, Walgreens into clinical trial sector
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Walmart is the latest US retail pharmacy giant to announce its intention of disrupting the clinical trials category, with the launch of a new institute that pledges to increase and diversify community access to healthcare research. The post Walmart follows CVS, Walgreens into clinical trial sector appeared first on.
On Clinical Trials Day, CVS shares lessons learned from one year providing trial services
pharmaphorum
MAY 20, 2022
In recent years the retail pharmacy chain has begun to delve more and more deeply into the healthcare sector – by constantly expanding the basic healthcare services offered at their instore Minute Clinics, and by buying into the health insurance insurance space with their $69 billion purchase of Aetna in 2017. Take us back to May 2020.
Using Digital Print to Create Stellar Clinical Trial Materials: A Behind-the-Scenes Look
Imperical Blog
MARCH 15, 2023
Imperial’s digital presses support the front lines of clinical research across the globe. All the clinical trial print materials we produce for you—for example, ISF and pharmacy binders, patient recruitment materials, investigator meeting materials, and dosing diaries—are produced in the U.S. and the U.K.
Why Proactive AME Studies are Critical to Accelerating Your Approval Journey
Worldwide Clinical Trials
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Dosing Our pharmacy services can prepare liquid, solid, and intravenous dosage formulations. The on-site cGMP Phase 1 pharmacy must have radiolabel drug preparation experience A clinical pharmacology unit (CPU) must be licensed and experienced in handling radioactive investigational drugs in order to complete your AME study.
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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month: Boosting Clinical Trial Participation
ACRP blog
MAY 10, 2023
In contrast, Asian Americans are inadequately represented in clinical trials. clinical trial participants in studies between 2015 and 2019, based on 231 U.S. In this first blog in a series to mark AAPI Heritage Month, Eunjoo Pacifici, PharmD, PhD, describes her experiences and suggests ways to improve trial diversity.
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to be sold in pharmacies in the UK
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
On February 13, it was revealed that Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) would be available in high-street pharmacies in the UK this spring. Nonetheless, the imminent availability of Wegovy in high-street pharmacies is set to propel the drug into the UK obesity market.
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CVS, Medable alliance aims to tackle diversity in clinical trials
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
CVS Health has said it will beef up its clinical trials operations, improving its ability to recruit patients from a broad demographic spectrum, via an agreement with digital health company Medable. Pharmaceutical industry organisation PhRMA says that most delays to trials occur in the start-up phase.
DCGI issues show cause notice to e-pharmacies for stocking & selling drugs in contravention to D&C Act
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued a show cause notice to online pharmacies including Tata 1mg for allegedly stocking and selling drugs in contravention of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, once again bringing back the long pending issue of lack of regulations on e-pharmacies under the […]
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Walgreens Clinical Trial Initiative Aims to Promote Trials as Care Option in Diverse Populations
ACRP blog
JUNE 21, 2022
The recent launch by the Walgreens pharmacy store chain of clinical trial business operations will improve patient diversity in medical studies and boost trials as a care option, says Ramita Tandon, chief clinical trials officer for the Illinois-based company. Author: Michael Causey.
From Research Studies to Your Pharmacy Shelves: The Drug Development Process
Antidote
JULY 8, 2022
When you head to the pharmacy to pick up medicine, you likely aren’t thinking about all the steps it had to take to get into your hands — but did you know that on average, it takes about ten years for a new medication to make it to market ?
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Decentralized Clinical Trial Models: Are They Here to Stay?
ACRP blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Decentralized clinical trial (DCT) elements enabled clinical research to continue during the pandemic, when physical attendance at healthcare facilities was often impossible. Author: Jill Dawson The post Decentralized Clinical Trial Models: Are They Here to Stay? appeared first on ACRP.
Pilot and Feasibility Testing: The LIRE Example
Rethinking Clinical Trials
JULY 31, 2023
Jerry Jarvik, principal investigator of the LIRE Demonstration Project, discusses pilot and feasibility testing in pragmatic clinical trials.
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IN FOCUS: Walgreens
Pharmaceutical Technology
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Pharmacy, health and beauty company Walgreens is ranked in our SOCIAL category in the 2022 Pharmaceutical Technology Excellence Rankings. Ramita Tandon, chief clinical trials officer, Walgreens. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services. RANKINGS 2022 Excellence Social Commended.
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Pharmacy and clinical research: the pharmaphorum podcast
pharmaphorum
JUNE 30, 2021
The US-based company was founded in 2019 and is on a mission to bring the practice of pharmacy into clinical research. He explores how COVID-19 has disrupted healthcare delivery and why virtual and decentralised trials could help increase patient access.
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PCI to integrate Aadhaar authentication to DIGI-PHARMed portal
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has requested all pharmacy institutions to fill the correct data as per Aadhaar card details in the Standard Inspection Format (SIF) and PCI portal as part of its process of integrating Aadhaar authentication for the faculties, pharmacists, students and pharmacy institutions in the portal as per the recent notification (..)
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Alliance aims to drive inclusivity in trials backed by digital devices
pharmaphorum
MARCH 11, 2022
A consortium led by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) has been set up to try to end inequities in access to clinical trials, focusing on the increasing number of studies that use digital devices to allow participation. Other efforts to drive greater inclusion in trials are on the go.
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India needs biometric cards for pharmacists to implement efficient drug dispensing model: Dr BR Jagashetty
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
OCTOBER 30, 2023
India can transform the landscape of drug dispensing across its 800,000 pharmacy outlets in a safe and efficient manner if the Union government brings out biometric cards for registered pharmacists pan-India.
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NCCN pharmacy directors forum publishes recommendations for safely dispensing investigational medications for clinical trials
Scienmag
MARCH 15, 2022
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [March 15, 2022] — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) today announced the publication of new expert consensus recommendations to address routine problems that can occur during prescribing, receiving, storing, preparing, and delivering investigational drugs.
TN DCA issues circular asking pharmacists in medical shops to wear white coat and badges
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Although provisions of the Pharmacy Practice Regulations (PPR) 2015 are not there in the Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C) Act 1940 but are framed under the Pharmacy Act 1948, the steps now being taken by the drugs control administration (DCA) in Tamil Nadu in a motive to strengthen the dispensing activities in pharmacies are completely agreeing […] (..)
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Grand Rounds September 16, 2022: Using Nationwide Registries to Conduct Pragmatic Randomized Trials: The DANFLU Program (Tor Biering-Sørensen, MD, PhD, MPH)
Rethinking Clinical Trials
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Professor in Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials. Head of Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials. DANFLU-1, Pragmatic Clinical Trials. The DECODE trial used registry data to identify patients with chronic kidney disease. For most trials it’s 2-4%.
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Medical Heroes Behind Clinical Trials
Olympian Clinical Research
AUGUST 27, 2018
While it takes an average of 12 years for new drugs to make it from the lab to the shelves of your pharmacy, none of that would be possible without clinical research studies! According to ClinicalTrials.gov , there are currently over 281,000 clinical trials underway worldwide.
The FDA Just Approved The First Fast-Acting Nasal Spray For Migraines
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
MARCH 14, 2023
Pfizer said it expected the drug, marketed under the name Zavzpret, to be available in pharmacies in July 2023. ”The FDA approval of Zavzpret marks a significant breakthrough for people with […]
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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases
XTalks
APRIL 24, 2023
Melanie Blank, clinical team leader for General Medicine Branch 1 at the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (DCEPT), the agency is seeing one or two new applications coming in every week for new gene therapies for different diseases. Reference: Chung DC, et al.
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India’s contract manufacturing gains momentum due to high quality & cost effectiveness: Expert
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
From the industry’s skilled workforce, cost-effectiveness, regulatory framework, scalability, to its wide basket of offering and global reach, contract manufacturing underscores India’s robust capabilities as the ‘pharmacy of the world’, noted Siddharth Singhal, […]
PCI to introduce clinical pharmacists in healthcare system
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is working towards finalisation of a draft for introducing clinical pharmacists in the healthcare system for patients counselling and recording the medical history of patients, apart from other efforts including works towards rational use of medicine and safe disposal of medicine guidelines.
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Grand Rounds July 22, 2022: ACTIV-6: 1-Year Later and Trial Results for Ivermectin-400 and Inhaled Fluticasone (Susanna Naggie, MD, MHS)
Rethinking Clinical Trials
JULY 27, 2022
It is a decentralized, fully remote trial, and data are largely patient reported. Participants test positive for COVID-19 with a FDA-authorized test, register from home, are randomized remotely, receive study medication through the central pharmacy, and follow instruction until their clinical symptoms improve.
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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry
pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Lack of access, strict regulations, and demanding schedules have made it extremely difficult for patients to participate in clinical trials. A 2018 NIH survey found that patients felt clinical trial participation to be inconvenient and burdensome, and nearly half (49.0%) said it disrupted their daily routine.
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B Pharm Ayurveda should be redesigned with syllabus of all Ayush streams to create multiple opportunities
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Multiple job opportunities can be created for the pharmacy graduates in Ayurveda provided the degree course in Ayurveda pharmacy (B Pharm Ayurveda) is redesigned as a combined pharmacy degree course for all the Ayush streams such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy which involve drugs for therapies.
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Massive Bio Launches Industry’s First NASA-Style, Oncology Clinical Trial Command Center to Disrupt and Accelerate Trial Enrollment, Featuring 72-Hour Instant Enrollment from Time of Patient Identification
The Pharma Data
JANUARY 12, 2021
a leader in precision medicine and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled patient-centric oncology clinical trial enrollment, announced today it has launched its SYNERGY-AI Oncology Clinical Trial Command Center (OCTCC) with the mission to disrupt and accelerate the clinical trial enrollment process.
Grand Rounds January 12, 2024: Design and Implementation of a Weighted Lottery to Equitably Allocate Scarce Covid-19 Resources (Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, BCIDP)
Rethinking Clinical Trials
JANUARY 17, 2024
UPMC did not allow patients to receive experimental COVID-19 therapies outside of the context of a clinical trial and used the REMAP-CAP platform, a global pragmatic adaptive trial platform, in all clinic sites. Clinicians wrote a consult for mABs and the pharmacy delivered whichever mAB that was available.
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Centre puts onus on SLAs to take action against e-pharmacies for violation of D&C Act and Rules
AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog
MARCH 23, 2023
With the chemists and druggists across the country opposing the sale of drugs through online, the Central government is taking a stand that the sale of medicines should be strictly under the provisions of the existing regulations and the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) are legally empowered to act against violation of the legal provisions.
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