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Drug Channels News Roundup, November 2020: Rebate Rule Redux, MFN (maybe), Amazon’s Pharmacy Customers, Drug Spending, GPO M&A, and RxTrace

Drug Channels

In this issue: Rebate rule redux Most Favored Nation and healthcare benchmarking Amazon’s pharmacy customer opportunity Drug spending realities updated GPO consolidation Plus, I congratulate Dirk Rodgers of RxTrace on his retirement. P.S. Join the more than 10,600 followers of my curated links published on @DrugChannels on Twitter.

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Dr. Lolettima O. Johnson Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Medicine

The Pharma Data

Doctor Johnson has had an inspiring career that encompasses several aspects of the pharmacy industry. Doctor Johnson aspires to incorporate the latest technologies available in healthcare to care for her patients. Subsequently, she decided to pursue a higher education in pharmacology following her high school graduation.

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RECOVERY Trial Data Monitoring Committee Recommends Continuing Evaluation of REGN-COV2 in All Hospitalized Patients

The Pharma Data

Regeneron announced today an update from the independent data monitoring committee (DMC) for the United Kingdom-based RECOVERY trial evaluating REGN-COV2 in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

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Copy of 1 in 3 Americans Prescribed Inappropriate Drugs

The Pharma Data

In fact, these patients are prescribed twice as many drugs as needed and are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or wind up in the emergency department. “Also, doctors are not informed about or have access to other options to assist older adult patients in their care,” she added. THURSDAY, Oct.

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Relieve Caregiver Burden, Improve Neurodegenerative Clinical Trials

PPD

The care partners are the decision-makers for their loved ones with neurodegenerative disorders, handling everything from daily routines and medication management to doctor visits. Another extension of this is to have trial sites located in a hospital, where the person with dementia already routinely visits.

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After Heart Attack, Pot Smoking Raises Post-Op Dangers

The Pharma Data

Pot smokers who’ve had a heart attack or needed clogged arteries reopened also are at a greater risk of subsequent heart problems, according to a second study based on national hospital data. hospitalization records, to see how pot users treated for heart problems tended to fare. Both studies are scheduled to be presented Nov.

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1 in 3 Americans Prescribed Inappropriate Drugs

The Pharma Data

In fact, these patients are prescribed twice as many drugs as needed and are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or wind up in the emergency department. “Also, doctors are not informed about or have access to other options to assist older adult patients in their care,” she added. THURSDAY, Oct.

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