FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 16, 2024

Houck — Employee diversion of controlled substances from hospitals has been an issue since at least 1986 when I became a diversion investigator with the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). A registered nurse also admitted she replaced fentanyl and hydromorphone with saline solution for administration to patients.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Having enough hospital nurses to ensure that new moms get top-notch care. Hospitals with higher rates of exclusive breastfeeding had nurses who provided more consistent care, according to a new report. ” For the study, Lyndon’s team surveyed 512 labor nurses from 36 hospitals in three U.S.

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On Medicine

MAY 11, 2023

There are a few (but growing) centers that will proactively see patients with diabetes in high-risk areas when admitted to the hospital, however, by far the most common practice is for patients to only be seen by a specialist team, including for diabetes, on receipt of a referral.

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On Medicine

MAY 10, 2023

Nurses play a unique role in our healthcare systems. Nurses in the UK There are approximately 704,520 nurses registered in the UK as of March 2022. It is therefore essential to find ways to support our nurses to allow our healthcare systems to stay alive and thriving.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 7, 2020

Hundreds of nurses and NHS staff in Wales are to protest at being excluded from a recent pay rise announcement. One nurse said: “To be ignored felt like a kick in the teeth after what we’ve been through during the pandemic.” “I was so scared I even wrote a will,” said nurse Naomi Jenkins.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 30, 2020

30, 2020 — Nurses are known for being kind, caring and sympathetic, but Brianna Fogelman brings an uncommon empathy to her nursing job at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. Though she had always planned to become a nurse, it wasn’t until after her transplant that it felt like more of a calling, Fogelman said.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 2, 2020

2, 2020 — When COVID-19 patients go home from the hospital, their recovery is often far from over — and many might benefit from home health care, a new study suggests. And only 10% ended up in the hospital again. For some, Bowles said, home care might allow a quicker hospital discharge. WEDNESDAY, Dec.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

9 Percent Readmitted After Index COVID-19 Hospitalization. 12, 2020 — Among patients surviving an index COVID-19 hospitalization, 9 percent are readmitted within two months of discharge, according to research published in the Nov. During the index hospitalization, 15 percent of patients died. Professional. THURSDAY, Nov.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Sixty-Day Outcomes Examined for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. 17, 2020 — Almost 30 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 died during hospitalization or within 60 days after discharge, according to a research letter published online Nov. percent of the COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals died and 75.8

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Broad Institute

JUNE 25, 2024

Results of the study — which represents a collaboration across Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Harvard T.H. Co-first authors on the paper are Zhendong Mei of and Women’s Hospital and Broad, and Fenglei Wang of Harvard Chan School and Broad.

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

JULY 19, 2023

Private equity ownership of healthcare services such as nursing homes and hospitals is associated with harmful impacts on costs and quality of care, suggests a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 1, 2020

1, 2020 — Health care workers and people in nursing homes should be at the front of the line for upcoming COVID-19 vaccines, a U.S. TUESDAY, Dec. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel recommended Tuesday.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 1, 2020

1, 2020 — Yet another grim record for COVID-19 hospitalizations was set on Monday, as more than 96,000 patients battled severe cases of the virus in hospital wards across America. But the number of hospitalizations have risen by more than 12 percent over the past week, the newspaper noted. TUESDAY, Dec. California Gov.

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Perficient: Drug Development

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As our experts explored in discussions for a 2022 Forrester report, Ease The Nursing Shortage By Triaging And Responding To Early Workforce Warning Signs , technology stands to elevate care experiences and empower care teams. According to Forrester, “Investment in hospital equipment will grow from $36 billion in 2018 to $262 billion in 2028.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Another record-breaking day of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths underscored Redfield’s grim warning. The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 on Wednesday passed 100,000, nearly double the highest point seen last spring. With hospitals filling up in multiple states, the days ahead do appear bleak. .

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JUNE 10, 2024

Houck — It seems as though we cannot get through a week without hearing about controlled substance diversion by employees at another hospital or healthcare facility. DEA, Palomar Hospital Pays $250,000 for Diverting Fentanyl ( June 3, 2024 ). Employee diversion can result in unwanted local and national publicity.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 21, 2022

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 26, 2020

26, 2020 — Rural Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD) spend more time in nursing homes, receive less home health care, and have shorter survival than their urban counterparts, according to a study published online Oct. The share of survived days spent in nursing homes was 5.7 MONDAY, Oct.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 8, 2021

It is occurring in nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, with employees expressing fears of side effects. In Ashland, Alabama, about 90 of some 200 workers at Clay County Hospital have yet to agree to get vaccinated, even though the hospital is overrun with COVID-19. FRIDAY, Jan.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Clementine Stott said seeing a repeat of the peak of the pandemic was a “scary thought” but it was “positive” that hospitals were better able to prepare. Dr David Rosser said it is “tough” in hospitals. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 29, 2020

29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Phase 3 program in hospitalized patients to continue based on passing futility analysis on ability to reduce incidence of death or mechanical ventilation. First antibody therapy to demonstrate anti-viral effect in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 14, 2021

14, 2021 — Probable mental health disorders are common among intensive care unit (ICU) staff working in English hospitals during June and July 2020, according to a study published online Jan. Across a range of measures, doctors reported better mental health than nurses. THURSDAY, Jan. 13 in Occupational Medicine.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 21, 2021

Eli Lilly reported yesterday that its monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) significantly lessened the risk of contracting COVID-19 among nursing home residents and staff, according to findings from a phase 3 trial. James Miessler. Source link.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 15, 2020

15, 2020 — Most older adult residents of nursing homes who have acute infection will manifest some localizing signs and symptoms of infection, according to updated clinical guidelines issued by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and published online Dec. 9 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

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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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Tampa General Hospital provided the first monoclonal antibody treatment to a COVID-19 positive patient today. It is one of the nation’s busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. TAMPA, Fla.,

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Health care workers and nursing home residents and staff should get the initial shots, according to guidelines issued recently by a U.S. The nursing home industry applauded the approval. The association represents 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Third of Americans live where hospitals are short on ICU beds.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. News & World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” list (2020-2021). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has the lowest complication and readmission rates in the nation for orthopedics, and among the lowest infection rates. About HSS .

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) found that about 47% of teen drivers included in the study returned to driving within two weeks of sustaining their concussions. . TUESDAY, Dec. More than 1.9 million children sustain concussions each year.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 20, 2020

Medical detection dogs Bramble (left) and Lexi during a visit to Kettering General Hospital. Eleven hospitals across the UK are taking part in the study, with scientists hoping at least 3,500 staff will provide “odour samples” Testing has begun to see if medical detection dogs can be trained to smell the disease.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 17, 2020

(NASDAQ: REGN ) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published initial clinical data from an ongoing seamless Phase 1/2/3 trial of the antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19. “The investigational cocktail is now available to indicated high-risk U.S.

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Perficient: Drug Development

JANUARY 16, 2024

Hospitals, hospital emergency rooms and nursing homes saw significant drops, with nursing homes last in consumers’ assessments of the healthcare industry. Whenever you can, showcase nurses as the faces of your healthcare organization. And it doesn’t hurt to do that for your nurses as well.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 26, 2021

“The death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise around the world and hospitalizations, particularly in the U.S., These data further support our belief that bamlanivimab and etesevimab together have the potential to be an important treatment that significantly reduces hospitalizations and death in high-risk COVID-19 patients.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Now a study from investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has found that the synovial fluid and blood of people experiencing checkpoint inhibitor-induced arthritis is populated by a type of T cells rarely seen in people with other types of inflammatory arthritis. www.hss.edu.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 24, 2020

The £588-million fund can be used to provide up to six weeks of care and support following hospital discharge. The government has announced a fund of £588 million for people needing follow-on care after being discharged from hospital. Source link.

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Advarra

MARCH 6, 2025

Furthermore, Advarras IRB includes hundreds of expert members, many of whom bring expertise and experience in several therapeutic areas and disciplines, including oncology, bioethics, investigational pharmacy, internal medicine, psychology, physiology, radiology, public health, pediatrics, nursing, and social and behavioral science.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

That money – announced over the summer – was intended to: help hospitals cope with the extra-infection control measures required. But hospitals are still performing only half the number of routine operations they normally would. It comes despite the government promising an extra £3bn this winter. Source link.

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