Denise Myshko

As healthcare AI evolves, there will be a greater emphasis on streamlining administrative tasks, drug production and service delivery, according to George Van Antwerp, SVP of product innovation and strategic planning at Prime Therapeutics.

Insurance hurdles and the complexities of prior authorization create barriers to care, according to oncologists in a new survey by Sermo.

Novo Nordisk has teamed up with Hims & Hers Health, LifeMD and Ro for cash-paying patients to access Wegovy injection 2.4 mg through its NovoCare Pharmacy.

Giant Eagle also helped EmpiRx Health create a national pharmacy care network that was purpose-built for pharmacy and grocery chains.

Nationwide, 58% of Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas are enrolled in stand-alone prescription drug plans in 2025.

Zimislecel is an allogeneic stem cell-derived islet cell therapy that could eliminate the need for insulin in those who have type 1 diabetes. Regulatory submissions are expected in 2026, and if approved, would be the second cell therapy for type 1 diabetes.

Chronic spontaneous urticaria is chronic inflammatory skin disease driven in part by type 2 inflammation, which causes sudden and debilitating hives and recurring itch.

If approved, Eylea would be the first treatment for RVO with 8-week dosing. The FDA target action date is Aug. 19, 2025.

The insurer’s healthcare expenses, especially physician and outpatient services, within the Medicare Advantage businesses were above what company leaders had expected.

During the time period 2020 to 2023, approximately 1 in 5 youth and 1 in 3 adults with type 1 diabetes and severe obesity received a prescription for GLP-1 drugs.

In a statistical analysis, Brukinsa resulted in fewer cases of disease progression or death and resulted in lower overall healthcare costs than Imbruvica in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

In one study, once-daily danuglipron resulted in one patient who experienced drug-related elevated liver enzymes.

The CEOs of CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group praised pharmacy benefit managers and promised transparency during investor calls. A critic of the “big 3” dismissed the statements as posturing.

Jobevne is the fifth Avastin biosimilar, which are recombinant humanized monoclonal antibodies used to treat several different types of cancer.

A new paper by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) looks at the cost-effectiveness versus affordability issue of obesity medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound.

The FDA has set a goal date of Aug. 27, 2025. If approved, the therapy would be branded as Lytenava and be the first ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab.

Bkemv is being offered at 10% off Soliris, and Epysqli is offered at 30% below Soliris. Both biosimilars treat several of the same rare immune diseases as Soliris.

Uplizna is the first approved treatment for immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), a chronic inflammatory condition that can affect multiple organs. It has a price of $140,248.50 per dose.

The study explores whether Prolia/Xgeva (denosumab), a widely used therapy for osteoporosis and bone tumors, can regenerate beta cells in patients with early type 1 diabetes.

Maria Lowe, Ph.D., associate vice president of Pharmaceutical Intelligence at Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) addresses the possible gene therapies that we could see reach the market this year.

Vanrafia reduces proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). It has a wholesale acquisition cost of $162,500 annually.

Maria Lowe, Pharm.D., BCPS, associate vice president of pharmaceutical intelligence at the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, described specialty drugs as high-cost treatments requiring complex handling or disease management and highlighted key upcoming approvals, including a new PCSK9 inhibitor for lipid lowering and tolebrutinib, a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, which could become the first in its class approved for multiple sclerosis.

A small, multi-country analysis of women of child-rearing age has found that these patients experience limits on activities of daily living, challenges with the healthcare system and a high overall financial burden.

A Prime Therapeutics analysis of real-world data has found that medical costs for patients taking GLP-1 drugs for obesity had increased by about $1,338 per member, compared with a matched control group.

The results of a new study in mice show that early exposure to certain bacteria and fungus can give the immune system a boost and reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes.

In the ZENITH trial, Winrevair was evaluated based on a composite endpoint of all-cause death, lung transplantation or disease-related hospitalization for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Clopidogrel monotherapy may be an alternative to aspirin for prevention of cardiac events in high-risk patients after percutaneous coronary intervention, according to a new study presented at ACC 2025.

The rate of cardiovascular death, nonfatal heart attack, or nonfatal stroke was 30% lower among patients receiving nurse-led follow-up care after acute coronary syndrome.

Wegovy was also associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for heart failure, cardiovascular-related death, and all-cause death.

Novo Nordisk has submitted a supplemental application to the FDA for Rybelsus 14 mg to lower cardiovascular risk in adults with type 2 diabetes. A regulatory decision is anticipated in 2025.