July 1st 2020Podcast
In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite podcast, MHE's Briana Contreras chatted with David Calabrese, R.Ph, MHP, who is senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer of pharmacy care services company, OptumRx. David is also a member of Managed Healthcare Executives’ Editorial Advisory Board. During the discussion, he shared the OptumRx Quarter 2 Drug Pipeline Insights Report of 2020. Some of the information shared includes the three notable drugs currently being reviewed or those that have been recently approved by the FDA. Also discussed were any interesting industry trends to watch for.
Social value of statins merits actions to broaden treatment, improve adherence, study finds
New evidence suggests that statins generate large survival and health benefits at the population level and shows that the social value of the survival gains are large and go predominantly to consumers, according to a study published in a recent issue of Health Affairs.
FDA Approves Dupixent for Inflammatory Skin Disease
Chronic spontaneous urticaria is chronic inflammatory skin disease driven in part by type 2 inflammation, which causes sudden and debilitating hives and recurring itch.
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David Calabrese of OptumRx Talks Top Three Drugs in Pipeline, Industry Trends in Q2
In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite podcast, MHE's Briana Contreras chatted with David Calabrese, R.Ph, MHP, who is senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer of pharmacy care services company, OptumRx. David is also a member of Managed Healthcare Executives’ Editorial Advisory Board. During the discussion, he shared the OptumRx Quarter 2 Drug Pipeline Insights Report of 2020. Some of the information shared includes the three notable drugs currently being reviewed or those that have been recently approved by the FDA. Also discussed were any interesting industry trends to watch for.
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Novo Nordisk Warns about More Counterfeit Ozempic
The FDA has seized several hundred units of counterfeit Ozempic 1 mg
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Liver Injury Ends Development of Pfizer’s Oral GLP-1 for Obesity
In one study, once-daily danuglipron resulted in one patient who experienced drug-related elevated liver enzymes.
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FDA Approves Biocon’s Avastin Biosimilar
Jobevne is the fifth Avastin biosimilar, which are recombinant humanized monoclonal antibodies used to treat several different types of cancer.
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Payers Consider Policy Options for Access to GLP-1 Obesity Medications
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.
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FDA Approves Dupixent for Inflammatory Skin Disease
Chronic spontaneous urticaria is chronic inflammatory skin disease driven in part by type 2 inflammation, which causes sudden and debilitating hives and recurring itch.
Read More
David Calabrese of OptumRx Talks Top Three Drugs in Pipeline, Industry Trends in Q2
In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite podcast, MHE's Briana Contreras chatted with David Calabrese, R.Ph, MHP, who is senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer of pharmacy care services company, OptumRx. David is also a member of Managed Healthcare Executives’ Editorial Advisory Board. During the discussion, he shared the OptumRx Quarter 2 Drug Pipeline Insights Report of 2020. Some of the information shared includes the three notable drugs currently being reviewed or those that have been recently approved by the FDA. Also discussed were any interesting industry trends to watch for.
Listen
Novo Nordisk Warns about More Counterfeit Ozempic
The FDA has seized several hundred units of counterfeit Ozempic 1 mg
Read More
Liver Injury Ends Development of Pfizer’s Oral GLP-1 for Obesity
In one study, once-daily danuglipron resulted in one patient who experienced drug-related elevated liver enzymes.
Read More
FDA Approves Biocon’s Avastin Biosimilar
Jobevne is the fifth Avastin biosimilar, which are recombinant humanized monoclonal antibodies used to treat several different types of cancer.
Read More
Payers Consider Policy Options for Access to GLP-1 Obesity Medications
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.
Read More