Click Title for complete article or
click Summary for overview of each
article.
Biomed
giants settle Cabilly patent case: Several drugs,
including Herceptin, have been based on the
patent.
From
Globes - Jun 17,
2008
Jun.
17--Genentech Inc. and AstraZeneca plc subsidiary
MedImmune Inc. have settled the Cabilly II patent
interference case. The patent was named after
Prof. Shmuel Cabilly.
[ Summary
]
COMPANION
DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS FOR CANCER
THERAPY
From
PCT Biblio Info - Jun
17, 2008
Pub. Number
WO2008070663 Appl. Data US07086382 20071204
Applicant ABBOTT LABORATORIES Inventor ANDERSON,
Mark Gerald KROEGER, Paul E. ROSENBERG, Saul
Howard TAHIR, Stephen Kenneth TSE, Christin
WASS,
[ Summary
]
Boehringer
Ingelheim to Acquire Actimis
Pharmaceuticals
From PharmaLive News Archive -
Jun 16,
2008
INGELHEIM,
Germany, SAN DIEGO, United States, June 17, 2008 -
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH today announced an
agreement to acquire Actimis Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., a privately owned biotech company based in
San Diego.
[ Summary
]
| FDA: New Treatments and
Technology |
| Click Title for complete article or
click Summary for overview of each
article.
US
FDA approves Requip XL, the first and only oral
once-daily non-ergot dopamine agonist for
Parkinson's disease.
From Chemical Business NewsBase
(Composite) - Jun 18,
2008
GlaxoSmithKline announced the
approval of Requip XL in the US for the treatment
of the signs and symptoms of idiopathic
Parkinson's disease. Requip XL is the first and
only oral once-daily non-ergot dopamine agonist
indicated for Parkinson's disease.
[ Summary
]
FDA
Panel Backs J&J's Experimental Drug
Ustekinumab To Treat Psoriasis
From Comtex Business -
Jun 18,
2008
Jun 18, 2008
-- June 18, 2008 An advisory panel for the Food
and Drug Administration has unanimously ruled that
Johnson & Johnson's experimental drug
ustekinumab should be approved for treating adults
with moderate or ...
[ Summary
]
FDA
approves Cymbalta for
Fibromyalgia
From UPI Science News -
Jun 18,
2008
Eli Lilly and
Co. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has
approved duloxetine HCl, marketed under the name
Cymbalta, for fibromyalgia.
[ Summary
]
Allergan
wins approval for ocular inflammatory
drug
From
Datamonitor Pharmaceutical and HealthWire -
Jun 17,
2008
Allergan has
received the FDA approval for Trivaris 80mg/mL, a
synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid with
anti-inflammatory action.
[ Summary
]
Takeda/J&J:
Velcade set for first-line myeloma
approval
From Datamonitor Pharmaceutical
and HealthWire - Jun
16, 2008
The
impressive results reported for previously
untreated multiple myeloma patients make Velcade
likely to receive approval in the US as a
first-line therapy.
[ Summary
]
Click Title for complete article or
click Summary for overview of each
article.
Model
N Announces New Revenue Management Suite Optimized
for Generic Pharmaceuticals
From Marketwire - Jun 18, 2008
Model N, Inc., the leader in
Revenue Management solutions, today announced the
release of its Revenue Management Suite for
Generics.
[ Summary
]
Senate
GOP smothers Medicare bill: Measure would have
increased reimbursement rates for
doctors
From
The Star-Ledger - Jun
17, 2008
Republican
senators blocked legislation yesterday that would
trim payments to private health insurers serving
people in Medicare and use the savings to raise
reimbursement rates for doctors.
[ Summary
]
Complications
After Cardiac Surgery Increase Hospital Costs,
Length of Stay by More than
Two-Thirds
From PharmaLive News Archive -
Jun 16,
2008
ATLANTA, June
17, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Major complications
following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
surgery, even among patients least at risk of
experiencing complications, remain common and add
significantly to healthcare costs, while
diminishing the benefits of surgery, according to
research funded and conducted by Cardiac Data
Solutions. The research was published in the June
2008 Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
[ Summary
]
Schumer
targeting Medicare insurers: Bill would force
on-time payments to pharmacies
From Buffalo News, The (NY)
(KRT) - Jun 17,
2008
Jun.
17--Delayed Medicare Part D payments are stressing
locally-owned, independent pharmacists to the
breaking point, according to Sen. Charles E.
Schumer, D-N. Y.
[
Summary
]
CMS
Proposed Rule Revisits PBM Pricing Arrangements,
Proposes Other Medicare Advantage And Part D
Program Changes
From Mondaq - Jun 16, 2008
McDermott Will & Emery CMS
Proposed Rule Revisits PBM Pricing Arrangements,
Proposes Other Medicare Advantage And Part D
Program Changes 16 June 2008 Proposed changes to
the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Marketing, Part D
and Retiree Drug Subsidy Programs include
mandatory use of "pass-through" methodology for
Part D drugs and ...
[ Summary
]
| Genetics & Genomics
Research |
| Click Title for complete article or
click Summary for overview of each
article.
The
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Selects
Geospiza for Next Generation Genetic
Analysis
From PharmaLive News Archive -
Jun 16,
2008
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 17,
2008 - Geospiza, Inc., the market leading
developer of genetic analysis software, today
announced that the Geospiza will be providing its
FinchLab software to the Ontario Institute for
Cancer Research (OICR) to support their next
generation research.
[ Summary
]
Transgenomic
Introduces SURVEYOR Endonuclease Adaptor-Ligated
Libraries (SEAL) for Determining Whole Genome
Sequence Variation
From PharmaLive News Archive -
Jun 16,
2008
OMAHA, Neb.,
June 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Transgenomic today announced that it is developing
SURVEYOR Endonuclease Adaptor-ligated Libraries
(SEAL). A cost-effective and high throughput
enabling technology for whole genome analysis,
SEAL identifies DNA variations between a reference
genome and a test genome.
[ Summary
]
Click Title for complete article or
click Summary for overview of each
article.
ThromboGenics
and BioInvent Announce a Strategic Alliance With
Roche for TB-403, a Novel Anti-Cancer
Antibody
From PR Newswire Europe (inc. UK
Disclose) - Jun 18,
2008
LEUVEN,
Belgium, LUND, Sweden and BASEL, Switzerland, June
18 /PRNewswire/ -- ThromboGenics NV and BioInvent
International AB announce that they have entered
into a license agreement with Roche for their
jointly developed anti-cancer agent
TB-403.
[ Summary
]
Thomson
Reuters Launches New Biomarkers
Solution
From PR Newswire Europe (inc. UK
Disclose) - Jun 17,
2008
PHILADELPHIA
and LONDON, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- -
BIOMARKERcenter is First Comprehensive and Quality
Assured Biomarker Solution Available to the
Pharmaceutical Industry Thomson Reuters, the
world's leading source of intelligent information
for businesses and ...
[ Summary
]
U.S.
Biosimilar Debate Crucial to Worldwide Biotech
Industry
From BioWorld Today -
Jun 17,
2008
The debate
currently being waged in Congress over a pathway
for approval of biosimilar products will not only
decide its fate in the U.S., but globally as well,
attendees were told at the kickoff Super Session
at the 2008 Biotechnology Industry Organization
conference.
[ Summary
]
Champions
Biotechnology Begins Preclinical Development of
Its Lead Oncology Drug
Candidate
From PharmaLive News Archive -
Jun 16,
2008
ARLINGTON,
Va., June 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Champions Biotechnology, Inc. , a company engaged
in the development of advanced preclinical
platforms and tumor specific data to enhance the
value of oncology drugs, today announced that it
has begun preclinical development of the lead
Benzoylphenylurea (BPU) sulfur analog compound
that the Company acquired last
year.
[ Summary
]
Novartis
expands Rasilez clinical
programme
From Reuters Health -
Jun 17,
2008
ZURICH
(Reuters) - Novartis said on Tuesday it was
expanding its clinical programme for blood
pressure drug Rasilez to 35,000 patients in 14
trials. The series of trials that make up the
Aspire Higher clinical programme are now the
largest and most far-reaching cardio-renal
outcomes programme worldwide, Novartis said.
[ Summary
]
Elan,
Wyeth drug helps some Alzheimer's
patients
From Reuters Health -
Jun 17,
2008
LONDON
(Reuters) - Elan and Wyeth's key new drug
bapineuzumab worked for a substantial proportion
of Alzheimer's disease patients in an intermediate
clinical trial, supporting a prior decision to
start final phase III tests. Because of the design
of the clinical study and the limited number of
patients involved, the phase II trial had not been
expected to show overall statistical significance.
[ Summary
]
Professional
"Reminder" Technology Automates
Patient
Confirmation
Modern software that
harnesses the computer to the telephone yields
annualized improvements in income of tens of
thousands of dollars...In a case of technology
working for the benefit of the doctor, staff and
the patient, today's latest iterations of
computer/telephone integration (CTI) tools employ
uncomplicated software programs to dial the
telephone to remind patients of their coming
appointment. In such straightforward manner, staff
is freed up to perform more productive work,
patient "no shows" drop dramatically, and the
office's "bottom line" ascends
proportionately.
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Austin, TX
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Albuquerque, NM
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Nashville, TN
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Senior Medical Director
Washington, DC
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Chief Health and Wellness
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Farmington, CT and Dallas,
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Medical Director
Mobile,
AL
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Medical Director
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A leading healthcare technology and
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administrative costs and improved care
coordination is seeking a Medical Director to
support a growing client base and maintain their
competitive advantage in the depth of clinical
logic.
The Medical Director is instrumental
within the company in directing the Logic
Committee (Medical Policy Committee) which is
composed of medical directors, coding analysts,
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Chief Medical Officer
Nashville,
TN
Job Summary
Oversees all
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services. Oversees the health care needs of the
membership. Serves as the principal medical
manager and policy advisor to the company and
health plan CEO or COO. Is accountable for and
provides professional leadership and direction to
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Sr. Vice President of Quality Improvement,
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Tampa, FL and
Seattle, WA
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Manager, Provider Relations and
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Austin, TX; Ft. Lauderdale; Orlando
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Director, Pharmacy Services
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Director, Corporate Health Services
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Nashville, TN
Primary
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Vice President of Health
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Birmingham, AL; Miami, FL; Chicago,
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Position
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Director, Utilization Management
Miami,
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Senior Medical Director
Houston,
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Medical Director, Virtual
Chief Medical Officer, Nashville, TN
Chief Medical Officer, San Antonio, TX and
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Manager, Provider Relations and Contracting,
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Seattle, WA
Medical Director, Managed Care, Jacksonville,
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Director, Corporate Health Services Programs,
Nashville, TN
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Director, QM, Baltimore, MD
VP of Health Services, Birmingham, AL, Miami,
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Dir., Utilization Management, Miami, FL
VP, Health Care Management Services, Multiple
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