Breast cancer patients with obesity or Type 2 diabetes who used GLP-1s had lower all-cause mortality and risk of recurrence, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Network Open.  Researchers from Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center…

Pharmacy leaders across major health systems say one set of changes would do more than anything else to expand pharmacy’s role in care delivery: Remove the regulatory and reimbursement barriers that prevent pharmacists from practicing at the top of their…

The FDA has approved Bizengri for adults with advanced, unresectable or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma harboring a neuregulin 1 gene fusion whose disease progressed on or after prior systemic therapy. Bizengri is the first approved treatment for patients with NRG1 fusion-positive cholangiocarcinoma,…

The FDA has issued guidance outlining recommendations for studying the safety of drugs and biologics used during pregnancy after products receive approval. The guidance describes several methodologies drugmakers can use in postapproval settings to collect pregnancy safety data, including pregnancy…

The FDA has outlined a potential path forward for resubmission of the biologics license application for tabelecleucel, an investigational T-cell therapy for Epstein-Barr virus-positive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. During a meeting, the FDA told the drugmaker that a single-arm study using…

The American Society of Health‑System Pharmacists has partnered with HOSA-Future Health Professionals to introduce middle and high school students to careers in hospital and health system pharmacy. The collaboration builds on the ASHP’s We’re Your Pharmacist public awareness campaign, which…

Daraxonrasib, a drug that targets the genetic driver of most pancreatic cancers, extended clinical trial participants’ progression-free survival by a median of 8.5 months, according to a study published May 6 in The New England Journal of Medicine.  Fifteen cancer…

Amazon Pharmacy is expanding access to Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic pill with same-day delivery and in-office kiosk pickup. The company said customers with an Ozempic pill prescription can view real-time medication availability, access transparent pricing and receive same-day prescription delivery nationwide…

Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro has become the world’s top-selling medication, surpassing Merck’s cancer therapy Keytruda. Mounjaro generated $8.7 billion in first-quarter sales for Eli Lilly, a 125% increase year over year, according to the company’s April 30 earnings release.…

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente said a commissioned analysis found lower prescription drug costs for Washington state commercial employer groups enrolled in its health plans compared with matched market benchmarks. The review, conducted by Milliman, compared Kaiser Permanente’s 2023 prescription drug…