Pharma Pulse 7/12/24: The Weight-Loss Gold Rush, GSK Begins Shipping 24-25 Influenza Vaccines & more

The Weight-Loss Gold Rush: Legal and Regulatory Implications

Jim Shehan, chair of the FDA Regulatory practice, Lowenstein Sandler, discusses how the FDA and other regulators likely to respond to the increased public interest and potential off-label use of GLP-1 drugs, what needs to be done for GLP-1s to be covered, advice for investors and financiers considering entering the weight-loss medication market and more.

Common Surgical Procedures Account for High Share of Opioid Prescriptions in Children and Adults

In pediatric and adult patients, the top 3 surgical procedures accounted for the highest share of opioid prescriptions, indicating a need for better opioid prescription management and greater awareness of the possible opioid-related adverse events that can stem from prescriptions of the drug.

Rise of the Restaurant Robots: Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Others Bet on Automation

Chains experiment with machine helpers like Flippy, Chippy and Autocado as they face increasing labor costs.

GSK Begins Shipping Influenza Vaccine Doses for 2024-25 Season

GSK plc announced it has started shipping doses of its trivalent influenza vaccines to US healthcare providers and pharmacies in preparation for the 2024-25 flu season. This immediately follows a licensing and lot-release approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.

CoverMyMeds on LinkedIn

Today’s patient support programs require a tailored approach that recognizes the unique journeys patients undergo to access their medications. In his latest article with Pharmaceutical Commerce Magazine, Gajanan Kulkarni, Vice President of Product Management at CoverMyMeds, discusses ways medication access barriers can be removed by leveraging new technologies, expanding network connections, and tapping into the power of human interactions. Read more: https://bit.ly/3WgZ79B.

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