BioSpace News Archive

FDA

iSchemaView Receives FDA Clearance for RAPID CTA

iSchemaView announced it has received final clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for RAPID CTA.

May 1, 2018

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BioMidwest

Minne Ties® Agile MMF by Summit Medical Named Finalist for Medical Design Excellence Award

Minne Ties® Agile MMF by Summit Medical, an Innovia Medical Company, has been recognized as a finalist for this year’s Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA).

May 1, 2018

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Business

Tonic Health Selected by Universal Health Services’ Independence Physician Management to Streamline Patient Intake and Payments

Tonic Health announced that Independence Physician Management (IPM) has selected Tonic Health, a leading real-time digital survey and payments platform, to provide an innovative and streamlined patient intake and payments solution across its ambulatory network.

May 1, 2018

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BioCapital

There is a virus spreading across the country. It’s stigma. Do you have it?

During the month of May, NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will observe Mental Health Month to raise awareness of mental illness.

May 1, 2018

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2 min read

Pharm Country

National Association of Specialty Pharmacy Announces Nancy Frates as Keynote Speaker for Its 6th Annual Meeting and Educational Conference

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) announces amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient advocate Nancy Frates as the second keynote speaker for the 6th Annual NASP Meeting and Educational Conference, to be held Sept. 24-26.

May 1, 2018

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Policy

Are We Ready to Include Organ-impaired Patients in Oncology Trials?

The American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) published a Policy Statement which reviews specific ways in which clinical pharmacology can and should make an impact in the effort to include organ-impaired patients in oncology trials.

May 1, 2018

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FDA

FDA, FTC take action against companies misleading kids with e-liquids that resemble children’s juice boxes, candies and cookies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued 13 warning letters to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for selling e-liquids used in e-cigarettes with labeling and/or advertising that cause them to resemble kid-friendly food products.

May 1, 2018

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7 min read

Pharm Country

UNICEF Kid Power Saves The Lives Of Over 70,000 Children

UNICEF USA announced that its UNICEF Kid Power has unlocked more than 10 million packets of lifesaving nutrition.

May 1, 2018

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2 min read

Pharm Country

New York Patients Are Being Forced Off Prescribed Medications During the Plan Year, Providing A Need for New Legislation to Fix the Problem

Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) released results of a survey showing that a majority of those in New York living with chronic health conditions have experienced “non-medical switching”—insurance coverage reductions which pressure patients to switch their prescription medications.

May 1, 2018

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6 min read

BioMidwest

Code’s “Soft Scanning” Technology Now Available Within Allscripts Sunrise Mobile

Code is happy to announce that Allscripts now offers Code’s “soft-scanning” technology, CortexDecoder, for use within Sunrise Mobile.

May 1, 2018

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