2021 - Drug Discovery Digest

First comprehensive look at effects of 2020-2021 California megafires on terrestrial wildlife habitat

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, California experienced fire activity unlike anything recorded in the modern record. When the smoke cleared, the amount of burned forest totaled ten times more than the annual average going back to the late 1800s. We know that wildlife in western forests evolved with changing habitat and disturbances like wildfire.

Reproductive health startup raises $65M for infertility drugs

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

MAY 21, 2025

Founded in 2021, ReproNovo has licensed rights to two drugs from Mereo BioPharma and ObsEva that it thinks could address fertility issues in men and women.

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A cleaner future for tires: Scientists pioneer chemical process to repurpose rubber waste

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

MARCH 26, 2025

In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with nearly a fifth of them being discarded into landfills. Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences.

Recent volcanic 'fires' in Iceland triggered by storage and melting in crust

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

JULY 31, 2024

Scientists have detected geochemical signatures of magma pooling and melting beneath the subsurface during the 'Fagradalsfjall Fires', that began on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula in 2021. Samples show that the start of the eruption began with massive pooling of magma, contrasting initial hypothesis for magma ascent straight from the mantle.

Ketamine Use Is on the Rise in U.S.

Drugs.com

JANUARY 20, 2025

adults increased 40% between 2021 and 2022, researchers say.That follows a nearly 82% increase in. MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2025 -- Many more Americans are turning to ketamine for kicks, a new study reports.Recreational use of the anesthetic drug among U.S.

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ELRIG UK Announces Drug Discovery 2021 Event to Host SLAS’s Innovation AveNEW

Drug Discovery Today

AUGUST 20, 2021

• ELRIG Drug Discovery 2021, ACC Liverpool, UK, 19–20 October• Face-to-face event aims to re-connect, re-invent, and re-imagine drug discovery• SLAS’s Innovation AveNEW promotes start-ups by awarding free-of-charge exhibition space and access to a network of potential business partners

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COVID Vaccine Mistrust Levels Aren't Budging, Study Finds

Drugs.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

6, 2024 -- More than a third of Americans continue to express mistrust in the science behind COVID vaccines, a new study finds.This level of mistrust has remained relatively consistent, expressed by 36% of people in 2021, 33% in. WEDNESDAY, Nov.

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About 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Have High Cholesterol

Drugs.com

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The data, from 2021 through 2023. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 -- Nearly 1 in every 10 American adults is living with high levels of cholesterol in their arteries, according to the latest report from the U.S.

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Long-period oscillations control the Sun's differential rotation

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

MARCH 27, 2024

It turns out, long-period solar oscillations discovered in 2021 play a crucial role in controlling the Sun's rotational pattern. The interior of the Sun does not rotate at the same rate at all latitudes. The physical origin of this differential rotation is not fully understood.

The Laboratory community bounces back at Lab Innovations~ A round-up of Lab Innovations 2021 ~

Drug Discovery Today

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, returned to the NEC, Birmingham, on November 3 and 4, 2021 and brought the laboratory community together for the first time after almost two years apart.

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Philips Suspends U.S. Sales of CPAP, Ventilator Machines After Recall

Drugs.com

JANUARY 29, 2024

29, 2024 -- Following a recall of millions of its breathing machines that began in mid-2021, Philips Respironics announced Monday that it would halt sales of all such machines within the United States.The machines include continuous. MONDAY, Jan.

Science Gets to the Bottom of Bad Breath

Drugs.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

19, 2021 -- Bad breath: No one wants it, but its origins have long remained unclear. MONDAY, Feb. Now, Japanese researchers have gotten a bit closer to understanding how bad breath begins, and perhaps ways to treat it.The roots of the malady.

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Toxic elements found in stranded whales, dolphins over 15 years

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Researchers evaluated the prevalence, concentration and tissue distribution of essential and non-essential trace elements, including heavy metal toxicants in tissue (blubber, kidney, liver, skeletal muscle, skin) and fecal samples collected from 90 whales and dolphins stranded in Georgia and Florida from 2007 to 2021.

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Colonoscopies Among the Young Are on the Rise

Drugs.com

OCTOBER 4, 2024

4, 2024 -- Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommended.Now, research shows the new guideline. FRIDAY, Oct.

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Autism Tops List of Worldwide Youth Health Issues

Drugs.com

DECEMBER 23, 2024

A new study published recently in The Lancet Psychiatry says that nearly 62 million people in 2021 had autism spectrum disorder.We MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 -- Autism ranks among the top ten health problems for young people under 20.A estimated one in 1.

Costs for MS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Meds Keep Rising

Drugs.com

OCTOBER 31, 2024

31, 2024 -- A person battling multiple sclerosis spent an average of $750 in out-of-pocket fees on medicines in 2012, but by 2021 that same patient spent $2,378 annually, a new report finds.Out-of-pocket costs for drugs for. THURSDAY, Oct.

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Marijuana Use Has Fallen 'Dramatically' Among U.S. Teens

Drugs.com

OCTOBER 29, 2024

2021, only about 16% of teens said they were currently using marijuana, down from 23% in 2011, researchers found.All grades. TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 -- Weed use among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically over the past decade, a new study shows.By

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Atmospheric blocking slows ocean-driven melting of Greenland's largest glacier tongue

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Experts have however now determined that the temperature of the water flowing into the glacier cavern declined from 2018 to 2021, even though the ocean has steadily warmed in the region over the past several decades. This could be due to temporarily changed atmospheric circulation patterns.

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Big Rise in Emergencies Involving Synthetic Weed Among Kids, Adults

Drugs.com

MAY 8, 2024

poison centers regarding so-called synthetic cannabis jumped 88% between 2021 and 2022, as use of these legally sold products rose, research shows.Synthetic cannabis contain varying forms of the active. WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- Calls to U.S.

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Gross-to-Net Bubble Update: 2021 Pricing Realities at 10 Top Drugmakers

Drug Channels

MAY 10, 2022

When rebates and discounts were factored in, brand-name drug prices declined—or grew slowly—in 2021. What’s more, average net drug prices have declined for the past five years—though a few companies had net price gains or slower declines in 2021. healthcare expenditures.

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Judge Overturns Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors

Drugs.com

JUNE 21, 2023

WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 -- An Arkansas law banning gender transition care for minors, which has been on pause since 2021, was struck down on Tuesday after a U.S. federal judge ruled that it discriminated against transgender people. The ruling.

Almost 10 Million Americans Have Diabetes-Linked Eye Disease

Drugs.com

JUNE 19, 2023

In 2021, an estimated 9.6 MONDAY, June 19, 2023 -- Nearly 10 million Americans are at risk for blindness from diabetic retinopathy, a new study finds. million people in the United States — 26% of those with diabetes — had the eye illness and.

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Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye

Drugs.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

KEY TAKEAWAYS: An Arkansas man has received the world’s first whole-eye transplant, along with a partial face transplant The man suffered horrific injuries in 2021 when his face touched a live wire His surgery took 21 hours and.

Pharmacist Job Market in 2021: Retail Pharmacy Slump, Hospital Boom

Drug Channels

JUNE 6, 2022

The retail pharmacy shakeout affected 2021 pharmacist employment. Time for an update to the Drug Channels Institute (DCI) annual analysis of pharmacist salaries and employment. We found that retail pharmacies and drugstores employed fewer pharmacists, while hospitals and outpatient centers continued to add positions.

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Drug Discovery Industry Roundup with Barry Bunin — July 19, 2023

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JULY 19, 2023

Drug Discovery Industry Roundup with Barry Bunin — July 11, 2021

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Gross-to-Net Bubble Update: 2021 Pricing Realities at 10 Top Drugmakers (rerun)

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JULY 28, 2022

When rebates and discounts were factored in, brand-name drug prices declined—or grew slowly—in 2021. What’s more, average net drug prices have declined for the past five years—though a few companies had net price gains or slower declines in 2021. healthcare expenditures.

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DCI’s Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2021—And Three Factors That Will Reshape 2022

Drug Channels

MAY 3, 2022

In Drug Channels Institute’s list of the top 15 pharmacies of 2021 , we show that central-fill, mail pharmacies operated by large PBMs and health insurers have displaced retail chains as the largest prescription drug dispensers by revenues. You will see that PBMs and insurers retained their dominance over specialty dispensing.

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Regeneron ups genetic medicine investment with Decibel buyout

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

AUGUST 9, 2023

Third Rock-founded Decibel, which has shed much of its value since a 2021 IPO, expected to run out of money within a year.

Fresh wind blows from historical supernova

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

JULY 5, 2024

However, after the star dimmed, its location and structure remained a mystery until a team pinpointed its location in 2021. Two white dwarf stars collided, creating a temporary 'guest star,' now labeled supernova (SN) 1181, which was recorded in historical documents in Japan and elsewhere in Asia.

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Biopharma sector still growing despite layoff wave, Stifel report finds

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

AUGUST 7, 2023

The investment bank estimates that, while many smaller biotechs are laying off staff, larger companies are still growing from early 2021 levels.

The Top 15 U.S. Pharmacies of 2021: Market Shares and Revenues at the Biggest Companies

Drug Channels

MARCH 8, 2022

prescription dispensing revenues for calendar year 2021. prescription dispensing revenues reached a record $501 billion in 2021. The exhibit below—one of 216 in our new report—provides a first look at the 15 largest organizations, ranked by total U.S.

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Company Behind Defective CPAP Machines Must Make Changes Before U.S. Production Resumes

Drugs.com

APRIL 10, 2024

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 -- Phillips Respironics, the company responsible for the recall of millions of defective sleep apnea machines since 2021, must overhaul its production of the machines before it can resume making them in the United States,

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DCI’s Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2021—And Three Factors That Will Reshape 2022 (rerun)

Drug Channels

JULY 27, 2022

In Drug Channels Institute’s list of the top 15 pharmacies of 2021 , we show that central-fill, mail pharmacies operated by large PBMs and health insurers have displaced retail chains as the largest prescription drug dispensers by revenues. You will see that PBMs and insurers retained their dominance over specialty dispensing.

Specialty Pharmacies

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Christina Applegate Opens Up About the Agony of Fighting MS

Drugs.com

MARCH 12, 2024

TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 -- Actress Christina Applegate, who has been battling multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2021, shared her struggles with the debilitating disease on Monday.“I I live kind of in hell. I’m not out a lot, so this is a little.

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Suicide Rates Continue to Rise Among Americans

Drugs.com

AUGUST 10, 2023

That follows on an overall 5% increase in suicides in 2021, noted. THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 -- The mental health crisis hitting Americans shows no sign of abating, with provisional numbers for 2022 showing suicides rose by another 2.6%

The Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers of 2021: The Big Get Even Bigger

Drug Channels

APRIL 5, 2022

For 2021, we estimate that the three biggest PBMs accounted for 80% of total equivalent prescription claims. The highly-consolidated PBM market notched another year of increased concentration. Consider Drug Channels Institute's latest estimates of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market share, shown in the chart below.

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ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings Are Soaring

Drugs.com

MARCH 7, 2024

new report of data from 2012 through 2021 finds a. THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasingly showing up in ERs after accidentally ingesting the supplements.A

More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries

Drugs.com

JUNE 7, 2023

Metabolic and bariatric surgeries among 10- to 19-year-olds rose by nearly 20% between 2020 and 2021, after climbing since. TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- As obesity rises among U.S. kids and teens, the number of weight-loss surgeries is growing, too.

The 340B Program Climbed to $44 Billion in 2021—With Hospitals Grabbing Most of the Money

Drug Channels

AUGUST 15, 2022

Here’s a summer surprise for fans of the 340B Drug Pricing Program: Drug Channels has just obtained the 2021 figures from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)! For 2021, discounted purchases under the 340B program reached a record $43.9 The data tell a familiar story. billion —an astonishing $5.9

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Vaping Rates Fall Among Teens, But Still Too High

Drugs.com

MAY 14, 2024

kids in grades 9 through 12 fell to 5% in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 -- Vaping rates among U.S. That's down from a peak of 7.2% of teens who vaped in 2019, a new report finds.However, the 5% vaping rate.

The Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers of 2021: The Big Get Even Bigger (rerun)

Drug Channels

JULY 25, 2022

For 2021, we estimate that the three biggest PBMs accounted for 80% of total equivalent prescription claims. The highly-consolidated PBM market notched another year of increased concentration. Consider Drug Channels Institute's latest estimates of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market share, shown in the chart below.

Pharmacy

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs

Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic

Drugs.com

JULY 18, 2023

TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 -- While nursing home residents are at high risk for bad outcomes if they get COVID-19, use of antiviral treatments, such as monoclonal antibodies, was low through most of 2021 and 2022. The authors of a new study, led by.

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The 340B Program Climbed to $44 Billion in 2021—With Hospitals Grabbing Most of the Money (rerun)

Drug Channels

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Fortunately, my 2022 FOIA efforts (described below) extracted purchases by 340B covered entity type for 2015 through 2021. Here’s a summer surprise for fans of the 340B Drug Pricing Program: Drug Channels has just obtained the 2021 figures from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)! The data tell a familiar story.

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Drug Channels News Roundup, December 2021: CAR-T Profits, UM Boom, Health Plans vs. Experts, Confused Physicians, and Health Insurance Explained

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

We made it through a challenging 2021. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2021 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Happy New Year, everyone! health insurance. Please join the more than 13,100 consumers of my daily commentary and links to neat stuff at @DrugChannels on Twitter. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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First comprehensive look at effects of 2020-2021 California megafires on terrestrial wildlife habitat

Reproductive health startup raises $65M for infertility drugs

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A cleaner future for tires: Scientists pioneer chemical process to repurpose rubber waste

Recent volcanic 'fires' in Iceland triggered by storage and melting in crust

Ketamine Use Is on the Rise in U.S.

ELRIG UK Announces Drug Discovery 2021 Event to Host SLAS’s Innovation AveNEW

COVID Vaccine Mistrust Levels Aren't Budging, Study Finds

About 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Have High Cholesterol

Long-period oscillations control the Sun's differential rotation

The Laboratory community bounces back at Lab Innovations~ A round-up of Lab Innovations 2021 ~

Philips Suspends U.S. Sales of CPAP, Ventilator Machines After Recall

Science Gets to the Bottom of Bad Breath

Toxic elements found in stranded whales, dolphins over 15 years

Colonoscopies Among the Young Are on the Rise

Autism Tops List of Worldwide Youth Health Issues

Costs for MS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Meds Keep Rising

Marijuana Use Has Fallen 'Dramatically' Among U.S. Teens

Atmospheric blocking slows ocean-driven melting of Greenland's largest glacier tongue

Big Rise in Emergencies Involving Synthetic Weed Among Kids, Adults

Gross-to-Net Bubble Update: 2021 Pricing Realities at 10 Top Drugmakers

Judge Overturns Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors

Almost 10 Million Americans Have Diabetes-Linked Eye Disease

Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye

Pharmacist Job Market in 2021: Retail Pharmacy Slump, Hospital Boom

Drug Discovery Industry Roundup with Barry Bunin — July 19, 2023

Gross-to-Net Bubble Update: 2021 Pricing Realities at 10 Top Drugmakers (rerun)

DCI’s Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2021—And Three Factors That Will Reshape 2022

Regeneron ups genetic medicine investment with Decibel buyout

Fresh wind blows from historical supernova

Biopharma sector still growing despite layoff wave, Stifel report finds

The Top 15 U.S. Pharmacies of 2021: Market Shares and Revenues at the Biggest Companies

Company Behind Defective CPAP Machines Must Make Changes Before U.S. Production Resumes

DCI’s Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2021—And Three Factors That Will Reshape 2022 (rerun)

Christina Applegate Opens Up About the Agony of Fighting MS

Suicide Rates Continue to Rise Among Americans

The Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers of 2021: The Big Get Even Bigger

ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings Are Soaring

More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries

The 340B Program Climbed to $44 Billion in 2021—With Hospitals Grabbing Most of the Money

Vaping Rates Fall Among Teens, But Still Too High

The Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers of 2021: The Big Get Even Bigger (rerun)

Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic

The 340B Program Climbed to $44 Billion in 2021—With Hospitals Grabbing Most of the Money (rerun)

Drug Channels News Roundup, December 2021: CAR-T Profits, UM Boom, Health Plans vs. Experts, Confused Physicians, and Health Insurance Explained

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