Pharma Pulse 7/12/24: The Relationship Between Patients and Drug Shortages, Rise of the Restaurant Robots & more

The Relationship Between Patients and Drug Shortages

In an interview with Pharma Commerce editor Nicholas Saraceno, Peter Ax, UpScriptHealth’s founder and CEO, discusses how patients are affected by these supply chain bottlenecks, along with ways to mitigate these complications.

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.

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You may have seen parts of his video interview... but be sure to check out my FULL conversation, including some bonus insights that didn't make the videos, with Jim Shehan of Lowenstein Sandler LLP below!

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