This man appears to want #Trump #Bibles, not #inhalers, for #Oklahoma's #children, Ryan Walters is supposed to be Oklahoma's "Superintendent of Public Instruction." The Request for Proposal #RFP looking to award a contract for “the purchase of 55,000 King James Version Bibles with US Pledge of Allegiance, The U.S. #DeclarationofIndependence, The U.S. #Constitution, and The U.S. #BillofRights documents included.“ Specifically on #trump #bibles. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/10/04/donald-trump-supported-bible-one-of-few-that-meets-ryan-walters-criteria-for-ok-classrooms/75510021007/ #education #publicschools

"AstraZeneca completes clinical programme for low-emission inhalers"

#AstraZeneca #Inhalers #Emissions #Health #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.edie.net/astrazeneca-completes-clinical-programme-for-low-emission-inhalers/

wait im seeing it on bluesky and if this is true the WAY that takes away about 59% of my ideation

https://www.patreon.com/posts/starting-june-1-105451511

Via @mattbc on Patreon: remember that as of yesterday, June 1st, inhalers are capped at $35 out-of-pocket.

Read all you need to know here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/starting-june-1-105451511

Today in #Employer Coverage: The implications of out of pocket caps for #respiratory #inhalers. https://open.substack.com/pub/employercoverage/p/impact-of-capping-out-of-pocket-cost

#Inhalers are big business with revenue in the billions for companies such as GlaxoSmithKline & AstraZeneca, partly because they cost $200-$600. That has now been cut to $35 as the FTC's Linda Khan found a way to strip their monopoly protection.

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-how-ftc-chair-lina

(https://masto.ai/@rbreich/112130442040599490) Big news in the pharmaceutical world - AstraZeneca joins Boehringer in capping inhaler costs at $35/month. Advocacy from lawmakers like Sen. Bernie Sanders and activist pressure making a real impact. #healthcare #inhalers

Madrigal’s Rezdiffra energizes MASH Space, sets bar for future therapies—BMS, AstraZeneca, Novartis add to 2024 M&A upswing—AstraZeneca follows rival Boehringer in capping out-of-pocket costs for inhalers--http://bit.ly/w28kSd #mash #nash #liverdisease #novartis #bristolmyerssquibb #novartis #mergersandacquisitions #drugpricing #inhalers #astrazeneca #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

Pricy #inhalers remain expensive due to device tweaks that keep competitors at bay
#Drugmakers incremental adjustments to older inhaler products to fend off #generics. Feldman found that just 1 of 62 approved by #FDA 1986-2020 had a new mechanism of action
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Is anyone else having to battle with their GP over blue inhalers? #Asthma #Inhalers #Ventolin #NHS

High profits from secondary patents on #inhalers could decrease incentive for #pharmaceutical companies to innovate ⁦‪@JAMA_current‬⁩ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2800037

We just saw this on the birdsite from @wbfeldman. Similar observation to ours regarding devices and just published in JAMA. Great that this aspect of patent manipulation is getting attention!

https://twitter.com/wbfeldman/status/1610329075918184451

From 2000-2021, manufacturers earned $111 billion on brand-name #inhalers in the US AFTER patents on their active ingredients had expired.
How?
By patenting other aspects of the products (e.g., delivery devices).

I JUST got 3 months of #Symbicort and my allergist wants me to try this (naturally). Same thing plus a third med.

Anyone have experience with #Breztri?