News|Articles|March 10, 2025

Pharma Pulse 3/10/25: Streamlining Prescription Processes, Marty Makary Grilled at Senate Confirmation Hearing & more

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

Streamlining Prescription Processes

In the final part of his video interview with Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Tom Dorsett, CEO, RazorMetrics, describes how the software company’s solution can help deliver better patient outcomes and substantial savings for healthcare plans, employers, and members alike.

Marty Makary Grilled on Abortion Medication, Vaccines at Senate Confirmation Hearing

Markary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins, gave safe, vague and polished answers to senators' questions on mifepristone and the cancellation of an FDA vaccine committee meeting.

Turing Award Goes to Pioneers of Artificial Intelligence

Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton developed reinforcement learning, a technique vital to chatbots like ChatGPT.

Bristol Myers Squibb Receives European Commission Approval for Opdivo® plus Yervoy®

Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Opdivo® (nivolumab) plus Yervoy® (ipilimumab) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

South Rampart Pharma, Inc. on LinkedIn

The opioid and fentanyl crisis underscores an urgent need for safer, non-addictive pain treatments.


South Rampart Pharma, Inc. CEO Hernan Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS recently spoke with Pharmaceutical Executive about our innovative approach to developing novel non-opioid analgesics.

Highlights include:
✅ Progress advancing our lead candidate, SRP-001, into Phase 2 clinical trials
✅ Leveraging support from NIH’s HEAL Initiative
✅ Designing scientifically rigorous and clinically meaningful pain trial endpoints

Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/gh7SvZRt

#PainManagement #PharmaInnovation #OpioidCrisis #Healthcare

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