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![Cancer Drug Raises Risk of Cardiovascular Toxicity]() CANCER DRUG RAISES RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR TOXICITY blog article Jan 01, 2018 A drug approved by the FDA in 2012 to treat a type of cancer called multiple myeloma has dangerous side effects that involve the heart. The drug is called carfilzomib, and it is a proteasome inhibitor now linked to an increased risk of dangerous hear... Read More |
![NCI Director: AI Improves Cancer Research and Care]() NCI DIRECTOR: AI IMPROVES CANCER RESEARCH AND CARE blog article Jan 01, 2018 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless thinks artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data can aid cancer researchers and caregivers. In fact, big data, along with basic research and the process... Read More |
![Major Drugs Going Off-Patent in 2018]() MAJOR DRUGS GOING OFF-PATENT IN 2018 infographic Dec 20, 2017 We’re nearing the end of 2017, and, for me, that means the third annual iteration of our Patent Expiration piece in the world of pharmaceuticals. If this ongoing series has taught me anything, it’s that people of the world are constantly ... Read More |
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![Prescription pharmaceutical misuse on the rise]() PRESCRIPTION PHARMACEUTICAL MISUSE ON THE RISE blog article Dec 19, 2017 A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Non-medical use of pharmaceuticals: trends, harms, and treatment: 2006-07 to 2015-6, shows that the number of Australians misusing pharmaceutical drugs is rising. The report looks at t... Read More |
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![Can CRISPR really save lives?]() CAN CRISPR REALLY SAVE LIVES? infographic Dec 15, 2017 For those who have no idea what CRISPR is all about, the abbreviation means “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.” It’s a family of DNA sequences in bacteria. The sequences here play a huge role in fighting bac... Read More |
![PRESCRIPTION DRUG TRENDS]() PRESCRIPTION DRUG TRENDS blog article Dec 12, 2017 A gene therapy treatment recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use against leukemia is priced at $475,000 for a one-time treatment.1 While it’s exciting that new treatments, including prescription drugs, appear to be getting... Read More |
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![Marketing Mix in Pharmaceutical Marketing]() MARKETING MIX IN PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING video Dec 10, 2017 Pharmathing.com is a global e-commerce platform that connects pharmaceutical buyers and suppliers. Marketing is, as in other industries is the driving force in the pharmaceutical industry. There is a clear need for developing literature, w... Read More |
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![How tax reform can fuel US pharma R&D]() HOW TAX REFORM CAN FUEL US PHARMA R&D video Dec 01, 2017 Pharmaceutical and life sciences companies are under intense pressure to introduce new products in an environment of escalating R&D costs, complex science, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and increased competition. The industry's traditional ... Read More |
![Formulation development of solid pharmaceuticals]() FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID PHARMACEUTICALS blog article Nov 30, 2017 For many decades, Bosch Pharma Service’s customers have benefited from our know-how in the production of solid pharmaceuticals – not only for the design and construction of machines and facilities and the production of solid pharmaceutica... Read More |
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![MS Pharma Corporate Video]() MS PHARMA CORPORATE VIDEO video Nov 28, 2017 Our partners are our source of guidance; we tailor-make a deal with associates regarding their individual market specifications, because we know there’s more to a contract than merely supply and demand. Every request and query is met with a det... Read More |
![What Drug Is Used For Smoking Cessation?]() WHAT DRUG IS USED FOR SMOKING CESSATION? video Nov 27, 2017 There are many methods, resources and programs smoking cessation (colloquially quitting smoking) is the process of discontinuing tobacco different strategies can be used for cessation, including able to quit on any given attempt without medicines or ... Read More |
![Reforming Biopharmaceutical Pricing at Home and Abroad]() REFORMING BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRICING AT HOME AND ABROAD whitepaper Nov 23, 2017 The affordability of healthcare and biopharmaceutical drugs is a top concern for Americans. It is often asserted that promoting innovation and affordable drugs are conflicting goals. New innovations, however, often provide improved health that was no... Read More |
![Alice Zhang Is Using AI To Transform Drug Discovery]() ALICE ZHANG IS USING AI TO TRANSFORM DRUG DISCOVERY video Nov 22, 2017 Alice Zhang’s startup, Verge Genomics, thinks merging the latest in computer science with new technologies for decoding the human genome can improve the success rate for new drug discovery. Verge is focused on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson&rs... Read More |
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![How Medical Scribes Are Helping To Improve Patient Care]() HOW MEDICAL SCRIBES ARE HELPING TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE blog article Nov 20, 2017 Medical scribes are one of the lesser known roles in the healthcare industry. They are an essential component, however, and their arrival has brought with it numerous benefits to institutions and to patients. Medical scribes are an increasingly commo... Read More |
![As Drug Development Costs Skyrocket, AI Offers Some Hope]() AS DRUG DEVELOPMENT COSTS SKYROCKET, AI OFFERS SOME HOPE blog article Nov 20, 2017 Last year, researchers from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development published a paper in the Journal of Health Economics that provided an assessment of the current cost for pharmaceutical companies to discover and develop new drugs and bio... Read More |
![Data Integrity in Pharma]() DATA INTEGRITY IN PHARMA video Nov 17, 2017 Data integrity in the pharmaceutical industry is a challenge. Not only deliberate counterfeiting but also carelessness or technical errors can lead to violations and thus to poor audit results. What you should consider passing a data integrity audit.... Read More |
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![Myelo Therapeutics Takes on Unmet Needs in Cancer]() MYELO THERAPEUTICS TAKES ON UNMET NEEDS IN CANCER blog article Nov 17, 2017 Many pharmaceutical and biotechnology start-ups have been founded for the purpose of taking on unmet needs. It has often been difficult for the larger, more established pharma companies to focus on these narrower problems, so the leaner. Read More |
![This Hilarious Weed Ad Is Mocking Big Pharma]() THIS HILARIOUS WEED AD IS MOCKING BIG PHARMA video Nov 16, 2017 Only the U.S. and New Zealand allow prescription drug ads to reach the airwaves; the rest of the world has banned them in all forms. But it's a different story for legalized recreational drugs, which, like tobacco ads, can't be broadcast. Tha... Read More |
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![The Convergence of Digital Health, Devices and Pharma]() THE CONVERGENCE OF DIGITAL HEALTH, DEVICES AND PHARMA blog article Nov 15, 2017 There has been a huge push in policy circles to speed innovation in medicine which is manifest in several initiatives, including most notably the 21st Century Cures Act implementation. But it would be a mistake to assess the quickening pace of innova... Read More |
![City sues drug giants]() CITY SUES DRUG GIANTS blog article Nov 14, 2017 City Hall filed a lawsuit on Nov. 7 against Purdue Pharma and other pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, alleging that they are contributing to the opioid crisis in New Haven. Read More |
![Encourage Your Patients to Be Active Participants]() ENCOURAGE YOUR PATIENTS TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS blog article Nov 14, 2017 Patient engagement has all the intentions to improve the ability of every patient to create meaningful and solid relationships with their healthcare providers. When patients can have meaningful relationships with their healthcare providers, this will... Read More |
![Pharma in the Digital Age]() PHARMA IN THE DIGITAL AGE blog article Nov 14, 2017 We are living in a digital age, and this results in more patients being less depending on their health care providers for advice and information. More patients are now able to take more control of their lives and their health. Read More |
![Pharmaceutical Industry Profits And Research And Development]() PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PROFITS AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT blog article Nov 13, 2017 When the challenge of affording prescription drugs is raised, pharmaceutical manufacturers often argue that steps to reduce prices will lead to less innovation in the future. This response presumably applies to policies that use the market, such as s... Read More |
![Governments Mount Opioid Lawsuit Wave at Purdue Pharma]() GOVERNMENTS MOUNT OPIOID LAWSUIT WAVE AT PURDUE PHARMA blog article Nov 10, 2017 Governments are swamping Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin, with opioid lawsuits alleging the company is responsible for the costs of opioid overdose.The continuing wave of opioid lawsuits coming at the makers of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, based in S... Read More |
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![Drug Companies Collaborate to Take on the Opioid Crisis]() DRUG COMPANIES COLLABORATE TO TAKE ON THE OPIOID CRISIS blog article Nov 08, 2017 The opioid crisis in the US is now responsible for taking more American lives each year than car crashes. The pharmaceutical industry has come under fire for having a role in the epidemic, with some companies being accused of deliberately downplaying... Read More |
![Drug Companies Collaborate to Take on the Opioid Crisis]() DRUG COMPANIES COLLABORATE TO TAKE ON THE OPIOID CRISIS blog article Nov 08, 2017 The opioid crisis in the US is now responsible for taking more American lives each year than car crashes.The pharmaceutical industry has come under fire for having a role in the epidemic, with some companies being accused of deliberately downplaying ... Read More |
![Anyone Can Become Addicted to Drugs]() ANYONE CAN BECOME ADDICTED TO DRUGS video Nov 07, 2017 You might think that only some types of people can get addicted to drugs. The truth is, it can happen to anyone, whether you're young or old, rich or poor, male or female. This video from NIDA explains addiction in simple terms and offers a... Read More |
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![Pharma’s digital patient engagement innovators identified]() PHARMA’S DIGITAL PATIENT ENGAGEMENT INNOVATORS IDENTIFIED blog article Nov 06, 2017 Pharmaceutical companies are making more of an effort to engage with European patients through digital challenges, but their success in doing so varies as a small handful of innovators starts to emerge. Decision Resources Group (DRG) identified Novar... Read More |
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![Transforming drug delivery - Dr. Ritu Raman]() TRANSFORMING DRUG DELIVERY - DR. RITU RAMAN video Nov 06, 2017 Meet Dr. Ritu Raman, a Biomedical and Mechanical Engineer at MIT whose research is focused on transforming oral drug delivery. Specifically, she is designing new smart materials that can be used to improve the way we deliver medicine to people.... Read More |
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![The Fine Line of Pharma & Patient Group Collaboration]() THE FINE LINE OF PHARMA & PATIENT GROUP COLLABORATION blog article Nov 06, 2017 A new attempt by European drug firms and patient organizations to chart a course between cooperation and cooption has highlighted the scale of the challenges that healthcare stakeholders face when they reach out to one another. Read More |
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![The Drug Project Landscape]() THE DRUG PROJECT LANDSCAPE blog article Nov 03, 2017 Here’s a new paper in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery that’s going to the trouble of matching specific disease indications with specific mechanisms in drug projects over the last 20 years (both the successful ones and the unsuccessful ones)... Read More |
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![FDA Explores Flexible Drug Marketing Policies]() FDA EXPLORES FLEXIBLE DRUG MARKETING POLICIES blog article Nov 01, 2017 FDA regulation of prescription drug and medical product promotion has come under fire in recent years, as federal courts have supported industry challenges to rules limiting communications of unapproved drug uses. Read More |
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![What is a Biopharmaceutical?]() WHAT IS A BIOPHARMACEUTICAL? infographic Oct 24, 2017 Biopharmaceuticals, also referred to as 'biological products' or 'biologics' contain an active substance derived from or extracted from a biological system. This infographic is designed to provide an overview of the different types of biopharmaceutic... Read More |
![Harnessing Patient Communities for Pharma Marketing]() HARNESSING PATIENT COMMUNITIES FOR PHARMA MARKETING blog article Oct 23, 2017 What do people do when they are sick? Often, even before they call a doctor, they go online. And when they’re facing a health crisis or ongoing illness, more people than ever are turning to social media and online communities before, during, an... Read More |
![Building a Patient-Centered Pharmacy Immunization Service]() BUILDING A PATIENT-CENTERED PHARMACY IMMUNIZATION SERVICE blog article Oct 23, 2017 Critically important to the success of population health are vaccines that immunize children and adults against diseases like the flu, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, pneumonia and tetanus. With this growing need for effective immunization programs to m... Read More |
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![Infographic: Better Health Partnerships – Vaccines]() INFOGRAPHIC: BETTER HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS – VACCINES infographic Oct 19, 2017 Vaccines trick the body into building immunity against infectious diseases without causing the actual disease. Vaccines achieve this by introducing a dead or weakened version of the disease-causing germ (bacteria or virus) to the body’s immune ... Read More |
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![Accelerating precision medicine]() ACCELERATING PRECISION MEDICINE whitepaper Oct 17, 2017 The fully realized vision of precision medicine includes the capability to rapidly diagnose, sequence and develop a personalized treatment plan based on combined analysis of genotype, phenotype, environmental, clinical and behavioral data. Precision ... Read More |
![The Scientific Path To Cycle Development]() THE SCIENTIFIC PATH TO CYCLE DEVELOPMENT whitepaper Oct 17, 2017 Management of medication delivery through lyophilization - freeze-drying - is a crucial enabling process technology for many important parenteral drugs. Close to 50% of biopharmaceuticals, including enzymes, proteins and monoclonal antibodies, must b... Read More |
![FDA approves new robotic surgery device]() FDA APPROVES NEW ROBOTIC SURGERY DEVICE blog article Oct 17, 2017 US regulators have approved a new robotic surgery device for use in colorectal and gynecological operations. TransEnterix Surgical’s computer-assisted surgical S enhance System allows surgeons to sit at a console unit or cockpit that provides a... Read More |
![New Rwanda Pharmaceutical Lab To Test 100 Drug Types]() NEW RWANDA PHARMACEUTICAL LAB TO TEST 100 DRUG TYPES blog article Oct 17, 2017 Rwanda is upgrading its pharmaceutical laboratory to give it a capacity to test more strong drugs. By December this year, the newly introduced ‘Medical and pharmaceutical laboratory’ will have the capacity to test 100 types of medicine fr... Read More |
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![The National Pharmaceutical Strategy 2016 2018]() THE NATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY 2016 2018 whitepaper Oct 16, 2017 The Government and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, together with a broad set of pharmaceutical actors, have agreed to continue to build on and enhance the work that has been in progress for several years under the National P... Read More |
![Pharma and medtech industries prepare for hard Brexit]() PHARMA AND MEDTECH INDUSTRIES PREPARE FOR HARD BREXIT blog article Oct 16, 2017 Drugmakers and medical devices companies are drawing up plans to protect supply chains in case Britain crashes out of the European Union without a trade deal, and some small service businesses are already relocating to stay inside the bloc. Read More |
![What does your pharma brand mean to patients?]() WHAT DOES YOUR PHARMA BRAND MEAN TO PATIENTS? blog article Oct 16, 2017 During the course of our research last summer, we had the opportunity to talk with patients and caregivers about the branding aspect of their prescription drugs. While branding is considered an important part of the marketing mix when it comes to lau... Read More |
![The Small Town Fight Against Big Pharma]() THE SMALL TOWN FIGHT AGAINST BIG PHARMA video Oct 15, 2017 Direct from the NowThis newsroom, NowThis Reports will deliver new short documentary-style videos each week, exploring a wide range of topics and featuring people and stories from all around the world. NowThis is your premier news outlet providing yo... Read More |
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![Can Streamlined R&D Reduce Drug Prices?]() CAN STREAMLINED R&D REDUCE DRUG PRICES? blog article Oct 11, 2017 The recent FDA approval of the first chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy to treat young patients with a serious form of leukemia reignited charges that high drug prices limit patient access to life-saving medicines. Read More |
![Liposome Technology]() LIPOSOME TECHNOLOGY whitepaper Oct 09, 2017 Polymun offers the development of liposomal formulations for all kinds of pharmaceutically active ingredients and vaccine antigens. A broad spectrum of analytical methods has been established for this purpose. Polymun produces GMP material including ... Read More |
![Manufacturing Generic Versions of Controlled Substances]() MANUFACTURING GENERIC VERSIONS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES blog article Oct 09, 2017 Last Fall, we were pleased to announce that PCI Synthesis received DEA registration for controlled substance development and manufacturing, and we invested in new systems, processes, and training in order to manufacture controlled substances in our N... Read More |
![Community Oncology Practices as Clinical Trial Partners]() COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICES AS CLINICAL TRIAL PARTNERS blog article Oct 09, 2017 Pharmaceutical manufacturers developing new cancer drugs and community oncology practices seeking new therapies for patients are ideal clinical trial partners. In my previous blog post, I described how community oncology practices can access clinical... Read More |
![De-Risking Antibiotic Drug Development with PK-PD]() DE-RISKING ANTIBIOTIC DRUG DEVELOPMENT WITH PK-PD whitepaper Oct 05, 2017 Pharmacometrics, which includes the science of pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics (PK-PD), is one of the most commonly misunderstood, misused, and under-appreciated resources available to drug developers. In the past PK-PD was an afterthought, but tod... Read More |
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![Epigenetic drugs show promise as antivirals]() EPIGENETIC DRUGS SHOW PROMISE AS ANTIVIRALS blog article Oct 05, 2017 Some epigenetic pharmaceuticals have the potential to be used as broad-spectrum antivirals, according to a new study. The study demonstrated that histone methyltransferases EZH2/1 inhibitors, which are being used in cancer clinical trials, have activ... Read More |
![Shining the light on drug-drug interactions (DDI)]() SHINING THE LIGHT ON DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS (DDI) blog article Oct 04, 2017 Advancements in vitro technologies and analytical instrumentation over the past decade allow scientists to apply a variety of in vitro based assays designed to rapidly assess risk-liability, such as drug-drug interactions (DDI), one of the factors co... Read More |
![California Takes On Drug Pricing: Real Progress Or Illusion?]() CALIFORNIA TAKES ON DRUG PRICING: REAL PROGRESS OR ILLUSION? blog article Oct 02, 2017 Californians and others around the country following the California legislature’s multiyear debate on prescription drug pricing may have stood up and taken notice on September 13 when the state Senate followed the Assembly in passing SB-17 to facilit... Read More |
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![Access controls for medical devices]() ACCESS CONTROLS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES whitepaper Sep 27, 2017 Healthcare information technology has quickly become one of a clinician’s most powerful instruments. The implementation of technology to automate the collection and documentation of patient information, such as vital signs, continues to expand ... Read More |
![The Importance of Selecting the Most Promising Drug Target]() THE IMPORTANCE OF SELECTING THE MOST PROMISING DRUG TARGET blog article Sep 27, 2017 The growing economic pressure due to late-stage drug approval failures has been forcing drug discovery and development scientists to adapt their strategies in order to increase their chances of success. While it’s important to optimize drug candidate... Read More |
![Top 30 Oncology Drugs 2017]() TOP 30 ONCOLOGY DRUGS 2017 video Sep 27, 2017 The global oncology market is expected to grow at a rate of 7.5% with top-ten companies accounting for more than one-third of the market share. Roche tops the list with three drugs in the high rankings accounting for nearly 45% of the revenues. Celge... Read More |
![U.S. Medical Device Industry by the Numbers]() U.S. MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY BY THE NUMBERS infographic Sep 26, 2017 The global medical devices market offers tremendous opportunity for U.S. manufacturers, as well as significant challenges, for government policymakers seeking to support U.S. export competitiveness in overseas markets. Creating new and sustained expo... Read More |
![SYLENTIS - iRNA Drug Development]() SYLENTIS - IRNA DRUG DEVELOPMENT video Sep 26, 2017 Sylintis works with technology called RAN interference (iRAN) for the development of new drugs. Through this technology, Sylintis Achieves gene silencing of the RAN messenger. Read More |
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![Is the Pharma Industry Missing the Big Picture?]() IS THE PHARMA INDUSTRY MISSING THE BIG PICTURE? blog article Sep 22, 2017 There is a disconnect between how drugs are developed and how they are used. In the traditional method of target-oriented development, each new candidate drug is scrutinized in a handful of interactions with desirable and undesirable targets. Read More |
![The BlockRx pharma Ecosystem]() THE BLOCKRX PHARMA ECOSYSTEM whitepaper Sep 21, 2017 BlockRx is a series of initiatives presented by iSolve, a privately owned Blockchain solution provider for the Life Sciences Industry. The mission of BlockRx is to interconnect systems that do not readily communicate, establish data provenance that s... Read More |
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![More than 85 medicines in development for Alzheimer’s disease]() MORE THAN 85 MEDICINES IN DEVELOPMENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE blog article Sep 21, 2017 When Brian Kursonis started “blanking out” for moments at a time, a scan revealed plaques of a protein called amyloid in the brain, one sign of Alzheimer’s disease. A test of his spinal fluid found high levels of amyloid and tau, another protein link... Read More |
![Application of Ion Chromatography in the Bio/Pharma Industry]() APPLICATION OF ION CHROMATOGRAPHY IN THE BIO/PHARMA INDUSTRY infographic Sep 20, 2017 An online survey was conducted by the Analytical Scientist (a Texere Publication) on behalf of Thermo Fisher Scientific. The intent was to learn more about the application of ion chromatography (IC) in the bio/pharmaceutical industry and the level of... Read More |
![European Pharma Market Outlook to 2022]() EUROPEAN PHARMA MARKET OUTLOOK TO 2022 infographic Sep 20, 2017 Size of the market in EU-5 set to grow by 25% between 2017-2022 with a CAGR of 4.5% over this period EU-5 accounts for 69% of European pharma market in 2022 Germany is forecast to have highest increase in market value at €9.7bn. Read More |
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