Infographic: Better Health Partnerships – Vaccines

October 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 system. In some cases, inactivated toxins (poisonous substances) produced by the germ are used in the vaccine to develop immunity (for example, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines).

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What is Adoptive Cell Therapy?

Infographic | February 5, 2020

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Do patients actually watch all those pharma TV ads?

Infographic | January 13, 2020

Fewer than one in eight chronic-disease sufferers say they watch when a drug commercial comes on TV, according to one recent study of community users. And for the millennials among them, the percentage is even less so. That’s despite the $5.1 billion spent by biopharma on the medium in 2018. We take a look at these data points and many others from two recent studies on the media habits of patients and doctors.

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Smart Pharmacovigilance

Infographic | May 23, 2021

Pharmacovigilance (PV) is essential to all life science organizations, ensuring that patients' health comes first. Various trends in global healthcare have transformed today’s PV function into a corporate asset that enhances brand value and contributes to new growth opportunities. However, existing safety systems impose a significant cost burden to operate.

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Summary of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Drug-Drug Interactions

Infographic | April 7, 2020

COVID-19 is a rapidly emerging and devastating pandemic disease. Recently, chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been suggested for possible off-label use for patients suffering from a more severe clinical course.

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2021 global life sciences outlook

Infographic | August 24, 2021

The life sciences sector has played a pivotal role amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To cope with the global crisis, traditional competitors partnered to accelerate research and develop the fastest novel vaccine in the history. Governments, health systems, payers, retail pharmacies, and nonprofits are now working collaboratively with the sector to provide widespread distribution and administration.

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Pharma Technology Focus

Infographic | June 3, 2022

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