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Treatment for all: the key steps to better representation in pharma

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As the vaccines were developed and rolled out, the disparity in their take up among different sections of the community highlighted how excluded some minority communities felt from areas of healthcare. In 2016, the pharmaceutical industry was found to have less gender and ethnic diversity than other industries in the Fortune 500.

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Innovation across the healthcare system is needed to realise the value of medicines

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Medicines and vaccines are among the most powerful interventions that can help improve quality of life for people across the world. Delivering value for patients doesn’t start and end in our R&D labs; actions can be implemented across all stages of the drug development lifecycle to encourage and embrace a pro-innovation environment.

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How can evidence-based medicine (EBM) methodology support drug withdrawals?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Monitoring and studying the side effects of licensed medicines is an essential part of drug development to ensure public safety. Known as pharmacovigilance, our epidemiological research records and investigates adverse drug reactions when medicines are used by the general public. Supporting regulators. Study focus.

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Getting on with Rare Disease Therapeutic Options (Orphan Disease Therapies)

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The article focuses on challenges faced in drug development, government incentive programs, grants, and various therapies used to diagnose or treat rare diseases. How challenging is the drug development plan Drug development plans for rare diseases can be circuitous, resulting in fewer participation from companies.

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NHC Comments on Key Information and Facilitating Understanding in Informed Consent

Putting Patients First Blog

Assessment of length and readability of informed consent documents for COVID-19 vaccine trials. A blueprint for developing patient-centered core impact sets (PC-CIS). Re: Patient-Focused Drug Development: Guidance 1 – Collecting Comprehensive and Representative Input; Public Workshop (Docket No. and Boyle, C. and Argo, N.

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A history of AstraZeneca

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However, it withdrew its neuropharmacological drug, Zelmid, which was an SSRI, due to concerns over side effects only a year after it was introduced in 1982. In 1990, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested Astra to change Losec’s brand name to Prilosec, to avoid confusion with Sanofi-Aventis’ diuretic, Lasix (furosemide).

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Top 20 IPOs in Healthcare by Total Fund Value

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Shots: Immutable capital demands and high-spending drug development plans are the most common drivers in encouraging fully-fledged private healthcare companies to go public. Founded Year: 2016 No. With an aim to develop a VLP-based vaccine candidate, Frazier and Takeda Pharmaceuticals underwent a collaboration to form Hillevax.