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Amor Vegas stated, “T cells have the ability to develop memory and persist in your body for really long periods, which is very different from a chemical drug. A study from The National Cancer Institute revealed that the number of women who were unaware they should get these screenings went up from 45% in 2005 to 55% in 2019.

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The future of medical cannabis development in Europe

European Pharmaceutical Review

3 With established drug development pathways, we are accustomed to a rigid structure of translation from bench to bedside. It is estimated that only one in 10 drugs that enter Phase I trials are subsequently licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Innovation doesn’t always need to be radical: an example in diabetes

Clarivate

The first GLP-1 RA used for diabetes (short-acting exenatide) became available in 2005 (US)/2006 (Europe) and required twice-daily injection. Figure 1: Timeline of GLP-1 RA development [9] , [10] Abbreviations: EMA, European Medicines Agency; US FDA, United States Food and Drug Administration. What’s next in diabetes?

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An Annex 1 and Pharma 4.0 perspective on water quality

European Pharmaceutical Review

An essential part of the manufacturing of drug products is the use of water of different degrees of purity. In particular, purified water and WFI are critical when producing sterile pharmaceutical drug products. The difference is that purified water can be used for non-parenteral drugs, while WFI must be used for parenteral drugs.

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Patents: a necessary evil?

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 However, patent protection for pharmaceutical products is an economic trade-off between providing monopoly rights that incentivise development of future products and permitting higher drug prices to recoup the investment. 4 The initial patents are usually filed during drug discovery. The patent will typically expire after 20 years.

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Pharma within planetary boundaries

European Pharmaceutical Review

In addition, the number of active substances detected in the environment has been increasing with unknown consequences for ecosystems and the accumulation of substances in food chains. Giving environmental risk assessments teeth Since 2005, the authorisation of a human pharmaceutical product requires an environmental risk assessment (ERA).

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First FDA pregnancy-approved Pertussis vaccine to protect newborns

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals’ Boostrix vaccine for use in pregnant woman in their third trimester, to prevent against whooping cough (pertussis) in infants up to two months of age.

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