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Fewer Prescribers Are Driving NBRx Than You Think—Here’s Why

PM360

According to a 2021 study by Statista, 40% of prescriptions written in 2005 were for brand-name medications. 2 and over a million actively licensed physicians 3 are available to prescribe them? By 2020, that percentage plummeted to just 8%. References: 1. Symphony Health Solutions, practitioner insight’s data, 2022.

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Pharma within planetary boundaries

European Pharmaceutical Review

2 A study found that pharmaceuticals and other chemical products are responsible for 40 percent of the Dutch healthcare system’s greenhouse gas emissions and about 80 percent of its share of material extraction. The environmental impact of the Dutch healthcare sector beyond climate change: an input-output analysis. 2022; 6: 949-57.

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Biogen’s $900 million settlement signals scrutiny on speaker fees

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2009, former Biogen employee Michael Bawduniak filed a lawsuit claiming that Biogen had violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by providing millions of dollars to healthcare providers (HCPs) as an incentive to prescribe three of its multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs. Biogen’s activity in multiple sclerosis.

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The future of medical cannabis development in Europe

European Pharmaceutical Review

In many European countries physicians can now prescribe medical cannabis for an array of chronic health conditions, including chronic pain, mental health disorders and neurological conditions. 2005 Dec;146(7):913-5. 1,2 Yet the pace of adoption in Europe has notably lagged countries such as Canada, Australia and the US. Mechoulam R.

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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

Over his career as a physician and scientist he published 108 papers and 49 patents. It has potential to be applied simply and directly to most existing commercial vaccines. Since vaccines can now be reformulated to meet the relevant WHO guidelines, the route to a future of fridge-free vaccines is open. Maillard Reaction and Drug Stability.

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Pharma Sales To Med Device CEO: The Jeff Smith Story Part 2

Evolve Your Success

I visited the Philippines in 2005. In Philadelphia, it was my first North American Spine Society in 2005. We give them this very quantitative assessment of their idea based on market size, the clinical need, and the attractiveness as a physician call point. That’s the fun part about healthcare innovation. Click To Tweet.

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Japan’s M&A Boom

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to market intelligence provider Pharmaceutical Insights, Japan’s $6m generic drug sector is currently experiencing a renaissance, primarily because the government wants to control healthcare costs. “Physicians still feel concerned about generic drug use, but now they have more power,” says Sato.