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The current pricing of cancer treatments is unsustainable

World of DTC Marketing

needs to take substantial steps to address the high costs of cancer drugs. From 2009 to 2019, the median monthly treatment costs for new drugs at launch reached $11,755 in the U.S… From 2009-10 to 2018-19, the lowest average monthly costs for new cancer drugs approved by the U.S. SUMMARY: The U.S.

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Preventing fungal contamination in pharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

Employing MALDI-TOF MS for microbial identification in sterile drug manufacturing Fungal contamination in pharmaceutical cleaning facilities Case study examples Mould and yeast have been reported by several previous authors in numerous pharmaceutical cleanrooms , cold rooms, and controlled areas, according to the authors. Ahmed et al.

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The current pharma business model is unsustainable

World of DTC Marketing

In pharma, growth depends on new products with hefty price tags when over 80% of voters want lower costs for their prescription drugs. They relied so much on a new drug that they tried to market a product with bad science behind it. The pharma industry is a giant behemoth that needs new drugs to survive and grow.

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Automated insulin dosing app Tidepool Loop FDA-cleared

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The 501(c)3 non-profit Tidepool, which seeks to empower the next generation of innovations in diabetes management, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Tidepool Loop, an automated insulin dosing app intended for the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in those six years old and above.

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Black participants make up just 3% in cancer clinical trials, says GlobalData

European Pharmaceutical Review

The report, Clinical Trials – The Importance of Diversity in Clinical Trials , examined data from clinical trials initiated between 1 January 2013 and 16 June 2022. Earlier this year the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance to support companies in enrolling more ethnically diverse trial populations.

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Abyrx Receives Additional FDA Clearances for MONTAGE® Settable, Resorbable Bone Putty as Bone Void Filler and Cranial Bone Cement

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These new FDA clearances follow the highly successful clinical introduction of MONTAGE use on bleeding bone, which has garnered excellent physician feedback and surpassed 22,000 product uses with thousands of patients now multiple years removed from surgery. Pacifico, Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Abyrx. Are you hiring?

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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.