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Novel haemophilia B gene therapy approved

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy BEQVEZ (fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt) for certain adults with haemophilia B. Pfizer licensed BEQVEZ from Spark Therapeutics in December 2014.

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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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Psychedelic research: evaluating the fast-evolving regulatory roadmap

European Pharmaceutical Review

Most psychedelic drugs are Schedule I controlled substances, which means that very strict legal and regulatory controls accompany their use” Some psychedelics originate in nature and have been used by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years; others are manipulated or manufactured. 1 Such restraints have stood solid for decades. .

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The future of medical cannabis development in Europe

European Pharmaceutical Review

1,2 Moreover, except for countries such as Czechia, Denmark and Germany, the cost of these medications is borne by the patient, rather than national insurance or healthcare systems. 3 With established drug development pathways, we are accustomed to a rigid structure of translation from bench to bedside.

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Securing every dose with an edible security technology for safe medicines

European Pharmaceutical Review

FAKE MEDICINES are not a new problem, and pose a tremendous threat to patient safety and public health in society regardless of a country’s economic status. The prevalence of fake drugs is a continually growing problem worldwide. 1 Simply, pharmaceutical products are the most vulnerable to counterfeiting. About the author.

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Microbiome therapies: a maturing movement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Hervé Affagard (HA): Developing microbiome therapeutics as well as every other new therapeutic modality comes with several challenges that need to be addressed carefully to ensure patient safety and maximise the potential benefits of these treatments. Conversely, in the US, it has always been clear and regulated as a drug.

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Moving towards oral delivery of biologics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Of the 175 new drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2016 and 2019, most were biologics. Of the 175 new drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2016 and 2019, most were biologics.