Pharma Leaders

JUNE 27, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) submitted by Pfizer for haemophilia B gene therapy, fidanacogene elaparvovec. Based on the safety and efficacy findings from the Phase III BENEGENE-2 study, the company made these filings.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

Several lifestyle factors have been shown to increase the risk of developing stomach cancer, including alcohol consumption, smoking and consuming foods preserved by salts. There is an urgent need for more effective chemotherapy treatments with less severe toxicity and side effects.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 21, 2022

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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World of DTC Marketing

MAY 6, 2021

Some say pharma should be allowed to make as much as they want because we live in a capitalist society but JAMA recently found out that price increases in branded drugs means that people will often go without their medications. But what about the costs to develop new drugs and the failure rates?

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 13, 2023

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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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 29, 2024

1 Some five years after the initial NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine) contamination issue 2 initially affecting valsartan drug substance, then other active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), eg, sartans, ranitidine, metformin, etc; the toxic short alkyl chain N-nitrosamine issue appears, if not resolved, then well on the way to resolution.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 23, 2022

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. Fake drugs kill more than 250,000 children a year, doctors warn. Available from: [link].

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