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How one pharma “family business” places patients first

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And just as a family business thrives on its connection to the community, Chiesi is committed to connecting to the global patient community. We try to have a very long-term orientation because we believe that aligns our objectives very well with the objectives of society and the patients we serve, and it makes us a stable business.”.

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Collaboration with Janssen and Eli Lilly to address lack of paediatric medications

Pharmaceutical Technology

In recent years, with the advent of biologics and novel therapeutic targets such as anti-TNF, anti-interleukin, and anti-integrin, there has been a steady increase in the number of agents approved to treat inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which has provided physicians with an increasing number of options to treat Crohn’s disease (CD).

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

As per the US Department of Justice, Biogen paid remuneration in the form of training and consulting fees and speaker honoraria, to induce physicians to prescribe the company’s drugs, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. The company currently has three MS drugs in its pipeline.

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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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When patients experience intense emotion, either positive or negative, they are rendered unconscious. In order to bring it to market, a special program called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) had to be put in place, where only eligible patients could access the drug through a very strict process.

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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

A requisite cold chain has been designed and implemented to be uninterrupted from factory to patient. About 800 million humans are injected with vaccines every year” Most vaccines in use today are relatively cheap to make and are injected into patients with mass‑produced and inexpensive (five-cent) disposable syringes.

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Private Patient Advocacy: Educating Patients To Be Their Own Advocates With Antra Boyd And Karen DiMarco

Evolve Your Success

In a world of medical and health jargon, it can be difficult for patients to understand the kind of care they are getting. Sometimes, beyond the language, it is in the way health professionals communicate to the patient and their families as well as to each other. They are also patient advocates from their experience in nursing.

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A Leader’s Journey From Surgical Tech Sales To Startup Global Director With Jennifer McLaughlin

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We have another special guest and she goes by the name of Jennifer McLaughlin. She’s a certified surgical technologist for many years specializing in mostly orthopedic and neurosurgery. She moved from the clinical side to the sales side of the operating room back in 2014 and joined a major device company. What is that?

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