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Thursday pharma headlines

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million, his first big raise since 2015, thanks to incentive pay that jumped by about $1.2 prescriptions of finasteride, as the drug is known, for hair loss increased to over 2.4 million in 2020, more than double the number in 2015, according to health data company IQVIA. million while the company’s pipe line falters.

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Abiogen Pharma acquires 97.09% stake in EffRx Pharmaceuticals

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Italy-based Abiogen Pharma has announced the acquisition of a 97.09% stake in Switzerland-based EffRx Pharmaceuticals. Abiogen Pharma’s business spans across many integrated aspects : research and development, manufacturing of pharmaceuticals under its own brand or third-party contracts, and marketing of its own and licensed drugs.

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The financial toxicity of treating cancer

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billion in 2015 and $208.9 These cost estimates include cancer-attributable costs for medical services and oral prescription drugs. Pharma companies are aware that insurers will rarely say no to new cancer therapies, but increased scrutinization of early approvals is on the horizon. billion in 2020 (2020 U.S. population.

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FDA rejects Spectrum’s lung cancer drug poziotinib

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The FDA has issued a complete response letter (CRL) to Spectrum Pharma for poziotinib, its pan HER2 inhibitor for a form of lung cancer, according to South Korea’s Hanmi Pharma, which originally developed the drug. Spectrum licensed worldwide rights to poziotinib – excluding Korea and China – from Hanmi in back in 2015.

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5 Core Tenets of HCP-focused Point-of-Care Marketing

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Because nearly all prescriptions are now written electronically. For example, starting in 2015 at Ogilvy, I watched companies that had been using print materials in doctors’ offices begin switching to large electronic tablets in waiting and exams rooms that displayed information for multiple brands.

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Why we need to support healthcare’s vital acceleration

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With the population ageing, the need for healthcare is growing fast: between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years old will nearly double from 12% to 22%, according to the World Health Organization. What do I mean by vital acceleration?

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Medical Sales Representative Salary In Malaysia

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Medical Sales Representative (also known as MSR or MR or Medical Rep) in Malaysia is a sophisticated and confident salesperson who know the medical jargon to promote prescription and over-the-counter medicines. MRs are responsible for informing physicians about the company's products and the patients dosed with them.