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million, his first big raise since 2015, thanks to incentive pay that jumped by about $1.2 million in 2020, more than double the number in 2015, according to health data company IQVIA. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is meant to help patients and warn of potential drug side effects but a Vice report indicates something more.

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Clinical trials authorised for 3D-printed ulcerative colitis drug

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a China-based pharma company has announced it has received clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate clinical studies of T21, a 3D-printed medicine that can target specific segments in the colon to more safely deliver oral ulcerative colitis (UC) drugs.

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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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OSD contract manufacturing market valued at $54.7 billion by 2030

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This is especially beneficial as a way of decreasing potential side effects. In the years 2015 and 2020, clinical-stage cancer programmes increased by a considerable 77 percent (1,642 to 2,911), resulting in a quarter of drugs currently in development worldwide being highly potent.

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Ionis antithrombotic with reduced bleed risk clears phase 2b study

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Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are on dialysis often need to be treated with anticoagulants to prevent blood clots, but as a result, can experience bleeding side effects. Now, Ionis and Bayer think they have a new drug that could sidestep that risk.

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The evolving role of social media in healthcare

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In recent years, social media has evolved into an essential part of pharma operations, for better or worse. Below, I’m exploring a few ways that pharma teams are using social media and other online collaboration platforms to connect, educate, and influence. Healthcare Provider (HCP) marketing. Congress Coverage.

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Novel oral chemotherapeutic holds potential for stomach cancer patients

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There is an urgent need for more effective chemotherapy treatments with less severe toxicity and side effects. Irinotecan – also known by the brand name Campto/Camptosar ® (Pfizer Ltd.) – has proven to be an effective chemotherapy agent against several types of gastrointestinal cancer. 2015; 35(3):1437-45.