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UK agency pilots biobank to study links between genetics and drug side effects

Pharmaceutical Technology

The biobank will work in parallel with the MHRA’s Yellow Card website, which is used for reporting adverse events and side effects caused by medicines and medical devices, per the 25 May announcement. Side effects due to drugs are responsible for one in every 16 hospital admissions in the UK, based on the announcement.

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Um, about that diabetes drug that helped patients lose weight

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Yet the media has led with “diabetes drug leads to major weight loss” Will doctors inform patients? Wegovy’s most common side effects were gastrointestinal problems, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, which 80% of patients reported, according to USA Today.

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Jazz Pharma uses flying pig for huge grey area DTC

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billion in 2018, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.20% to reach $86.01 Given that most obstructive sleep apnea patients are obese men, it’s dangerous that the side effects listed for Sunosi say, “tell your doctor if you have heart problems, high blood pressure, kidney problems, diabetes, or high cholesterol.”

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Cancer Patient-Support Program Uptake is Low: Here’s How to Change That

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Among polled patients who had never accessed a cancer-support program, education about cancer treatments and their side effects (33%), as well as information to help them better understand their cancer (32%) topped the list of resources they wished they had received. 24, 916–925 (2018). 43, 165–169 (2019). Stoerkel, E.

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Data backs AZ’s Wilson disease drug, but with a question mark

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If treatment is prompt and effective, patients can live a normal lifespan, but left untreated the disease can be fatal. Meanwhile, side effects are common and unpleasant with current treatment – including skin rash and blisters, vomiting and diarrhoea, and wounds that do not heal – so compliance an be poor.

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Quality of life in patients with chronic health conditions

World of DTC Marketing

Using 2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data, we provide estimates of the prevalence of single and multiple chronic conditions among US adults. What happens when someone loses the will to live because they are tired of dealing with chronic health conditions and prescription drugs that have nasty side effects?

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

The development of novel radiotherapeutics ushered in a new era in targeted treatment 1 for cancer, with two separate radiotherapeutic approvals in Europe and the US, in 2018 and 2022. Recent advancements for radiopharmaceuticals in oncology include a $1.4 Barrett at the Center for Gamma Ray Imaging.