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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 Jazz Pharmaceuticals has introduced a new prescription medication for patients with sleep apnea/narcolepsy that “helped adults get up to 9 hours of improved wakefulness in clinical studies at 12 weeks” and they’re using a flying pig on their DTC.

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Novel oral chemotherapeutic holds potential for stomach cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

The availability of oral chemotherapy treatments would provide stomach cancer patients with the option of more efficacious drugs with improved tolerability in a more convenient dosage format” The poor clinical outcomes of stomach cancer make it a key target for drug development. New hope for stomach cancer patients.

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Almirall/Lilly lebrikizumab offers potential long-term management of atopic dermatitis

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a highly prevalent chronic dermatological disease, with symptoms which include itching, dry skin, severe pain, and inflammation – all of which create considerable stress in the daily lives of patients and often negatively affect their day-to-day and long-term well-being. However, side effects do happen.

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Understanding the evidence used in drug product withdrawals

European Pharmaceutical Review

They also include many of the common “exclusions” in RCTs, such as pregnant women, children, the elderly and patients on multiple medications. million patients were registered with GP practices in England, which hold health information about each person “from the cradle to the grave”. As of October 2023, 62.93

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Quality of life in patients with chronic health conditions

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These and other chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in America, and they are also a top driver of health care costs. But what we most often overlook is the effect of chronic health conditions on the quality of life leading to depression and suicide. Paul used to be an energetic and vibrant guy.

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Actualising the power of antibody-drug conjugates as cancer therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Functionality of ADCs is dependent on being internalised together with the target into the endosomal/lysosomal compartment, where the cytotoxin is released by controllable chemistry leading to the death of the cancer cell. The culmination of two decades of learning. The culmination of two decades of learning.