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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

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Lack of access, strict regulations, and demanding schedules have made it extremely difficult for patients to participate in clinical trials. A 2018 NIH survey found that patients felt clinical trial participation to be inconvenient and burdensome, and nearly half (49.0%) said it disrupted their daily routine.

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Why Are Patients So Angry? Plus, Frontliner Tips for Health Leaders

Healthcare Success

The rate of injuries from violent attacks against medical professionals grew by 63% from 2011 to 2018. So, how can health leaders help frontline workers and other employees protect their mental and physical health while managing a steady stream of angry patients? Why are people so angry and rude? How did we get here?

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8 Ways to Enhance the Patient Experience & Drive Leads with QR Codes

Healthcare Success

The QR code allows hospitals and healthcare providers to satisfy this need with immediate physician-patient interaction and engagement – all through smartphones and tablets. . In this blog post, you’ll learn: Why QR codes have made a comeback, When to use them, And, 8 ways to improve the patient experience and drive leads with QR codes. .

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AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza combo bags FDA approval for prostate cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

On 31 May, the FDA granted approval based on subgroup analysis of the Phase III PROpel trial (NCT03732820) in patients with BRCA mutations. Safety and tolerability were in line with that observed in prior trials and the known profiles of the medicines. Trials peaked at 115 in 2018 before declining to 91 last year.

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Chemo-free regimen demonstrates efficacy in NSCLC

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Phase III clinical trial demonstrated significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) in patients receiving Rybrevant with lazertinib compared to osimertinib. A planned interim overall survival (OS) analysis will determine the statistical and clinical significance of overall survival for these patients.

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Current and future players in the lupus market

Pharmaceutical Technology

The term LN refers to a major predictor of poor prognosis in SLE patients, with inflammation of the kidney that encompasses diverse patterns of renal disease, including glomerular and vascular pathology. in 2018 across the 7MM despite being an off-label therapy for lupus.

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AbbVie CEO looks like a fool before Congress

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: “You’re spending all this money to make sure you make money rather than spending money to… help patients,” the California congresswoman told AbbVie’s, Richard Gonzalez. According to CNBC “AbbVie workers say they worry that the company is putting profits ahead of safety and the health of its U.S.

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