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MHRA Chief Executive to step down

European Pharmaceutical Review

Leading the MHRA – a five year journey Professor Graham Cooke, interim chair of the MHRA board, remarked that Dame June’s “leadership of the MHRA over the last five years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been exceptional.” Her previous role in the agency was as Director of Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines.

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Can Hepatitis C drugs reduce symptoms of PTSD?

European Pharmaceutical Review

The researchers studied 254 VA patients who were diagnosed with PTSD and hepatitis C between October 1999 and September 2019. PTSD is a potentially chronic condition that disrupts lives and can lead to or exacerbate existing health issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts.

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Developing new treatment regimens for HIV

European Pharmaceutical Review

Self-stigma is also prevalent and hinders individuals from getting tested, starting pre‑exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) (if they’re HIV negative), seeking the lifesaving treatments they need (if they’re HIV positive), and can lead to isolation and depression.

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Why R&D innovation holds the key to greater patient impact

European Pharmaceutical Review

Cancer remains a global threat with around 10 million people dying from the disease each year worldwide, making it the second leading cause of death. About the authors Dr Nils Eckardt joined BeiGene in February 2019 as Vice President, Medical Affairs, Europe. 2019 [cited 2023 Apr 4]. 1,2 In the EU, an estimated 2.7

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Miracor Medical Announces FDA IDE Approval For PiCSO® Pivotal Study

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Early non-randomized European studies have suggested that this leads to reduced incidence of coronary microvascular obstruction (MVO) [3,4] and smaller infarct size, which are both strongly correlated to improvement in heart failure hospitalizations and reduced mortality following primary PCI [5]. About Miracor Medical.

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FDA suggests ways to curb constraints with rare disease gene therapy trials

Pharmaceutical Technology

Blank acknowledged that in many cases, an exclusively paediatric patient population could lead to difficulties with drawing consent for early phase trials. Still, Blank suggested that companies enroll the patient population that is most likely to benefit, because early phase studies contain the most safety risks.

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Advancing AOCs to transform the delivery of RNA therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Known linkers in the RNA field are used to bond together the two pharmacologically active molecular entities and can be applied to multiple oligonucleotide modalities. Research advances are also helping us learn more about how RNA is processed, potentially leading to new strategies to alter dysfunctional RNA. 2019 ;42:385-406.