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MHRA Chief Executive to step down

European Pharmaceutical Review

Previous roles The MHRA highlighted Dame June Raine has been Chief Executive Officer of the MHRA since August 2019. Her educational background includes training in medicine in Oxford after completing a master’s degree by research in Pharmacology.

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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. Many people have PTSD, but there [are] few effective pharmacologic treatments and limited drug development for PTSD,” commented Gradus. The findings are to be published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

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Women in Alabama could face prosecution over use of abortion pills

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The Attorney General of Alabama has threatened to use an obscure law passed in 2006 to prosecute women who terminate a pregnancy using pharmacological means, shortly after the FDA made access to the drugs easier.

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

European Pharmaceutical Review

In 2019, the pharmaceutical industry spent $83 billion on R&D, which is about 10 times what the industry spent per year in the 1980s, 4 yet the average duration to develop a new medicine is still around 10-15 years. About the authors Dr Nils Eckardt joined BeiGene in February 2019 as Vice President, Medical Affairs, Europe.

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Pharma Injecting Life into Digital Health Amidst Funding Downturn

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Similarly, a 2019 study found rural residents had a five-year relative cancer survival that was 5.2% Trial access equity and inclusivity are important considerations for sponsors given the results of a 2021 analysis of U.S. lower than metropolitan or urban residents and a 10% increase in risk of death after adjustment for multiple factors.

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Developing new treatment regimens for HIV

European Pharmaceutical Review

About the author Sherene Min, MD, MPH, is Vice President of Global Clinical Development at ViiV Healthcare , a role she assumed in October 2019. With therapeutic expertise in HIV, hepatology and rare diseases, Sherene has additional expertise in clinical pharmacology and drug safety.

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Miracor Medical Announces FDA IDE Approval For PiCSO® Pivotal Study

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Despite improvements in patient care pathways, widespread use of reperfusion strategies, and adjuvant pharmacological therapies, the one-year mortality rate after STEMI in high-risk patients has plateaued over the past decade at 14% [1]. The PiCSO Impulse System received ‘Breakthrough Designation’ from the FDA in 2019 and the CE-Mark in 2020.

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