Mon.Sep 05, 2022

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Episode 98 – Trade Shows and Events, 2023, What you should do. Part 2

Medical Device Success

Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes. 2023 is right around the corner. Let’s break that habit of last minute planning for shows and events. To help us start planning for 2023, Lauren and Kimberly are back for part 2 of this two part series. Lauren Dustman is Senior Manager, Global Events at Hyperfine and Kimberly Stanséll is a Meeting, Trade Show and Event Strategy Consultant.

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The discovery of a new and compounding cybersecurity threat to pharmacies

pharmaphorum

Sam Crowther, founder and CEO of cybersecurity company Kasada, tells us about a recent discovery his company made that revealed tens of thousands of accounts with prescription drug attachments in major online pharmacies had been compromised. While performing analysis for a client of online accounts for sale, Kasada uncovered a new and illegal way bots are being used – to steal pharmacy customers’ accounts and resell prescriptions on a secondary market for in-demand substances, such as Oxyc

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AstraZeneca on the hunt for new acquisitions

Pharmaceutical Technology

Following AstraZeneca’s success in vaccine development during the Covid-19 pandemic , the pharmaceutical giant is now looking to expand its scope through acquisitions across a range of indications, says CEO Pascal Soriot. “We want to be a sustainably growing company. Until 2025, we have strong growth ahead of us, but we also believe we can continue to grow very strongly post-2025 and it’s all about innovation in the pipeline.”.

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How Mirvie is building an RNA platform to predict pregnancy complications sooner

MedCity News

Personalized pregnancy care startup Mirvie recently brought on an OB/GYN to help guide the development of its RNA testing platform. The company says the platform will be the first to predict preeclampsia and preterm labor months before they occur, allowing care teams to create tailored treatment plans that account for women’s unique pregnancy risks.

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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Bayer agrees to pay $40m to resolve claims on three drugs

Pharmaceutical Technology

Bayer has agreed to make a payment of $40m for settling claims over the alleged violations of the False Claims Act linked to three drugs, Trasylol, Avelox and Baycol, the US Department of Justice said in a press statement. The settlement comes after a former Bayer employee, Laurie Simpson, filed two 'whistleblower' lawsuits against the company. These litigations were filed under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, which facilitate private citizens to file lawsuits ag

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Telehealth cuts overdoses for opioid users, says study

pharmaphorum

Greater use of telehealth services forced by COVID-19 seems to have benefitted people with opioid use disorder (OUD), leading to longer times on treatment and reduced risk of overdose, according to a new study. The researchers examined data from two groups of Medicare patients, one treated for OUD before the pandemic, and another who were treated after COVID-19 took hold, with greater use of telehealth support to complement in-person care.

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Access to paid sick leave can lead to lower mortality among U.S. workers, study finds

MedCity News

Mortality rates could be improved by government action, the study said. The U.S. is one of the few developed countries without any national paid sick leave policy.

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O2h Discovery -Walk-In Drive for Organic Chemist On 11th Sept’ 2022

Pharma Pathway

O2h Discovery -Walk-In Drive for Organic Chemist On 11th Sept’ 2022. Job Description. O2h discovery is actively hiring for a passionate and Experienced organic Chemist from M.Sc, M.Pharmacy, or Ph.D background to be a part of our vision of seeding new ideas in life science, tech and green innovation. The ideal candidates will be responsible to perform routine organic synthesis and should have an understanding of various instruments like NMR, Mass and HPLC.

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How hospitals can address medical device vulnerabilities

MedCity News

Historically, medical devices weren’t connected, and too often security is still an afterthought for manufacturers. But make no mistake: they are cyber assets, and often riddled with vulnerabilities and recalls.

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Sunrise International Labs Ltd- Walk-In Interviews for QC/ Production/ QA/ AQA/ Store-In Charge On 7th Sept’ 2022

Pharma Pathway

Sunrise International Labs Ltd- Walk-In Interviews for QC/ Production/ QA/ AQA/ Store-In Charge On 7th Sept’ 2022. Job Description. Walk-In Interviews for Quality Control/ Production/ QA/ AQA/ Store-In Charge Departments @ Sunrise International Labs Ltd. Department: Quality Control/ Production/ QA/ AQA/ Store-In Charge. Qualification: B.Sc/ B.Pharma/ M.Pharm/ M.Sc/ Any Degree.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Data dive could give PolyPid antibiotic a lifeline

pharmaphorum

Shares in PolyPid have been under pressure after the Israeli biotech reported its antibiotic for surgical site infections failed a phase 3 trial, although there may still be a way forward for the programme. The SHIELD I trial of D-PLEX 100 – a new formulation of the well-established antibiotic doxycycline – found that giving the drug wasn’t able to improve on regular care in preventing infections in people undergoing abdominal surgery.

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Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent shows consistent safety profile

PharmaTimes

Study involving children aged six to 11 years with moderate-to-severe asthma reveals positive data

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Gland Pharma-Walk-In Interview for Process Engineering & Block Utilities/ Central Utilities On 6th Sept’ 2022

Pharma Pathway

Gland Pharma-Walk-In Interview for Process Engineering & Block Utilities/ Central Utilities On 6th Sept’ 2022. Job Description. Gland Pharma Ltd- Unit-2, Pashamylaram Walk-in on 6th September | Process Engineering & Block Utilities/Central Utilities | Exp 1-7 years | Experience in Sterile Injectables/Parenteral mandatory. Process Engineering. 1. 1-7 years’ experience in Process engineering(Instrumentation & Mechanical).

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New PM will ‘inherit an NHS in its most challenging state for decades’

PharmaTimes

Warning comes from NHS leaders as new Prime Minister prepares to move into Number 10

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Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

When selecting a clinical supply provider, consideration often focuses upon the manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution capabilities available that will, at face-value, be sufficient to meet the needs of the sponsor and their trial. However, there are human-based and knowledge-driven factors that are often overlooked that go beyond these basic physical capabilities and are integral to the development and delivery of high performing clinical supply chains.

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Leading payers in the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Factors such as increasing access to health information, the introduction of new medical treatments and technologies and the spike in birth rate are increasing the need for payers in the pharmaceutical industry. Payers ensure the delivery of the best possible health outcomes to the patients from their financial plan. Finding the top payers in the pharmaceutical industry.

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UK authority asks for director ban for Alliance Pharma CEO

pharmaphorum

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking to disqualify Peter Butterfield, currently chief executive of Alliance Pharma, from serving as a company director. Butterfield is one of seven company directors from Alliance, Lexon, Focus Pharma, and Medreich in the financial regulator’s sights, in connection with allegations that they colluded to raise the NHS price of widely-used nausea drug prochlorperazine, raking in millions of pounds in excess profits.

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Keys for Building and Improving a Culture of Sales Training

Quantified

No matter how you approach your sales training process, the goal remains the same: build a company culture of efficient self-management towards the company’s goals. Doing so requires conditioning your sales team in a consistent way that makes them confident they are being led to ever-increasing performance during their sales calls, and one thing that unites any sales team the most is the training they believe in.

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Leading direct-to-consumer marketing companies for pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical companies hold permission to market their products directly to consumers. The direct-to-consumer marketing companies for pharmaceuticals are increasingly moving online as it supports the digitisation of information, enabling patients to take control of their health. Pharmaceutical companies have also entered the social media marketing domain in compliance with governmental regulations to communicate directly with patients using covert persuasion methods such as collaboration with

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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Mangalam Drugs & Organics Ltd. -Job Opening for Production/ QA/ QC/ IPQA/ Microbiology -Apply Now

Pharma Pathway

Mangalam Drugs & Organics Ltd. -Job Opening for Production/ QA/ QC/ IPQA/ Microbiology -Apply Now. Job Description. Job Opening for Production/ QA/ QC/ IPQA/ Microbiology Departments -Apply Now at Mangalam Drugs And Organics Ltd, Vapi , Unit 1. Department: Production/ QA/ QC/ IPQA/ Microbiology. Designation: Executive (Plant In -Charge)/ Officer/ Chemist to Officer.

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Leading pharmaceutical wholesalers

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical wholesalers act as intermediaries between pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers and facilitate the delivery of the right medicines in a timely, efficient, and secure manner. Wholesale distributors are responsible for guaranteeing product quality and preventing the influx of counterfeited drugs. Wholesalers can be either full-line wholesalers, who purchase the complete product line of a company, or specialised companies, which purchase speciality drugs to sell to clinics and h

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Personal Development In Sales

Contrarian Sales Techniques

Why Personal Development Vital in Sales? The prize of getting the exact result is worth it. Personal development arises from a wish to improve our lives and labour. It's refining the qualities that build a winning mentality. Sales professionals who only concentrate on skills disregard the inner world that generates the root of our attitude. 1. What grow sales personalities?

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US FDA approves Vertex’s Orkambi for cystic fibrosis in children

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded usage of Vertex Pharmaceuticals ’ Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) in children aged 12 months to under 24 months. The treatment is indicated for CF patients who are homozygous for the F508del mutation (F/F genotype) in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.

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Accelerating Clinical Supply Through Integrated Drug Development

As the development pipeline for new drugs continues to grow, biopharmaceutical companies are re-evaluating how to best manage and balance resources across an increasing number of development projects and complex clinical trials. There are two approaches that can be used to speed a drug from development to clinic faster: timeline compression and parallel processing, but only one that considers the benefits of integrating clinical supply into the overall drug development process.

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Expert Discusses Findings of PTCB 2022 Workforce Survey

Pharmacy Times

Bill Schimmel, CEO and executive director of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), discusses why pharmacy technicians are leaving the profession and why they are staying.

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Building GMPs for Solid Dosage

PharmaTech

Creating building blocks for good manufacturing practices is essential.

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Pharmacy Students Discuss Studying in Hawaii

Pharmacy Times

Students from the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy discuss their experience at the University of Hawaii.

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China NMPA grants approval for CanSinoBIO’s Covid-19 vaccine as booster

Pharmaceutical Technology

The National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA) has approved CanSino Biologics ’ (CanSinoBIO) recombinant Covid-19 vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector) for inhalation, Convidecia Air, as a booster. This vaccine leverages the same adenovirus vector technological platform as Convidecia, the intramuscular version. Providing a non-invasive option, Convidecia Air utilises a nebuliser to convert liquid into an aerosol for inhaling through the mouth, the company noted.

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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FDA gives AZ the nod for Imfinzi in biliary tract cancer

pharmaphorum

AstraZeneca’s checkpoint inhibitor Imfinzi has become the first immunotherapy to be approved by the FDA for biliary tract cancer (BTC), a rare and aggressive form of cancer with limited treatment options. Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been cleared by the US regulator for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic BTC in combination with gemcitabine/cisplatin chemotherapy, extending the use of Imfinzi beyond lung cancer for the first time.

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Advancing autonomous API reaction optimisation

European Pharmaceutical Review

Researchers have developed a self-optimising flow reactor platform for complex reactions. Based on rapid nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectroscopic measurements and processed using chemometric models, the platform was able to provide optimal reaction parameters with minimal background knowledge.