Contrarian Sales Techniques

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

During my pharmacology class, I learned that there are no safe drugs, only safe patients. This highlights the importance of taking an individualized approach to medicine and considering a patient's unique medical history, current health status, and other relevant factors when prescribing medication.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The first drug products to achieve biological licence approval (BLA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are whole community products derived from human faecal matter and are indicted for Clostridium difficile infection. Firstly, the pharmacological response to LBPs does not follow traditional pharmacokinetic principles.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

On February 7, at a town hall organised to discuss clinical trial designs for gene therapies, FDA experts pushed pharma players to look for ways to establish clinical effectiveness despite the challenges in recruiting patients with rare diseases.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 17, 2023

As the field of digital therapeutics continues to broaden, specific uses in mental health and neurology are increasingly making headway for patients and on the market. Companies are testing the use of digital platforms along with pharmacological treatments.

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JANUARY 16, 2023

There were developments in the past 12 months, true – Biogen/Eisai’s lecanemab (now branded Leqembi) showed clear success in the Clarity AD trial and received approval by FDA on 6th January 2023. More approvals, in larger patient population conditions will elevate the ongoing discussion of how to pay for these therapies.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Spearheaded by collaborations between non-profit groups and pharma players, new treatments are edging closer to late-stage trials in malaria and neglected tropical diseases such as sleeping sickness. The company now expects to complete its submission for a BLA with the FDA by the end of the year. Post-Covid return and challenges.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broke ground by approving the first drug with an embedded biosensor to track its use. Proteus Health’s Abilify MyCite had an ingestible sensor that could track if a patient consumed the drug. Yet, despite the landmark FDA approval, digital pills have not exploded in pharma.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2022

After more than a decade in development, Freya Pharma Solutions plans to advance an oral tablet dubbed Lybrido into Phase III trials to treat female sexual interest/arousal disorder (FSIAD). The company plans to submit a request for advice from the FDA at the end of this year or the start of 2023, he adds.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In January, amidst calls to improve patient safety by optimizing licensed drug formulations, the FDA released a draft guidance that signalled a departure from the most commonly used method of identifying a new therapy’s ideal dosage. The focus on identifying the ideal drug dosage is not new. What is drug dose optimisation?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 16, 2023

Dr. Barry DeCoster, PhD, an associate professor of bioethics at the University of Michigan, describes gender affirming care as “safe and effective” for most patients. One of the reasons why organisations, including pharma companies, do not enter this debate is because these drugs are used off label, says Horowicz.

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