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Preparing for stricter standards on substances of human origin

European Pharmaceutical Review

States will also retain full competences on ethical decisions regarding the provision of SoHO-based treatments in their respective healthcare systems. For example, contrary to many other member states, egg donation is and will remain prohibited in Germany. Cited 2023Mar].

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The Traditional Pharma Model Isn’t Working – It’s Time to Evolve!

PharmaKinnex

On April 18, 2002, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) adopted a new marketing code to govern the pharmaceutical industry’s relationships with physicians and other health care professionals…” – AMA Journal of Ethics. The PhRMA Code, The Sunshine Act, & Inflation Reduction. “On

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Cancer: Progress but a long way to go

World of DTC Marketing

The mortality rate from lung cancer has dropped in recent decades—by 56% in men from 1990 to 2019 and by 32% in women from 2002 to 2019. This leads to an ethical question: Should we deny hope to cancer patients because a drug may not work, or should the FDA only approve cancer drugs that show significant clinical benefits (i.e.,