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PhRMA lies to protect pharma profits

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The bill does not affect the list prices companies charge for new drugs, which increased from a median price of $2,115 in 2008 to a staggering $180,007 in 2021, according to recent research. He leads the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

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Roche CEO Severin Schwan to stand down after 14 years

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The appointment might raise some eyebrows given Roche’s need to drive pharma sales as it copes with the loss of patent protection on an earlier generation of antibody-based therapies – now being hit by biosimilar competition – but Schwan is confident Schinecker is the right man to lead the company forward.

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Five Years of Forbes | Legacy MEDSearch Ranks on the Forbes Best Executive Recruitment Firms for a Fifth Consecutive Year

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Leadership includes Joy Celebre (recruiting since 1996, joined in 2008), Carolyn Jones (recruiting since 1995, joined in 2011), Arshad Alam (recruiting since 1995, joined 2017), John White (Talent Sourcing Manager, joined 2012), and Partner Chris Miclot, (joined 2012). All votes must be from someone within the industry to count in the totals.

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4mn dose shortage of GSK’s childhood rotavirus vaccine expected

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“GSK communicated to GAVI earlier this year on manufacturing challenges leading to an unplanned, short-term drop in Rotarix production for 2022, for which priority mitigation plans are fully in place,” stated the publication. First dose measles coverage dropped to 81 percent in 2021, the lowest level since 2008, meaning 24.7

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Healthcare Systems Today And The Role Of Social Media Within It With Dr. Alejandro Badia

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Dr. Badia’s journey from his immigrant roots to becoming a leading medical practitioner in Miami is truly inspiring. Learn how a childhood experience with his grandmother’s rheumatoid arthritis ignited his passion for hand surgery, leading to his extensive training at N.Y.U. and a transformative fellowship in Pittsburgh.

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Acquisitive Ipsen builds again with $952m Albireo buy

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BA is the leading cause of liver transplant in children and is caused by damaged or absent bile ducts, leading to build-up of bile in the liver and cirrhosis. FDA approval in this indication would unlock the additional $10 CVR payment, providing it takes place before the end of 2027.

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Tributes as former NICE, MHRA chair Sir Mike Rawlins dies

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A pharmacologist by training, Rawlins was the founding chairman of health technology assessment (HTA) agency NICE , leading the organisation from its inception in 1999 until 2013, and hired Sir Andrew Dillon to become the organisation’s founding chief executive.