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You can’t afford to get cancer

World of DTC Marketing

Monthly drugs costs may reach $100,000, causing many Americans to struggle with the physical and emotional effects of high out-of-pocket medical costs. Some cancer patients may face out-of-pocket costs of nearly $12,000 a year for one drug. Even worse, others are completely priced out of the hope for a cure. ScienceNews.com.

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NIH spending for drugs approved 2010-2019 lower than industry spending, study finds

European Pharmaceutical Review

billion for phased clinical trials of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs between 2010-2019. million publications describing basic or applied research related to 386 of 387 drugs approved 2010-2019 with $8.1 million per approved drug. billion (3.3 Average NIH spending was $33.8

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What do future healthcare CEOs look like?

World of DTC Marketing

I have to laugh when I hear that a pharma company is patient-centric because that’s become a slogan to make employees feel good about themselves while the costs of prescription drugs increase every year. drug spending by 9 percent” What about taxpayers? Highest-paid CEOs in 2019: Who made the list from healthcare.

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The lingering menace of diethylene glycol / ethylene glycol adulteration

European Pharmaceutical Review

The following year, the US Congress passed the 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, which mandated safety assessments prior to the release of any new drug. Elixirs, diluents, and the passage of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. USP-NF Propylene Glycol Monograph: USP43-NF38, 2010, 3753.

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Preventing fungal contamination in pharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

Employing MALDI-TOF MS for microbial identification in sterile drug manufacturing Fungal contamination in pharmaceutical cleaning facilities Case study examples Mould and yeast have been reported by several previous authors in numerous pharmaceutical cleanrooms , cold rooms, and controlled areas, according to the authors. Ahmed et al.

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Moderna files lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA technology

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, is said to have infringed patents filed by Moderna between 2010 and 2016 for its mRNA technology. The latest development comes after Moderna sought emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its BA.4/BA.5

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Rare Disease Spotlight – tracing the rise of orphan drug designations over almost 40 years

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put a high-profile bluebird bio trial for sickle cell disease on partial clinical hold, and advisory panels deliberated over decisions involving gene therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), and beta-thalassemia.