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The rise of prescription drug abuse and drug diversion

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As prescription drug abuse has grown in the US and Europe, the diversion of such treatments from legitimate sources has also increased. Drug diversion is the channelling of prescription drugs from a medical source into the illegal market.

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ELITE 2023 Sales MVP Laura Blair of ConnectiveRx

PM360

After a developmental day of shadowing a pharma sales rep, the fire was lite and she joined the sales team never looking back, ultimately landing her a role at ConnectiveRx in 2010. Laura has educated the new ConnectiveRx employees on the “real” patient journey. Interestingly, her approach was not only shaped by professional aptitude.

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The future of pain medication: are cannabinoids the solution to the opioid epidemic?

Pharmaceutical Technology

A leading CB2 agonist, olorinab, displayed encouraging results when managing abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients, but failed to meet the primary efficacy endpoints. Currently, Jazz Pharmaceuticals’s nabiximols is the only cannabinoid approved for pain, receiving approval in Israel, in August 2010.

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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. Food and Drug Administration between 2010 and 2016 yet did taxpayers receive any discount?

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Navigating the Challenges of Biopharma Product Launches: A Blueprint for Success

PM360

The landscape is highly competitive with new prescription medications launching worldwide each year. Key stumbling blocks include payer activation and reimbursement hurdles, regulatory complexities, tepid market adoption by healthcare professionals (HCPs), field force inefficiencies, and obstacles in engaging and adopting patients.

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

Others judge its success based on the fact that 95% of rare diseases still have no available therapies and patient needs remain unmet. However, extended market exclusivity is often associated with high drug pricing and limited patient access. of the total patient population suffering from rare diseases. Approximately 10.9%

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You can’t afford to get cancer

World of DTC Marketing

OPENING: American cancer patients spent more than $21 billion on their care in 2019. billion and patient time costs of $4.87 Some cancer patients may face out-of-pocket costs of nearly $12,000 a year for one drug. Many cancer patients without adequate insurance have only the starkest choice: your money or your life.