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Akebia Recovers From Rejection to Win FDA Approval for Anemia Drug

MedCity News

Approval of Akebia Therapeutics’ Vafseo is based on additional post-marketing safety data from Japan, where the drug has been used since 2020. The FDA rejected the drug two years ago due to concerns about cardiovascular safety.

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10 Trends for online health seekers

World of DTC Marketing

2020 trend concept. Hand flip wood cube change year 2019 to 2020. 10en : The most consumed pages on most pharma websites is safety information and pages that offer co-pay cards as people try to save money on Rx’s. In my opinion, this is due to pharma being sold on programmatic and the lack of investment in creative.

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Hetero Labs Limited-Walk-In Interviews for EHS- Process Safety Management/ Process Safety Lab On 24th Sept’ 2022

Pharma Pathway

Hetero Labs Limited-Walk-In Interviews for EHS- Process Safety Management/ Process Safety Lab On 24th Sept’ 2022. Departments: EHS- Process Safety Management/ Process Safety Lab. Passout: 2020, 2021, 2022. Job Description. Walk-In Interviews for Freshers in QA/ Production Dept. Experience: Freshers.

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Covid vaccine profits and the strain on supply channels

World of DTC Marketing

Moderna, maker of one of only two vaccines granted emergency authorizations to prevent COVID-19 in the US, has been shamed with a 2020 “Shkreli Award” by the Lown Institute, a healthcare think tank. However, in vaccines, cut corners could compromise patient safety. So far the winners are Pfizer and Moderna.

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Is DTC effective?

World of DTC Marketing

During the first quarter of 2020, the number of telehealth visits increased by 50%, compared with the same period in 2019, with a 154% increase in visits noted in surveillance week 13 in 2020, compared with the same period in 2019. The other variable that has increased at a rapid rate is telehealth.

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Gun violence is a national health issue

World of DTC Marketing

There was nearly a 30 percent increase in homicides between 2019 and 2020, making it the most significant one-year increase in six decades. Gun violence isn’t just a criminal justice issue; it’s a public health issue.

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UK approves Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

European Pharmaceutical Review

The regulator confirmed that the vaccine meets its standards of safety, quality and effectiveness. In each dose of the booster vaccine, ‘Spikevax bivalent Original/Omicron’, half of the vaccine (25µg) targets the original virus strain from 2020 and the other half (25µg) targets the Omicron variant. 1) and the original 2020 strain.

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