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STAT+: Pharmalittle: More than 9 in 10 pharmacy techs report drug shortages; Yale and VA strike deal over ketamine patent royalties

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Yale and the VA agreed in 2003 to share royalties on patents with inventors from both institutions. When a comparable drug is not available, 29% turn to their pharmacy’s compounding services, while 6% look to another compounding pharmacy.  Yale and professor John Krystal agreed to pay $1.5

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Can psychedelics provide breakthrough in mental health?

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The term ‘psychedelic treatments’ incorporates a broad spectrum of different compounds, from LSD, psilocybin and DMT, to MDMA, ibogaine and ketamine. The latter compound has already been approved for treatment-resistance depression as the product Spravato (esketamine), after being developed by Janssen.

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

With alpha particles, you must be very careful how the drug is made to ensure that the compound remains stable between manufacturing and use. Following his graduate studies, Dr Hoppin was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Research Center Jülich, Center for Electronics in Germany from 2003 to 2005.

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Fluoride And Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

The fluorine anion (negatively charged ion), or any of the compounds containing the anion, are termed fluorides. The fluoride in drinking water comes from the addition of a fluorine compound (usually sodium fluoride, sodium fluorosilicate, or fluorosilicic acid), which dissociates to release the F- ion. Acta Paediatr. doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13694.x

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Building CO2-neutral, defossilised supply chains for chemicals

European Pharmaceutical Review

Organic compounds are arguably the foundation of the pharmaceutical industry. All traditional small molecule pharmaceuticals include carbon building blocks” Organic compounds are arguably the foundation of the pharmaceutical industry. Org Process Res Dev 2020, 24, 10, 1996–2003. Shores BT, Sieg PE, Nicosia AT, et al.

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Vitamin Supplementation

RX Note

Introduction Vitamins are chemically unrelated families of organic compounds that are essential in small amounts for normal metabolism. Because vitamins (with the exception of vitamin D 3 , vitamin K 2 and B 12 ) cannot be synthesized by humans , they need to be ingested in the diet to prevent disorders of metabolism.

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Molecular Farming: Paving a Modern Track for Pharmaceutical Sectors (Molecular Pharming)

PharmaShots

Since time immemorial, plants have been widely used as a source of medicinal compounds. However, upstream production in plants must also comply with additional laws relating to environmental release if grown outdoors (Directive 2001/ 18/EC, and 1829/2003/EC if the crop can be used as food/ feed) and Directive 2009/41EC if grown in constraint.