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Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017

Pharmacy Times

The act would have permitted health care facilities to stock up on compounded medications without forcing the supplying 503A pharmacies to register as outsourcing facilities.

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Axcelead DDP and Astellas partner for targeted protein degrader discovery

Pharmaceutical Business Review

This collaboration aims to leverage Axcelead’s DegLead Platform, an integrated service solution designed for the next generation of small-molecule drug discovery, to support Astellas discovery efforts and contribute to the generation of drug candidate compounds.

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Extemporaneous Compounding

RX Note

Introduction In 2018, the Ministry of Health Malaysia published the Good Compounding Practice as a guidance for compounding practices. NOTE: When compounding a preparation using the contents of an ampoule , care should be taken to withdraw the solution using a filter needle to avoid incorporating glass particles into the compound.

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Chemotherapy and Compounding – What You NEED to Know

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Epicur Pharma’s Advisory Council member Ann Donoghue, DVM, MS shares her personal perspective on the important relationship between veterinary oncology and compounded medications used in chemotherapy treatments. But compounding is not easy, it requires skill, training, and consistency.

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GSK partners LifeMine on fungi-derived medicines

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GlaxoSmithKline has thrown its financial and drug development weight behind LifeMine Therapeutics, a US startup that aims to find new therapeutics from fungi – widely regarded as an underexplored resource of biologically-active compounds. Greg Verdine – LifeMine.

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The digital transformation of pharma’s physician engagement strategies

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In doing so it’s compounded pre-existing pressure with pharma, where schedules are shrinking and policies are often already restrictive enough to build barriers for effective physician engagement. The threat of disease spread and other risk factors from COVID-19 have only compounded this.

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Dr Reddy’s jumps on medical cannabis train, buying Nimbus Health

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Legislation is already in place allowing companies to grow the plant for medicinal purposes under license, doctors have been able to prescribe it since 2017 with full reimbursement from health insurers.