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Addressing US FDA challenges in Indian sterile drug manufacturing – Part 1

Express Pharma

Indian pharmaceutical companies supply more than 60 per cent of global demand for vaccines and over 40 per cent of generic medicines consumed in the United States (2). This growth is further driven by global shortages of sterile products, an expanding biologics pipeline, and the demand for emergency-use therapies including vaccines.

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Under the Weather: Unpacking the Impact of the 2024-2025 Influenza Season

Pharmacy Times

Fournier, BSc Key Takeaways The 2024-2025 influenza season saw unprecedented severity, with high hospitalization and outpatient visit rates due to a vaccine mismatch and dominant H1N1 and H3N2 strains. Targeted public health strategies are needed to improve vaccine access, education, and trust, particularly in underserved communities.

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You Shall Not Pass: Pharmacist Review of Drug-Herb Interactions in Cancer Treatment

Pharmacy Times

Data collection spanned January 2020 to March 2023. This study examines herbal supplement prevalence, pharmacist interventions, and their impact on oncology treatment safety. Materials and Methods A survey-based observational study was conducted at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Study Reveals Gaps in GINA Guideline Adherence for Asthma Treatment

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2019;380:2020-2030. Global Initiative for Asthma. Accessed June 9, 2025. Beasley R, Holliday M, Reddell HK, et al. Controlled trial of budesonide-formoterol as needed for mild asthma. N Engl J Med.

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Educate Patients About Safe Medication Disposal

Pharmacy Times

Insani WN, Qonita NA, Jannah SS, et al. Improper disposal practice of unused and expired pharmaceutical products in Indonesian households. 2020;6(7):e04551. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04551 What to do with unwanted household medicines. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Updated March 28, 2025. Accessed June 6, 2025. Take Back Day.

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Hypertension: A Silent Killer Requiring Novel Therapies

Pharmacy Times

Signal Transduction Targeted Therapy 2020; 5:101. HALO: results from a phase 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled trail evaluating the efficacy and safety of baxdrostat in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Presented at ACC/WCC 2023. March 4, 2023. New Orleans. Hu B, Zhong L, Weng Y, et al. Therapeutic siRNA: state of the art.

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IBI303, Humira Biosimilar, Shows Comparable Efficacy and Cost Benefit to Reference Product

Pharmacy Times

The investigators conducted a retrospective study and gathered patient information from the hospital information system of Shenzhen Luohu People’s Hospital from May 1, 2020, to December 31, 2023. The primary study end point was the Humira retention rate at week 52, which was estimated through survival analysis. 0.92) and 0.44 (95% CI 0.34–0.52),