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Too Much of a Good Thing? Unpacking the Rise of Polypharmacy in Seniors

PharmD Live

While polypharmacy can be necessary for managing various chronic conditions, it often becomes excessive and hazardous. ” The senior population is diverse and heterogeneous, and they have significantly benefited from advances in public health, medical technology, healthy lifestyle promotion, and improved living conditions.

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How can the pharma industry navigate issues in the global supply chain to minimise drug shortages?

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Supply chain challenges are compounded by the broader global picture, such as the war in Ukraine, the great resignation, and natural disasters. Many of the medicines most badly affected by these shortages are generic drugs to treat common conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. Tackling shortages. The stakes are high.

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Reflecting on five years of quality control for nitrosamine impurities

European Pharmaceutical Review

However, it is difficult to predict exactly how processes could behave and how materials could react under each process conditions. This challenge is further compounded by increasingly complex drug formulations and global ingredient supply chains that stretch manufacturers’ capabilities in testing and control of impurities.

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CAMP4’s funding influx paves the way for tapping regulatory RNA to treat urea cycle disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

Last week, CAMP4 Therapeutics announced the close of a $100 million Series B round , which will be used to advance their regulatory RNA (regRNA)-focused programs. Their use of regRNA technology provides a unique approach to treating rare conditions like urea cycle disorders. David Bumcrot PhD, CSO, CAMP4 Therapeutics.

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Consumer health innovation – where passion and science meet

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After making her way from early-stage drug development research to her current role, Heather got straight to work on creating sustainable collaborations that made life better for people and their families. Her top, and as it happened final, choice was Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health’s newly launched R&D Leadership Development Program.

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Disease of the Month: Hemophilia

PharmaShots

Hemophilia A is four times as common as hemophilia B. In some people hemophilia develop without any family history of the disorder known as acquired hemophilia. It affects ~10 in 100,000 people. Most commonly found in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. This hemophilia type is very rare, affecting 1 in 100,000 people.

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Effective Detailing Sessions | Case Study

PharmaState Academy

Your team is gearing up for a series of detailing sessions with doctors to showcase the benefits of a new medication for cardiovascular health. For example, detailing sessions for chronic conditions like diabetes may require a more holistic approach compared to acute conditions like infections.