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UK biotech sees worst funding downturn since 2012

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Indeed, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) raised just £28 million – the worst annual haul since 2012 – and, during the entirety of last year, UK biotech raised just £1.8 The post UK biotech sees worst funding downturn since 2012 appeared first on. billion, way down from £4.5 billion in 2021. billion raised.

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How cinnamon lowers blood sugar

The Checkup by Singlecare

A small 2012 study demonstrated similar antidiabetic properties when participants took 1,000 milligrams of cinnamon per day over 12 weeks. Additionally, some research demonstrates the heart health benefits of cinnamon—a good thing for people with diabetes who are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease.

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What is a Compounding Pharmacy?

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If your doctor’s office has given you a prescription with instructions to fill it at a compounding pharmacy, you might be wondering what exactly this means. Only around 7,500 are compounding pharmacies, of which only 3,000 perform sterile compounding. What does it mean when a pharmacy is compounding?

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Despite Safety and Supply Challenges, Outsourcing IV Compounding Remains High

Omnicell

Stephanie Gallagher, PharmD, MBA Senior Clinical Product Marketing Manager, Omnicell The sterile compounding industry has been under great scrutiny due to alarming frequency and severity of adverse events from IV compounding, such as the New England Compounding Center catastrophe in 2012.

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From Healing to Harm: The Unintended Consequences of Polypharmacy in Seniors

PharmD Live

The side effects can compound, resulting in a greater negative impact on a patient’s health than the individual effects of one medication alone. study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that nearly 20% of older adults on new medications experienced a prescribing cascade (Archives of Internal Medicine, 2012). Campbell, N.

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Bayer adds menopause drug to pipeline with KaNDy acquisition

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A phase 3 trial is expected to begin in 2021 and the company says that the compound could generate peak sales of more than a billion euros globally. At the beginning of this year, KaNDy completed a phase 2b trial of its first-in-class drug NT-814, showing activity against symptoms of the menopause such as hot flashes and night sweats.

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Does coffee affect your cholesterol?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Coffee itself doesn’t contain any cholesterol, but its natural oils contain kahweol and cafestol , two chemical compounds that have the potential to raise cholesterol levels. In other words, yes, the chemical compounds in coffee can raise cholesterol, but the effect coffee has on your cholesterol depends on individual factors.