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Ex-Merck & Co scientist accused of stealing trade secrets could face jail

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In a document outlining the charges against Shafat Quadri, of North Potomac, Maryland the US Department of Justice (DoJ) referred only to “one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world” based in New Jersey.

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PAN-TB’s Phase II trials take a shot at shorter TB regimens

Pharmaceutical Technology

As per the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, TB incidence has massively reduced globally in the last few decades, with a fall from 164 cases per 100,000 people in 1990 to 109 cases per 100,000 individuals in 2019. The mortality rate has also reduced from 33 to 15 deaths per 100,000 people from 1990 to 2019.

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The GoCART Coalition: Guidance for pharmacists

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

GoCART aims to promote patient access to novel cellular therapies, bringing together different stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, health authorities, pharmaceutical companies, patient representatives, health technology assessment bodies, reimbursement agencies and medical non-profit organisations.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: WHO pandemic accord may force pharma to disclose prices; FDA OKs first therapy to delay type 1 diabetes

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Pharmaceutical companies could be made to disclose prices and deals for products they make to fight future global health emergencies, under new rules that would govern a World Health Organization-backed pandemic accord , Reuters reports.  A As of 2019, about 1.9 Or you may want to take stock of your life.

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GAMP 5 update: computerized system expectations for pharma manufacturers

European Pharmaceutical Review

Validation projects have often been documentation-focused exercises, more befitting a grammar exercise than artifacts supportive of regulated activity. The GAMP 5 Second Edition guide emphasises that focus should be on value-adding activities rather than documentation for documentation’s sake.”

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Stay calm and carry on: How to implement the updated ABPI code

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The updated Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry ( ABPI ) Code of Practice was agreed at the body’s general meeting in January, following months of public consultation. While the foundations remain the same, the updated code, which comes into force on 1 July, is structured differently to the 2019 version.

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Increasing patient engagement with UK clinical trials

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Pharmaceutical companies often struggle to actively involve patients in the design phase of clinical trials but doing so can have huge benefits for the sustainability and success of research. In 2014 Keith was fortunate to become a full-time salaried patient research ambassador at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Trust.