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GlycoMimetics files patent for treating cancer and related conditions with compound of formula (i)

Pharmaceutical Technology

s groundbreaking patent for treating cancer and related conditions with Formula (I) compound. Learn how this method can reduce chemotherapy side effects and improve patient outcomes. Discover GlycoMimetics Inc.'s

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: AbbVie buys Immunogen, maker of targeted cancer drugs; Novo sues two more compounders

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Elahere is among a surging class of cancer medicines called antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, which are designed to deliver a targeted dose of chemotherapy directly to tumor cells while sparing healthy tissues. Testing of compounded drugs from these pharmacies revealed unknown impurities up to 33%, the company claims.

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STAT+: Pharmacists can make shortage drugs, but at what cost?

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Pharmacists increasingly are being asked to make drugs in bulk for hospitals that are in short supply, and they’re even beginning to make chemotherapies. Hospitals’ reliance on pharmacist-made drugs, a practice called compounding, has risen in step with worsening drug shortages.

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Manual IV Compounding – a Potential Recipe for Disaster?

Omnicell

When we talked about IV room compounding, I’ll never forget them telling me, “Making IVs is not like making pizzas at the local sub shop.” ” It’s not a big deal if you mix up sausage and pepperoni on a pizza, but one misstep in manual IV compounding could be absolutely devastating to a patient.

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Innovation in chemotherapy: Leading companies in platinum-based cancer drug compositions

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Platinum-based cancer drug compositions is a key innovation area in chemotherapy Platinum-based drugs are chemotherapeutic agents used for the treatment of cancer. These compounds cause their therapeutic effect by inhibiting DNA synthesis.

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Innovation in chemotherapy: Leading companies in purine derivatives-based cancer drug compositions

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Purine derivatives-based cancer drug compositions is a key innovation area in chemotherapy Purine is an important heterocyclic nucleus in the chemical architecture of many bioactive compounds. Among its key functions, it interacts with nucleic acids and enzymes during their synthesis and function.

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STAT+: More hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to increasing shortages

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And the problem has become so bad – especially for chemotherapies — that one-third of hospital pharmacists reported their institutions are rationing, delaying, or canceling treatments or procedures, according to a new survey. Nearly every hospital pharmacy across the U.S. is experiencing shortages of prescription drugs.