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Is the pharmaceutical sector realising its potential for sustainable manufacturing?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Globally, the pharmaceutical sector emitted around 52 megatonnes of CO 2 in 2015, the most recent period for which detailed numbers are available. Credit: Siemens Plc The industry can reorder the process towards design-test-make by moving from the current model towards an R&D approach based heavily on detailed virtual modelling.

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Opinion: STAT+: Some countries are moving to digital prescription drug information for patients. The U.S. shouldn’t follow suit

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Having all of these details in accessible, printed documents keeps patients informed and mitigates the risk of medication errors. Lawmakers seem to think that printed medication information is obsolete in the digital era and feel that using QR codes is an easy way to “go green.” ” The U.S.

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Game changing: How AI and automation is revolutionising clinical trial admin 

Pharmaceutical Technology

Dan Herron, of digital offerings at RWS Life Sciences, details how AI and algorithms can be used to optimise these administrative processes.

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Health Innovators – Matt Dugan

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Pharmaphorum Editor-in-Chief Jonah Comstock welcomes Matt Dugan, director and head of innovation at Novo Nordisk, to discuss the company’s digital transformation journey. The post Health Innovators – Matt Dugan appeared first on.

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Digital fabric could be used to measure health data

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The team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) claim this is the first example of a fabric which can record data in a digital rather than in an analogue format, allowing it to be programmed like any other digital device. Digital fibre detail. The digital fibre collected 270 minutes of body temperature data.

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Breathing easy: How digital inhalers are changing asthma treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca , Teva Pharmaceuticals , and Novartis , and other companies, are expanding their reach in the asthma space by capitalizing on digital technologies to enhance the patient experience. The use of digital inhalers has certainly grown,” says Chan. However, their use in routine healthcare is still limited,” adds Chan.

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Helix web tool guides prostate cancer genetic testing

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A web-based digital tool called Helix could help clinicians identify patients with prostate cancer who would benefit from genetic testing and counselling, according to researchers in the US. “Our digital solution, Helix, demonstrated promising results for clinical use,” write the researchers in the paper.

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