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FDA sets out its stall on digital tools for remote clinical trials

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The FDA has published draft guidance on how digital health technologies (DHTs) like smart and wearable devices can be used to capture data remotely from patients in clinical trials – an approach that has come to the fore since the start of the pandemic. The new guidance sets out the regulator’s current thinking on how trial sponsors to incorporate DHTs in the design of studies of drugs or medical devices.

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Supreme Court sets Jan. 7 special hearing on vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

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Supreme Court sets Jan. 7 special hearing on vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. hlandi. Thu, 12/23/2021 - 15:41.

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Novartis bags elusive US approval for cholesterol drug inclisiran

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At its second attempt, Novartis has won FDA approval for its cholesterol lowering drug inclisiran, which can reduce levels with just two injections a year. The FDA has approved the drug under the Leqvio trade name as an adjunct to maximum-dose statin drugs for people who need further LDL-cholesterol reduction to reach targets, a year after it was given a green light in Europe.

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How to Generate a Good number of PCD Pharma Enquires?

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When you run a PCD Pharma Company , your prime objective is to earn profit. For that,it is essential to generate a greater number of queries. When you do it, the business performs well. When it performs well, you enhance your market position. Bigger sales mean your company is viewed as a successful company. What are the different ways of generating enquiries?

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay

Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.

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The Considered pharmaceutical marketing experiment

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COVID-19 has changed everything – at least that’s David Hunt’s plan for pharmaceutical marketing. The former CEO of Havas Lynx recently launched a new agency in the US called The Considered, with the intent to break the traditional pharma marketing rules and shake up the industry. “There is some brilliant work that takes place by some incredibly intelligent agencies and individuals, but I know how formulaic we’ve become as an industry where next year’s tactics are probably very similar to this y

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COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to vulnerable children aged five to 11-years-old

Pharma Times

Government vaccine advisers have said vulnerable primary school children should be offered a low-dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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AstraZeneca and Novavax say their vaccines are effective against Omicron

Pharma Times

WHO officials remain cautious about claiming Omicron as a milder variant of the COVID-19 virus.

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NICE backs Aimmune’s peanut allergy drug Palforzia for children

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Children in England with peanut allergies could be among the first in Europe to get access to Aimmune’s oral immunotherapy Palforzia, after the drugmaker agreed a supply deal with NHS England. The deal comes as cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE recommended Palforzia for NHS use in draft guidance published today which says the drug can be effective in inducing tolerance to peanuts and reducing the severity of allergic reactions, including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis.

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Pfizer pips Merck to first oral COVID antiviral okay in US

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Pfizer’s Paxlovid has become the first oral antiviral for COVID-19 to be authorised for emergency use by the FDA, as the US braces itself for a surge in Omicron cases over the holiday period. The green light means that Paxlovid – based on nirmatrelvir (formerly PF-07321332) and ritonavir – has been cleared for use in the US ahead of rival therapy molnupiravir from Merck & Co and Ridgeback Biopharma, which was filed with the FDA earlier.

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