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Texas Pharmacy Technician Requirements

Pharmacy Tech Scholar

Texas Pharmacy Technician Requirements *Completing the PharmacyTechScholar.com Online Course and Passing the PTCE meets the credentialing/training requirements to apply for a Registered Pharmacy Technician License… The post Texas Pharmacy Technician Requirements appeared first on PharmacyTechScholar.com.

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Lilly’s antibody therapy cuts hospitalisation rates in COVID-19

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Eli Lilly has followed up supportive data from its Olumiant in COVID-19 with results of a study showing its antibody treatment could help prevent hospitalisation from the disease. An interim analysis of the BLAZE-1 clinical trial showed a reduced rate of hospitalisation in patients treated with Lilly’s LY-CoV555, an antibody that neutralises the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, in a phase 2 trial.

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3 Ways Video Keeps Reps and HCPs Connected and Engaged

Pharma Marketing Network

Fast-tracking digital communication is now the new normal across many industries. The healthcare industry is no exception, and for pharma sales reps engaging with healthcare professionals, human connection is key. But today, communication between your reps and HCPs may be limited, or even embargoed altogether. Yet there are still a number of opportunities for engagement, and using video is one that offers various ways to maintain these connections.

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Zovirax Cream for cold sores | Aciclovir (acyclovir) cream

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Cold sores are a common viral infection caused by herpes simplex virus. Cold sores usually affect the area around the mouth (usually caused by the herpes simplex virus 1) or the genital area (usually caused by the herpes simplex virus 2). Cold sore can affect children and adults. Zovirax cream for cold sores can be purchased over the counter from pharmacies and supermarkets.

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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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California Pharmacy Technician Requirements

Pharmacy Tech Scholar

California Pharmacy Technician Requirements *Completing the PharmacyTechScholar.com Online Course and Passing the PTCE meets the credentialing/training requirements to register as a pharmacy technician in California… The post California Pharmacy Technician Requirements appeared first on PharmacyTechScholar.com.

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3 ways pharma marketers can draw inspiration from digitally-native brands

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As pharmaceutical marketers prepare their brands for the future, there are a number of important ways they can learn from digitally-native brands. Companies like prescription glasses firm Warby Parker, shoe brand Rothy’s and tele-dentistry’s SmileDirectClub have grown up in today’s digitally native environment and can offer some key pointers for pharma.

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Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal archives now available to companies for Text and Data Mining

Pharma Mirror

The Royal Society of Chemistry has launched its new Text and Data Mining (TDM) solution, making its full collection of research journals available to companies for AI and machine learning applications. With the volume of published research available growing hourly, access to the RSC’s collection in machine-readable format offers companies the opportunity to extract, pinpoint.

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3 Ways Video Keeps Reps and HCPs Connected and Engaged

Pharma Marketing Network

Fast-tracking digital communication is now the new normal across many industries. The healthcare industry is no exception, and for pharma sales reps engaging with healthcare professionals, human connection is key. But today, communication between your reps and HCPs may be limited, or even embargoed altogether. Yet there are still a number of opportunities for engagement, and using video is one that offers various ways to maintain these connections.

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A history of AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a company with a turbulent history but, for now, a promising future. We take a look at the company’s story, from its creation as a merger of two equals, to its recent major restructuring and its drives in cutting-edge oncology and COVID-19. In 1998, Europe’s corporate landscape was riding a “merger wave” – intensive competitive pressure meant that opportunities arose for companies to merge with their competitors in order to rationalise both businesses.

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AI presents obstacles and opportunities in pharma: Iqvia

Outsourcing Pharma

A leader from Iqvia will present an overview of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other technology during this yearâs CPhI Festival of Pharma.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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A REVIEW ON SWAB SAMPLING AND RINSE SAMPLING PROCEDURE USED IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Pharma Tutor

About Author. Nrusingha Panda. Department of Quality Assurance, Mankind Pharma Ltd.

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FIP Calls for a focus on Pharmacy Remuneration

Pharma Mirror

The Hague – “A common concern among pharmacy associations worldwide is the long-term financial viability of professional services delivered by pharmacists. These concerns are first and foremost triggered by the impacts of continued price and margin cuts in dispensing of medicines and the non-allocation of funding in many settings for extended professional services and social.

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Education as the solution to the rare disease ‘diagnostic odyssey’

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It took more than a year for Don Legere to receive a diagnosis of scleroderma, a rare disease that causes the skin and connective tissues to thicken and harden, robbing people of their jobs and passions. It means that in his role as president of the New England chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation, he is determined to make sure others do not suffer the same fate.

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CPhI shifts from real-world to digital realm

Outsourcing Pharma

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, CPhI Festival of Pharma organizers have shifted the event online but kept the industry content.

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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IR SPECTROSCOPY

Pharma Tutor

INTRODUCTION. • Spectroscopy is the branch of science dealing with the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. • Infrared spectroscopy is the spectroscopy which is concerned with the study of infrared region of electromagnetic spectrum (i.e. light having a longer wavelength & a lower frequency than visible light), which results in vibrational transitions i.e.

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NanoViricides Nominates a Novel Candidate for COVID-19 Treatment

Pharma Mirror

NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the “Company”) a global leader in the development of highly effective antiviral therapies based on a novel nanomedicines platform, today announced that it has nominated a clinical drug candidate for the treatment of COVID-19, thus further advancing its COVID-19 program closer to human clinical trials.

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Preparing for a decade of radical change in pharma

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The pharmaceutical industry is at an inflection point, where ground-breaking innovation must be translated into transformational value for patients, healthcare professionals and society. Transformational value exists at the nexus of scientific innovation, patient-centricity, regulatory and reimbursement reform, digital technology and affordability, and refers, in part, to the extraordinary advances in science seen in recent years.

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CPhI keynote tackles top trends for the CDMO sector

Outsourcing Pharma

A session at the upcoming CPhI Festival of Pharma will examine supply chain, clinical trials, digitalization, and other factors impacting the field.

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PanAgora Pharma: 3rd Annual Pharma CX Tech Summit November 12, 2020

Pharma Marketing Network

PanAgora Pharma: 3rd Annual Pharma CX Tech Summit | November 12, 2020. Sponsored by PanAgora Pharma. The 3rd Annual Pharma CX Tech Summit explores how pharma is implementing emerging technologies – like AI/ML, voice & chat, connected devices, AR/VR, automation, personalization, and telehealth – to enhance customer experiences for patients, payers, and HCPs.

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Emerging Opportunities for Pharmacy Residents to Study Investigational Drugs and Research

McCreadie Group

September 2020 | Denise Klinker, PharmD, MBA McCreadie Group is excited to collaborate with Yale New Haven Hospital to offer a research pharmacy learning experience to residents enrolled in their PGY2 Investigational Drugs and Research residency program. Rachael Aletti, Vestigo’s Senior Account Manager and experienced IDS pharmacist, is developing the learning experience and will serve.

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Trial backs Lilly’s Olumiant plus remdesivir as combo COVID-19 therapy

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Adding Eli Lilly’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant (baricitinib) and Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir reduces recovery time in COVID-19 patients compared to remdesivir alone, says a new trial. The ACTT-2 trial, funded by the US government and run by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), involved COVID-19 patients who had been hospitalised because of severe symptoms.

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Latest COVID-19 news from the FDA

Outsourcing Pharma

The US agency continues to issue advice for life-sciences professionals engaged in work related to the virus, and keep an eye out for fraudulent products.

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PanAgora Pharma: Pharma Action in Patient Advocacy Summit December 2020

Pharma Marketing Network

PanAgora Pharma: Pharma Action in Patient Advocacy Summit | December 2020. Sponsored by PanAgora Pharma. ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS TO DRIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PHARMA AND PATIENTS. The Pharma Action in Patient Advocacy Summit 2020 will bring together 200+ customer experience leaders, patient advocates, advocacy groups, and pharma patient advocacy leaders to learn how pharma can work with patients to deliver more compelling experiences.

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Understanding Parkinson’s Disease

Pharma Mirror

According to the CDC, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, following Schizophrenia.1 In the United States, more than 60,000 people are diagnosed each year, with the elderly population being the most affected.2 This movement disorder may complicate basic daily activities, if not diagnosed or treated properly. With the current advances in.

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US experts stress over safety of AZ’s COVID-19 vaccine

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US medical experts are reportedly concerned that a neurological side effect picked up in AstraZeneca’s closely-watched COVID-19 vaccine trial could compromise the whole project, as the FDA weighs whether to give the go ahead for US studies to resume. While tests of the vaccine co-developed with Oxford University have resumed in the UK, experts from the US National Institutes of Health have launched an investigation into the incident, which is still being kept under wraps by the UK pharma for pat

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Platform forecasts COVID-19 trial outcomes

Outsourcing Pharma

The technology from Opyl uses artificial intelligence to anticipate a COVID-19 treatment, vaccine, diagnostic or deviceâs chances of success in a study.

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Reuters Events: Pharma Awards USA 2020 VIRTUAL 7-9 December

Pharma Marketing Network

Reuters Events: Pharma Awards USA 2020 VIRTUAL |. 7-9 December. Sponsored by Reuters Events Pharma. There has never been a more pressing time for our industry to come together and show what matters, true value for patients and HCPs. Now, in a completely virtual form, The Reuters Events: Pharma Awards USA 2020 exist as the only pharma awards to elevate and showcase the very best work from across the industry to a global audience – on a virtual stage.

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Smart Freeze Dryer Technology : A Review

Pharma Tutor

About Authors. Rajora Priyanka Singh*, Rathore Kamal Singh. Faculty of Pharmacy, BN University, Udaipur-Raj.313001. *singhpriyanka20355@gmail.

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Inhale, Exhale: Living with Severe Asthma and Severe Eosinophilic Asthma

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Head of “Living With”, Mariel Metcalfe, discusses the nature of severe asthma and severe eosinophilic asthma, and presents some key findings from recent patient research conducted in Europe, USA and Japan. The science behind the condition. Most people know that asthma is a chronic long-term respiratory condition in which the lung’s airways become inflamed and narrowed, making it difficult to breathe.

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Women in pharma face unique obstacles: Shorla Pharma

Outsourcing Pharma

A cofounder of the Irish pharmaceutical firm will join others in sharing her perspective as a female pharmaceutical leader at this yearâs CPhI event.

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The DHC Virtual Summit with Novartis | WED, Sept. 30 – THU, Oct. 1 | 12:00PM – 1:30 PM EDT 

Pharma Marketing Network

New Date: The DHC Virtual Summit with Novartis | WED, Sept. 30 – THU, Oct. 1 | 12:00PM – 1:30 PM EDT . This summit will offer you dynamic content and thought leadership related to the opportunities and challenges of the new normal. The event will span two days, lasting just 90 minutes per day, and feature unique content each day. Topics covered : The new realities of a virtual launch.

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Titration of GLP-1 Agonists (Table)

Med Ed 101

GLP-1 agonists are an effective medication in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus. GLP-1 agonists are a synthetic version of the body’s naturally occurring GLP-1. However, synthetic GLP-1 has the advantage of being resistant to DPP4 degradation. GLP-1 agonists have many actions in the body that make them effective at lowering A1C as well as providing […].

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Moderna broadens R&D scope with Vertex, Chiesi alliances

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All eyes may be on Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at the moment, but the US biotech hasn’t been idle in business development elsewhere, signing back-to-back deals with Vertex and Chiesi that have brought in $100 million upfront. . The larger of the two deals is with Vertex and includes $75 million upfront for a project to apply Moderna’s mRNA and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) to the development of drugs to treat cystic fibrosis, with another $380 million in potential milestone payments.

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Merck to acquire $1bn equity stake in Seattle Genetics; announces two oncology collaborations

Outsourcing Pharma

Merck and Seattle Genetics have announced two strategic oncology collaborations: one to develop Seattle Geneticsâ antibody-drug conjugate ladiratuzumab vedotin worldwide; and another to accelerate the global reach of Tukysa (tucatinib).

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