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STAT+: A nonprofit does deals in Brazil and India to make low-cost CAR-T cell therapies widely available

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In the latest bid to widen access to medicines, a nonprofit is sending technology and materials for making expensive CAR-T cell therapies to the Brazilian government and an Indian manufacturer that will, in turn, look to provide the treatments available at a fraction of current prices in the U.S. These are not generic versions.

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FDA begins review of Samsung Bioepis/Biogen’s Lucentis biosimilar

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Because Roche has never applied for Avastin to be used in wet AMD, clinics in the US have had to choose between the peace of mind offered by the regulatory process and Lucentis’ higher price tag, or the unapproved off-label formulation of Avastin at a lower price.

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A history of Pfizer

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After the war, Pfizer continued to focus on industrial chemicals as much as medicines, producing the citric acid needed for the emerging soft drinks industry, fuelling brands like Coca Cola and Dr Pepper’s expansion in the 1880s. By 1868, Pfizer’s revenues had doubled since the start of the war, and their product lines had expanded greatly.

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How much is Jublia without insurance?

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Currently, efinaconazole topical is the most effective topical therapy forf toenail fungus, but there is no lower-priced generic version. Related: Jublia side effects What is the generic for Jublia? Efinaconazole topical, the active ingredient, will not have a generic version until sometime between 2030 and 2034.

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How much is Breztri Aerosphere without insurance?

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Unfortunately, there is no generic version. Related: Breztri Aerosphere side effects What is the generic for Breztri Aerosphere? While generic budesonide and formoterol inhalants are available, glycopyrrolate is only found in AstraZeneca’s brand-name inhalants Breztri and Bevespi Aerosphere.

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How to buy Ozempic online: Is it safe?

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It’s a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, a glucose-lowering medicine. Ozempic dosage and administration “Ozempic is a weekly subcutaneous injection sold as a multidose pen,” says Chhaya Makhija, MD , endocrinologist and lifestyle medicine specialist, and founder of Unified Endocrine and Diabetes Care in California.

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A history of Johnson & Johnson

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These two acquisitions enabled the company to gain a significant presence in the field of pharmaceutical medicines for the first time. But like many of its big pharma peers, it faces increased pressure on some of its biggest brands, as expiring patents pave the way for generic competition while biosimilars undercut sales of biologics.

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