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MSD’s maternal health initiative passes big milestone

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A $650 million programme set up by pharma group MSD to help prevent maternal mortality and improve health equity around the world has reached over 30 million women, easily outpacing its target of 25 million by 2025. In the US and Canada, where MSD is known as Merck & Co, it runs under the Merck for Mothers banner.

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FDA approves Merck’s Winrevair for PAH treatment

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Merck, known as MSD outside of the US and Canada, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) for the treatment of adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

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STAT+: Most of Canada’s public research universities get bad grades for ensuring access to drugs they discover

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Despite significant public funding, most of the 15 largest public research universities in Canada failed to enact policies that would ensure medicines that emerged from their laboratories would be equally accessible around the world, according to a new analysis. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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FDA allows Florida to import drugs from Canada

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the state of Florida the authority to import certain prescription drugs from Canada—an important measure to counteract soaring prescription costs. RELATED: Is it safe to buy prescriptions from Canada? In a landmark decision, the U.S. RELATED: What is Medicaid? an outlier?

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Novartis launches digital health hub in Canada

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Novartis is opening a new digital health innovation hub in Canada to help develop “scalable, digital solutions” for patients and healthcare providers. Canada is the latest country to join a global network of hubs opened by Novartis. Canada is investing to position itself as a world-leading destination for AI innovation.

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Is it safe to buy prescriptions from Canada?

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than they do anywhere else in the developed world. Naturally, this has people looking beyond the border for more affordable alternatives, and Canada seems like an obvious choice. But is it really cheaper to get prescription drugs from Canada, and is it safe and legal to do so? Why buy medicine in Canada? Unlike the U.S.,

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A List Of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Diseases Conferences and Meetings

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BCPS, BCIDP Article Posted May 2023 There are many infectious diseases conferences and meetings that take place around the world each year. On this webpage, a list of antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases conferences and meetings is provided. List Composed By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D.,