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The US Just Approved The First Over-The-Counter Daily Birth Control Pill

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Food and Drug Administration approved a drugmaker’s application for the first daily over-the-counter birth control pill for people seeking to prevent pregnancy. On July 13, 2023, the U.S.

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Ethnopharmacology: traditional medicine and modern drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

However, the reality is that traditional medicine has been the source of lead identification in modern drug discovery. Ethnopharmacology has been an important basis for modern medicine The estimated percentage of pharmaceutical drugs available today that are sourced from natural products varies.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Brand Names: Moderna Secures Spikevax in Europe While Pfizer is Comirnaty

XTalks

Moderna has won approval from the European Medicines Association (EMA) for branding its COVID-19 vaccine with the name Spikevax. Now the vaccine maker is awaiting the same approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It partnered on over 75 percent of approved drug names in 2020.

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Emotional empathy is driving brand equity

pharmaphorum

How the COVID-19 pandemic is forging pharmaceutical brands into better shape. Day by day it becomes clearer that some brands are coming through the pandemic in better shape than ever. These are the brands that have clearly demonstrated emotional intelligence, that have shown emotional empathy to their target audience.

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Novo’s obesity drug has serious warnings and barriers to overcome

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The media headlines promise weight loss for diabetes patients, but Norvo’s new drug is in the same class as other drugs and carries many warnings. Can diabetes patients really stay adherent to a drug for 63 weeks in which 85% of patients report GI side effects and will insurance cover the cost?

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Lawmakers want to know why it took the FDA so long to rule on decongestant phenylephrine

Fierce Pharma

Last year, roughly 250 products that contain the decongestant phenylephrine—including popular brands such as Sudafed, NyQuil, Benadryl and Tylenol—rang up sales of nearly $1.8 House Republicans want to know why it has taken so long for the FDA to act on the decongestant phenylephrine. Lisa McClain (Mich.), Lisa McClain (Mich.),

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22 ibuprofen alternative drugs you must know

Druggist

Ibuprofen is one of the most common drugs purchased over the counter in the UK. Today I will review ibuprofen alternative drugs. Firstly, I will discuss the availability of branded ibuprofen. Ibuprofen alternatives – branded ibuprofen 200mg. Other brands of ibuprofen 200mg. Other alternative drugs to ibuprofen.

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