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Quality by design with a focus on biosimilars

Pharmaceutical Technology

To demonstrate bioequivalence for a generic small molecule drug, a company must carry out a Phase I clinical trial in healthy individuals to ensure that the area under the curve and maximum plasma concentration for their drug is equivalent to that of the brand name drug.

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India: Why is the country ramping up drug discovery research?

Drug Discovery World

Similarly, The Times of India says that branded generic medicines have “long fuelled India’s pharmaceutical exports” 4. The India Brand Equity Foundation confirms that India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally and is known for its affordable vaccines and generic medications 1.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

XTalks

GSK’s Top 5 Best-Selling Drugs of 2022: 1) Shingrix (zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted) Shingrix, with 2022 sales of £2.96 Clinical trials have shown that the vaccine is 90 percent effective in preventing shingles for individuals aged 50 and over. Veklury generated a revenue of $3.91 billion ($3.65 billion ($2.85

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

XTalks

By the end of August, the World Health Organization (WHO) counted 33 vaccine candidates in some stage of clinical trial evaluation. The company’s candidate vaccine, mRNA-1273, is a synthetic messenger RNA that encodes the stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The price of that prize is incalculable.