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Health ministry releases 9th edition of IP containing 3,152 monographs

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

With an aim to improve the quality of drugs sold in the country, the Union health and family welfare ministry has released 9th edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) 2022 containing 92 new monographs for drugs, 12 new general chapters, 1,245 monographs for formulations, 930 monographs for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) as well as dissolution (..)

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The Promise of Clinical Trials in Advancing Solid Tumour Cancer Treatments

ProRelix Research

According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a solid tumour is a mass of tissue that usually does not contain cysts or liquid areas such as sarcomas (arising from connective […] The post The Promise of Clinical Trials in Advancing Solid Tumour Cancer Treatments appeared first on ProRelix Research.

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Deadly ‘Zombie Drug’ Believed to Contain Human Bones Wreaks Havoc in West Africa

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

A new drug called kush is wreaking havoc in west Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone where it is estimated to kill around a dozen people each week and hospitalise thousands. The drug, taken mostly by men aged 18 to 25, causes people to fall asleep while walking, to fall over, to bang their heads against […]

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October 2, 2023: Patient-Centered Outcomes Core Develops Tool Kit to Promote Health Equity in PROs

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The tool kit is intended for research teams conducting pragmatic clinical trials, including those participating in the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s Demonstration Projects. For more information, see the Patient-Reported Outcomes chapter of the Living Textbook.

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Grand Rounds September 8, 2023: The DEVICE Trial: An Embedded, Pragmatic Trial of Emergency Airway Management (Matthew Prekker, MD, MPH; Jonathan Casey, MD, MSc)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The DEVICE trial hypothesized that the use of a video laryngoscope will increase the incidence of successful intubation on the first attempt. The trial operated under an IRB waiver of informed consent with a patient information sheet. Discussion Themes -Why did the RSI trial follow a different path – not a waiver of consent?

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Opinion: Subject, not suspect: The new hazards of conducting clinical research in the Dobbs era

STAT News

Here’s a scenario anyone who has done clinical research will recognize: A 32-year-old woman participating in a Phase 1 healthy-volunteer crossover clinical trial tested negative for pregnancy when she enrolled and agreed to use contraception during the course of the trial, as specified in the protocol.

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Clinical Trials for Celiac Disease: Insights from Beyond Celiac’s Kate Avery

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When a person with celiac disease eats something that contains gluten, their immune system attacks their small intestine, damaging the lining and interfering with the absorption of nutrients from food. However, there are ongoing clinical trials for celiac disease to investigate potential new treatments.