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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Weight-loss drug ads pose new oversight challenge; will the new Bayer CEO split the company?

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… A major obstacle looms for the drugs of the future – not enough doctors know how to administer them , The Wall Street Journal writes. Promising therapies for some diseases are administered through lumbar punctures, which are not a routine part of a doctor’s daily practice.

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Are digital pharmacies the answer?

World of DTC Marketing

Of course, they may offer medication consulting online, but, as someone who had a lot of packages delayed by carriers, you’re putting your trust in the mail or the Fed-Ex driver. Voters want lower drug prices, and McConnell will not be able to stop all legislation lowering drug prices.

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The Longevity Breakthrough Your Doctor Won't Tell You About

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Product Name: The Longevity Breakthrough Your Doctor Won't Tell You About. Click here to get The Longevity Breakthrough Your Doctor Won't Tell You About at discounted price while it’s still available… All orders are protected by SSL encryption – the highest industry standard for online security from trusted vendors.

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Pharma’s reputational high will be short-lived

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Big Pharma’s reputation has been down in the dumps for years, after a series of scandals involving Medicare fraud, improper payments to doctors, and poorly tested drugs that damaged health. A great example of pharma’s profiteering is biosimilar drugs which cost a lot and add billions of dollars to healthcare costs.

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How to Reduce Your Chance of Medication Errors

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million preventable adverse drug interactions every year in US hospitals and long-term care facilities. Medication errors in healthcare facilities include dispensing the wrong drug or the wrong dosage, drug overdoses, and overlooked drug interactions and allergies. Write this information down.

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What do future healthcare CEOs look like?

World of DTC Marketing

million compensation package in 2020, a slight increase from his $19.6 I have to laugh when I hear that a pharma company is patient-centric because that’s become a slogan to make employees feel good about themselves while the costs of prescription drugs increase every year. drug spending by 9 percent” What about taxpayers?

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EU-funded project encourages use of simulation in drug development

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A new EU-funded project called In Silico World aims to encourage the use of simulation for drug and medical device development. The post EU-funded project encourages use of simulation in drug development appeared first on.