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Advancement through adversity: how Covid-driven innovations are becoming best practices for pharmacovigilance

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmacovigilance refers to the practice of collecting, detecting, assessing, monitoring and preventing adverse effects (AEs) caused by new drug substances. After AEs are recorded, they must be translated and put back out to doctors and scientists for processing. Adapting pharmacovigilance to deal with surging case reports.

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Phases of Clinical Research: A Detailed Overview

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The Importance of Clinical Research in Medical Advancements Researchers use clinical trials to test a drug’s or other medical treatment’s safety and efficacy. Most modern medicines were developed from clinical trials , and clinical trials remain essential for drug development.

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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

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According to the FDA’s 2020 Drug Trials Snapshot Report , only 8% of clinical trial participants are Black or African American, as compared to nearly 14% of the US population. The fact is, many minorities never learn about vital clinical trials in play, or that they’re eligible to participate.

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Why Black People Remain Underrepresented in Clinical Trials

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Despite these statistics, in the US, Black people only constitute five percent of all clinical trial participants. The overwhelming majority of trial participants nationwide are white. Race-Based Medicine. Personalized Medicine. However, the links between race-based genetics and disease are not quite clear.