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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

Drug Discovery World

For International Women’s Day, DDW’s Diana Spencer celebrates some of the women in leadership making an impact on the drug discovery and life sciences sector. The life sciences sector has traditionally outperformed others when it comes to attracting women to its workforce.

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FDA Approvals for a Liquid Epilepsy Drug and Vitiligo Medication – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 71

XTalks

The drug is the first FDA approved oral suspension form of zonisamide. Hear about how the drug could help increase accessibility and flexibility for epilepsy patients and improve treatment adherence. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode.

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Drug repurposing: The benefits, risks and what we learned from Covid-19

Drug Discovery World

What are benefits of drug repurposing and why do clinical drug trials so often fail? Diana Spencer summarises the key messages from the ‘Drug Repurposing: Challenges and Opportunities’ Symposium held at the 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (WCP) 2023.

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An Evolving Regulatory Environment for Rare and Orphan Diseases

Advarra

Orphan drugs have historically faced a number of barriers, such as limited research and development (R&D) investment due to an expected lack of profitability as well as challenges in clinical trial design and recruitment. Before 1983, only 38 orphan drugs had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.

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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

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To ease this burden, the life sciences industry has been searching for ways to make clinical trials more accessible for patients and to drive participation numbers, increase participant diversity, and improve overall patient experience. Build a base in the community. Keep it simple. In fact, the opposite is true.

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Clinical Trials for Pulmonary Fibrosis: How Can Participation Be Improved?

XTalks

They aim to improve patient outcomes, slow disease progression and enhance quality of life. Here’s an overview of clinical trials for pulmonary fibrosis: Drug trials: These trials may involve investigational drugs targeting specific pathways involved in fibrosis or assessing the efficacy of approved drugs in combination therapy.

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Diseases Don’t Discriminate, So Why Aren’t Clinical Trials More Diverse?

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Disease doesn’t discriminate, and researchers understand different populations react differently to drugs. Why, then, are clinical trials so stubbornly homogeneous? Clinical trials, however, don’t reflect that diversity. Why aren’t clinical trials more inclusive? Nearly all diseases have a genetic component.