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Q&A: As RSV vaccine approvals loom, regulators need to devise vaccination strategies

Pharmaceutical Technology

After a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) Advisory Committee (AdCom) meeting in March 2023 voted unanimously in support of GSK’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, the odds for an approval have increased. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Biohacking is a response to societal problems, but is not the answer

Pharmaceutical Technology

He practices biohacking on the less invasive and low-tech side with intermittent fasting or fasting completely on a regular basis intended to maintain a healthy weight and regulate his blood sugar levels. nurses, doctors, and hospital auxiliary staff) to meet these needs.

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Medicines adherence: Overcoming pharma’s biggest barrier to treatment success

Pharmaceutical Technology

Patients are often prescribed complex medication regimens and are simultaneously tasked with understanding and taking these products appropriately, sometimes for the remainder of their lives. In Huma’s latest product release, the development team focused on making adherence to prescribed medications even easier for patients and clinicians.

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WHO Director-General calls on world to “choose health” at resumed 73rd World Health Assembly in the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife

The Pharma Data

Dr Tedros called on Member States to “address the shocking and expanding imbalance between assessed contributions and voluntary, largely earmarked funds,” observing that WHO’s annual budget is equivalent to what the world spends on tobacco products in a single day.

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Lessons Learned from Implementing Competency-Based Job Classifications at Two AMCs

ACRP blog

Duke University’s Schools of Medicine and Nursing currently employ more than 900 clinical research professionals, with around 200 new hires per year. ” UAB breaks its Clinical Research Career Ladder into five tracks or types of roles—administration, coordinator, data, nurse coordinator, and regulatory, explains Marchant.

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FDA Launches New Dietary Supplement Education Initiative for Consumers, Educators, and Healthcare Professionals

The Pharma Data

As part of the FDA’s ongoing efforts to build awareness around dietary supplements, Supplement Your Knowledge includes the following materials: For consumers: Public education videos and fact sheets with important information about dietary supplements, including how they are regulated and potential benefits and risks. Source link: [link].

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The next phase of decentralisation in clinical trials

Pharmaceutical Technology

Rather than bringing patients to sites, study teams are now exploring ways they can bring the trial to patients using a varying combination of direct-to-patient drug shipments, home nursing, video conferencing, and electronic data collection. Within such a tightly regulated industry, there is natural apprehension to being a first mover.