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

Pharmaceutical Technology

After a long period of inactivity in RSV vaccine development , two pharmaceutical companies are now approaching regulatory decisions for their RSV vaccines. Both Pfizer and GSK have major approval decisions regarding the use of their RSV vaccines for older adults this May. What incentivises a country to cover a vaccine?

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The drug industry continues to dare regulation

World of DTC Marketing

Pfizer expects to make as much as $22bn from its new Covid pill this year, on top of $37bn it made in 2021 from the vaccine. The post The drug industry continues to dare regulation appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com. Pfizer’s Paxlovid currently costs about $530 for a five-day course of the treatment.

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Vaccine issues already?

World of DTC Marketing

Pfizer is having supplier issues, some people who received the vaccine are reporting side effects like Bell’s Palsy. In the meantime this administration is patting itself on the back for the quick development of vaccines. What assurances does the public have that every dose of vaccine is made to the highest quality standards?

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Available for Preorder: The 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Drug Channels

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers is a definitive, nonpartisan resource that includes the most current information about pharmacy dispensing channels, third-party payers, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), patients’ financial contributions, government regulations, and much more.

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Centre notifies Rules for CCSEA with provisions for deemed approval & grading of animal house facilities

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The Central government has notified the administrative Rules for the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA), the statutory Committee to regulate and monitor experiments on animals to prevent cruelty to animals, with provisions for deemed approval and grading of animal house facilities in medical colleges, pharmacy colleges, (..)

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Professionals and Patients Offer Mixed Views on Retail Pharmacy Chains’ Enthusiasm About Trials

ACRP blog

As several retail pharmacy chains proclaim a rosy outlook for ongoing efforts to expand their services into the clinical trials arena in the wake of the pandemic, traditional study site personnel and patients interviewed on the topic offered more mixed and nuanced concerns about the prospects for near-term success for such ventures.

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Can J&J’s vaccine approval erase bad pharma?

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Pharma companies, like J&J, have received criticism for engaging in illegal activities, such as providing kickbacks and bribes, knowingly shipping adulterated or contaminated drugs to pharmacies, and marketing drugs for unapproved uses. Can a COVID-19 vaccine approval suddenly erase that? Johnson & Johnson has paid $2.7