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Cannabinoids receptors: popular preclinical target but banned in 137 countries

Pharmaceutical Technology

Cannabinoid receptors are a popular therapeutic target for cannabinoid-based drugs in the treatment of pain, neurological disorders and inflammation, according to GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Centre Drugs database. Cannabinoid-based drugs are derived from compounds found in the cannabis plant.

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STAT+: Medicare will take R&D costs, effectiveness into account when it negotiates drug prices. But studies show that doesn’t affect prices

STAT News

By law, Medicare will have to take a medication’s efficacy and its research and development costs into account when it starts to negotiate drug prices — but recent research shows pharma companies ignore those factors when they pick prices for their products. But neither factor has much effect, the studies concluded.

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Cost of disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis continues to rise in US

Pharmaceutical Technology

DMTs for MS have a high price tag, particularly in the US. According to GlobalData’s recent Multiple Sclerosis: Seven-Market Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2030 – Update report, which identified 19 DMTs marketed for MS in the US, the average annual cost of therapy increased by 9% between 2020 and 2022.

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Rare Disease Spotlight – tracing the rise of orphan drug designations over almost 40 years

Pharmaceutical Technology

This year has already been eventful when it comes to the development of therapies for rare diseases. Most, if not all, of these therapies used the FDA’s Orphan Drug Designation to aid their development plans. So far this year, 176 drugs have already received this designation.

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A REVIEW ON COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN (CAAD) AND IT’S IMPLICATIONS IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Pharma Tutor

A REVIEW ON COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN (CAAD) AND IT’S IMPLICATIONS IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. Read more about A REVIEW ON COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN (CAAD) AND IT’S IMPLICATIONS IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Log in or register to post comments About Authors. Sayyed , Ms.

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Healthcare doesn’t give a damn about patients

World of DTC Marketing

A new analysis released Wednesday by Patients for Affordable Drugs estimates that pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. have raised drug prices 1,186 times so far this year. Patients for Affordable Drugs found that between June 24 and July 5, pharmaceutical companies increased prices for 133 products. But they’re not alone.

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The current pharma business model is unsustainable

World of DTC Marketing

In pharma, growth depends on new products with hefty price tags when over 80% of voters want lower costs for their prescription drugs. They relied so much on a new drug that they tried to market a product with bad science behind it. The pharma industry is a giant behemoth that needs new drugs to survive and grow.