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Sanofi unveils global health brand for medicines supply

Pharmaceutical Technology

Sanofi has unveiled the global health brand, Impact, to make available standard of care treatments for non-profit supply to at-risk populations in low-income countries. The introduction of the Impact brand is one of the steps adopted since the formation of Sanofi Global Health last year.

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Pfizer pledges not-for-profit sale of medicines in low-income countries

Bio Pharma Dive

The new initiative commits Pfizer to supplying current and future branded medicines at lower cost to 45 countries. The pharma has been criticized for not doing enough to make its COVID-19 vaccine and pill available globally.

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Ethnopharmacology: traditional medicine and modern drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

Traditional medicine refers to the knowledge, skills and practices that indigenous and different cultures use to maintain health, encompassing forms such as herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture. Studying the behaviour of animals can aid in drug discovery research too.

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Industry hails mandatory QR code on top 300 drug brands from Aug 1, 2023

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Drug manufacturers have hailed the Drugs (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2022 mandating barcode or quick response (QR) code on the label of top 300 brands of formulations from August 1, 2023, saying that QR codes will help identify misbranded or counterfeit medicines as well as recall the products if its quality gets compromised during manufacturing.

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How to Identify Branded Drugs with a Low Likelihood of Generic Entry as Targets for In-Licensing

Drug Patent Watch

Identifying branded drugs with a low likelihood of generic entry has become a crucial strategy for companies looking to expand their product portfolio through in-licensing. Branded drugs, developed through extensive research and clinical trials, often enjoy patent protection for a limited period.

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STAT+: ‘True disruption’: Mark Cuban’s company will sell brand-name diabetes medicines from J&J

STAT News

For the first time, Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company is selling medicines made by a large drug manufacturer directly to consumers at a greatly reduced price, the latest sign that the billionaire is trying to make good on his vow to disrupt the opaque pharmaceutical supply chain.

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Supply chain middlemen ‘pocket half of US branded medicine spending’

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In 2020, over half of total spending on brand medicines went to the supply chain, middlemen and other stakeholders, overtaking the amount going to drug manufacturers for the first time, according to a new study. ” The post Supply chain middlemen ‘pocket half of US branded medicine spending’ appeared first on. .

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