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The rising importance of containment in small molecule drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Despite the current emphasis on biologic medicines, small molecule drugs still dominate the pharmaceutical manufacturing world. On the other hand, the current trend is for fully closed systems that use negative pressure to keep particles contained inside isolators. Prioritising safety in early-stage development.

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The pangenome is making personalised medicine more equitable

Pharmaceutical Technology

metres of supercoiled DNA contained within its nucleus. The project involved thousands of researchers from 20 separate universities from around the world including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, and China, forming what became known as the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium. Each human cell has 1.8

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The future of genomic medicine: can it fulfil its promises?

pharmaphorum

Here he gives us a deeper look at how genomic medicine is evolving and the barriers that are preventing it from reaching its full potential. At that time, we thought this would be the holy grail for medicine. Now, however, the field is changing with respect to genomic medicine.

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Abacus Medicine Pharma Services and Laboratoires CTRS extend partnership to improve access to Orphacol® in Spain

Pharmaceutical Technology

Abacus Medicine Pharma Services (AMPS) and Laboratoires CTRS, marketing authorization holder of Orphacol®, are proud to announce a strategic partnership that ensures continuous stock of Orphacol® in Spain. Orphacol® is a pharmaceutical product containing cholic acid, a substance found in the bile, which is used to digest fats.

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CBD Research: A Dive into the Regulations of Cannabis Research

Advarra

As such, we are seeing an uptick in research examining the therapeutic effects of cannabis and its constituents. with 37 states approving medicinal use and 18 approving recreationally. While there isn’t a significant amount of research on cannabidiol (CBD), it’s easily accessible in the U.S. Funding Research on Cannabis.

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Common medications contain animal byproducts, study finds

Scienmag

No FDA regulations in place to alert patients when medication is derived from animals More physicians and pharmacists are advocating for patients to be made aware of animal byproducts contained in common medications, according to new research in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Is the microbiome therapy hype up for a reckoning?

Pharmaceutical Technology

The idea behind these treatments relies on altering the gut microbiome by designing therapeutics that contain bacteria derived from donated stool samples. Regulatory concerns remain Overall, microbiome research has not advanced as much as expected, which is partly due to safety issues, says Hota.

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