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Prescribing shift for Pfizer’s Paxlovid expands access but draws questions

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Previously, only licensed and authorised physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants could prescribe the drug. . Merck (MSD outside the US) manufactures Lagevrio (molnupiravir) which got the FDA’s backing in December 2021, just a day after Pfizer’s EUA for Paxlovid.

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Regeneron tests COVID-19 antibody therapy in UK’s RECOVERY trial

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REGN-COV2’s development and manufacturing has been funded in part by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an agency of the US government. The trial involves many thousands of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and research administrators at 176 hospitals across the whole of the UK.

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AI in pharma: Can it be used in DTC?

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Drug Discovery and Manufacturing: It helps in the initial screening of drug compounds to the predicted success rate based on biological factors. In the call center AI constantly updates the data base in reflection to patient or HCP questions so that call center nurses have answers to the most likely questions.

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How the US’s pending PIE Act will improve patient access to medication

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7008), which allows manufacturers to share vital information with healthcare payers and plans while treatments are pending Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, was passed by the House of Representatives and is awaiting approval in the Senate. The AMCP backed bill (H.R. The AMCP backed bill (H.R. The history of PIE.

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AI’s infiltration of pharma: How COVID-19 accelerated change

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With the combined efforts of CDO Bertrand Bodson, head of drug development John Tsai and key members of the team like Bruno Villetelle, the drug manufacturer has amassed a database of a decade’s worth of clinical trials, forming the core of an AI-powered central command centre. These chatbots can nurse and triage patients.

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On Speakers Programs and PhRMA’s Updated Ethics Code

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Last month, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) “updated and enhanced” its voluntary code of ethics regarding appropriate interactions between the drug industry and U.S. healthcare professionals (HCPs) while marketing pharma products, including speaker programs.

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Economist Impact: World Cancer Series – pharmaphorum in attendance, day one (part ii)

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This is why the Maltese Government has set up ‘nurse navigators’, an innovative cancer care service that “brings a personalised, integrated approach to care both during and after treatment”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The Maltese situation and nurse navigators.

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