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India’s Growing Importance in Generic Drug API Manufacturing

Drug Patent Watch

This growth can be attributed to the increasing demand for medical care from a growing middle class, which has been fueled by the government’s efforts to reduce poverty. Hyderabad’s Pharma City, which has been under construction since 2018, is a significant example of this initiative.

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Astellas, Mitsubishi Research Institute Team Up to Support Japanese Pharma Startups

The Pharma Data

This forward-thinking collaboration reflects a growing recognition within both industry and government that Japanese biotechnology companies have tremendous scientific prowess, but frequently face significant barriers when attempting to translate their innovations into commercial applications.

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What to Expect When you are Expecting…a Government Shutdown

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The answers below are based on my experience as a reviewer and compliance officer at FDA during the 5-week 2018/2019 government shutdown. During the 5-week shutdown in 2018/2019, PDUFA funding was the most robust and could have funded several months of review operations. What does it mean for FDA staff?

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Syringe services for people who inject drugs are enormously effective, but remain underused

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Nora's Blog

14 Another study found no change in crime or disorder associated with two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers in New York City that opened in 2021. 14 Another study found no change in crime or disorder associated with two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers in New York City that opened in 2021. Lancet HIV.

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Senator Durbin Has Questions About FDA’s “Operational Capacity” to Oversee DTC Prescription Drug Advertising Amid Workforce Reductions – Don’t We All?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report finding that, for the years 2016-2018, the pharmaceutical industry spent on average for a sample of 553 drug products approximately $6 billion annually on DTC advertisements, with a significant portion of this spending allocated to television commercials. In 2021, the U.S.

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Drug Industry Taking Bigger Role in Clinical Cancer Trials

Drugs.com

government trials did between 2018 and 2022, new research shows.The study -- conducted by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center in. TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 -- Clinical trials sponsored by Big Pharma enrolled eight times as many patients as U.S.-government

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NAO calls for cross-government initiative on childhood obesity

The Pharma Data

Despite action by successive governments, in 2018/19, almost 10% of four to five year olds and 20.2% For example, just over 9% of white children aged four to give years were classified as obese in 2018/19, compared with more than 15% of black children. of 10 to 11 year olds in England were obese. versus 13%, respectively.