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How To Reduce The Workload For Pharmacists
Pharmacists do so much more than just refill prescriptions. They offer general advice to customers, discuss medication usage with customers, and will occasionally offer vaccines. As such, coming up with solutions for how to reduce the workload for pharmacists...
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A Single Brain Scan Can Lead To Detection of Alzheimers
Doctors currently use a variety of tests to identify Alzheimer's disease, including memory and cognitive tests that can take several weeks to set up and interpret. Only one of these is required in the new method, which is an...
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FDA Has Approved Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 Shots For Kids
The first COVID-19 vaccines for newborns and preschoolers were approved by US regulators on Friday, June 17, paving the path for inoculation to begin this week.
The FDA took action after a consensus decision from its advisory council for the shots...
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A Gene Causing Persistent Pain Discovered By Oxford Team
The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom has discovered a gene that controls pain sensitivity by enhancing pain impulses in the spinal cord.
This provides new therapeutic targets as well as insights into the key mechanism behind chronic pain...
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FTC Aims Manufacturer, PBM Rebates For Rising Insulin Costs
Bribes and rebate arrangements involving drugmakers and pharma middlemen are all being investigated by US regulators, with a particular focus on rising insulin prices. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced recently that it would step up enforcement against practises...
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Keeping The Risk of Packaging In Check With Kids Involved
In the pharmaceutical industry and other consumer markets that produce and sell hazardous substances, child-resistant packaging has become an essential element of packaging design. As legislation and regulations increase all around the world and more firms take the moral pledge...
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5-Year Kymriah Data Shows Long-Term Life In Kids And Teens
Novartis’ Kymriah created history five years ago when it became the first gene therapy to be licenced in the United States. As Novartis has attempted to increase its use in the lymphoma arena, the therapy has had its highs and...
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