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STAT+: ‘Learning each other’s language’: FDA, patent office seek to work together to lower drug prices

STAT

Not long after the patent was awarded, the company leveraged federally funded research and began investigating different forms of the compound, called Revlimid. Patent & Trademark Office granted two more patents, but did not do so until 2008. And critics say this helped ring the register at the expense of the American public.

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The lingering menace of diethylene glycol / ethylene glycol adulteration

European Pharmaceutical Review

2 The issue arose because sulfanilamide is an extremely bitter tasting drug and to taste-mask the elixir formulation for use in children, the compounding pharmacist used EG as it was a good solvent, sweet-tasting and cheap. 5 Both compounds are limited to ≤0.1 24 June 2008. percent or 1,000 ppm. Thakur DS, Thikkavarapu PR.

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Employee Spotlight: Paula Styer Pharmacy Technician

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I have been a pharmacy technician since 2008. It has been since 2008 so it’s been good for me. Paula : I do, primarily I am a compounder, that is how I started out. I am manipulating something for an end product and that’s what I like about compounding - the end product, and [the process of] coming to it.

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Takeda farms out cancer drug alisertib to Puma Biotech

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Enter Puma Biotech, which is paying a modest $7 million upfront for rights to alisertib (formerly MLN8237) and plans to run clinical trials of the compound in breast and lung cancers. Takeda is also in line for just over $287 million in potential milestone payments, plus royalties on net sales if it reaches the market.

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Evaluating NMR relaxometry for antibody identification

European Pharmaceutical Review

NMR relaxation methods distinguish between components (phases or compounds) that have different molecular mobilities For monoclonal antibodies, identification methodologies can employ chromatography, spectroscopy, isoelectric focusing, capillary electrophoresis and peptide mapping techniques. 2008; 364(2): 170–5. Chromatography.

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LegitScript: The verification process for Facebook Ads for Pharmacy

The Social Pharmacist

LegitScript launched Healthcare Merchant Certification in 2008 which was endorsed by The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Category C: This category is reserved for complex business models that take more time or expertise to review, such as telemedicine services, sterile compounding, or nuclear pharmacy.

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Paradoxical Excitation from DPH Sleeping Pills

The People's Pharmacy

One hypothesis is that these individuals metabolize DPH very rapidly to a stimulant compound ( CNS Spectrums , Feb. Stimulation is occasionally encountered in patients given conventional doses, who become restless, nervous, and unable to sleep.” ” Why Do DPH Sleeping Pills Wake Some People Up?