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STAT+: The FDA plans to regulate far more AI tools as devices. The industry won’t go down without a fight

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Health tech companies are in a tizzy: After years of letting companies roll out software tools to guide patient care with little oversight, the Food and Drug Administration is taking a tougher stance. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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UK fines drugmakers record £260m for price gouging NHS

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The price of a pack of 10mg tablets went from 70 pence in 2008 to £88 in 2016, according to the CMA, while a 20mg pack rose from £1.07 Before April 2008, the NHS was spending approximately £500,000 a year on hydrocortisone tablets, but that had swelled to £80 million by 2016. to £102.74.

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EMA issues guidance amidst European medicine shortage

Pharmaceutical Technology

The EMA set up a task force in 2016 in light of issues concerning medicine availability and supply chain. The guidance adds to a previous one in 2022 aimed at patient and healthcare professional organisations as EMA tackles the instability of medicine supplies.

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Embracing digitalization in the pharmaceutical supply chain

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to GlobalData, the number of mentions of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in the company filings of pharmaceutical organizations increased 105% between 2016 and 2021. Adoption rates for technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and the Internet of Things are on the rise.

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Turkey – A Clinical Pharmacist’s Perspective

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We demonstrated that a pharmacist-driven antifungal stewardship program improved the quality of antifungal therapy and patient care in an institution where the use of systemic antifungals is restricted to the approval of ID physicians. degree in 2016 and a Ph.D. For my doctoral thesis, we formed an antifungal stewardship team.

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How medical device sales teams can embrace digital transformation

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Just as automation has impacted hospitals to digitally transform outdated paper processes and create and deliver more efficiencies around patient care, automation can also streamline the sales function. Automation. As salespeople embrace more digital tools, selling medical devices will forever be transformed. About the author.

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The evolution of the pharmacist prescriber: a prescription for change

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

As hospital pharmacists continue to expand their roles, the ability to prescribe medications either independently or in collaboration with medical prescribers presents an opportunity to alleviate the growing pressure on healthcare systems while enhancing patient care.