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Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017

Pharmacy Times

The act would have permitted health care facilities to stock up on compounded medications without forcing the supplying 503A pharmacies to register as outsourcing facilities.

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7 health benefits of raspberry leaf tea

The Checkup by Singlecare

Red raspberry leaves are rich in tannins (a chemical compound) and flavonoids (a plant pigment), which both have antioxidant properties, according to research in Antioxidants journal. A 2017 study demonstrated that ellagic acid can inhibit pancreatic cancer growth. But what about the leaves?

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How cinnamon lowers blood sugar

The Checkup by Singlecare

A 2017 study found significant reductions in blood lipids (including triglycerides and total cholesterol) in people taking supplemental cinnamon. The study of cinnamon and blood sugar levels involves many variables. Ceylon cinnamon is generally considered the more effective version of cinnamon for blood sugar benefits,” says Palinski-Wade.

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GSK partners LifeMine on fungi-derived medicines

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GlaxoSmithKline has thrown its financial and drug development weight behind LifeMine Therapeutics, a US startup that aims to find new therapeutics from fungi – widely regarded as an underexplored resource of biologically-active compounds. Greg Verdine – LifeMine.

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The digital transformation of pharma’s physician engagement strategies

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In doing so it’s compounded pre-existing pressure with pharma, where schedules are shrinking and policies are often already restrictive enough to build barriers for effective physician engagement. The threat of disease spread and other risk factors from COVID-19 have only compounded this.

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Dr Reddy’s jumps on medical cannabis train, buying Nimbus Health

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Legislation is already in place allowing companies to grow the plant for medicinal purposes under license, doctors have been able to prescribe it since 2017 with full reimbursement from health insurers.

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Key vaccine adjuvant biosynthesised

European Pharmaceutical Review

highlighted in the paper a key milestone achieved by the vaccine industry in 2017: “the first saponin adjuvant AS01 was approved for use in a human vaccine, the highly effective shingles vaccine Shingrix (produced by GSK).” “Our Martin et al. Our study opens unprecedented opportunities for bioengineering vaccine adjuvants.