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Is prescribing anticancer drugs by body surface area still relevant?

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The approach was adopted widely, particularly for cytotoxic chemotherapy agents, with the aim of standardising drug exposure and minimising toxicity. 5,6 Freireich et als work further validated this approach, showing that BSA correlated with drug efficacy and toxicity across several chemotherapy agents. 6 Gurney H.

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Top 20 Drugs with US Patent Expiry in 2023 Based on Total Sales Value

PharmaShots

Shots: Drug patent expiry is when a patent granted to a pharmaceutical company for a particular drug expires, allowing other companies to produce and sell generic versions Like every other utility patent, pharmaceuticals also get market exclusivity of 20 years.

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FDA drug dosage optimisation guidelines signal clinical trial reform

Pharmaceutical Technology

In January, amidst calls to improve patient safety by optimizing licensed drug formulations, the FDA released a draft guidance that signalled a departure from the most commonly used method of identifying a new therapy’s ideal dosage. The focus on identifying the ideal drug dosage is not new. What is drug dose optimisation?

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