Tag Archives: Drugs
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India: a global pharma powerhouse
India’s economy may be struggling, but its pharmaceutical industry is booming, thanks to initiatives to improve domestic access to medicine and a solid export market. But can such growth continue?
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Diagnosis is just the beginning of the battle
The UK lags behind other countries in getting the right treatments to rare disease patients, but promising developments are underway in a bid to help improve access
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Why buyers’ clubs are the last option for desperate families
How an ongoing pricing battle between the NHS and an American biopharmaceutical giant led to a buyers’ club for cystic fibrosis drugs in the UK
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Why are orphan drugs so expensive?
Current methods to determine the right value for orphan drugs remain controversial, yet the fast-tracking of new therapies marks a big step forward for the industry
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Why we still don’t understand chronic pain
Chronic pain is on the rise, and yet there is still no silver bullet to treat this little-understood area of healthcare
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Why won’t doctors prescribe medical cannabis?
Despite last year’s change in the law legalising the supply of medical cannabis, NHS patients in need are still being refused prescriptions
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How online pharmacies are improving patients’ lives
Pharmacists are becoming the first port of call for patients with minor illnesses as internet pharmacies take a greater share of dispensing drugs and GPs complain of increasing pressure
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What are biosimilars and what can they do?
Manufactured when an original biologic drug’s patent expires, biosimilars can increase access to treatment options and improve patient outcomes