How Big and Little Pharmaceutical Companies Bring New Drugs to Market
August 15, 2013For the pharmaceutical industry, small, lean and agile research firms are the growing trend. Research in the life sciences, as in the cutting edge of any field in Canada, follows…
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Fraser Institute Proposes International Pharmaceutical Patent Reform
August 10, 2013The Fraser Institute, a leading Canadian public policy think tank, has joined the chorus of voices asking to extend the life of Canadian pharmaceutical patents. Their report, released this month,…
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Life Sciences Offer Women Ground-breaking Research Opportunities
August 7, 2013STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine) jobs are generally considered to be a vital part of the economy, and one of the hottest sectors for employment and education investment. As…
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Top Canadian Pharmaceutical App Gets International Option
July 12, 2013Last month, My MedRec went global. If you’re not familiar with the app, My MedRec is a free system designed on behalf of pharmaceutical industry representative association Rx&D. The iPhone…
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Catastrophic Drug Plans to Span All Canadian Provinces
July 4, 2013As of October, with the inclusion of New Brunswick, every Canadian province will have a catastrophic drug plan in place. These last resort measures protect families from medical bankruptcy and…
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New Label Plan for Canadian Drugs
July 2, 2013A new drug regulation was recently announced in Canada, this time controlling the packaging. That’s the Plain Language Labelling Initiative, which will be an overhaul of how drugs are described…
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Pharmaceutical Quality Control and a Recent Recall
July 1, 2013At the end of May, four companies announced a recall on five drugs commonly sold in Canada. The recall is not about a problem with the medications themselves, as a…
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Rx&D Report Shows 34% Under Report Rate of Innovation Investment By Government Agencies
June 13, 2013report by Rx&D, the Canadian association of pharmaceutical companies, confirms an ongoing trend of under-reporting of pharmaceutical innovation investment by government bodies. The report, released in May, shows a consistent…
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Should Pharmaceutical Sales Professionals Educate Doctors About Drug Risks?
June 12, 2013A recent study of 255 physicians in Canada, the United States and France highlights the important impact of pharmaceutical sales on doctors’ decisions and physicians’ reliance on sales representatives’ willingness…
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Generics in Ontario
June 1, 2013Last week we covered a generic drug pricing deal that will affect most of Canada. This week we’re coming back to Ontario to take a closer look at the local…
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