November 2013
Trends in Pharma Marketing: Re-Packaging Old Drugs
November 28, 2013For many companies, marketing is no longer about mass distribution. It’s about tracking micro trends and reaching out to smaller, more niche demographics. Nowadays, the marketing messages we receive are…
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High Tech Labs: Revolutionizing the Clinician’s Toolbox
November 26, 2013From mapping genomes to new software for monitoring trials, new technologies are revolutionizing the every-day business of clinical research. The emphasis is on efficiency and accuracy: innovators are looking for…
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From Molecules to Manure: Uncovering a Cure for Allergies
November 21, 2013Watery eyes, scratchy throat, angry rashes. From pesky annoyance to life threatening reaction: how many of us suffer from allergies? Health Canada says that non-food allergies have become chronic in…
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The Long and Winding Road: Demystifying the Food Supply Chain
November 19, 2013Where exactly does your food come from? With increasingly convoluted global supply chains, it’s hard to determine the twists and turns our last meal took on its journey from transport…
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Mapping out the Future: Funding Boost for Canadian Genomics Initiatives
November 14, 2013Since the first successful sequencing of the human genome in 2003, technology has evolved to make DNA mapping faster and more cost-effective than ever. In the health care sector, genomics…
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Designer Drugs: Risky Synthetics Flood the Canadian Market
November 12, 2013Health Canada recently issued a warning regarding the dangers of psychoactive drugs, in particular synthetic blends that replicate the effects of controlled substances. The development and distribution of synthetics falls…
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All About CETA and You
November 9, 2013This month, after years of discussion, Canada signed a Canada-EU Free Trade deal. The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is testing the waters for dropping import tariffs on everything from…
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Full Service Pharmacies Continue To Expand Their Role in New Brunswick
November 7, 2013At AAPS, we’re always interested in the changing way that medical services are provided. We touched on phenomena of full service pharmacies before, and this looks like a trend that’s…
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Pharmaceutical Studies: A Frontrunner in Marketability
November 5, 2013It was once believed that a university degree was all Canadians needed to secure relatively stable and desirable employment. But these days, students are graduating at the top of their…
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Therapeutics Initiative Funding Attempts Gets International Attention
November 3, 2013Last year in October, the province of BC defunded the Therapeutics Initiative program, an independent institution to monitor the effects of prescription pharmaceutical drugs. TI is also attached to the…
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