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Cardiovascular Therapeutics Watch Page

To help family doctors and general practitioners treat their patients most effectively, hypertension specialists who belong to related professional societies co-author guidance documents published by …

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Logistics in Emerging Markets Column

Clinical research was traditionally carried out in the well-funded locations of North America, Western Europe and Australasia, but due to saturation and a lack of …

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Specifying
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Specifying Therapeutic Area Standards for Clinical Research.

In its efforts to facilitate clinical research and regulatory review of drugs and biologics, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a multi-year …

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IT & Logistics

Using Questionnaires in Clinical Research

Patient and physician questionnaires, visual analogue scales, rating scales for the assessment of efficacy, effectiveness, safety, quality of life (QoL), resource use, and treatment costs …

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IT & Logistics

Building the Right Strategic Plan to Manage Clinical Supplies for Your Clinical Trial

In recent years, biomedical research has increased, and as a result, its portion of the clinical trials continues to grow. Therefore the need for generating …

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IT & Logistics

Before and After: A Clinical Project Manager’s Story

According to research performed with a range of pharmaceutical companies, skills of the operational players in a business relationship and the degree to which the …

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Therapeutics

Collaborative Drug Development for Rare Diseases

Patient groups are essential partners for clinical research as they are usually the most invested, and can therefore drive drug development. Often, patient groups focus …

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Increasing Therapeutic Complexity in CNS Clinical Trials: The Need for Therapeutically Aligned Staff

The recent rise in protocol complexity has been particularly evident in trials targeting CNS diseases, where, in the wake of some notable late-stage study failures …

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Therapeutics

Arterial Stiffness and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, while over the past few years, arterial stiffness has emerged as a new marker …

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Therapeutics

Alzheimer’s Disease Without Dementia: A New Journey of Care

Much of the debate surrounding Alzheimer’s distracts from the fact that we are on the cusp of a revolution in the diagnosis, treatment and long-term …

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