In the rapidly evolving landscape of the pharmaceutical industry, does the updated 2024 ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) Code of Practice represent a significant step forward in raising the bar for ethical and transparent practices?
In the rapidly evolving landscape of the pharmaceutical industry, does the updated 2024 ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) Code of Practice represent a significant step forward in raising the bar for ethical and transparent practices?
The Life Sciences sector now finds itself facing intensifying global competition, with other nations aggressively courting the industry's prized assets and expertise. Meanwhile, the National Health Service (NHS) has grappled with the dual challenge of constrained budgets and the rising costs of newer, more innovative medicines
In the highly competitive pharmaceutical industry, companies must carefully navigate the complex regulatory landscape when promoting their products. A recent case ruling by the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) highlights the importance of ensuring promotional claims are accurate, balanced and supported by robust evidence.
The ruling on this PMCPA case from December 2023 raises several discussions points around providing clarity for medical liaison staff and their interactions at conferences
This case illuminates pharmaceutical companies' indispensable duty to diligently oversee processes updating drug learning and prescribing materials as product knowledge progresses.
While AI promises major benefits like faster treatment, more personalized care, and improved access to treatment, it also risks introducing new challenges if not properly governed. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) faces the complex task of enabling innovation while protecting patients
This article seeks to distil the most important principles from the recently updated 'PMCPA Social Media Guidance 2023' document for pharmaceutical companies operating in the UK
A recent case heard by the UK Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) highlights the need for companies to thoughtfully consider their promotional practices and relationships with key audiences.
"It is unfair to disregard this association as an aberrant finding" On June 30th, the UK will wake up to another new world, probably less seismic than the EU...
When a quantum computer processes data, it must translate it into understandable quantum data. Algorithms that carry out this 'quantum compilation' typically optimize one target at a time. However, a team has created an algorithm capable of optimizing multiple targets at once, effectively enabling […]
Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers offer possibilities in catalysis, electronics, and nanotechnology.
A groundbreaking piece of navigation technology that uses the ability to sense information through touch can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, according to new research.
For human researchers, it takes many years of work to discover new super-resolution microscopy techniques. The number of possible optical configurations of a microscope -- for example, where to place mirrors or lenses -- is enormous. Researchers have now developed an artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Using microparticles consisting of extremely thin petals, medicines can be delivered via the bloodstream in a precisely targeted manner, for example to a tumour or blood clot. Ultrasound and other acoustic procedures guide the particles through the body and reveal their locations. This makes the […]
After 11 years, Boston Dynamics has said goodbye to its humanoid robot ATLAS HD. The robotics company says it’s time for ATLAS to “kick back and relax” in retirement, letting the new all electric ATLAS take over. This video was shared to remember ATLAS HD’s great moments and those not so great.
Header Banner: Speed is the name of the game. The DarkDrug logo shows an Intel Xeon microchip die. Xeon is a brand of x86 microprocessors designed, manufactured, and marketed by Intel, targeted at the non-consumer workstation, server, and embedded system markets. It was introduced in June 1998. The advent ofoptical fibre cable has allowed the speed of data transmission to reach dizzy heights (shown in the DarkDrug logo). The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of optical fibers is known as fibre optics. The term was coined by Indian physicist Narinder Singh Kapany, who is widely acknowledged as the father of fibre optics.
