Universal pharmacare differs from universal healthcare. With universal healthcare in Canada, coverage ends for many patients once they have been given a prescription. Universal pharmacare would offer a program where prescribed pharmaceuticals are accessible to all Canadians, in addition to other health services. As someone looking towards a career in the pharmaceutical industry, you may […]
Pre-filled syringes serve a wide range of functions. The benefits of pre-filling these devices include accurate dosage and a simpler way of administering medication. In the case of self-administered treatments, patient compliance can increase when the process is simpler and easier to follow. Patients may require pre-filled syringes for insulin injections, epinephrine or other drugs […]
In the pharmaceutical industry, accuracy is essential. Because medication has a significant impact on people’s health, there is little margin for error. Avoiding error in the design and manufacture of pharmaceuticals is partially achieved through quality control. Whereas the majority of quality control measures were once done manually, automated systems have now been implemented to […]
The HIV virus has infected 75 million people since the epidemic began, and no cure has been found yet. However, progress in the fight against HIV has been made. Since its first trial in 2007, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has been working on an HIV vaccine called DNA-rTV. That vaccine will […]
Have you ever wondered how substances in a mixture can be broken down and identified? HPLC can help you make sense of it. HPLC, or high-performance liquid chromatography, is a type of chromatography that helps researchers analyze the individual components of a substance. These substances can include food, pharmaceutical products, and many others. But how […]
In the pharmaceutical industry, accuracy and attention to detail are important. Focusing on these things is easier with simplicity, yet in the pharmaceutical industry overcomplexity is common, which can lead to important details getting overlooked. However, many companies are trying to address this issue. In fact, 76% of pharmaceutical execs believe that reducing complexity leads […]
About half of the cannabis testing market uses High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), popular for the effectiveness and speed with which it can show results. Since the method doesn’t require heating and produces more accuracy than gas chromatography, most labs prefer it to test for potency of THC and CBD. For other tests that look […]
Dosage forms include ointments, creams, ingestible tablets, and other ways that medicine is administered. From new processes to release drugs into the human body, to 3D printing for flexible doses, innovations in dosage forms are changing the industry for the better. These new developments have the potential to increase patient compliance and their quality of […]
When pursuing a career in the pharmaceutical industry, it’s important to work at a company where you’ll fit and feel comfortable. Once you’ve completed your quality assurance training, you can look for careers in either big companies or smaller ones. Both big and small pharmaceutical companies have their relative advantages and drawbacks and neither is […]
Precision medicine aims to maximize benefits and efficacy of drugs for specific people or particular groups. Variables in different individuals are taken into account when preventing or treating diseases, rather than lumping large populations together with a one-size-fits-all approach. These variables include lifestyle, genetic profile, and environment. Precision medicine is gaining traction and will be […]