Patients There are around 2 billion people in the world that do not have access to the medicines they need. This week the 2018 Access to Medicine Index was published revealing that there is a handful of pharmaceutical companies developing the bulk of urgently needed new medicines for the poor. The…
Innovation Patient groups oftentimes serve as the authority on a specific disease when it comes to advancing research. “Without patient perspective, there is no good medical product development,” Rachel Sherman, the FDA’s principal deputy commissioner proclaimed during her keynote at last week’s NORD’s Rare Disease & Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit.…
Mexico David Peña Castillo is the President and founder of The Mexican Federation of Rare Diseases (FEMEXER). Here he discusses what makes a patients association. When we find a way to communicate the complexities of rare diseases simply, we can avoid isolating anyone and the potential to uncover important information is…
Innovation Meghann Chilcott, Senior Vice President of OrderInsite, discusses the changing role of pharmacists and technicians. Patients are consumers, and they expect more from pharmacies than a collection of pill bottles. Local pharmacists have seen their roles continually change over recent years due to enhanced technology that allows them better…
Patients Photo Copyright: Olivier Corsan Alain-Michel Ceretti, president of France Assos Santé (the French Union of the Registered Associations for the Users of the Health System), tells us about his own battle against nosocomial infections and the role of the organization in the protection of patient rights. Why did…
ireland Mr. Mazeman, can you please begin by offering a brief overview of your career to date? I am a French pharmacist by training, with expertise in pharmacology. I have worked for Servier for my entire career. I started in the industry as a medical representative for the company. I went…
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