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What advancements have been made in the field of transdermal drug delivery?
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What advancements have been made in the field of transdermal drug delivery?
28 December 2023
Transdermal drug delivery is a method of delivering medication through the skin to achieve systemic effects.
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What is Compassionate use in EU?
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What is Compassionate use in EU?
25 December 2023
In the European Union (EU), Compassionate use is a treatment option that allows the use of an unauthorised medicine.
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What are the open status categories for FDA postmarketing requirements and commitments?
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What are the open status categories for FDA postmarketing requirements and commitments?
25 December 2023
Here are the open status categories for FDA postmarketing requirements and commitments listed.
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What is a PAES imposed in accordance with the EMA?
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What is a PAES imposed in accordance with the EMA?
25 December 2023
PAES, as mandated by EU Commission Delegated Regulation No 357/2014, refers to an efficacy study required by a Competent Authority under any of the specified conditions outlined in the regulation.
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What is Rolling Review?
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What is Rolling Review?
25 December 2023
Rolling Review is a process used by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the review of new drug applications.
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What is the definition of PMR?
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What is the definition of PMR?
25 December 2023
The term 'postmarketing requirement' (PMR) refers to mandatory post-approval studies or trials, including those mandated by the FDAAA, 21 CFR part 314 subpart H, 21 CFR part 601 subpart E, the Pediatric Research Equity Act, and the Animal Efficacy Rule.
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What are the definitions of Serious risk and Signal of a serious risk?
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What are the definitions of Serious risk and Signal of a serious risk?
25 December 2023
Serious risk means a risk of a serious adverse drug experience.
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What is GBS? And what causes GBS?
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What is GBS? And what causes GBS?
25 December 2023
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder in which a person’s own immune system damages the nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
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What are the types of protein amidation modifications and their role in regulation of protein biological activity?
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What are the types of protein amidation modifications and their role in regulation of protein biological activity?
25 December 2023
Protein amidation is the process through which a carboxyl group is converted into an amide group.
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What are the advantages of Oligonucleotide drugs?
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What are the advantages of Oligonucleotide drugs?
25 December 2023
The emergence of oligonucleotide drugs makes it possible to actively design drug sequences to target and silence disease genes.
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What is site-directed mutagenesis?
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What is site-directed mutagenesis?
22 December 2023
Site-directed mutagenesis is a molecular biology technique that is used to make specific and intentional changes to the DNA sequence of a gene and any protein that it may encode.
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What are oligonucleotide drugs?
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What are oligonucleotide drugs?
22 December 2023
Oligonucleotide drugs are a class of medications that are composed of short, synthetic pieces of DNA or RNA known as oligonucleotides.
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