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The October 2018 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read online now!

September 27, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hurricane Florence, NHS, Pharmafocus, US, biosimilars, market access, mental health, pharma

The October issue of Pharmafocus is available to read in full online now!Hurricane Florence lashed across North America’s Southeast coast …

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Ketamine’s antidepressant effects may be linked to brain’s opioid system

September 6, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ketamine, antidepressant, depression, mental health, opioid

Ketamine’s antidepressant effect works through the activation of the brains opioid receptors, a new study published in The American Journal …

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More antidepressants being prescribed to children in UK

July 25, 2018
Research and Development antidepressants, children, mental health, prescription, young people

Figures have revealed a trend towards an increased number of prescriptions for antidepressants for children in England, Scotland, and Northern …

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UK demand for mental health apps soars 566% since 2014

June 13, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development UK, apps, mental health, pharma

A new report from communications and research agencies GK Strategy and onefourzero has revealed the massive extent to which consumer …

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Mental health problems cause 300,000 to leave work each year

October 26, 2017
Research and Development biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical

A report commissioned by Prime Minister, Theresa May, has found that 300,000 people are leaving their positions of work after …

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Scottish government reveals extra funding for mental health

October 10, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Scotland, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical

The Scottish government, on Mental Health Day, has revealed that it will boost spending on mental health services by £500,000. …

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“Ambitious” recruitment plan for mental health staff

July 31, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical

Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a plan to boost recruitment of mental health staff by using £1 billion in funds to …

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Mental health services ‘remain rooted in the past’, finds report

July 20, 2017
Medical Communications CQC, NHS, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical

A three year report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that though compassionate care is being offered broadly …

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First large-scale study gives hope for ketamine as a depression therapy

May 3, 2017
Research and Development Ketamine, depression, mental health

While the development of truly innovative mental health therapies has ground to a halt somewhat, scientific research in the field …

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Mental health spending to sink by £4.5 million

April 27, 2017
Medical Communications NHS, mental health

Here at Pharmafocus, we highlighted the state of mental health research and the alternative paths that are being trod to …

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Mental health: Time for a new kind of therapy?

April 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing mental health

It’s no secret that mental health is not taken as seriously as its physical counterpart. It has been an uphill …

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Five crucial facts about mental health

April 24, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing WHO, anxiety, depression, mental health, world health day

7 April marked this year’s World Health Day, and for 2017 the WHO selected depression as the annual focus. Prevalent …

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Takeda collaborates to launch wearable-tech depression study

February 23, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Takeda, depression, mental health, wearable tech

Takeda and Cognition Kit Limited have announced a collaborative venture to trial the use of an app in the monitoring …

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Study reveals antidepressant medication’s action upon brain

February 3, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development antidepressants, mental health, research

With levels of antidepressant prescription rising coupled with the lack of development and investment in new treatments, further research into …

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Takeda announces new cancer collaboration

May 11, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Europe, Takeda, mental health, ncc

Takeda will be teaming up with Japan’s National Cancer Center (NCC) to develop new cancer drugs. The two organisations have …

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