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The purpose of the study is to research the effects of microgravity on the human body. The study simulates the effects of long-duration spaceflight by having test subjects lie in beds for the 70 day period.

According to an analysis in Nature Drug Discovery the best selling drug is AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) and the best selling company is Pfizer..

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi joined a conference today addressing the national patient enrollment crisis in clinical research studies.

Turkish Clinical Research Association celebrates International Women's Day and support the efforts to build a gender-balanced world.

The global pharmaceutical market is expected to exceed US$1.5 trillion by 2023, shows an annual report by analysts at IQVIA. But the group forecasted a 3–6% compound annual growth rate in the next 5 years, down from an average of 6.3% over the past 5 years. The report is published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery.

Conference on Biosimilars is scheduled on March 25-26, 2019 at Budapest, Hungary. For details see the news.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) released a report titled “2018 Drug Trials Snapshots Summary Report.” There are 59 novel drug approvals of 2018. In 2018, 43,966 patients participated in clinical trials for the 59 approved novel drugs.

From 1990 to 2016, there were an estimated 123. 603 death with adverse Effects of Medical Treatment (AEMT). Despite an overall increase in the number of deaths due to AEMT over time, the mortality rate due to AEMT decreased.

A report published in JAMA Network found out that Cancer drugs, through high prices, have generated returns for the originator companies far in excess of possible R&D costs. Time has come for lowering the price of cancer drugs..

Turkish Clinical Research Association wishes you a merry Xmas and a happy new year...