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News
Pharmora’s Sparkling Prize Draw
At our most recent conference, Pharmora once again held our Prize Draw for a bottle of fizz! And the winner was …
Urology Awareness Month 2024
This September is Urology Awareness Month, an event which highlights the wide range of conditions and the incorrect assumptions that people can have of these urological conditions. Read on to find out more about the event…
Big Butterfly Count Blog
This year, to improve our mental health here at Pharmora, we took part in the Big Butterfly Count. This is an initiative which benefits not only people’s stress levels, but also our understanding of biodiversity – read on to find out more…
Top Tips
Pharmora RMP Masterclass (2): RMP Development Process -TOP TIPS
In this blog our CMO, Dr Stephanie Jones, provides detailed guidance on how to save time and effort and produce high quality risk management plans. Read on to find out more!
IDMC Tips to Help You Prepare
An Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) is a group of experts contracted to review data during a clinical trial. The members are individuals with ‘extensive clinical experience’ (Sartor et al, 2015) in that area of research, and they are independent of the Sponsor conducting the trial.
Top Tips for CSR Safety Narratives
Whether you are working with an external service provider or creating them in-house the safety narratives always cause a great deal of work right at the end of the study. This can be the busiest period when the team needs to focus on generating key messages for the completed study report (CSR) and potentially a marketing authorisation application.
Blog Posts
Conversations with Industry Leaders: Dr Sue Lim 1 April 2025
By Dr Stephanie Jones On 1st April I caught up with Dr Sue Lim in the latest in my series of “Conversations with Leaders in our Industry”. Dr Lim is an experienced former FDA director and licensed physician with around 2 decades of global drug development experience....
Conversation with Industry Leaders: Professor Alan Boyd 11 April 2025
Continuing my (Dr Jones’) series of conversations with leaders in our industry, I caught up with Professor Alan Boyd before Easter. Some of you will know him as the former President of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, some will know him as the entrepreneur who created @Boyds and others will know him as an engaging and expert mentor, dedicated to training and empowering the next generation of people working in the pharmaceutical industry.
In our conversation we discussed topics as wide-ranging as:
• Reflections on 45 years as a medic
• Some of the medicines he has helped to bring to patients, and the lessons learned along the way
• His past life as an actor!
• The latest crusade: supporting others to become Fellows of the Faculty and the Royal College of Physicians
• Some of Alan’s work behind the scenes to improve our health
• Being a “Super-networker”!
Understanding Gaucher Disease
Gaucher disease is a rare genetic disorder caused by a deficiency in the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, leading to a harmful buildup of fat in cells. This causes symptoms like enlarged organs, bone pain, and, in some cases, neurological impairment. Current treatments offer relief but come with limitations such as inconvenient infusions, side effects, and the inability to address neurological symptoms. Read on to discover the promising new developments bringing hope for this rare disease…
Case Studies
Unblinded Medical Review (UMR): How does it work in Pharmora?
In a follow up to the blog outlining what unblinded medical review (UMR) means and why it might be needed, this case study from one of the UMR team explains how Pharmora can support with UMR of clinical trial data.
Case Studies – Unexpected Signal Evaluations
Pharmora helped to meet a tight deadline for submitting an application for marketing approval by reviewing multiple signals to support the safety profile.
Case Studies – How Safety Saved a Study
Pharmora safety monitors conducted a signal evaluation that saved a clinical trial from disaster. Read on to find out how!
Master Class
Immunisation Masterclass (3) HPV Vaccination
As the third blog of the immunisation masterclass series is published on International HPV Awareness Day, Pharmora would like to take this opportunity to highlight the importance of HPV vaccination. Read this blog where we explore HPV and its associated risk, why you need an HPV vaccination, and debunk some common myths around the topic!
Immunisation Masterclass (2)
Continuing the Immunisation Masterclass series, our second blog revolves around the topic of oral vaccines. Read on to learn more about what oral vaccines are, what are they used for, their mechanism of action, and clinical trials of oral vaccines.
Introduction to HIV and patient outcomes – Masterclass 1
In the first blog of this Master Class series, we will discuss the basics of HIV, including some of the history of its discovery and how it links to AIDS.
