Pharma Pulse 10/31/24: Did Vampire Myths Originate From a Blood Disorder? Solving Payment Challenges at the Site-Level & more

Solving Payment Challenges at the Site-Level

In a recent video interview with Applied Clinical Trials, Jimmy Bechtel, vice president, site engagement, SCRS, discussed key challenges and initiatives at the site-level. AI's impact on sites is significant, with uncertainty around its implementation. Diversity requirements pose challenges, and technology overload is a major issue due to inconsistent tech stacks and financial burdens on sites. Bechtel also highlighted some initiatives that SCRS is currently working on and gave an overview of the most recent Global Site Solutions Summit.

Did Vampire Myths Originate From a Blood Disorder?

With Halloween upon us, spooky stories such as vampire myths are making the rounds. However, vampire legends could be based partly on historical misunderstandings of a blood disorder called porphyria.

Lilly Cuts Outlook on Startling Weight-Loss Disappointment

Eli Lilly & Co. lowered guidance Wednesday on lackluster sales of its blockbuster weight-loss drug, a shocking miss for a drugmaker that had been going from strength to strength on seemingly insatiable demand for these drugs.

Bayer and Liveo Research Launch First-of-its-Kind Blister Packaging with Improved Environmental Footprint

Bayer has launched a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blister packaging on its renowned brand, Aleve. Realized in partnership with pharma packaging specialist Liveo Research, this innovative solution reduces the carbon footprint of this packaging by 38%1 and marks a stride in environmental stewardship by eliminating the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Blister packaging, widely used in over-the-counter products, has long posed a challenge for environmental sustainability due to its multilayer composition of plastic and aluminum, which makes it hard to sort and recycle. Launching first in the Netherlands, in the coming years, the company has the ambition to replace all of its blister packaging with more sustainable alternatives.

Scott Brunner, CAE on LinkedIn

Me being Pollyanna, Tenille Davis being pragmatic.

(Now let's all join hands and sing "We Are the World.")

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