BTG Pharma Quiz June 2016

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BTG Pharma Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

Welcome to the BTG Pharma Quiz! Dive into the world of biopharmaceuticals, drug approvals, and market dynamics with our engaging quiz. Challenge yourself with 8 thought-provoking questions that will test your knowledge on key industry topics.

Highlights of the quiz:

8 multiple-choice questions
Focus on recent pharmaceutical developments
Test your understanding of drug approval processes

8 Questions2 MinutesCreated by DivingDoc102

GW Pharma made headlines in June 2016 when its drug Epidiolex announced positive results from its phase 3 clinical trials.

GW Pharma, the British biopharmaceutical firm, is also known for its multiple sclerosis treatment, Sativex - the first X-derived drug to gain market approval.

Epidiolex is also derived from X.

X is

Honey

Cannabis

Nicotine

Cocoa

X is the institution which approves drugs in the European Union.

X minimises the need for a drug to win separate regulatory approvals from each member state in the EU. So when a drug is approved in one member state, X makes the effort required to market the product in another member state significantly lower.

X is located in London.

Since UK voted to leave the EU on June 23rd, there has been talk of X relocating to another European capital.

X is

European Drugs Administration (EDA)

European Medicines Agency (EMA)

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Regulations (EFPR)

European Medicines & Healthcare Authority (EMHA)

The size of a pharmaceutical market is measured in terms of the total sales of pharmaceutical products in that country.

The population of a country can, therefore, be misleading when determining the size of the market since higher population does not necessarily mean higher sales.

The US is the largest pharmaceutical market. Total sales were estimated at 350 billion USD and the population is 318 million.

Which is the 2nd biggest pharmaceutical market?

UK - population 65 million

Canada - population 35 million

India - population 1252 million

Japan - population 127 million

The regulatory approvals of both pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices are, broadly speaking, based around the safety and efficacy of the drug or device.

The work/effort required to receive a regulatory approval is significantly smaller if the drug/device can be shown to be equivalent to a product already approved and legally sold in the market.

For pharmaceutical drugs, manufacturers are expected to show “bioequivalence” (BE) to an “innovator drug” This is what happens when generic drugs are submitted for approval.

For medical devices, manufacturers are expected to show “substantial equivalence” (SE) to a “X”.

If BE or SE cannot be shown for a drug or device respectively, then the alternate regulatory pathways available to the manufacturer are a lot more expensive and time-consuming.

What is X?

Predicate device

Innovator device

Reference device

Master device

Novo Nordisk is the largest manufacturer of insulin medication in the world.

It’s manufacturing site for its portfolio of diabetes products is about 250 acres.

That is the area of about 140 football pitches.

Novo Nordisk is based in which country?

Norway

Sweden

Denmark

Netherlands

X is considered to be the largest gathering of worldwide advertising professionals, designers, digital innovators and marketers. This seven-day festival gives industries the highest stage to showcase its brilliance, and celebrates the best of creativity in brand communication.

This year it took place from the 18th-25th of June.

In the Health and Wellness category:

1) Phillips won a Gold award for its Breathless Choir - where patients with respiratory problems, who previously battled through every breath, were able to sing and discover a new sense of freedom after using medical devices made by Phillips. (The breathless choir was featured on BTG’s connect home page a few months ago)

2) GSK won a Bronze award for it Migraine experience - where a virtual reality simulator gave users a sense of what a migraine is really like. Family and friends were able to then empathize with migraine sufferers.

X is

American Advertising Awards (ADDY Awards)

Cresta International Advertising Awards

Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

International Imagination Festival

In April 2016, the parents of 9-year old Michael Young were devastated when the drug Translarna was rejected by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use in Scottish hospitals.

The SMC declared that there was "uncertainty” over its health benefits in relation to cost. It therefore concluded that the drug would not "represent a good use of NHS resources."

Michael suffers from X.

He then wrote a letter and met the first minister Nicola Sturgeon to explain about his condition and to help him

In June 2016, Michael’s online petition calling for NHS funding for Translarna reached 140,000.

X is

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Mitochondrial myopathy

Neuroblastoma

Menkes Disease

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