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		<title>Expanding our real-world evidence capabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Shepherd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, AstraZeneca announced an important milestone in our company’s work to build industry-leading real-world evidence capabilities around the world. Through a new three-year collaboration agreement with IMS Health, we will be advancing the use of real-world evidence that is based &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/expanding-our-real-world-evidence-capabilities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=1014&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Real-World Evidence: Some key learnings from 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Shepherd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In her article in the December issue of IN VIVO, “Pharma/Payor Deals An Important Step In The Shift To Value-Based R&#38;D,” Ellen Licking examines the opportunities and challenges brought by a new generation of business relationships between pharmaceutical companies and &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/real-world-evidence-some-key-learnings-from-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=1007&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FDA issues social media guidance</title>
		<link>http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/fda-issues-social-media-guidance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hushen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AstraZeneca News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued &#8220;Guidance for Industry Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information About Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices.&#8221; This draft guidance updates and clarifies FDA’s policies on unsolicited requests for off-label information, including those &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/fda-issues-social-media-guidance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=1002&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Real world challenges to communicating real-world evidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Shepherd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real-world evidence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Real-world evidence data offers new opportunities to discuss how to improve patient health and manage the total cost of care Our recent series of blog posts examining the use of real-world evidence generated a great deal of interest and discussion &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/real-world-challenges-to-communicating-real-world-evidence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=975&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping patients at the forefront of cancer research</title>
		<link>http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/keeping-patients-at-the-forefront-of-cancer-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Woodin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metastatic Breast Cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A global team of AstraZeneca employees will spend this week in Texas for the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. This meeting is a chance for scientists from biopharma and academia to interact with health care professionals and other researchers &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/keeping-patients-at-the-forefront-of-cancer-research/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=968&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Survey Provides New Insight on Therapeutic Substitution</title>
		<link>http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/survey-provides-new-insight-on-therapeutic-substitution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hushen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new survey sponsored by AstraZeneca, survey data reveals that 84 percent of American patients surveyed feel that their physician should be the leading decision maker in what prescription medications they take for a condition. The survey also found &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/survey-provides-new-insight-on-therapeutic-substitution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=953&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DE Today magazine highlights contributions to nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/de-today-magazine-highlights-contributions-to-nonprofits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hushen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The December edition of Delaware Today magazine includes a special charitable giving supplement highlighting corporate giving in the Delaware Valley. Delaware is home to our U.S. headquarters and we are proud to be part of a local community that is &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/de-today-magazine-highlights-contributions-to-nonprofits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=948&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patient assistance: Understanding patient need</title>
		<link>http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/patient-assistance-understanding-patient-need/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alli Kuntz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient Assistance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At AstraZeneca, we continue to work with community health clinics and other partners to raise awareness of the prescription assistance that is available for people who need help affording medicines. A few weeks ago, the AZ&#38;Me patient assistance team met &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/patient-assistance-understanding-patient-need/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=902&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seniors and the donut hole</title>
		<link>http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/seniors-and-the-donut-hole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Woodin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Medicines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Part D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Medicare prescription drug benefit for seniors and the disabled is saving them money while helping them get the medicines they need, even if they’ve reached the coverage gap, the Associated Press found: “WASHINGTON (AP) &#8211; Medicare&#8217;s prescription coverage gap &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/seniors-and-the-donut-hole/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=905&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Part D</media:title>
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		<title>AstraZeneca announces leadership appointments in Americas</title>
		<link>http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/astrazeneca-announces-leadership-appointments-in-americas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Woodin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[astrazeneca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AstraZeneca announced today the appointment of Rich Fante as Regional Vice President, Americas, and Marion McCourt as Chief Operating Officer of the company’s U.S. business. Already responsible for leading the company’s commercial operations in North America, Fante will now also &#8230; <a href="http://testingtj23.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/astrazeneca-announces-leadership-appointments-in-americas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=testingtj23.wordpress.com&amp;blog=25368186&amp;post=896&amp;subd=testingtj23&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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