November  2026 • PharmaTimes Magazine • 4-5

Contents November

Features

Fifth member of The Smiths attempts to write a compelling chorus

For Alice, support was needed long after she left the consultation room

Monitoring AI medical devices following
market authorisation

Explaining AI’s reasoning cannot be a
proxy for safety in governance

Getting rare disease drugs past the
brain’s self-defence mechanism

Analysis

Diabetes technology has transformed.
Now access must catch up

Laboratory strategies are transforming
paediatric clinical trials

Four realities reshaping
HCP engagement
strategies

Pharmacies can stand out in the TikTok
Shop supplements market

Dreams are woven as our awards make
their mark across the pond

SmartPeople

Should pharma communicators stop trying to make science ‘simple’?

Jelena Mann is Professor of Epigenetics
at Newcastle University

Competitions corner – finals, deadlines & what’s coming up

Gone! But then reappearing somewhere
else to do something interesting

Where trustworthy evidence begins in
the AI ecosystem