Pharmaceutical International News Archives - August 2011

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Week 1 - August 2011

Emergency Contraceptive

FDA Evital Emergency Contraceptive Warning

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 15:15:00

The US FDA has issued a consumer warning covering Evital - an emergency birth control drug that's not been approved for use

 Nicotine Parkinson’s Treatment

Nicotine May Be Parkinson’s Protection Treatment

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Drug Development Correspondent on 15:30:00

A new Parkinson's treatment discovery could lead to future drugs that target nicotine receptors in the human body

 New Salmonella Strain

Drugs Can’t Treat New Salmonella Strain

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 14:15:00

A new drug-resistant salmonella strain has emerged with the potential to become globally-distributed, scientists say

Statin Stroke Patient Research

Statin Stroke Patient Heart Benefits

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 16:55:00

Statins, typically prescribed to patients with high cholesterol, seems to offer benefits to specific young stroke victims, too

Week 2 - August 2011

NICE Fingolimod Rejection

NICE Rejects Multiple Sclerosis Drug Fingolimod

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 15:50:00

Limited trial data and cost concerns prompt UK medical advisory body to reject novel oral MS drug treatment

All-Virus Drug

MIT’s DRACO Drug Could Kill Nearly All Viruses

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Drug Development Correspondent on 16:00:00

US researchers have developed a single drug with the potential to treat almost all viral infection types, including common colds and influen...

Complera HIV Drug

FDA Approval for Gilead HIV Drug Complera

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Drug Development Correspondent on 16:05:00

US Food and Drug Administration clears Gilead Sciences' HIV drug Complera for use by patients in the United States, with some restrictions

Trovan Drug Pay-Outs

Pfizer Begins Nigerian Trovan Drug Pay-Outs

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 14:10:00

A case involving pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, the drug Trovan and a large number of Nigerian families has entered a new phase.