FDA Officials At Odds Over ARBs Cancer Risk

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 31/05/2013 - 09:45:00

FDA Officials At Odds Over ARBs Cancer Risk

US drug regulators are at odds over whether drugs used to manage high blood pressure increase the chances of cancer developing in the patients that take them

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FDA Meets US TPN Drug Shortages With Imports

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 30/05/2013 - 10:40:00

FDA Meets US TPN Drug Shortages With Imports

US Food and Drug Administration obtains total parenteral nutrition drugs components from abroad to meet recently-developed national shortfall

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Painkillers Found to Increase Heart Problems

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Pharmaceutical International Reporter on 30/05/2013 - 05:50:00

Painkillers Found to Increase Heart Problems

A study has found that commonly used painkillers such as ibuprofen and diclofenac has the potential to increase the likelihood of heart problems if used for a sustained period of time in high doses.

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First-Time HFMD Protection Vaccine Unveiled

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 29/05/2013 - 08:20:00

First-Time HFMD Protection Vaccine Unveiled

Chinese scientists have developed a first-time anti-hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine that's proved 90 per cent successful against one virus under trial conditions

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A New Universal Flu Vaccine Has Been Created in the USA

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Pharmaceutical International Reporter on 23/05/2013 - 10:05:00

A New Universal Flu Vaccine Has Been Created in the USA

A technique to create more efficient vaccines that could safeguard against an extensive range of flu viruses has been described by researchers in the US.

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Immunotherapeutic Cancer Drugs Tipped For Success

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 22/05/2013 - 10:30:00

Immunotherapeutic Cancer Drugs Tipped For Success

Financial analysts have tipped the newly-emerging immunotherapeutic class of cancer drugs for success, forecasting $35bn in annual sales for them

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One in Ten Teenagers in the USA Using Study Drugs

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Pharmaceutical International Reporter on 22/05/2013 - 06:20:00

One in Ten Teenagers in the USA Using Study Drugs

According to a new study, one in ten US sophomore students are using prescription drugs to aid studying without their parents knowing.

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Aspirin Prescription Algorithm Guides Doctors

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 21/05/2013 - 05:55:00

Aspirin Prescription Algorithm Guides Doctors

Newly-developed prescription algorithm gives doctors the tools to weigh up the risks and benefits of prescribing aspirin to particular patients

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Three Quarters of Pharmacies Give Poor Advice

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Pharmaceutical International Reporter on 20/05/2013 - 11:00:00

Three Quarters of Pharmacies Give Poor Advice

According to a new study, up to three quarters of pharmacies give poor medical advice, including giving dangerous drug combinations.

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Opioid Drugs Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Pharmaceutical International's Lead Reporter on 16/05/2013 - 10:35:00

Opioid Drugs Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

Men who take high-dose opioid drugs for four months or more are 50 per cent more likely to experience erectile dysfunction than non-opioid users, a new study states

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