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Read More....Drug Trial: Kidney Cancer Patients Treated for Free
Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Clinical Trials Correspondent on 05/09/2007 - 00:00:00
Pharmaceutical International has learnt how a certain group of patients with kidney cancer, unable to receive a drug, could instead benefit from free treatment. The move is a component of a study currently underway in Manchester, UK.In this...
Read more....New Schizophrenia Drug Under Test: Results Promising
Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Mental Health Correspondent on 03/09/2007 - 00:00:00
Pharmaceutical International has learned of a newly-developed drug for patients with schizophrenia, which, currently under trial, has so far offered some very encouraging results. The drug stands alone from all previous (antipsychotic) trea...
Read more....50p Diabetic Pill Could Save Thousands of Lives
Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Pharmaceutical Research Correspondent on 03/09/2007 - 00:00:00
An international team of researchers announced on the 2nd September 2007 that, if obese type 2 diabetics in the UK were converted to a certain blood pressure drug, thousands of deaths could theoretically be prevented. The medication in ques...
Read more....Aids Drug Viracept May Have Cancer-Fighting Potential
Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Drug Development Correspondent on 01/09/2007 - 00:00:00
On the 31st August 2007, researchers in the US highlighted how a drug used in the treatment of aids has potential use in the fight against cancer. During their research, the group of scientists assessed the performance of these drugs - gene...
Read more....UK Typhoid Cases on the Ascent
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 31/08/2007 - 12:44:31
Doctors are currently warning that the number of exotic holidays being taking abroad is increasing the risk of contracting typhoid, in the absence of appropriate vaccination. The situation, they add, is exacerbated by cheap air fares - enco...
Read more....Asbestos Drug Delayed in Northern Ireland
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 31/08/2007 - 07:38:33
Pharmaceutical International has today discovered how patients in Northern Ireland with a certain form of asbestos-related cancer may be denied treatment until the NHS approves the sole drug that they can be prescribed. This decision is not...
Read more....Drug Industry Needs to Adapt Regulatory Procedures
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 30/08/2007 - 18:56:51
In light of a string of recent instances, where weaknesses in the regulation of pharmaceutical products have been highlighted, the drug industry now faces increasing pressure to adapt, or instead be monitored by external sources. Concerns h...
Read more....Report: Statins Decrease Death Rate in Stroke Patients
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 29/08/2007 - 15:08:19
New research has highlighted how stroke victims who fail to take their prescribed drugs are much more likely to die. In a limited study, which was carried out in Spain, it was found that when a patient's intake of statins - drugs designed t...
Read more....Government Proposes Eye Specialists Able to Prescribe
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 29/08/2007 - 13:03:08
New government proposals could enable eye specialists in Britain to prescribe patients with relevant medication directly. While a certain percentage of the 10,000 optometrists in England are currently able to write prescriptions for eye-rel...
Read more....Home Drug Deliveries Becoming More Prolific
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 28/08/2007 - 22:34:06
Pharmaceutical firms are making increasing use of direct home delivery services in order to avoid the additional costs generated by pharmacists and wholesalers, and therefore increase profit margins. According to one industry analyst — Heal...
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