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Initiation of PIMs associated with higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality

A recent study published in The European Journal of Health Economics finds that the initiation of potentially inappropriate medication is associated with a higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality.

10 Aug 2018

Trump administration sinks teeth into paring down drug prices, on 5 key points

Three months after President Donald Trump announced his blueprint to bring down drug prices, administration officials have begun putting some teeth behind the rhetoric.

10 Aug 2018

Clinicians who learn of a patient’s opioid death modestly cut back on prescriptions

Physicians and other medical providers modestly reduced the volume of opioids they prescribed after being told one of their patients had died of an overdose, according to research published Thursday.

10 Aug 2018

Collaboration between Merck and InnoCore could improve biologic drug delivery

Following today’s (Friday 3 August) announcement of Merck and InnoCore’s collaboration, Rahael Maladwala, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on what this might mean for biologic drug delivery:

10 Aug 2018

Physicians who come to know about overdose deaths reduce opioid prescription

Will clinicians become more careful in prescribing opioids if they are made of aware of the risks of these drugs first-hand?

10 Aug 2018

New combination therapy for cancer cells could soon be a reality

A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon, thanks to research from the University of East Anglia.

From Precision NanoSystems Inc. 10 Aug 2018

Combination of arsenic and existing leukemia drug may combat cancer

Investigators have discovered that arsenic in combination with an existing leukemia drug work together to target a master cancer regulator.

9 Aug 2018

RNA and DNA sequencing platform matches broader swath of drugs to late-stage cancer patients

A comprehensive RNA and DNA sequencing platform benefits late-stage and drug-resistant multiple myeloma patients by determining which drugs would work best for them, according to results from a clinical trial published in JCO Precision Oncology in August.

9 Aug 2018

Proof-of-concept technology using nanoparticles could offer new approach for oral medications

Since the development of insulin to manage diabetes, pharmacists have longed to create an insulin pill. Past attempts have failed because insulin does not survive the harsh conditions of the gastro-intestinal system and cannot easily cross the GI wall.

9 Aug 2018

Researchers modify nanoparticles to improve their uptake in gastrointestinal tract

Nanoparticles show great promise as diagnostic tools and drug delivery agents. The tiny particles, which scientists can modify with drugs, dyes or targeting molecules, can travel in the circulation and squeeze through small spaces into cells and tissues.

9 Aug 2018

Researchers study whether chemotherapy could be encased in milk particles

You can't eat chemotherapy. That's because your digestive system breaks down the molecules you eat into smaller pieces that can be absorbed through the gut into the bloodstream.

9 Aug 2018

Pharmacy-made pain creams flagged on fears of Medicare fraud and risk

Medicare pays hundreds of millions of dollars each year for prescription creams, gels and lotions made-to-order by pharmacies — mainly as pain treatments. But a new report finds that officials are concerned about possible fraud and patient safety risks from products made at nearly a quarter of the pharmacies that fill the bulk of those prescriptions.

9 Aug 2018

Scientists identify drug that could reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension

Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago took a major step toward developing a new treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension, a severe lung disease with a five-year survival rate of 50 percent.

9 Aug 2018

FDA approves potassium chloride oral solution as first generic drug to receive CGT designation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved several strengths of potassium chloride oral solution as the first generic drugs to receive a Competitive Generic Therapy designation.

9 Aug 2018

New review examines potential of medicinal cannabis to help treat intractable epilepsy

A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology review examines the potential of medicinal cannabis--or medical marijuana--for helping patients with intractable epilepsy, in which seizures fail to come under control with standard anticonvulsant treatment.

8 Aug 2018

FDA approves drug for rare, hard-to-treat types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Poteligeo (mogamulizumab-kpkc) injection for intravenous use for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome after at least one prior systemic therapy.

8 Aug 2018

Mandatory vaccinations for children stopped in Italy

The Italian government has removed the necessity for all children to be vaccinated against 10 important infectious diseases before they can join school or day care. This has shocked and angered the medical and scientific community.

7 Aug 2018

Taking cholesterol-busting pills can effectively treat brutal PAP

Researchers report in Nature Communications they figured out why air sacs in the lungs clog up with a thick substance called surfactant in a brutal disease called Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, and they show taking cholesterol-busting pills called statins can effectively treat the disease.

7 Aug 2018

Extended-release naltrexone appears to help HIV-positive patients reduce heavy drinking

Extended-release naltrexone -- an injection that decreases heavy drinking in the general population when taken in conjunction with counseling -- appears to help HIV-positive individuals reduce their number of heavy drinking days too, say Yale researchers.

7 Aug 2018

Scientists create new tool to precisely control 3D architecture of linkages in drugs

When it comes to certain molecules, shape makes all the difference. The shape of limonene, for instance, a compound produced by citrus fruits, determines whether it tastes like orange juice or turpentine.

7 Aug 2018

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Initiation of PIMs associated with higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality

Trump administration sinks teeth into paring down drug prices, on 5 key points

Clinicians who learn of a patient’s opioid death modestly cut back on prescriptions

Collaboration between Merck and InnoCore could improve biologic drug delivery

Physicians who come to know about overdose deaths reduce opioid prescription

New combination therapy for cancer cells could soon be a reality

Combination of arsenic and existing leukemia drug may combat cancer

RNA and DNA sequencing platform matches broader swath of drugs to late-stage cancer patients

Proof-of-concept technology using nanoparticles could offer new approach for oral medications

Researchers modify nanoparticles to improve their uptake in gastrointestinal tract

Researchers study whether chemotherapy could be encased in milk particles

Pharmacy-made pain creams flagged on fears of Medicare fraud and risk

Scientists identify drug that could reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension

FDA approves potassium chloride oral solution as first generic drug to receive CGT designation

New review examines potential of medicinal cannabis to help treat intractable epilepsy

FDA approves drug for rare, hard-to-treat types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Mandatory vaccinations for children stopped in Italy

Taking cholesterol-busting pills can effectively treat brutal PAP

Extended-release naltrexone appears to help HIV-positive patients reduce heavy drinking

Scientists create new tool to precisely control 3D architecture of linkages in drugs

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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