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Cardiologists question FDA recommendations on genetic testing before taking Plavix

Which antiplatelet medication is best after a coronary stent? The costly and potential life-or-death question lingers after most of the 600,000 angioplasties performed every year in the United States. The answer may lie in your genes, but professional cardiovascular societies and many working cardiologists question the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent recommendation that patients undergo genetic testing before taking Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate).

14 Nov 2013

TAILORED-Treatment project to increase effectiveness of antibiotics receives EU funding

The European Union has funded a 4 year project called TAILORED-Treatment with € 6.000.000,-. The main goal of TAILORED -Treatment is to establish a strategy that can be used to increase the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment, reduce any potential side-effects of therapy, and help limit the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized children and adults. The project will be coordinated by Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

14 Nov 2013

Over 50% of nonsurgical patients prescribed opioids during hospitalizations, analysis finds

Amid a growing climate of concern regarding the overuse of opioid pain medications, a comprehensive analysis of more than 1 million hospital admissions has found that over 50 percent of all nonsurgical patients were prescribed opioids during their hospitalizations -- often at very high doses -- and that more than half of those exposed were still receiving these medications on the day they were discharged from the hospital.

14 Nov 2013

Single dose of intranasal insulin can help improve cognitive function in diabetes patients

In recent years, the link between type 2 diabetes and dementia has become widely recognized. Older individuals with diabetes develop Alzheimer's disease at an earlier age, and are more likely to develop vascular dementia than people who do not have diabetes.

14 Nov 2013

Flublok influenza vaccine for the 2013-14 season now available

Protein Sciences Corporation, the manufacturer of Flublok, the new, pure influenza vaccine containing no egg proteins, influenza virus, preservatives (e.g., thimerosal), antibiotics, gelatin or latex, announced today that doses for the 2013-14 season have been released by the FDA and are now available.

14 Nov 2013

Imbruvica gets FDA approval for treatment of mantle cell lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Imbruvica (ibrutinib) to treat patients with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare and aggressive type of blood cancer.

13 Nov 2013

SCHOTT announces the rebranding of its glass syringes

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13 Nov 2013

TopPac® 20 ml prefillable polymer syringe for infusion therapy introduced by SCHOTT

SCHOTT expanded its range of TopPac polymer syringes to include a 20 milliliter (ml) format that can be used in combination with syringe pumps for infusion therapy. SCHOTT TopPac® prefillable syringes (PFS) simplify the infusion therapy preparation process and can ultimately reduce costs for pharmaceutical companies and health care facilities.

13 Nov 2013

immatics, Roche enter into cancer vaccine and immunotherapy deal

immatics biotechnologies GmbH and Roche today announced a strategic research and development collaboration covering multiple cancer vaccines and immunotherapeutics.

13 Nov 2013

'Quitting cold turkey' can lead to mental decline, shows study

Can quitting drugs without treatment trigger a decline in mental health? That appears to be the case in an animal model of morphine addiction. Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say their observations suggest that managing morphine withdrawal could promote a healthier mental state in people.

13 Nov 2013

Tailored doses of pre-transplant drug therapy in Glaucomatous patients boosts survival rates to over 90%

Chronic Granulomatous Disease is a rare immune deficiency that seriously compromises organ function and is life-threatening, with 20-30 per cent of patients dying within the first two decades of life.

13 Nov 2013

Merck Serono signs co-development and commercialization agreement for BeiGene-290

Merck Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck, today announced that a global licensing, co-development, and commercialization agreement for BeiGene-290 has been signed with BeiGene Co., Ltd., a biotech research and development company in Beijing, China.

13 Nov 2013

Teen athletes more likely to misuse opioids medications

Teen athletes derive many positive benefits from participating in sports, but their increased risk of sports-related injuries may also heighten their risk for medication misuse and abuse, especially for boys, finds a recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

13 Nov 2013

Using morphine to fight surgical pain may prolong patient's suffering

Using morphine to fight the pain associated with abdominal surgery may paradoxically prolong a patient's suffering, doubling or even tripling the amount of time it takes to recover from the surgical pain, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.

13 Nov 2013

XTANDI now accepted for use within NHS Scotland for treatment of adult men with mCRPC

The Scottish Medicines Consortium, which advises NHS Scotland on prescribing new treatments, announced today that XTANDI (enzalutamide) is accepted for unrestricted use within NHS Scotland for the treatment of adult men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer whose disease has progressed on or after docetaxel therapy.

13 Nov 2013

Furamidine drug may also be useful in treating cancers, immune-related diseases

A class of drugs used to treat parasitic infections such as malaria may also be useful in treating cancers and immune-related diseases, a new WSU-led study has found.

12 Nov 2013

Pharmaceutical vials that further minimize delamination risk unveiled by SCHOTT

SCHOTT today unveiled SCHOTT Vials DC, which further minimize the risk of glass delamination. The company optimized its manufacturing process to ensure that SCHOTT Vials DC have a more homogeneous surface and high chemical stability, and tests the vials using the SCHOTT Delamination Quicktest, a first-of-its-kind, patented test method that documents a container’s tendency toward delamination.

12 Nov 2013

adaptiQ™ system for ready-to-use pharmaceutical vials launched by SCHOTT

SCHOTT introduced its adaptiQ™ system for ready-to-use pharmaceutical vials, which allows for more flexible manufacturing concepts and more efficient filling. Designed in close collaboration with filling line manufacturers to meet the pharmaceutical industry’s process requirements, SCHOTT adaptiQ consists of a patented nest that securely holds as many as 100 clean and sterile vials in an industry standard tub.

12 Nov 2013

BioGaia plans to invest in first phase of project aimed at developing drug for NEC

The board of BioGaia has decided to invest in the first phase of a long-term project aimed at developing a drug with rigorous hygiene, analysis and documentation requirements, to treat the highly fatal disease Necrotising Enterocolitis, which affects premature infants.

12 Nov 2013

Helsinn grants exclusive commercialization rights to Chugai Pharma Marketing for anamorelin drug

Swiss-based Helsinn group has granted Chugai Pharma Marketing Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., exclusive commercialization rights to their innovative ghrelin receptor agonist, anamorelin, for the three major European pharma markets.

12 Nov 2013

Pharmaceutical News

Cardiologists question FDA recommendations on genetic testing before taking Plavix

TAILORED-Treatment project to increase effectiveness of antibiotics receives EU funding

Over 50% of nonsurgical patients prescribed opioids during hospitalizations, analysis finds

Single dose of intranasal insulin can help improve cognitive function in diabetes patients

Flublok influenza vaccine for the 2013-14 season now available

Imbruvica gets FDA approval for treatment of mantle cell lymphoma

SCHOTT announces the rebranding of its glass syringes

TopPac® 20 ml prefillable polymer syringe for infusion therapy introduced by SCHOTT

immatics, Roche enter into cancer vaccine and immunotherapy deal

'Quitting cold turkey' can lead to mental decline, shows study

Tailored doses of pre-transplant drug therapy in Glaucomatous patients boosts survival rates to over 90%

Merck Serono signs co-development and commercialization agreement for BeiGene-290

Teen athletes more likely to misuse opioids medications

Using morphine to fight surgical pain may prolong patient's suffering

XTANDI now accepted for use within NHS Scotland for treatment of adult men with mCRPC

Furamidine drug may also be useful in treating cancers, immune-related diseases

Pharmaceutical vials that further minimize delamination risk unveiled by SCHOTT

adaptiQ™ system for ready-to-use pharmaceutical vials launched by SCHOTT

BioGaia plans to invest in first phase of project aimed at developing drug for NEC

Helsinn grants exclusive commercialization rights to Chugai Pharma Marketing for anamorelin drug

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