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TPP trade agreement could threaten access to medicines

"Right now, in Leesburg, Va., the office of the U.S. Trade Representative is negotiating a so-called 'trade agreement' -- the 'Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement' -- that could put the lives of millions of innocent civilians at risk" by potentially limiting access to life-saving medications, including antiretroviral drugs, Robert Naiman, policy director at Just Foreign Policy, writes in the Huffington Post Blog.

12 Sep 2012

MHRA approves Sucampo’s AMITIZA to treat chronic idiopathic constipation in the U.K.

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has received approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for AMITIZA (lubiprostone) 24 mcg twice daily for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) and associated symptoms in adults, when response to diet and other non-pharmacological measures (e.g., educational measures, physical activity) are inappropriate.

12 Sep 2012

Diet could avert toxic effects of quinine in patients with malaria

Scientists at The University of Nottingham say adverse side-effects caused by the anti-parasitic drug quinine in the treatment of malaria could be controlled by what we eat.

12 Sep 2012

Ethypharm, Ampio enter definitive agreement to manufacture Zertane

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMPE), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, with repurposed drugs and new molecular entities (NMEs) that treat inflammatory diseases, including osteoarthritis, diabetic macular edema (DME) and sexual dysfunction announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Ethypharm Ltd for the manufacturing of Zertane, Ampio's drug for the treatment of premature ejaculation.

12 Sep 2012

Comic created to help busy medical staff on the benefits of tranexamic acid

Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have created a comic influenced by the Japanese manga style to help busy medical staff who treat patients suffering from bleeding.

12 Sep 2012

Edison receives EMA COMP orphan designation for EPI-743 to treat Leigh syndrome

Edison Pharmaceuticals announced today that the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP), European Medicines Agency, has granted orphan designation to EPI-743 for the treatment of Leigh syndrome.

12 Sep 2012

Inhaled analgesia appears to be effective in reducing pain intensity in first stage of labour

Inhaled pain relief appears to be effective in reducing pain intensity and in giving pain relief in the first stage of labour, say Cochrane researchers.

12 Sep 2012

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may not prevent major cardiovascular adverse outcomes

In a study that included nearly 70,000 patients, supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids was not associated with a lower risk of all-cause death, cardiac death, sudden death, heart attack, or stroke, according to an analysis of previous studies published in the September 12 issue of JAMA.

12 Sep 2012

Berkeley lab researchers link possible new oncogene with resistance to cancer drugs

A gene that may possibly belong to an entire new family of oncogenes has been linked by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to the resistance of breast cancer to a well-regarded and widely used cancer therapy.

12 Sep 2012

Pfizer, Visterra collaborate to discover novel antibodies

Visterra Inc., developer of novel therapeutics to treat major diseases, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Pfizer to discover novel antibodies using Visterra's proprietary platform.

11 Sep 2012

Arsanis to develop monoclonal antibody therapeutics against nosocomial infections

Arsanis Biosciences GmbH, an early stage biotechnology company developing anti-infective human monoclonal antibodies, today announced the award of two major grants for the development of monoclonal antibody therapeutics against nosocomial infections.

11 Sep 2012

Dengue vaccine breakthrough

Results of the first ever trial to show that a safe and effective dengue vaccine may be possible are published Online First in The Lancet.

11 Sep 2012

Strep throat should be treated with penicillin or amoxicillin: IDSA guidelines

Although people often say they have "strep" throat, most sore throats actually are caused by a virus, not streptococcus bacteria, and shouldn't be treated with antibiotics, suggest guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Antibiotics are ineffective against viruses.

11 Sep 2012

Polysaccharopeptide improves survival in dogs with hemangiosarcoma

Dogs with hemangiosarcoma that were treated with a compound derived from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom had the longest survival times ever reported for dogs with the disease.

11 Sep 2012

Most Asian countries fail to include rotavirus vaccine in national immunization programs citing cost as barrier

"Most countries in Asia have yet to make the rotavirus vaccine part of their national immunization program (NIP), despite a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to do so," IRIN reports.

11 Sep 2012

Progestogens may avoid early child birth in women with prior preterm births

Pregnant women who have had prior preterm births may avoid a subsequent early birth if given progestogens, which are natural or synthetic forms of progesterone, a female hormone that naturally increases during pregnancy, a Vanderbilt analysis shows.

11 Sep 2012

Cell Therapeutics launches Pixuvri in the European Union

Cell Therapeutics, Inc., a company focused on translating science into novel cancer therapies, today announced the initiation of the commercial launch of Pixuvri in the European Union with entry into Sweden, Denmark and Finland in September, to be followed by Austria and Norway in early October 2012 and Germany, United Kingdom and the Netherlands in November 2012.

11 Sep 2012

CSL Biotherapies receives U.S. Government contract to supply pandemic vaccine antigens

CSL Biotherapies, a subsidiary of CSL Limited, one of the world's leading manufacturers of influenza vaccine, announced it has been awarded a contract by the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services to supply pre-pandemic and pandemic vaccine antigens and related services to the U.S. national stockpile.

11 Sep 2012

Eaton plans to begin development of transdermal patch delivery system for Tropine 3

Eaton Scientific Systems, Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pristine Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company plans to begin development of a transdermal patch delivery system for Tropine 3, a patent pending novel indication of homatropine for non-hormonal treatment of hot flashes in pre-menopausal, peri-menopausal, and post-menopausal women.

11 Sep 2012

Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives new U.S. patent for Xyrem oral solution

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc. today announced that a new patent related to Xyrem (sodium oxybate) oral solution titled "Microbiologically Sound and Stable Solutions of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate Salt for the Treatment of Narcolepsy" will issue today.

11 Sep 2012

Pharmaceutical News

TPP trade agreement could threaten access to medicines

MHRA approves Sucampo’s AMITIZA to treat chronic idiopathic constipation in the U.K.

Diet could avert toxic effects of quinine in patients with malaria

Ethypharm, Ampio enter definitive agreement to manufacture Zertane

Comic created to help busy medical staff on the benefits of tranexamic acid

Edison receives EMA COMP orphan designation for EPI-743 to treat Leigh syndrome

Inhaled analgesia appears to be effective in reducing pain intensity in first stage of labour

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may not prevent major cardiovascular adverse outcomes

Berkeley lab researchers link possible new oncogene with resistance to cancer drugs

Pfizer, Visterra collaborate to discover novel antibodies

Arsanis to develop monoclonal antibody therapeutics against nosocomial infections

Dengue vaccine breakthrough

Strep throat should be treated with penicillin or amoxicillin: IDSA guidelines

Polysaccharopeptide improves survival in dogs with hemangiosarcoma

Most Asian countries fail to include rotavirus vaccine in national immunization programs citing cost as barrier

Progestogens may avoid early child birth in women with prior preterm births

Cell Therapeutics launches Pixuvri in the European Union

CSL Biotherapies receives U.S. Government contract to supply pandemic vaccine antigens

Eaton plans to begin development of transdermal patch delivery system for Tropine 3

Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives new U.S. patent for Xyrem oral solution

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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