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AstraZeneca Canada introduces new NEXIUM Patient Support program

Canadian pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca Canada Inc., has introduced a new NEXIUM® Patient Support program designed to give physicians and pharmacists the ability to take cost out of the equation in the patient's choice between NEXIUM® tablets and a generic esomeprazole product.

9 Sep 2011

FDA grants final approval for Mylan's Promethazine HCl Tablets

Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Promethazine Hydrochloride (HCl) Tablets USP, 12.5 mg, 25 mg and 50 mg. Promethazine HCl Tablets are used to relieve the symptoms of certain allergic reactions, such as perennial and seasonal allergic rhinitis.

9 Sep 2011

Astex selects PharmaVentures to assist in divesment of CMC & Formulation Facility

PharmaVentures Limited, experts in deals and alliances, are pleased to announce that they have been engaged by leading drug discovery company, Astex Pharmaceuticals to seek a buyer for an established full service CMC & Formulation Facility in Pleasanton, California. The engagement will utilise PharmaVentures' asset divestment expertise in the life sciences sector.

9 Sep 2011

SAMHSA survey finds increase in use of illicit drugs among Americans between 2008-2010

The use of illicit drugs among Americans increased between 2008 and 2010 according to a national survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

9 Sep 2011

Elusys receives federal contract to develop prophylactic treatment against anthrax

Elusys Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing biodefense countermeasures, announced today that it has been awarded the first U.S. Government contract to develop an anti-toxin for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) use via intramuscular injection.

9 Sep 2011

Possible link between mother's diet and risk of allergies in children

A possible link between what a mother eats during pregnancy and the risk of her child developing allergies has been identified in new research published in this month's The Journal of Physiology.

9 Sep 2011

Auxilium reports positive data from XIAFLEX retrospective commercial patient chart review

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that positive data from a retrospective commercial patient chart review of XIAFLEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) used for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with a palpable cord are available via e-posters at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand meeting in Las Vegas.

8 Sep 2011

Naturopathic medicine helps reduce doctors' use of prescription drugs

A new survey commissioned by the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine reveals that almost half of Ontarians treated by naturopathic doctors report naturopathic medicine has helped reduce their use of prescription drugs.

8 Sep 2011

EC grants orphan drug status for Santen's sirolimus to treat chronic non-infectious uveitis

Santen Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of global ophthalmic pharmaceutical company Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced the European Commission (EC) has granted orphan drug status for sirolimus (DE-109) for the treatment of chronic non-infectious uveitis.

From Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 8 Sep 2011

Researchers uncover new and safe contraceptive pill for women

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have uncovered a new contraceptive that is more focused, safer and, therefore, available for use among a larger population of women.

8 Sep 2011

Scientists discover backup circuits in cetuximab-resistant cancer cells

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and colleagues overseas have discovered a pair of backup circuits in cancer cells that enable the cells to dodge the effect of a widely used cancer drug.

8 Sep 2011

Inhibition of Sab protein protects liver from acetaminophen toxicity

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) may help prevent damage to the liver caused by drugs like acetaminophen and other stressors.

8 Sep 2011

First-ever comprehensive study of species origins of nature-derived drugs

In a first-ever comprehensive study of the species origins of nature-derived drugs, it is shown that drug-producing species are concentrated and clustered in a limited number of families, refuting the conventional view that as every nature species produces biologically active molecules, one can find drugs from almost any major block of species groups if one looks for them hard enough.

8 Sep 2011

Beta-glucans can help wounds to heal quickly

Can wounds be helped to heal faster? Yes, says a Norwegian company whose product's active ingredient, beta-glucans, comes from common baker's yeast.

8 Sep 2011

Researchers rethink fenretinide for prevention of oral cancer

Scientists on the cutting edge of biomedical research know that research is a process - a combination of successes and failures that inform the next step forward. However, for some researchers at The Ohio State University progress means taking a step back. Supported by the Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), these scientists are using failed and forgotten research to uncover future treatments for major health conditions as diverse as oral cancer and stroke.

7 Sep 2011

BioLineRx, Tel Aviv University sign license agreement to develop and commercialize BL-7050

BioLineRx, a biopharmaceutical development company, today announced that it has signed a worldwide, exclusive license agreement with Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd., the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University, for the development and commercialization of BL-7050, a novel, orally-available treatment for neuropathic and inflammatory pain.

7 Sep 2011

Cheap medicines could prevent huge number of deaths from heart attacks, strokes

A major new international study involving researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital has revealed that aspirin, statins, beta blockers and ACE inhibitors are prescribed far too infrequently. They are cheap, preventive medicines that could prevent a huge number of deaths from heart attacks and strokes.

7 Sep 2011

Genetically modified M. smegmatis vaccine shows promise against TB

An experimental vaccine composed of a genetically modified bacterium closely related to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) has been found to protect mice against TB infection, according to a study appearing online September 4 in the journal Nature Medicine.

7 Sep 2011

Use of nonaspirin NSAIDs during early pregnancy raises risk of miscarriage in women

The risk of miscarriage is 2.4 times greater for women who took any type and dosage of nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in early pregnancy, according to a University of Montreal study in CMAJ.

7 Sep 2011

Drugs produced in offshore manufacturing plants more likely to have quality problems

Drugs produced in offshore manufacturing plants -- even those run by U.S. manufacturers -- pose a greater quality risk than those prepared in the mainland United States, a new study suggests.

7 Sep 2011

Pharmaceutical News

AstraZeneca Canada introduces new NEXIUM Patient Support program

FDA grants final approval for Mylan's Promethazine HCl Tablets

Astex selects PharmaVentures to assist in divesment of CMC & Formulation Facility

SAMHSA survey finds increase in use of illicit drugs among Americans between 2008-2010

Elusys receives federal contract to develop prophylactic treatment against anthrax

Possible link between mother's diet and risk of allergies in children

Auxilium reports positive data from XIAFLEX retrospective commercial patient chart review

Naturopathic medicine helps reduce doctors' use of prescription drugs

EC grants orphan drug status for Santen's sirolimus to treat chronic non-infectious uveitis

Researchers uncover new and safe contraceptive pill for women

Scientists discover backup circuits in cetuximab-resistant cancer cells

Inhibition of Sab protein protects liver from acetaminophen toxicity

First-ever comprehensive study of species origins of nature-derived drugs

Beta-glucans can help wounds to heal quickly

Researchers rethink fenretinide for prevention of oral cancer

BioLineRx, Tel Aviv University sign license agreement to develop and commercialize BL-7050

Cheap medicines could prevent huge number of deaths from heart attacks, strokes

Genetically modified M. smegmatis vaccine shows promise against TB

Use of nonaspirin NSAIDs during early pregnancy raises risk of miscarriage in women

Drugs produced in offshore manufacturing plants more likely to have quality problems

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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