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New study reveals illicit HGH use among young American male weightlifters

A new study published in The American Journal on Addictions reveals that illicit use of HGH has become common among young American male weightlifters.

21 Jan 2011

Researchers discover nitroxoline can reduce human breast, bladder cancer cell growth

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that nitroxoline, an antibiotic commonly used around the world to treat urinary tract infections, can slow or stop the growth of human breast and bladder cancer cells by blocking the formation of new blood vessels.

20 Jan 2011

Genzyme to expand Geel facility to support growth of Myozyme and Lumizyme for Pompe disease

Genzyme Corp. today announced that it will build an additional manufacturing plant in Geel, Belgium, to support the long-term growth of Myozyme® and Lumizyme® for Pompe disease.

20 Jan 2011

FDA provides tentative approval under PEPFAR for Matrix's Lamivudine and Zidovudine NDA

Mylan Inc. today announced that its subsidiary Matrix Laboratories Limited has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for its New Drug Application (NDA) for Lamivudine and Zidovudine Tablets, 30 mg/60 mg.

20 Jan 2011

Huanggang Winner receives State Development and Reform Commission's Cotton Processing Certificate

Winner Medical Group, a leading manufacturer of medical dressings, medical disposables and non-woven fabric made from 100% natural PurCotton products in China, today announced that one of its subsidiaries, Huanggang Winner Cotton, was recently awarded a Cotton Processing Certificate by the State Development and Reform Commission.

20 Jan 2011

Long-term use of khat drug decreases self-control, leads to undesirable behaviour: Study

Researchers at the universities of Leiden, Amsterdam and Granada were the first to investigate the effects of the drug khat on a person's ability to inhibit undesirable behaviour.

20 Jan 2011

Study: Vitamin E supplementation may extend life-span of restricted groups of men

Depending on the level of smoking and dietary vitamin C intake, vitamin E supplementation may extend the life-span of restricted groups of men, according to a study published in the Age and Ageing.

20 Jan 2011

Reducing generic prices will not result in pharmacy shortages: Study

A University of British Columbia study shows that there are enough pharmacies situated throughout Ontario communities to absorb many closures without negatively affecting geographical accessibility for residents. The research suggests concerns that reducing generic pricing could result in pharmacy shortages are unfounded.

20 Jan 2011

BI refuses to offer increased access to AIDS drugs for low-income Americans

AHF issued the following: Despite a growing national AIDS drug crisis, pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, has steadfastly refused to offer increased access to its lifesaving AIDS drugs or to respond in any way to repeated requests by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS organization, to do its part in creating a solution.

20 Jan 2011

Novo Nordisk to appeal against ruling in repaglinide combination patent case

Today, Novo Nordisk announced that Judge Avern Cohn of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an adverse ruling in a patent litigation case regarding Novo Nordisk's US Patent No. 6,677,358. The district court ruled that the patent, which covers the combination use of repaglinide and metformin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, is invalid and unenforceable.

From Novo Nordisk 20 Jan 2011

Oral contraceptives do not cause weight gain, says new study

According to research conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University, the commonly held belief that oral contraceptives cause weight gain appears to be false. The results of the study are published online and will appear in next month's edition of the journal Human Reproduction.

20 Jan 2011

Dried blood spot technology finds new role in developing lifesaving medications

The blood test procedure used on newborn infants for 40 years is finding a second life in the search for new lifesaving medications, according to an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

20 Jan 2011

USPTO grants KL4 surfactant combination product patent to Discovery Labs

Discovery Laboratories, Inc. has been notified that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent Number 7,863,241 titled "Compositions for Treatment and Prevention of Pulmonary Conditions." The patent provides broad coverage for compositions that employ a combination of certain pulmonary surfactants with a broad array of protease inhibitors, administered as either a liquid or aerosol, for treating pulmonary inflammation.

19 Jan 2011

Pisgah to scale-up patent-pending form of hydrocodone

As Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. continues development of its lead abuse deterrent opioid product, it will soon begin scale-up of its patent-pending form of hydrocodone. Pisgah has developed a specialized salt form of hydrocodone which imparts abuse deterrent properties to a dosage product. Pisgah will manufacture its hydrocodone salt for clinical trials in their FDA / DEA registered facility.

19 Jan 2011

San Diego hospital tests RFID-based drug-management system developed by MEPS Real Time

RFID Journal features MEPS Real Time's Intelliguard drug management system story.

19 Jan 2011

Study shows risky knowledge gaps, deficits in dietary supplements among pregnant women

Research conducted by the Chair of Nutritional Medicine at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen indicates there are knowledge gaps: According to this study, pregnant women often start taking sensible dietary supplements too late or not at all. At the same time, other micronutrients are unwittingly overdosed whose effects during pregnancy have not yet been studied.

19 Jan 2011

Scientists produce tiny molecular 'binder' that may help develop more efficient drugs

Developing new drugs is a highly costly and time-consuming process. Of 20 candidates, 19 are normally rejected because they don't work or have unwanted side effects. Now a research team led by Professor Lars Baltzer at Uppsala University has produced a tiny molecular "binder" that has the potential to change this landscape radically.

19 Jan 2011

Loyola offers new, nonsurgical treatment for Dupuytren's contracture

Loyola University Health System is among the first centers to offer a new, nonsurgical treatment for Dupuytren's contracture, a debilitating condition that curls fingers toward the palm.

19 Jan 2011

FDA announces consent decree of permanent injunction against Deltex

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Deltex Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Rosenberg, Texas, its president, Kabir Ahmed, and vice president, Mohidur R. Khan.

19 Jan 2011

Antidepressant medication reduces frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes

Women who were either in the transition to menopause or postmenopausal experienced a reduction in the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes with the use of the antidepressant medication escitalopram, compared to women who received placebo, according to a study in the January 19 issue of JAMA.

19 Jan 2011

Pharmaceutical News

New study reveals illicit HGH use among young American male weightlifters

Researchers discover nitroxoline can reduce human breast, bladder cancer cell growth

Genzyme to expand Geel facility to support growth of Myozyme and Lumizyme for Pompe disease

FDA provides tentative approval under PEPFAR for Matrix's Lamivudine and Zidovudine NDA

Huanggang Winner receives State Development and Reform Commission's Cotton Processing Certificate

Long-term use of khat drug decreases self-control, leads to undesirable behaviour: Study

Study: Vitamin E supplementation may extend life-span of restricted groups of men

Reducing generic prices will not result in pharmacy shortages: Study

BI refuses to offer increased access to AIDS drugs for low-income Americans

Novo Nordisk to appeal against ruling in repaglinide combination patent case

Oral contraceptives do not cause weight gain, says new study

Dried blood spot technology finds new role in developing lifesaving medications

USPTO grants KL4 surfactant combination product patent to Discovery Labs

Pisgah to scale-up patent-pending form of hydrocodone

San Diego hospital tests RFID-based drug-management system developed by MEPS Real Time

Study shows risky knowledge gaps, deficits in dietary supplements among pregnant women

Scientists produce tiny molecular 'binder' that may help develop more efficient drugs

Loyola offers new, nonsurgical treatment for Dupuytren's contracture

FDA announces consent decree of permanent injunction against Deltex

Antidepressant medication reduces frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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