Category: Pharmaceuticals
Australian high school students recreate Shkreli’s US$750 drug for only US$2
A group of 11 high school students in Australia has successfully recreated the life-saving drug Daraprim for a mere US$2 a pill, according to scientists from the University of Sydney. In September 2015, biotech executive Martin Shkreli became widely reviled […]
New diabetes drugs from rivals Novo, Sanofi both approved by US FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new combination drugsaimed at the treatment of diabetes from rival global healthcare companies Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. Novo’s Xultophy and Sanofi’s Soliqua both combine a long-lasting insulin with a so-called […]
World’s first VLP-based influenza vaccine has been developed in India
The world’s first influenza vaccine to be based on virus-like particle (VLP) technology, called Cadiflu-S, has been developed in India by CPL Biologicals Pvt Ltd, a joint venture biotechnology company between Indian multinational pharmaceutical firm Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd and US-based […]
Asia Pacific countries pledge to fight antimicrobial resistance
Representatives from countries in Asia Pacific have pledged to take immediate action to combat the further spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as part of a global response and joint effort in line with the World Antibiotic Awareness Week. The pledge […]
GSK tops other pharma companies in improving access for the poor –report
British pharmaceutical company Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) was ranked as the top drug maker for the fifth time to improve access to medicine in developing countries, according to the Access to Medicine Index report, which ranks 20 of the leading […]
Stephen Hawking Predicts, “This Pill Will Change Humanity”
Recently Hawking made some comments in an interview with Anderson Cooper about a brain booster that would become the biggest event in human history Stephen Hawking credits his ability to function and maintained focused on such a high level to […]
US FDA approves breakthrough drug as first-line treatment for lung cancer
An immunotherapy drug called pembrolizumab, which was extensively evaluated by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) cancer researcher Dr. Edward Garon, has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer […]
Only two doses of HPV vaccines for US teens, new CDC recommendations say
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new recommendation for 11- to 12-year-old teens receiving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. According to the new recommendations, teens aged 11 to 12 will now receive only two doses […]
Pfizer takes equity in ICU Medical with infusion therapy business sale
American global pharmaceutical corporation, Pfizer, has agreed to sell its global infusion therapy business, Hospira Infusion Systems (HIS), for US$1 billion in cash and stock to ICU Medical, a California-based developer and manufacturer of vascular therapy, oncology and critical care […]
Sanofi’s Dengvaxia has been approved for use by Singapore’s HSA
After a seven-month expedited review of the potential benefits and risks of Sanofi Pasteur’s Dengvaxia, the world’s first commercially available dengue vaccine, Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has recently approved its use in the country. The Dengvaxia vaccine, requiring three […]
