Category: Pharmaceuticals
Medical marijuana to be used to treat epilepsy
The New South Wales (NSW) government is starting clinical trials to use medical marijuana to treat epilepsy. The government partnered with GW Pharmaceuticals to test the drug Epidiolex (cannabidiol or CBD) and cannabidivarin (CBDV in children with severe, drug resistant […]
Imprimis Pharma makes US$1dollar alternative to US$750 dollar drug
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals made a low-cost alternative to Daraprim. Imprimis’s formulation costs less than a dollar a pop, compared to Daraprim which costs US$750 per tablet. Last month, Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC, the sole supplier of Daraprim, increased the price of this […]
World’s largest trial on aspirin vs. cancer launched
The world’s largest ever clinical trial to test if daily aspirin intake will prevent cancer was launched last October 22. The Add-Aspirin phase III trial, the largest of its kind and funded by Cancer Research UK and the National Institute […]
Drug to survive blood loss closer to reality
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will launch the first human trials of a drug that may help patients with severe bleeding survive long enough to get to appropriate medical care. The drug, EE-3-SO4, is derived from female estrogen […]
Cancer drug may sharpen memory
Scientists found that a drug normally used to treat cancer can be used to sharpen memory and help Alzheimer’s patients. New Rutgers research published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that a drug – RGFP966 – administered to rats made […]
Children with ADHD and congenital heart disease can take stimulant meds
Children with congenital heart disease and ADHD can take stimulant medications without fear of significant cardiovascular side effects, a new study says. In a study presented at a national meeting last October 4, researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center […]
Malaysian scientist develops malaria vaccine
US-based Malaysian scientist Dr. Betty Sim Kim Lee developed an experimental malaria vaccine with a 100% success rate. The vaccine called PfSPZ is made from sporozoites (SPZ), a stage in the life cycle of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). […]
Drug CEO lowers Daraprim price because of public outrage
Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, lowered the price of Daraprim amidst the public outrage. Daraprim is used treat the infectious disease toxoplasmosis, which particularly affects those with HIV and cancer, who might have weakened immune systems. Shkreli recently […]
Arthritis drug may treat Alzheimer’s disease
Salsalate, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, may reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), says scientists from the Gladstone Institute. Published in Nature Medicine, the researchers revealed that acetylated tau is a particularly toxic form […]
New pill increases platelet count, may help dengue patients
Micro Labs Ltd recently launched Caripill, a pill that can increase platelet count, which can be a big help for dengue patients. Blood platelets are essential for blood clotting and are often lower for people with dengue. A very low […]
