Category: Pharmaceuticals
Opioid painkiller for 11-16 years olds approved
The opioid painkiller OxyContin has bee approved for the use among 11 to 16 year olds who are not compliant with oter alternatives. The approval was made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The long-acting drug already treats adults […]
Painkillers from yeast developed
In a scientific breakthrough, a team of US scientists from Stanford University have developed painkillers using yeast. The process is documented in the journal Science, where it details how they took three to five days to engineer yeast to convert […]
New Novavax vaccine introduced
A new vaccine that prevents the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has been released by Novavax Inc. An RSV vaccine represents a $1 billion opportunity in the United States and potentially double that worldwide, Wedbush analyst Heather Behanna estimated. For […]
Cancer-fighting drugs being developed by Sanofi and other companies
Sanofi is joining hands with Evotect (from Germany) and Apeiron Biologics (Austria) to introduce to the market immune oncology pills (pills that fight tumors and blood cancers). Under the collaboration, Sanofi has the option of screening its own compound libraries […]
Pfizer wins EU permission to buy Hospira for US$15 billion
The European Union gave Pfizer the green light on Tuesday to purchase rival Hospira for US$15 billion. This is provided that Pfizer sell some drugs to ward off competition concerns. “The approval is conditional on Pfizer divesting certain sterile injectable […]
Contraceptive pills prevent countless womb cancer
For the past 10 years, some 200, 000 cases of womb cancer has been prevented by the pill, a study in the medical journal The Lancet Oncology found. It found that taking “the pill” over an extended period provided protection […]
A cancer drug that flushes out HIV
A new study has discovered that HIV can be flushed out from the body by using a cancer drug. The study, published in PLoS Pathogens, showed the drug was “highly potent” at reactivating hidden HIV. Experts said the findings were […]
High hopes for vaccine which proponents say totally protect from Ebola
A vaccine for Ebola which offers 100 % protection has been tested in a field trial in Guinea. This, researchers say, offer hope for “beginning of an end” to the disease which has killed scores of people worldwide. The world […]
GSK faces fresh allegations of bribery
Embattled pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is now facing fresh allegations of bribery. The company is already probing alleged bribery in Poland, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. The latest allegations say GSK paid Romanian doctors hundreds, and in […]
Study finds promising experimental MERS vaccine
An experimental vaccine for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) showed promising results in animal testing, sparking an immune system response that could lead to a vaccine for people, researchers said Tuesday. Currently there are no licensed vaccines for MERS, which […]
