Category: Pharmaceuticals
Generic drugs equally as good as original ones – and cheaper
Clad in white lab coats, blue gloves and safety goggles, scientists are buzzing around a lab at Hospira in this suburb north of Chicago, US. One lifts a clear vial to eye level as he uses a syringe to fill […]
Syndicates behind fake medicines
It is not just Louis Vuitton bags that have fake versions. Anything from baby formulas and windscreen wipers to aircraft ball bearings can be counterfeit these days. It is getting easier to fake products and criminal organisations are increasingly churning […]
Global vaccination targets ‘off-track’: WHO
Progress towards global vaccination targets for 2015 is far off-track with 1 in 5 children still missing out on routine life-saving immunizations that could avert 1.5 million deaths each year from preventable diseases. In the lead-up to World Immunization Week […]
New drug combo to fight against asthma
Asthma sufferers who have difficulty controlling their symptoms now have another treatment option. Afflicting some 235 million people across the globe, asthma continues to pose a significant public health concern. Dr Abdul Razak: ‘Close to half of surveyed patients find […]
Asian generic drug market focus more on market expansion, less on patent cliff: Frost & Sullivan
Fewer blockbusters drugs are expected to go off-patent post 2015, resulting in a scarcity of opportunities for generic companies in Asia. Hence, generic drug manufacturers in the region are looking beyond the patent cliff to focus on market expansion and […]
Better hope as stroke drug could potentially fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists from the University of South Australia and the Third Military Medical University in China discovered that a drug called edaravone could alleviate the progressive cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Available in some Asian countries, edaravone is used to treat ischaemic […]
Pfizer breast cancer drug applauded
Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday the first formal late-stage trial of its approved treatment for advanced breast cancer, Ibrance, was stopped early after the medicine met its goal of delaying progression of the disease in previously treated patients. J.P.Morgan analyst […]
Amgen heart failure drug approved by US FDA
Amgen Inc’s Corlanor with treats people suffering from health failure has been approved by health regulators. This gives the world’s largest biotechnology company its first cardiovascular medicine product. The Food and Drug Administration said it approved the use of Corlanor […]
Common painkiller may not ease lower back pain or osteoarthritis
People with lower back pain or aching hips or knees might not get much relief from the painkiller paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen), a review of past research suggests. “Our systematic review found that paracetamol is ineffective for patients with […]
First Ebola vaccine to be tested
The Guinean Government with the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated the very first efficacy trial of an Ebola vaccine this week in an affected community of the Basse-Guinée, one of the areas where most Ebola cases are found in the […]
