Category: Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer slashes vaccine price for poor
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have slashed the price of the pneumococcal vaccine Prevenar 13 by 6 percent to $3.10 per dose in poor countries as part of a commitment to the GAVI global vaccines alliance. Pfizer’s move comes as GAVI holds […]
Skyrocketing vaccine leaves some children unimmunised
Some children are left unimmunised due to skyrocketing pricesof vaccine, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) warns. The MSF report warns that it is the middle-income countries are not benefitting from vaccines. However, it adds that progress means many countries […]
China approves new polio vaccine, gets applause by WHO
China’s aspiration to become a world leader in producing innovative drugs were met with success when it developed a new polio vaccine. The development drew praise from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday who said the vaccine, which will […]
Pfizer is developing PCSK9 pill to treat cholestrol
Drugmaker giant Pfizer Inc has announced that it is currently developing PCSK9 pills to treat the bad cholestrol protein PCSK9. The drug, which will be in the form or an oral pills and vaccine, is expected to begin a trial […]
New approach sees breakthrough in antibiotics research
Scientists using a revolutionary approach have devised an antibiotic that may offset the mounting problem of drug resistance for decades, they said on Wednesday. Tested on lab mice – it could take five or six years to be authorised for […]
Addiction to new psychotropic drugs on the rise
Mephedrone, a chemical drug, it is the latest fashion among city’s young drug addicts and is also commonly known as ‘meow meow’. It is the new fad to have hit the cities. Mephedrone looks similar to cocaine and is usually […]
Japan first nation to approve Novartis psoriasis drug
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis said Friday it has won approval to market its Cosentyx psoriasis treatment in Japan, making it the first country to authorise commercialisation of the drug. The Japanese decision allows Novartis to sell secukinumab, sold under the […]
Firm selling tainted aphrodisiac and diet pills in Malaysia shut down
The Selangor Health Department raided a company for marketing aphrodisiac and diet pills that allegedly contained life-threatening chemicals, China Press reported. The company in Bandar Puteri, Puchong, was said to be selling the products costing over RM200 (S$75) each via […]
Drug used to treat diabetes offers hope to patients with tuberculosis
SINGAPORE – A drug which is used to treat type-2 diabetes now offers new hope to patients with tuberculosis (TB). A team of scientists led by the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), a research institute under the Agency for Science, Technology […]
Ibuprofen use could extend lifespan
An over-the-counter pain-relieving and fever-reducing drug could lead to a longer and healthier life for many species and possibly humans, too, according to a new study at Texas A&M University (TAMU) in the US. “We first used baker’s yeast, which […]
