Category: Pharmaceuticals
Phil drug company recalls antibiotic with decreased potency
MANILA – A pharmaceutical company has voluntarily recalled a type of antibiotic used for the treatment of susceptible infections, including upper and lower respiratory tract infections, due to the decrease in potency of the product. In an advisory, the Food […]
Generic drugs: The best medicine for Japan’s economy?
TOKYO — Japan has a health-spending problem, and part of the cure could be generic drugs. However, the big name brand makers, including some European companies, are fighting to protect their turf. Drug costs account for more than 20% of […]
A drug with multitasking potential
It can seem surprising that drugs effective against one medical condition can sometimes be used to combat other, seemingly unrelated, illnesses. For example, aspirin, one of the most widely available pharmaceuticals, as well as being used against headaches and other […]
Roche breast cancer drug ‘helps patients live longer’: Study
Patients who took the new Perjeta drug in combination with chemotherapy and Roche’s older anti-cancer drug Herceptin lived a median of 56.5 months, compared to 40.8 months for people in the trial who weren’t on Perjeta. A drug developed by […]
UAE Ministry of Health cuts prices of hundreds of drugs
More than 420 drugs will be reduced in price as part of an initiative from the Ministry of Health, the state news agency Wam reported. People suffering chronic, neurological or cardiac-related diseases, as well as cancer, will benefit most, said […]
No manufacturing of alternative medicines in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: No one would be allowed to manufacture, import or export alternative medicines after October 1 unless approval is obtained from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). According to an official of Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and […]
China’s potent answer to Viagra
China has developed its answer to Viagra. Shanghai-listed Guangzhou Baiyuanshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co is launching Jin’ge nearly two decades after the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra as an erectile dysfunction treatment. The brand name, which literally translates […]
Viagra has competition from new ED drug
Things are looking up for erectile dysfunction patients in the US, for the FDA has approved a new drug called Stendra which clinical studies have proven can work in just 15 minutes before sexual intercourse, giving it the upper hand […]
Costly eye drug and far cheaper alternative have similar side effects, says study
Injecting Roche’s cancer drug Avastin as a cheap eye treatment does not appear to increase deaths or serious side effects, according to an independent study that is likely to fuel a row over the medicine’s unapproved use. An analysis of […]
Taking sleeping pills for over 3 months increases risk of Alzheimer’s
Taking sleeping pills for over three months increases a person’s risk of getting Alzheimer’s by over 51%. Taking prescribed drugs to treat anxiety and insomnia is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, particularly for long-term users, BBC […]
