Category: Pharmaceuticals
Aspirin ‘no longer recommended’ for heart problems
Aspirin is to no longer be recommended as a treatment for common heart problems, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said. Chair of NICE’s Guidelines Development Group, told the Today programme that blood-thinning drugs known as […]
Single drug soon to cure high cholesterol, breast cancer
There may soon be a drug that could lower your cholesterol levels and also treat breast cancer. Researchers have shown that a compound initially developed as a cholesterol-fighting molecule can also kill cancerous cells. When administered to human breast cancer […]
Authority warns of online sales of fake cancer drug
China’s drug administration on Wednesday warned consumers not to purchase illegally imported cancer drugs online, as most of the drugs are fake. A circular issued by China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) said the authority found that “Iressa” and some […]
‘Tomato pill’ useful against heart disease
Taking a tomato pill a day could help keep heart disease at bay. The pill contains lycopene, a natural antioxidant that also gives tomatoes their colour. According to scientists daily a ‘tomato pill’ is not a substitute for other treatments, […]
Drug ‘Aromasin’ prevents breast cancer
ISLAMABAD: In what may be seen as a positive development, it has emerged that the anti-estrogen drug Aromasin reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence by about one-third in postmenopausal women previously treated with tamoxifen. According to researchers, ‘Aromasin’, which […]
Anti-diabetic drug could soon be used for healthy ageing
Metformin could also increase lifespan. A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that the popular anti-diabetic drug metformin may slow ageing and could even increase lifespan. The findings represent a shift in […]
Drug could rid people of bad memories and trauma
A drug could be re-purposed to erase painful memories from people who have suffered trauma and pain, scientists hope. Experiments on mice have found that fingolimod, a multiple sclerosis drug, could rid them of the memories of physical pain. In […]
HSA approves lung cancer drug
The Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved the use of Giotrif® (afatinib) for the first-line treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer […]
Drugs that fight MERS-coronavirus revealed
A number of existing pharmaceutical drugs and compounds under development may be effective against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, researchers have found. In the first study, researchers screened a library of 290 pharmaceutical drugs, either FDA-approved or in advanced clinical […]
Next ‘blockbuster drug’ could come from Singapore
Singapore has all the right ingredients to produce a blockbuster drug that would cement the Republic’s status as a biopharmaceutical hub, said a leading global industry player. As Dr Anand Tharmaratnam, senior vice-president and head of Asia-Pacific for pharmaceutical services […]
