Tag: drugs
Novartis invests in potential cardiovascular therapies from Ionis
Basel, Switzerland-based multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis International AG has entered into a collaboration and option agreement with Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its subsidiary Akcea Therapeutics Inc. to license two experimental cardiovascular treatments. The investigational antisense therapies – called AKCEA-APO(a)-LRx and […]
Dangerous to Buy Drugs Online
A report by Pfizer and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has revealed the huge number of people buying prescription drugs online. According to the report by pharmacists, 50% of customers are picking up drugs online and this is partly due to […]
Daily aspirin cuts cancer risk
A daily dose of aspirin for over-60s can cut their risk of cancer by up to 40 per cent and may offer protection after just a few years, researchers claim. A study of more than 100,000 healthy people found that […]
GE Healthcare Partners With China’s BGI For Stem Cell Drug Discovery
CHINA – GE Healthcare and BGI announced a pioneering multi-year research collaboration in stem cell science. The objective of the collaboration is to help advance the potential global utility of stem cell-derived assays for use in drug discovery and toxicity testing […]
Takeda Unveils New Drug For Hypertension
JAPAN – Takeda Pharmaceutical has launched its latest treatment for hypertension called Azilva, which is to be orally taken once-daily. Discovered by Takeda, azilsartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) that lowers blood pressure by blocking the action of […]
Thirty-six percent Of Malaria Drugs In Southeast Asia Are Fake
UNITED STATES – One-third of the malaria drugs sold across Southeast Asia are either poor quality or fake, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study published in The Lancet Infectious Disease journal. According to the authors, poor quality antimalarial […]
Mutated gene weakens cancer-fighting drugs
Researchers have discovered why some anti-cancer drugs become less effective. They have found a mutation in a gene that makes some cancer drugs less effective, as well as a solution to tackle this problem. Led by Assoc. Prof. Ong Sin […]
Qnexa awaits FDA green light
If the odds be ever in their favour, Qnexa could be the first new obesity drug to receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 13 years. The last was Xenical that hit the market in 1999. Last February, a […]
China to monitor drugs through electronic system
BEIJING,China – China will keep track of all drugs prescribed by doctors by 2015 using an electronic monitoring system, authorities said. The system, launched in 2006, applies to 56,000 types of drugs till the end of February. Another 119,000 types […]
