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Anticoagulant drugs appear to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with AF
Blood-thinning drugs not only reduce the risk of stroke in patients with AF but are also associated with a significant reduction in the risk of dementia...
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Albendazole-antibiotic combination shortens therapy for parasitic diseases
Researchers have found a way of reducing the treatment required for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis from several weeks to seven days...
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Statin use linked to heightened type 2 diabetes risk in susceptible individuals
Experimental research suggests that statins may impair the production of insulin...
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FDA approves Bydureon BCise for patients with type-2 diabetes
The FDA has approved Bydureon BCise for adults with type-2 diabetes whose blood sugar remains uncontrolled on one or more oral medicines...
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Ingredients In-Depth Focus 2017
In this issue Dave Elder discusses issues around the manufacture of film coatings and Adeyinka Aina and colleagues consider the potential medicinal uses and efficacy of the flavonoids epigallocatechin and epicatechin, which can be extracted from the Spondias mombin plant.
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Ketamine may help treat migraine pain unresponsive to other therapies
Ketamine, a medication commonly used for pain relief and increasingly used for depression, may help alleviate migraine pain...
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New vaccine offers hope for pneumonia
Scientists are developing a vaccine by targeting strains of S. pneumoniae...
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FDA accepts regulatory submission for Lynparza in metastatic breast cancer
Lynparza has the potential to offer a new treatment option for patients with metastatic breast cancer...
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Guide to Outsourcing
Welcome to European Pharmaceutical Review’s Guide to Outsourcing, the fourth in our series of ‘Guide to…’ supplements. In this edition, five leading companies that provide outsourcing services explain how their portfolio meets current industry needs.
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Arsenic identified as a potential treatment for brain cancer
Arsenic trioxide could extend the survival of glioblastoma patients by three to four times the historic median...
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Oral semaglutide shows promise for type 2 diabetes
Researchers have identified that the drug semaglutide resulted in better glycemic control than placebo for patients with type 2 diabetes...
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DOACs used as a alternative to warfarin to treat venous thromboembolism
A study has found that a new group of drugs used to treat patients with serious blood clots are not associated with a higher risk of major bleeding compared with warfarin...
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Flu vaccine found to be ineffective in leukaemia patients
Leukaemia patients who were vaccinated against influenza were just as likely as their unvaccinated peers to develop flu, suggesting that additional steps are necessary to protect high-risk individuals...
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Issue #5 2017 – Digital Version
In this issue: Sample preparation - is it possible to have too much? Developing successful over-the-counter syrup packaging for the highly regulated EU market. In-line process PAT in continous wet granulation, and much more...
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Janssen announces FDA approval of Stelara for plaque psoriasis
The FDA has approved an expanded indication for Stelara for the treatment of adolescents with moderate plaque psoriasis...
