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MHRA authorises Mounjaro for weight management
The UK MHRA has authorised Eli Lilly's Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for weight loss and weight management in adults.
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Personalised blood pressure treatment shows efficacy
A study suggests that personalised blood pressure medication can "probably obtain better protection against future cardiovascular diseases".
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CHMP meeting highlights – December 2022
A total of five drugs were recommended for approval at the CHMP’s December meeting, including a gene therapy and two cancer drugs.
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Heart failure: clinical trials update 2022
EPR rounds up results from several key clinical trials on therapies for hypertension and heart failure presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022.
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New medicine can overcome resistance to hypertension drugs
Hypertension drug-resistance could no longer be a problem for patients, according to a study on Baxdrostat, shown to lower blood pressure.
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Pfizer recalls a further Accuretic tablet batch due to nitrosamines
Batch number DD4842 of Pfizer’s Accuretic 10/12.5 mg film-coated tablets is being recalled in the UK to the pharmacy and wholesaler level.
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FDA announces expansion of generic impurity investigation
The examination of ARB drugs by the FDA will be extended to include other generics with similar manufacturing processes to identify impurities.
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New drug delivery implant could treat patients remotely
Researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that can be remotely controlled to administer patients with medication.
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Three further Losartan batches recalled
The MHRA has recalled three batches of Losartan tablets due to contamination with the nitrosamine N-nitroso-N-methylamino butyric acid...
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FDA finds another carcinogenic impurity in ARB blood pressure drug
FDA is 'deeply concerned' about a third type of nitrosamine impurity detected in angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) medicines...
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Blood pressure and heart medication recalled by MHRA in UK
The MHRA have announced another sartan-containing drug product over fears that it is contaminated with the carcinogen N‑nitrosodiethylamine...
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FDA updates on voluntary valsartan recalls
The FDA has provided guidance on valsartan recalls that have been occuring recently, providing lists of drugs affected, and methods of impurity testing...
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Angiotensin receptor blockers to normalise sodium excretion
Augusta University researchers have identified that angiotensin receptor blockers can help people who retain sodium to excrete it ordinarily...
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Fixed-combination drug products for hypertension treatment
The FDA has released a set of guidance notes for sponsors looking to combine approved hypertension drugs for more effective treatments...
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Triple Pill lowers blood pressure more effectively
Patients were randomly assigned to be given ordinary care by their doctor, or the Triple Pill, a combination of three blood pressure drugs at lower doses...
