Generic drug labelling issues could finally have a solution
Dr Scott Gottlieb highlighted how brand reference drug companies voluntarily withdraw their marketing applications and stopped updating their labelling...
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ACG group consolidates its multiple business and regional brands into a single new ACG identity
ACG Group is the only supplier in the world offering end-to-end manufacturing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. In five decades the company has expanded its global footprint and its scope has grown from empty hard capsule manufacturing to include equipment production, packaging, inspection, testing, research and development...
FDA announces steps to modernise drug development and improve efficiency
US FDA commissioner has announced steps to modernise the drug development process to improve efficiency and promote innovation...
Growth of medical cannabis market after approvals and clinical trials
A report has suggested that growth of medical cannabis will reach between $11.9 and $17.1 billion by 2020, and is currently around $5 to $6 billion...
AI algorithm used to measure breast density
The algorithm has the potential to standardise and automate routine breast density assessment, with AI being central to breast cancer risk assessment...
Geographic distribution of antibiotics after market introduction
Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy researchers have mapped the geographical distribution of antibiotics after their market introduction...
Ketamine could be as effective as morphine
Ketamine may be a favourable option in comparison to an opioid, especially for patients with opioid use disorders, or substance use disorders...
Researchers aim to identify better drug ‘fits’ using technology
The technology aligns with Purdue's Giant Leaps celebration, acknowledging the university's global advancements made in health...
Therapeutic cell manufacture could be controlled by molecular exchanger
The Dynamic Mass Spectrometry Probe uses microfluidic technology to help separate compounds of interest from the salts in less than a minute...
NIR spectroscopy could improve flu vaccine manufacture
NIR spectroscopy could be used to improve the manufacture of flu vaccines by showing optimal times of harvesting cells and detecting problems quicker...
Benzodiazepines could increase suicide risk in COPD and PTSD patients
A study from the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System has found a link between the use of benzodiazepines and suicide in patients with COPD or PTSD...
Adoptive T-cell therapy treats rare brain infection PML
The rare brain infection, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, in people with brain cancer could be treated using adoptive T-cell therapy...
Chromosomal instability could predict patients that will benefit from Avastin
A key drug used to treat colorectal cancer could have more specific application using a test to show which patients would respond best to the treatment...
Detecting early-stage lung cancer when surgical cure is possible
A method using blood tests could enable clinicians to detect and diagnose early-stage lung cancer in order that surgery could be used as a treatment...
Nanoreactors to synthesise organic substances
After two years of research, a RUDN chemist has developed a type of photocatalyst made from titanium dioxide to help the synthesis of organic substances...
