Pharmacology

Dietary Supplements Need Some Pharmaceutical Regulation

In America, a person who cuts your hair for $8 has to be licensed and obey minimum safety standards, but dietary supplements, which accounted for more than half the Class 1 drugs recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004-12 (meaning they ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 18 2013 - 11:11am

Phase IIb Aviator Trial Shows High Viral Response Rates In Patient Types With HCV Genotype 1

Results from "Aviator," AbbVie's phase IIb clinical trial of its investigational direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, continue to demonstrate high sustained viral response (SVR) rates again ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 23 2013 - 9:00am

Start Of Phase II Study For Cav2.2 Selective Blocker CNV2197944 In Pain Associated With Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

Currently, 1.5 billion people worldwide report chronic pain of varying degrees. Among all types of chronic pain, neuropathic pain stands out, with approximately 3-4.5% of the global population affected, and incidence rate increasing in line with increased ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2013 - 5:00am

First Vaccine To Help Control Autism Symptoms Developed

A first-ever vaccine for gut bacteria common in autistic children may also help control some autism symptoms, according to a new paper in Vaccine. Autism diagnoses have increased almost sixfold over the past 20 years, and it is unclear why. Some point to ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 25 2013 - 9:30pm

Early Stage Drug Delivery Companies: Start-ups And Emerging Companies

In the modern regulatory environment, start-ups and smaller companies tend to be less well-known. The costs are increasingly high and its hard to get venture capital funding without  knowing how long it can take to clear government hurdles so if things lo ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2013 - 11:26am

Prenoxad Injection For The Emergency Treatment Of Opioid Overdose Launched

Prenoxad Injection is a pre-filled syringe containing 1mg/ml naloxone hydrochloride solution for injection. Martindale Pharma announced the world's first licensed emergency treatment for acute opioid related overdose for use at home or other non-medi ...

Article - News Staff - May 3 2013 - 9:42am

Study Says Cigarettes Are Gateway To Marijuana

Since marijuana is fast becoming legal again in America, it seems strange to be calling cigarettes a 'gateway' to it, but anti-smoking campaigns are almost as large a business as tobacco and so a paper at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) a ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2013 - 12:00pm

The Road To Human Testing Of A Cocaine Vaccine

An anti-cocaine vaccine has been successfully tested in primates, bringing it a step closer to human clinical trials. ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2013 - 3:30pm

J147 Reverses Memory Deficits In Mice With Alzheimer's Disease

The drug candidate J147 was able to reverse memory deficits and improve several aspects of brain function in mice with advanced symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.   ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2013 - 9:30am

Azithromycin Antibiotic Therapy Appears Beneficial In Treatment Of COPD

Extended use of the common antibiotic azithromycin may prolong the time between hospitalizations for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter study which compared the hospitali ...

Article - News Staff - May 21 2013 - 9:30pm