GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ) has announced today the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved Promacta ( Eltrombopag ...
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There have been reports of acute pancreatitis associated with drugs in the dipeptidylpeptidase-4 ( DPP-4 ) inhibitor class of antidiabetic ...
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There have been several serious cases of hepatotoxicity reported with Agomelatine ( Valdoxan / Thymanax ), including six reports worldwide ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim has taken the voluntary decision to discontinue treatment with the oral anticoagulant Dabigatran etexilate ( Pradaxa ) in ...
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Ustekinumab ( Stelara ), an antibody proven to treat the skin condition psoriasis, has now shown positive results in decreasing ...
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Gilead Sciences has announced interim data from a phase 2 trial ( ATOMIC ) examining a 12-week course of treatment ...
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced that Eylea ( Aflibercept ) injection has been approved by the European Commission for the treatment ...
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Regeneron has announced that detailed one-year results from the VIEW 1 and VIEW 2 phase 3 studies of Aflibercept ( ...
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The European Commission ( EU ) has approved Eliquis ( Apixaban ) for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in ...
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In a Phase 3 study presented at the 48th European Association for the Study of Diabetes ( EASD ) Annual ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Xeljanz ( Tofacitinib citrate ) 5 mg twice daily for ...
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Biogen Idec and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum ( Sobi ) have announced positive results from B-LONG, a clinical study that evaluated ...
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Lixisenatide is a potent and highly selective GLP-1 peptide agonist, for once-daily injectable dosing to treat type 2 diabetes.
Sanofi, which ...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb ( BMS ) has announced interim results from a phase II open-label study of Daclatasvir, NS5A replication complex ...
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European Commission has granted Votrient ( Pazopanib ) marketing authorisation for the treatment of patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma ...
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European Commission has granted marketing authorization to Jentadueto, which combines the DPP-4 inhibitor, Linagliptin and Metformin in a single tablet. ...
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Bayer HealthCare has announced that its investigational anti-cancer agent BAY 94-9343, a mesothelin-targeting antibody-drug conjugate ( ADC ), has been ...
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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ( CHMP ) has recommended the refusal of a marketing authorisation for ...
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Oral anticoagulant Xarelto ( Rivaroxaban ) has been recommended for National Health Service ( NHS ) use in Final Guidance ...
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Gilead Sciences has announced that the Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Myrbetriq ( Mirabegron ) extended-release tablets for the treatment of ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company have announced results from a post-hoc analysis that showed Linagliptin ( U.S. as ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Levaquin ( Levofloxacin ) to treat patients with plague, a ...
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Ceftaroline fosamil ( Zinforo ) is a new intravenous cephalosporin antibiotic indicated for the treatment of adult patients with ...
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The treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis is complicated. There are studies suggesting that Bezafibrate, alone or in combination with Ursodeoxycholic ...
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Although it remains unclear how either beta-1a or beta-1b interferons ( IFNs ) work in multiple sclerosis, these therapies have ...
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Four-year follow-up data from patients enrolled in the phase 2 clinical trial for its investigational oral therapy for Gaucher disease ...
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Eplerenone ( Inspra ) is a steroid nucleus-based mineralcorticoid receptor antagonist with a higher degree of selectivity than Spironolactone. ...
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Results from a sub-analysis of the REALIZE phase 3 study showed that Telaprevir, ( Incivo; Incivek ) in combination ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Hemacord, the first licensed hematopoietic progenitor cells-cord ( HPC-C ) ...
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Mucopolysaccharidosis II, also known as Hunter syndrome, is a rare, X-linked disease caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Juvisync ( Sitagliptin and Simvastatin ), a fixed-dose combination ( ...
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Juvisync, is an FDC ( fixed-dose combination ) of the two medications, Sitagliptin and Simvastatin). Sitagliptin and Simvastatin have been ...
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In a clinical trial of patients with inadequate glycemic control on diet, exercise and Metformin monotherapy greater than 1500 mg/day, ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Zytiga ( Abiraterone acetate ) in combination with Prednisone ( ...
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TRITON-TIMI 38 was a head-to-head study comparing Prasugrel ( 60-mg loading dose [LD], followed by a 10-mg once-daily maintenance dose ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Nulojix ( Belatacept ) to prevent acute rejection in adult ...
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Telaprevir ( Incivek ) provides a improvement in the treatment of the most common form of hepatitis C infection. A ...
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In the United States, Eylea ( Aflibercept ) injection is indicated for the treatment of patients with neovascular ( wet ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Rituxan ( Rituximab; in Europe: MabThera ), in combination with ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Yervoy ( Ipilimumab ) to treat patients with lmetastatic melanoma, ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) and CDC ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ) routinely monitor ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed the public of an ongoing safety review of the anti-nausea ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Viibryd tablets ( Vilazodone hydrochloride ) to treat major depressive ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Erbitux ( Cetuximab ) for use with chemotherapy to treat ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Xarelto ( Rivaroxaban ) to reduce the risk of blood ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has granted marketing approval for Corifact, Factor XIII Concentrate ( human ), ...
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The CAPP2 ( Colorectal Adenoma/carcinoma Prevention Programme ) trial has shown a reduction in colorectal cancer incidence of over 60% ...
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In order to better prevent blood clots, the drugs Clopidogrel ( Plavix ) or Prasugrel ( Efient, Effient ) can ...
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Reboxetine ( Davedax, Edronax ) is a selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor antidepressant. It has been licensed in the UK since ...
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A lymphoma vaccine uniquely tailored for each patient extends disease-free survival by 14 months, with signs of an even better ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed the public that it has revised the dose limitation for ...
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Results from an investigational phase 3b clinical study have shown that Onglyza ( Saxagliptin ) 5 mg added to Insulin ...
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A clinical trial led by Newcastle University has shown that the drug, Idebenone ( Catena ), improves the vision and ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Eylea ( Aflibercept ) to treat patients with wet ( ...
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AVI BioPharma, a developer of RNA-based therapeutics, has announced that data published in The Lancet from a Phase 1b/2 study ...
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Fasudil, a drug now prescribed for cardiovascular problems could become a new tool in physicians' arsenals to attack certain types ...
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The pivotal phase III TEMSO study with investigational once-daily oral medication Teriflunomide ( Aubagio ) has been published in The ...
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Results from the REALMRK clinical study have shown that after 48 weeks of treatment in an open-label, single-arm, observational study, ...
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Victrelis( Boceprevir ) has been approved by the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) for the treatment of chronic ...
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The results of an phase III clinical trial which compared the combination of Voriconazole ( Vfend ) and Anidulafungin ( ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Combivent Respimat, a new, propellant-free inhaler product that uses a ...
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The results of a Phase II clinical trial of 48 treatment-naive genotype 1 hepatitis C infected patients in which treatment ...
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The results from a randomized Phase 2 placebo-controlled study comparing the efficacy of Selumetinib in combination with Docetaxel with Docetaxel ...
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A Glucosamine-like dietary supplement suppresses the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis, according study. Michael Demetriou, Ani Grigorian and ...
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A nested case-control study within the UK General Practice Research Database has examined the risk of non-fatal idiopathic venous thromboembolism ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has notified healthcare professionals and patients of an update to the drug ...
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European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Vibativ ( Telavancin hydrochloride ), following the Committee for Human Medicinal Products' positive ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Zytiga ( Abiraterone acetate ), an oral, once-daily medication for ...
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Long-term use of nonaspirin anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) is associated with an increased risk of renal cell cancer ( ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed healthcare professionals that the Boxed Warning for the entire class ...
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Plexxikon has announced efficacy and safety data from the BRIM3 trial, a large, randomized, multicenter phase 3 clinical study of ...
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The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted marketing approval for Firazyr ( Icatibant injection ) for treatment ...
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AstraZeneca has announced that the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the orphan drug Vandetanib ( Zactima ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Firazyr ( Icatibant ) injection for the treatment of acute ...
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Many widely prescribed stomach acid-reducing drugs can cause long-term dependence and should carry the strongest possible warning label for this ...
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Biogen Idec and Abbott have announced results from SELECT, a global, registrational Phase 2b clinical trial designed to evaluate the ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Everolimus ( Afinitor tablets ) for the treatment of progressive ...
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Patients receiving Lenalidomide for the management of multiple myeloma should be closely monitored for evidence of arterial and venous thromboembolic ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed the public that the Agency has approved updated drug labels ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) is reviewing data from a clinical trial that was evaluating the effects ...
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GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ) and Human Genome Sciences have announced that the European Commission ( EC ) has granted marketing ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed the public that children born to mothers who take the ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Arcapta Neohaler ( Indacaterol inhalation powder ) for the long ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Horizant Extended Release Tablets ( Gabapentin enacarbil ), a once-daily ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the use of Menactra in children as young as 9 ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of anal cancer and ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a new indication for Tasigna ( Nilotinib ) for the ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Pradaxa capsules ( Dabigatran etexilate ) for the prevention of ...
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New data from a phase I trial of Crizotinib ( Xalkori ), a small-molecule drug that targets cancer-causing chromosomal rearrangements ...
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European Commission has granted marketing authorisation to Brilique ( Ticagrelor ) for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in adult patients ...
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Data from a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of Probuphine have been published in the Journal of the American ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the use of Xifaxan for reduction in the risk of ...
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In a rigorous new review of the antiarrhythmic drug Dronedarone ( Multaq ), researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute concluded ...
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Results from the HEBE III study, a prospective, randomised, multicentre trial performed in seven centres in the Netherlands, suggest that ...
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Long-term, three-year, mortality data was presented from the Phase III, open label, multinational study comparing high-dose bolus ( HDB ) ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Tykerb ( Lapatinib ) in combination with Femara ( Letrozole ) ...
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DURATION-2 study has shown that a once-weekly injection of Exenatide ( Bydureon ) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Gilenya capsules ( Fingolimod ) to reduce relapses and delay ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Teflaro ( Ceftaroline fosamil ), an injectable antibiotic to treat ...
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