Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Presents LCP-Tacro™ Phase 3 Data at the American …Sacramento BeeLCP-Tacro™ enabled a reduction in dose of 20% through 12 months following a switch from Prograf® as measured by median tacrolimus dose (mg/kg/day) (p<0.00…
OSN SuperSitePulsed corticosteroid regimen reduces postoperative ocular inflammationOSN SuperSiteEric D. Donnenfeld, MD, OSN Cornea/External Disease Board Member and lead study author, attributed the safety and efficacy of difluprednate to a neuroprote…
Cyclosporine A 1% an alternative to corticosteroids for treating subepithelial …OSN SuperSiteA study found that cyclosporine A eye drops were successful in patients who could not be tapered from corticosteroid eye drops. Cyclosporine A 1% eye drops f…
Alcohol-Inflamed Livers Benefit from Early TransplantMedPage TodayNote that many programs restrict the use of liver transplantation alcoholic liver disease to those meeting a requirement of a six-month period of abstinence from alcohol. …and more&nbs…
HBV, HCV Reactivation During Chemotherapy of ConcernMedscapeRecommendations from ASCO are less comprehensive: Only those about to undergo "highly" immunosuppressive regimens (ie, stem cell transplants or treatment with rituximab) and patients…
The HinduCity hospital launches website for organ donationHindustan TimesIn a country where a dismal 0.1 organ donation happens per million population, there is a strong need for awareness among masses. On Thursday, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital's t…
EC-MPS, MMF Similar in Efficacy in Tacrolimus-Treated Transplant PatientsRenal and Urology News… showed that patients treated with EC-MPS or MMF had no significant differences with respect to concomitant immunosuppression, the incidence of biopsy-pro…
Family Practice News Digital NetworkFewer Transplants in Minority Children With Kidney DiseaseMedscapeKidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for pediatric ESRD, and preemptive transplantation can reduce the amount of morbidity and mortality….
Renal Function Declines in Living Kidney DonorsRenal and Urology NewsPHILADELPHIA—Substantial proportions of living kidney donors have diminished renal function one year following their nephrectomy, investigators reported at Kidney Week 2011. In a st…
Warning Label Urged for St. John's WortCSPI Newsroom… former FDA Commissioner Jane E. Henney warned that St. John's wort “interacts with many drugs that are used to treat heart disease, depression, seizures, certain cancers, as well as drug…