Circ: DES can reduce TVR, but it depends on eluting drugCardiovascular BusinessResearchers found that DES may be better at reducing the risk of target vessel revascularization without increasing other factors like stent thrombosis, and everolimus eluti…
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals announces a restructuring of the company to support …MarketWatch (press release)Tacrolimus is a leading immunosuppression drug used for the prevention of transplant allograft rejection after organ transplantation. LCP-Tacro(TM…
Late-breaking clinical trialsScience CodexResearchers Ganesh Raghu, MD, and colleagues found an increased risk of mortality and hospitalizations in patients treated with a combination of prednisone, azathioprine and NAC, compared with controls treated …
Boehringer Ingelheim Presents First Data for Tiotropium in Adolescents with …Sacramento BeeThis dose-ranging study evaluated 105 patients 12 to 17 years of age with moderate, persistent asthma on medium dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with or with…
Boehringer Ingelheim Presents First Data for Tiotropium in Adolescents with …MarketWatch (press release)This dose-ranging study evaluated 105 patients 12 to 17 years of age with moderate, persistent asthma on medium dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)…
Danger in standard lung disease treatmentCBS42The standard care to treat IPF consists of a combination of three drugs: Prednisone, Azathioprine, and N-Acetylcysteine. The study was conducted by the IPF Clinical Research Network and funded by the Nation…
Baseline Characteristics of Children with Mild Persistent Asthma Predict …Newswise (press release)Authors: LB Gerald1, JK Gerald1, N. Graber2, V. Chinchilli2, FJ Martinez1; 1University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ/US, 2Penn State – Hershey, PA/US; TREXA S…
Study examines effect of prednisolone in patients with Bell palsyEurekAlert (press release)CHICAGO – Treatment for Bell palsy (a condition involving the facial nerve and characterized by facial paralysis) with the corticosteroid prednisolone within 7…
University of Michigan Health System NewsCombo Treatment for IPF DeadlyMedPage TodayNote that this study evaluated the effects of a combination of prednisone, azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and mild-to…
Pulmonary Fibrosis Cocktail DangerousDrug Discovery & DevelopmentThe study was stopped early when an interim analysis showed signs of harm from the three-drug combination of prednisone, azathioprine and NAC. The findings should cause physicians worldwi…