9 things to stock in your first aid kitFox NewsHydrocortisone ointment Itchy bug bites, poison ivy, mild skin irritations, and rashes are no match for hydrocortisone. You can buy 0.5 percent and 1.0 percent hydrocortisone cream over the counter, and in…
NPPA cuts down prices of vitamin C, revises rates of 183 formulation packspharmabiz.comThe regulator also revised the prices of 183 formulation packs based on bulk drugs like rifampicin, penicillin, prednisolone, and methyldopa. Other formulations whos…
This Week in Lancet OncologyGenomeWebThe team assigned 72 melanoma patients with brain metastases — 51 of whom were neurologically asymptomatic and were not receiving corticosteroid treatment and 21 of whom were symptomatic and on a stable dose of co…
Abbott's Humira receives European Commission nod to treat active ulcerative …pharmabiz.comHumira is indicated for treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adult patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional …
Skinvisible Licensee Increases US Sales for Women's Health Product Made With …MarketWatch (press release)ProCort(R) is a topical prescription treatment for hemorrhoids formulated with Skinvisible's patented polymer delivery system Invisicare(…
New UK approval for HumiraPharma TimesFollowing approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), Humira is now approved for use in the UK in such patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy, including corticosteroids and 6-me…
The Graedons: Hypervigilance can avert deadly drug interactionsFlorida TodayThey included azathioprine, cyclosporine and prednisone. His primary-care physician detected high uric-acid levels and prescribed allopurinol. This landed the 52-year-old in th…
Stinging Words on Bug Bite RemediesMedPage TodayAlthough antihistamines, topical corticosteroids, analgesics, antiseptics, cooling agents and other over-the-counter products are available and sometimes advocated, "there is a lack of evidence for t…
NewsolioSkin Care: The Itchy Truth About RashesNewsolioHas a rash been unresponsive to over-the-counter hydrocortisone or other home remedies? If you've tried treating a rash for two weeks with topical remedies and it hasn't gotten any better o…
Isotechnika Pharma Announces Agreement With U.S. National Institutes of Health …MarketWatch (press release)Pursuant to the agreement, NIAID-funded contractors will evaluate the Company's portfolio of non-immunosuppressive cyclosporine analogue mo…