Asian Scientist MagazineTakeda's Orteronel (TAK-700) Enters Phase III Clinical Trials For Prostate CancerAsian Scientist MagazineThe first (C21004) is a randomized, double-blind and multi-center trial of prednisolone plus orteronel or placebo in pa…
Clinical Oncology NewsOncologists Need Long-Term Perspective with Breast Cancer Adjuvant Hormonal …Clinical Oncology NewsThe second is tamoxifen plus everolimus, reported more effective than tamoxifen alone in a small Phase II trial in metastatic bre…
System to deliver organ transplant drug — without harmful side effectsEurekAlert (press release)The drug, cyclosporine (CsA), is widely used in transplant operations and helps prevent the patient's body rejecting the organ but it can cause adverse…
CORRECTING and REPLACING Remicade(R) (Infliximab) Receives Positive Opinion …MarketWatch (press release)… in pediatric patients ages 6 to 17 years, who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy, including corticosteroids and 6-mercapt…
Kansas City StarNovartis earnings fall 47% but pleased with pipelinePharma TimesBetter news came from sales of Lucentis (ranibizumab) for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, which shot up 40% to $550 million, while kidney cancer drug Afi…
USA TODAYPPIs Not Helpful in Children With Poor Asthma ControlMedscapeJanuary 24, 2012 — Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in children with poorly controlled asthma who were using inhaled corticosteroids and who had no symptoms of gastroesophageal…
Biocon's Nine-Month Revenues Driven by Growth in Branded Formulations …Business Wire India (press release)Q3FY11 on the back of strong Tacrolimus and MMF sales. Statins have remained buoyant with improved margin realization. Biocon's Fidaxomi…
Rwanda: If Black Is Beautiful, Then Why Do Women Use Skin-LightenerAllAfrica.comThe lightening products commonly used in Rwanda contain hydroquinone and corticosteroids. Although these products are used in cosmetics, they are also used in dermatology w…
Federal judge rules for Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific over J&J in DES …Mass DeviceThe Xience V and Promus stents are coated in everolimus. Medtronic's Endeavor is coated in zotarolimus. Both everolimus and zotarolimus are made by modif…
Study pinpoints excretion times for 12 horse drugsHorsetalkThe 12 drugs included in the report are Phenylbutazone, Flunixin, Ketoprofen, Hydrocortisone, Prednisolone, Methylprednisolone, Buscopan Compositum, Lignocaine, Mepivacaine, Prilocaine, Detomid…