Medical DailyNSAIDS, DMARDs, Corticosteroids And Other Drugs Commonly Prescribed For …Medical DailyCorticosteroids are man-made drugs that simulate the effects of the hormone cortisol, which is produced naturally by the adrenals to play a number of r…
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Posaconazole and Sirolimus Not Always a Bad Mix
Pharmacy Practice News Los Angeles—Despite manufacturer’s recommendations to avoid concomitant administration of sirolimus (Rapamune, Wyeth) and posaconazole (Noxafil, Merck), attempts have been made to safely administer them together by reducing the dose of sirolimus … |
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Inhaled Corticosteroids, Management Changes Help RAO Horses
TheHorse.com Imagine horses with recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, or more commonly heaves) wearing Darth Vader-like masks and breathing in corticosteroids every day sun, rain, or snow. That was essentially the scene at at the Université de Montréal in Quebec, … |
CSACI position statement: safety of topical calcineurin inhibitors in the …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Utilizing topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCIs) for the treatment of AD not responsive to high-potency corticosteroids, or low-potency cort…
MedscapeCyclosporine May Be an Option in Allergic ConjunctivitisMedscapeTopical cyclosporine relieves the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis and may help patients reduce their dependency on steroids, according to a new meta-analysis published online J…
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Breast cancer drug everolimus fails to get NICE approval
OnMedica The breast cancer drug everolimus (also called Afinitor) is not cost effective for the NHS. This is the recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) which today refused to give the green-light to everolimus … Novartis breast cancer drug Afinitor not cost effective for NHS, says draft …The Pharma Letter Breast cancer drug rulingITV News Novartis Cancer Drug Fails to Win U.K. Cost Agency’s NodBloomberg The Guardian –Guernsey Press and Star (subscription) all 27 news articles » |
Toronto NewsFIXStudy shows how thymoglobulin reduces rejection risk in kidney transplantToronto NewsFIXTreatment with thymoglobulin has a clear advantage for patients after kidney transplant because it helps reduce the risk of organ rejection. Antibody…
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Federal Circuit finds Wyeth restenosis claims invalid as not enabled
Lexology (registration) As summarized by the Federal Circuit, “[t]he defendants market stent products that elute everolimus and zotarolimus, two drugs that have the same macrocyclic ring as sirolimus but different substituents at the C–42 position.” Wyeth urged a claim … |
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Acute Renal Injury May Be Associated With mTOR Inhibitors
Medscape “Oncologists and nephrologists must be aware of this possible side effect, and we recommend monitoring renal function on a regular basis in cancer patients treated with mTOR inhibitors.” However, an American … Rapamycin and analogs temsirolimus … |