A popular antigout drug Uloric carries increased risks of death.
Regulatory
Actions of government agencies regulating the pharmaceutical industry: approval, rejection, and prohibition of drugs, granting special statuses.
Posted inMetabolism, New Drugs, Regulatory
Lipaglyn: World’s First Drug to Treat Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Saroglitazar by Zydus Cadila has opened the doors to a new multi-billion dollar sector of NASH and NAFLD pharmacological treatments.
Posted inNeuroscience, New Drugs, Regulatory
Dayvigo: New Japanese Drug for Insomnia
Lemborexant by Eisai to help you fall asleep. Chronic sleep loss, go away!
Posted inClinical Trials, In the Pipeline, Oncology, Regulatory
Small Cell Lung Cancer: Let Immunotherapy Help!
A deadly disease and modern pharmacological attempts to treat it.
Posted inDrug Safety, Regulatory
Montelukast Drives Patients to Suicide
A popular asthma and allergy drug Singulair can make you lose your mind.
Posted inAutoimmune Diseases, Neuroscience, New Drugs, Regulatory
Mayzent: New Drug for Treatment of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Siponimod released by Novartis is an improved version of Gilenya.
Posted inNew Drugs, Oncology, Regulatory
Enhertu: Most Powerful Drug to Treat Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Trastuzumab deruxtecan, developed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, will save lives when Herceptin, Perjeta, and Kadcyla haven’t worked.