A trial of methylprednisolone in kidney patients was halted recently because of safety concerns. But this doesn’t affect people taking the drug for asthma, arthritis or other inflammatory conditions.
The cells inside this bioreactor are the real pharmaceutical factories.
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The state of Ohio filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers. Will their legal arguments hold up in court – and what will it mean for other cities and states going after big pharma?
Canada spends more per capita on prescription drugs than most other OECD countries.
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Canada is the only nation with a broad public health system lacking universal coverage for pharmaceuticals. Despite fears that pharmacare would be too costly, it could end up saving Canadians money.
If doctors prescribe generic drugs rather than their brand name equivalents, most times patients benefit.
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A push towards prescribing generic medications rather than their branded equivalents, as flagged in the budget, may have benefits beyond simple cost savings.
The newer drugs for hepatitis C might mean fewer people are diagnosed with liver cancer.
Real-time tracking of drug production and distribution involves standardisation and investment in manufacturing and processing infrastructure.
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Alternative facts owe more to Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World than Orwell’s 1984.
Patients with life-threatening diseases can legally order drugs available overseas and have them delivered to their local pharmacy. But what are the risks?
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Judith Singleton, Queensland University of Technology; Esther Lau, Queensland University of Technology e Lisa Nissen, Queensland University of Technology
The Social Medwork is a website that promises patients legal access to medicines from overseas. How does it work? What are the risks? And why are patients turning to it to access the drugs they need?
How can we help the one in three people in hospital end-of-life care who suffer from delirium?
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Classing e-cigarettes as quit smoking aids could help rebrand the tobacco industry as a legitimate player in health policy. Here’s why we should be concerned.
With the right investment, an open source drug discovery system might compete with the traditional pharmaceutical industry to deliver the drugs we need.
We think of coral reefs as a diverse ecosystem, but each coral is an entire and complex microworld of organisms imperceptible to our eyes.
Floriaan Devloo-Delva