Martindale Pharma has announced the approval and supply of Noyada in France, under an ATU de' Cohorte (Temporary Authositaion for Use) programme which will commence in June. Noyada is an oral liquid version of captopril used in the treatment of paediatric chronic heart failure. Cevidra Laboratories, a French-based pharmaceutical company, which specialises in ATU programmes, [...]
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has combined forces with insurance comparison website, www.confused.com, to raise awareness of the law around drug-driving and how pharmacists can help drivers stay safe on the road. President Ash Soni fronted 15 radio interviews and featured on ITV's Good Morning Britain plus SKY News along with Confused.com, whose new research [...]
BIAL has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted Bial’s application to review recent clinical trial data for Zebinix(R) (eslicarbazepine acetate) for its use as a once-daily monotherapy in the treatment of adult patients with newly-diagnosed partial-onset (focal) epilepsy. Partial-onset seizures, also known as focal, are the most common type and are therefore [...]
Statins could protect the hearts of babies in the womb from the adverse effects of their mother’s stress, research suggests. Scientists have discovered that the widely-prescribed drugs help to counteract the negative impact of stress hormones on fetal growth and heart development in mice. The therapy could lower the chances of babies being born underweight [...]
A once daily tablet that treats the moderate to severe symptoms of uterine fibroids has been approved for use across NHS Wales. Ulipristal acetate (Esmya®) is an oral treatment that gites rapid control of heavy menstrual bleeding, reduces anaemia and shrinks the size of fibroids. The drug has been recommended by the All Wales Medicines [...]
A team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reported a research trifecta. They discovered a new vulnerable site on HIV for a vaccine to target, a broadly neutralising antibody that binds to that target site, and how the antibody stops the virus from infecting a cell. The study was led [...]
Mylan NV has announced an agreement to acquire the non-sterile, topicals-focused specialty and generics business (the ‘Business’) of Renaissance Acquisition Holdings, LLC (‘Renaissance’) for $950 million in cash at closing, plus additional contingent payments of up to $50 million, subject to customary adjustments. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Mylan’s adjusted diluted [...]
Well, the UK’s largest independent pharmacy chain, is introducing a radical new retail concept – The Pharmacy Shop. Following extensive customer research and feedback, the brand will challenge current perceptions of Well’s existing offering and those of the wider industry, by offering a customer-led, modern, retail destination to meet today’s customers’ health and wellbeing needs. [...]
Stuart Fuller, Director of Commercial Operations at NetNames, the online brand protection specialist, comments on the has addressed the rise of fake Viagra in the industry and what consumers should look out for when shopping online for pharmaceuticals. He said, ‘Fraudsters are employing increasingly sophisticated tactics to take advantage of the continued rise in e-commerce [...]
Following the announcement that Boots plans to offer in-store skin cancer checks and diabetes treatments, the Patients Association has spoken to www.pharmacy-life.co.uk about the ramifications this will have on the NHS. It has welcomed the role of highly-trained pharmacists on the high street in supporting doctors by providing advice to patients, but stresses the need [...]
