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After showing early potential, cholesterol medication fenofibrate fails to cut severe symptoms or death in COVID-19 patients

Written by | 8 Nov 2022

After showing promise in early laboratory research, the cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate had no significant effect on COVID-19 outcomes in a multicenter international randomized clinical trial led by Penn Medicine scientists…. read more.

Promising medication for sleep apnea

Written by | 12 Oct 2022

Targeting a condition suffered by nearly a billion people worldwide, a new study from Flinders University has shown a drug previously used to treat depression can reduce obstructive… read more.

Has prescription monitoring curbed the opioid epidemic?

Written by | 2 Sep 2022

Mandates designed to decrease opioid prescriptions in the U.S. have worked, but they also have had an unintended and undesirable public health outcome, according to a recent study… read more.

“Polypill” reduces cardiovascular mortality by 33% in patients treated after a heart attack

Written by | 27 Aug 2022

A three-drug medication known as a “polypill,” developed by the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and Ferrer, is effective in preventing secondary adverse cardiovascular events in… read more.

Global drug regulators to embrace real-world evidence

Written by | 31 Jul 2022

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has backed a joint statement by global regulators calling for greater collaboration on the use of real-world evidence in regulatory decision-making. The potential… read more.

Rising tide in adverse drug reactions

Written by | 16 Jul 2022

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have identified an increasing trend in medicine-related harm leading to hospital admission. The trend is connected to a rising tide of multiple… read more.

University of Limerick, Ireland research could reduce time required to bring new medicines to market

Written by | 12 Jul 2022

Researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland have developed a new modelling approach to pharmaceutical manufacturing that could reduce the time required to bring v. Professor Gavin Walker… read more.

Toolkit to tackle potentially deadly opioid over prescription to be rolled out across parts of England

Written by | 16 May 2022

Leicester researchers are working with NHS partners in the East of England to lead the way in delivering the NHS’ goal of halving the amount of opioids prescribed… read more.

How common are medication-related errors in home care?

Written by | 10 May 2022

In a questionnaire-based study published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives that included 485 fully trained nurses of 107 home care services, nearly half of all nursing staff made at least… read more.

New 3D printing technique: A game changer for medical testing devices

Written by | 17 Apr 2022

Microfluidic devices are compact testing tools made up of tiny channels carved on a chip, which allow biomedical researchers to test the properties of liquids, particles and cells… read more.

Ketamine is effective for severe suicidal ideation

Written by | 16 Feb 2022

Ketamine is effective for the acute treatment of severe suicidal ideation, researchers reported on February 2, 2022 in The BMJ/British Medical Journal. “This study confirmed in a large… read more.

Sloan Kettering Institute scientists design CAR T cells to activate cancer pro-drugs at the disease site

Written by | 8 Jan 2022

Immunotherapies called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells use genetically engineered versions of a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. These treatments have energized cancer care, especially for people… read more.

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