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Olaparib (Lynparza) successful in pancreatic cancer phase 3 trial
Source: AstraZeneca  Mar 03, 2019
AstraZeneca and MSD have announced positive results from the Phase III POLO trial, in which there was a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) with Lynparza (olaparib) for pancreatic cancer, making it the first PARP inhibitor to demonstrate benefit in the disease. The drug is a first-in-class PARP inhibitor, and the first targeted trea...
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Latest study links Celebrex to Heart Valve Calcification after earlier research declared drug safe
Source: Vanderbilt University  Feb 24, 2019
A well-known, four-year study found popular arthritis drug Celebrex no more dangerous for the heart than older drugs in its same classification - commonly called NSAIDs. Now, a big-data analysis of patient records at Vanderbilt University has found a link specifically between Celebrex and heart valve calcification. W. David Merryman, professor of biomedical engineering, and Ph.D. student Megan ...
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Antidepressant drug, Fluvoxamine stops deadly Sepsis
Source: University of Virginia  Feb 15, 2019
An antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder could save people from deadly sepsis, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. Sepsis is a significant cause of death around the world. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Infection calls it "the body's extreme response to an infection." Essentially, the body's immune re...
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Breaking News: High Drug Concentrations Lead to Voluntary Recall of Infants’ Ibuprofen worldwide
Thailand Medical News  Feb 05, 2019
Tris Pharma Inc. voluntarily recalled three lots of Infants’ Ibuprofen Concentrated Oral Suspension, USP 50 mg per 1.25 mL, to the retail level. The recalled lots of the product have been found to have potentially higher concentrations of ibuprofen than normal.   Images of packagings of recalled products “There is a remote possibility that infants, who may be more susceptible to...
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Hetero Pharmaceuticals launches generic lapatinib in India
Source: Thailand Medical News  Feb 03, 2019
Hetero, one of India’s leading generic pharmaceutical companies and world’s largest producer of anti-retroviral drugs, announces the launch of generic version of lapatinib (250 mg) tablets in India. The product is marketed and distributed under the brand name ‘Hertab’ by Hetero Healthcare Ltd. It is made available in two SKUs, each consisting of 30 tablets and 150 tablets. ...
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