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Bacterial pneumonia more dangerous for hearts than viral pneumonia
Researchers have found heart complications in patients diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia are more serious than in patients diagnosed with viral pneumonia...
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Shedding light on norovirus outbreaks
By investigating norovirus outbreaks, US researchers at the University of Rochester in New York hope that the development of a norovirus vaccine will occur...
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Angiotensin receptor blockers to normalise sodium excretion
Augusta University researchers have identified that angiotensin receptor blockers can help people who retain sodium to excrete it ordinarily...
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How can predictive analytics help pharmaceutical manufacturing?
Predictive analytics can help pharmaceutical companies with better strategies, communication, and ways to meet the needs of end users...
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Leukaemia combination therapy effective in Phase II trial
A Phase II clinical trial using combination therapy to treat leukaemia has shown positive results, with a Phase III clinical trial initiated...
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Miniature pipe organ could improve medical image quality
Researchers have developed a miniature version of the musical instrument pipe organ that could be used to improve the quality of medical imaging...
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Mini transfocator for microscopy developed
A mini transfocator that weighs less than 2 kilograms has been developed and can be used to change the focus of the x-rays gradually...
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Statin use associated with muscoskeletal problems
A study has linked the use of statins to muscoskeletal adverse events, but that concomitant use of drugs did not cause changes in the onset of the events...
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Fixed-combination drug products for hypertension treatment
The FDA has released a set of guidance notes for sponsors looking to combine approved hypertension drugs for more effective treatments...
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Automation could help China’s pharmaceutical manufacturing market
Automation could help China to become a world leader in the pharmaceutical industry, competing with companies from America and Europe...
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Fluorescent marker to help guide surgeons remove brain tumours
Researchers have used a fluorescent marker to aid surgeons in locating high-grade brain tumour cells, enabling accurate and safe removal...
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Solid-state NMR spectroscopy: predicting stability in lyophilised biological products
The emergence of biological drugs has led to an increase in lyophilised drug products in the market. Lyophilisation is a technique used to stabilise parenteral formulations in a solid form with the goal of producing chemically and physically stable, homogeneous, and high-quality lyo-products.
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‘Alarming’ percentage of families share leftover antibiotics
A study has found that an alarming number of families share leftover antibiotics between siblings, parents and others not even related to the family...
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LC-MS based multi-attribute method for characterisation and QC testing of protein therapeutics
For several decades mass spectrometry (MS) has been used in the characterisation of protein pharmaceuticals.1-3 However, its use in the laboratory for quality control (QC) product release testing has been quite limited for a number of reasons, for example: instrument complexity and software are not readily amenable to validation, extensive…
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Brexit – will all the medicines get to the patients?
Two years after the UK narrowly voted to exit the EU it remains unclear as to what this may involve. In July 2016, Theresa May stated that “Brexit means Brexit.” But what exactly did that mean?
