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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?
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Insulin supply chain transparency needed to prevent price hikes
The Endocrine Society has reported that increasing costs of insulin means that people are often deciding to forgo necessary treatment...
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High-resolution MRI imaging inspired by antennas
High-resolution MRI imaging techniques have been developed by a team of researchers through looking closely at antennas and how they function...
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Medical cannabis made available on prescription in the UK
Medical cannabis is now avaliable through the NHS, but many are warning about its drawbacks and that it won't be available for those who need it...
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‘Booming’ pharmaceutical industry in Scotland
A report conducted by the University of Strathclyde has revealed that the pharmaceutical market in Scotland is booming with over £462m in exports...
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Link between early antibiotic exposure and weight gain in young children
A recent study has shown that antibiotics use in young children (under 24 months) could result in weight gain shown when the child reaches the age of 5...
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Evaluation of microbiological purified water trend using two types of control chart
The microbial population in water is dynamic and may change not only from day to day but also at different times of the day. Researchers have observed that this microbiological distribution usually follows the Poisson or Negative Binomial model.1
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Widespread side effects from drugs on lungs
After reviewing numerous studies, researchers from various institutions have identified widespread side effects of drugs on the lungs of patients.
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Burkholderia cepacia complex: review of origins, risks and test methodologies
Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) isolates are causes of healthcare-associated infection, especially in relation to contamination of aqueous inhalers and some intravenously administered products. The bacterial species can cause opportunistic infections in vulnerable individuals, especially those with cystic fibrosis (CF)
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Radiation/cisplatin established as standard of care for HPV+ oral cancer
Results of a Phae III trial showed that cetuximab with radiation was associated with inferior overall survival and progression-free survival...
