Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia
A study has found that opioids, including morphine, codeine and fentanyl increase the likelihood of patients being affected by pneumonia...
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A study has found that opioids, including morphine, codeine and fentanyl increase the likelihood of patients being affected by pneumonia...
The rising costs of brand-name drugs is largely driven by inflation in the prices of widely used existing drugs, according to a study published in the January issue of Health Affairs...
Ustekinumab has been submitted to be the first interleukin (IL)-12/23 inhibitor licensed for the treatment of ulcerative colitis...
Major factors driving the growth of the global APIs market are thought to be the increasing incidence of chronic diseases, growing importance of generics, and the increasing uptake of biopharmaceuticals...
The results of a long-term study on the use of ADHD medication has advised that they are unlikely to result in heart damage, or cardiac difficulties...
The FDA has clarified what it can and cannot do in light of the ongoing US government shutdown meaning a lapse in funding during the period...
Innovators should be able to get products to the UK market as quickly and simply as possible, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...
The MHRA have announced another sartan-containing drug product over fears that it is contaminated with the carcinogen N‑nitrosodiethylamine...
Deloitte has found a sharp decline in the returns on investment from top pharmaceutical companies, with returns at almost half of what they were in 2010...
A clinical trial to analyse breath for volatile organic compounds to detect different types of cancer has been launched by Cancer Research UK...
A study has found that when compared with other drugs, canagliflozin may not be associated with fractures in patients with diabetes...
Minority underrepresentation in clinical trials for drugs to treat MS has led to doctors being unable to make informed decisions when prescribing...
Standard excipients can be sourced from various suppliers, but what if you need to customise an excipient to suit your needs?
Researchers have identified markers of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia to predict early relapses by testing levels of nucleotide excision repair...
It is paramount that manufacturers and their suppliers ensure that the quality of compounded drugs are high, by preventing risks of contamination...