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“Game-changing” obesity drug over-promising?

World of DTC Marketing

“Obesity is multifactorial, meaning many factors are involved and go from genetics, lifestyle, mental health issues (such as trauma) to medication side effects,” says Dr. Viana, Clinical Director Yale Medicine Metabolic Health & Weight Loss Program. Many factors contribute to obesity.

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Early cell therapy successes start to turn the tide in lupus

Pharmaceutical Technology

In August 2021, Saphnelo, a type 1 interferon receptor antibody, became the first lupus treatment to be approved since GSK’s Benlyta (belimumab) won a regulatory nod in 2011. In the five-patient report, mild cytokine release syndrome, a common side effect with CAR-Ts was observed, but the treatment was considered well tolerated.

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Thursday pharma headlines

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regulators knew about reports of suicidal behavior in men taking the anti-baldness treatment Propecia when they decided not to warn consumers of those potential risks in a 2011 update of the popular drug’s label. Newly unsealed court documents show that Merck and U.S. Annual U.S.

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Understanding the evidence used in drug product withdrawals

European Pharmaceutical Review

Between 1999 and 2001, it supported 17 percent of withdrawals, between 2002 and 2011, it supported 26 percent of withdrawals and by 2012 to 2016, 80 percent of withdrawals were supported by observational studies (cohort, case-control, or other epidemiologic design). Meta-analyses contributed least frequently (31.4 EMA/95098/2010.

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Paving the way for anti-Abeta active immunotherapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

While new positive clinical data with anti-Abeta mAbs signal tremendous advancement and proof‑of-concept for the whole field, it is believed that the observed effects could still be improved and optimised in terms of greater clinical benefits, lower side effects and enhanced treatment convenience.

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Nanotechnology: A Massive Impact at the Molecular Level

Celeritas

They only partially impact the target areas and have damaging side effects in adjacent regions. Gold nanowires further positively impact key organ transplant functions – synapse formation and stem cell differentiation – all without using growth factors, which cause negative side effects. IEEE Wirel Commun. 6] Martinho, N.,

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Healthcare stories in the news

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They can be expensive and have serious side effects. According to a 2021 analysis , the number of hospice agencies owned by private equity firms soared from 106 of 3,162 hospices in 2011 to 409 of the 5,615 hospices operating in 2019. However, there are essential things to know about all of these medications.