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Metformin helps manage weight gain side effect of SGAs

European Pharmaceutical Review

SGAs used to treat bipolar disorder are often effective at helping young patients’ mental health improve but can have significant side effects including elevated blood pressure and glucose, increased appetite, as well as weight gain. Metformin is typically used for Type II diabetes treatment.

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Preventative approach could reduce immunotherapy side effects

European Pharmaceutical Review

New research from the US indicates that a prophylactic treatment before immunotherapy can significantly reduce the rate of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in multiple myeloma patients. Immunotherapy drugs like teclistamab can result in potentially fatal side effects, including CRS and immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS).

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Study finds no link between Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drugs and suicidal ideation

Fierce Pharma

In fact, the research shows that those who were on semaglutide were less likely to have suicidal thoughts than patients on other diabetes and obesity meds.

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UK agency pilots biobank to study links between genetics and drug side effects

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) aims to launch a pilot genetic biobank that will gather patient data to associate drug-related adverse events to their genetic makeup. Side effects due to drugs are responsible for one in every 16 hospital admissions in the UK, based on the announcement.

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Serious Side Effect Sidelines Gene-Edited Sickle Cell Therapy from Graphite Bio

MedCity News

Graphite Bio voluntarily paused a Phase 1/2 test of its gene-edited therapy for sickle cell disease after the first patient in the study developed a serious blood complication. The setback will also delay plans to reach the clinic with another genetic medicine in its pipeline.

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Uniqueness if pharma DTC

World of DTC Marketing

In addition, the patient journey is different for each product category and audience. The hottest pharma product is Lilly’s diabetes drug, hyped by the media as helping patients lose weight. Most of the media stories, however, leave out the possible drug side effects, which are serious. TV, alone, is not the answer.

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Ethnopharmacology: traditional medicine and modern drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

Traditional medicine refers to the knowledge, skills and practices that indigenous and different cultures use to maintain health, encompassing forms such as herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture. Studying the behaviour of animals can aid in drug discovery research too.

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