Help is on the way! New antibiotic brightens the horizon. Right on the heels of last month’s wonderful news of the unbeatable form of gonorrhea being called the “super clap,” new hope has brightened the horizon. In the October 2 issue of the Journal of the American Society for Microbiology, mBio®, researchers from the UCLA […]
Bad Medicine: Teva’s Budeprion XL antidepressant pulled from the shelves Budeprion XL was supposed to be a generic version of Wellbutrin, made by GlaxoSmithKline. It was manufactured by Impax Laboratories for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the largest generic-drug maker in the world…and it was approved in 2006. So what happened? How this came about After […]
TransCelerate BioPharma Inc. – Unprecedented Collaboration Ten major biopharmaceutical companies have joined forces to form a new non-profit organization with the goals of improving the industry by solving drug development challenges, improving studies, and bringing new medicines to market on a faster time schedule. TransCelerate Founding Companies: Abbott AstraZeneca Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb Eli Lilly […]
West Nile Outbreak Cases of West Nile virus have spiked dramatically this year, and the numbers rose dramatically in just one week. In mid August, there were 693 reported cases for the year. By August 30, 1,590 cases were documented, with 66 people dead as a result. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), […]
Once-a-Day Pill for HIV is approved; U.S. AIDS patients aren’t cheering. In August, the FDA approved a new four-in-one pill for HIV that only needs to be take once a day – a vast improvement over previous treatments. The drug cocktail treatment comes from Gilead Sciences, and it would be good news but for one […]
Energy Drinks – How misleading is the advertising? A new commercial has been airing lately that is so full of doublespeak it could be used as an example of bad advertising. A pitchwoman in a lab coat proudly announces that 5-Hour Energy Rush had conducted a study and found that 73% of 3,000 doctors asked […]
Anti-Suicide Nasal Spray? The suicide rate among soldiers is at an all-time high, and like the problem-solvers they are, the Army has committed to making a difference…one that could benefit everyone. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) is a proven antidepressant, but traditional delivery methods don’t work because TRH can’t cross the blood-brain barrier, rendering pills and injections […]
HRSA begins 340B audits -are you prepared? The passage of the federal 340B drug discount program in 1992 gave the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) authority to audit hospital pharmacies enrolled in the program, but the HRSA has only recently begun to exercise its authority. The 340B program allows qualified pharmacies and health care […]
