The FDA approved rituximab (Rituxan, Genentech and Biogen-Idec) in early 2006 for use in the first‑line treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell, CD20‑positive, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in co mbination...
Stem cell treatment is only experimental and not available to patients and is not FDA approved. For a list of companies and research organizations active in stem cell therapeutic research, check out
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High levels of glucose in blood of diabetic patients lead to attachment of glucose (glycosylation or glycation) to biological macromolecules like proteins, lipids, DNA and RNA. This impairs protein f unction...
Scandal Widens Over French Weight-Loss Drug Mediator. NYTimes
17 hours ago ... Mediator and its enigmatic French manufacturer, Laboratoires Se rvier...
Yervoy (Ipilimumab) takes time to prime immune system to clear cancer cells. Clinical trial data shows that adverse effects in patients indicated activation of the immune system in responding patients For...
Gleevec was the first cancer cure for certain cancer with Philadelphia chromosome gene mutation.
There are 12 targeted personalized cures for cancer with gene mutations, th e...
I think from a business viewpoint, there is no justification in setting up a modern GMP manufacturing facility costing hundreds of millions with high operating and liability insurance costs. This pla nt...
FDA needs more resources and to do its job and insure the same Quality standards in plants (exporting to the US) all over the world. No one wants to take an adulterated, expired or p oor...
I have a different opinion about the importance of new drugs and their importance in saving life and improving quality of life in advanced cancer patients. Several new drugs for cancer...
The FDA and EMA have recently approved a new antibiotic to specifically treat nosocomial pneumonia caused by suspected MRSA infection. This is Vibative (Telavancin, Astellas, Theravance) and is the 3 approved...
Many of the top oncologists I worked with were always optimistic and driven by concern for their patients. They were open to try out new new drugs to save the lives of their pati ents...
There are many real doctors with MD working in the administration, in health insurance, HMOs, pharma, biotech, medical industry,research, NGOs, humanitarian organizations who rarely see or deal with p atients...
I agree with Charles ideas about clarifying role of healthcare providers. A nurse with a Doctorate in Nursing is entitled to be introduced as a Doctor in Nursing, A laboratory director with a PhD as a Doctor...
Novartis markets this product in India as Galvus but at lower prices than in Europe in line with local economy and market conditions. Two Indian companies USV (Jalara) and Piramal (Zomelis) market gen eric...
Your example is a good one and on the right side of legal, ethical and moral aspect. One observes a whole spectrum of behaviors from doctors as well as patients reflecting the hu man...
Thanks for listing it in your popular and highly rated Bioethics Forum. One of the objectives of the French judges and lawyers representing victims to provide speedy justice and compensation...
I think it is difficult not to have any bias in prescription written by physician even for generics. Some big generics company provide support in many ways to GPs which may influence their choice of a generic...
I checked, the case is against Mr. Jacques Servier and 5 associated companies. The 5 companies are SAS Servier, Laboratoire Servier industries, les laboratoires Servier, Oril ind ustrie...
Maurice, thanks for raising this question and I am not providing any answer. I think this can be discussed in the light of recently introduced high price drugs like Denosumab $ 1700 per injection for cancer...
The official web sites lists all the current ongoing clinical trials. Patients can search the site by disease, name of the active drug, by town, hospital or name of the investigator and contact detail s...
There was no evidence of carcinogenicity when telmisartan was administered at a dose of 1000 mg/kg/day to mice and 100 mg/kg/day to rats for up to 2 years. These doses were 59 and 13 times the maximum human...