Pharma News

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that it received from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, a notification of orphan drug designation for human anti-human IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody "tocilizumab," a drug under development for treatment of systemic scleroderma.

GlaxoSmithKline plc announced results from the paediatric ‘LABA’ (long acting beta2-agonist) safety study. VESTRI (SAS115358) compared Advair® Diskus® (FSC), a combination of the LABA, salmeterol, and the inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), fluticasone propionate (FP), to FP monotherapy in children aged 4 – 11 years. The study assessed the composite endpoint of serious asthma-related events (deaths, intubations or hospitalisations).

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., announced they have agreed to terminate the Amended and Restated Collaboration Agreement for  CONTRAVE® (naltrexone HCl / bupropion HCl), the market leading national branded prescription treatment option for certain overweight and obese adults for chronic weight management. Completion of the transaction is subject to the parties’ receipt of clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act (“HSR Act”).

A team of British researchers has discovered how the immune system stops bacteria in our gut from leaking into the blood stream that may help in treatment and prevention of life threatening infections.

Scientists have developed a pill that could significantly improve the imaging techniques involved in breast cancer and can better help in the diagnosis of the deadly disease  the second most common cancer in women.

A weak ecosystem of bacteria in human gut due to a poor dietary diversity is likely to trigger diseases like Type 2 diabetes and obesity, finds new research, suggesting people to eat a balanced, diversed diet.

Using stem cells derived from human skin cells, US researchers have revealed that these can be turned into retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) the neurons that conduct visual information from the eye to the brain to prevent or cure glaucoma.

A team of US researchers has developed a new imaging technique for viewing cells and tissues in three dimensions under the skin, which may one day allow doctors to evaluate how cancer cells are responding to treatment.

A new technique developed by a team of chemists at Stanford University has shown promise to be thousands of times more sensitive than current techniques to diagnose diseases whether it is a cancer or a virus like HIV.

Paracetamol, a medication widely used to treat pain and fever, does not meet the minimum standard of clinical effectiveness in reducing pain or improving physical function in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis, says a study.