Generic drugs in hospitals not fit for purpose, Chinese doctors warn
“I’ve seen antibiotics that cause allergies, blood pressures that won’t go down, anaesthetised patients who won’t sleep.” This is Dr Minhua Zheng talking about his…
Tag: Pharmaceutical
WHO database ‘shows safety signal’ for semaglutide and suicidal ideation: study
Researchers have called for an urgent assessment of a possible link between semaglutide and suicidality based on a study of a WHO adverse event database.…
Are pharma-funded awareness campaigns a blind spot in prescription advertising rules?
For almost a decade, US men were faced with TV, online ads and billboards about the risks of low testosterone or ‘low T’, as it was…
Alzheimer’s treatment slows cognitive decline by a third, drug maker reports
Another experimental monoclonal antibody has shown promise in treating early Alzheimer’s disease, with Eli Lilly announcing its candidate can slow cognitive decline by a third…
Empagliflozin gets PBAC nod for HFpEF
The PBAC has recommended expanding the PBS listing for empagliflozin to include patients with chronic heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction above 40%.…
Experimental RSV vax decreases severe infection in newborns, says Pfizer
An experimental maternal bivalent vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus appears to have high efficacy for preventing severe infection in early infancy, the manufacturer has announced.…
Indonesia bans liquid medicines after dozens of children die
Indonesia has temporarily banned all liquid medicines following the deaths of about 100 children from acute kidney damage, the country’s health minister says. At least…
New agent ‘may slow Alzheimer’s progression’
An experimental dementia drug that targets beta-amyloid has shown potential for slowing cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, drug-makers say. The agent, lecanemab,…
Why there’s still a shortage of ‘cheap’ semaglutide
Professor Joseph Proietto wants a 'serious discussion' about affordability of drugs for weight loss.
Govt pledges free abortions in Australian ‘first’
The move comes as abortion pill sponsor bids for nurses to have prescribing rights.
