Category:

Aquinox Pharmaceuticals Inc is the talk of the town…the company released promising secondary endpoint results from the Phase 2 trial of a new drug targeting interstitial cystitis, a painful bladder condition…"The encouraging effect…observed on the primary endpoint of reduction in pain…underscore the potential of AQX-1125 as a once daily, oral therapy for this debilitating disease,"...

Dr Bonadonna,…heads a partnership between GSK and Save the Children which aims to save the lives of one million children…Instead of simply donating money, the drug company is donating the expertise of its employees to create cheap and simple solutions to deadly third world problems…"It’s a philosophy that goes beyond volunteering and fundraising, it uses the skills of the company and its employees,"....

From today the websites of the British Pharmacopeia, pharmacopoeia.co.uk and pharmacopoeia.com (previously pharmacopoeia.gov.uk) will be brought together into one integrated, new look website www.pharmacopoeia.com. The British Pharmacopoeia is the official collection of standards for UK medicinal products and pharmaceutical substances. Produced by the British Pharmacopoeia Commission Secretariat of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the BP makes an important contribution to public health by setting publicly available standards for the quality of medicines.

chief of Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Office said legislation afoot that would lead to a halt of making state hospitals spend at least 60% of their medicine budgets on its products is a bad idea on costs alone--but also because the state manufacturer lacks in-house marketing and sales expertise…Instead, …GPO executive managing director…wants at least a 5 year phase-in period...

Contrary to popular belief, many people are coming to Las Vegas for their specialized health care needs. Camille de Leon, 26, and her husband, Rodney Yu, 23, turned to the oncologists and surgeons….when son Anthony, 6, was diagnosed with clear cell sarcoma….he was transferred to Sunrise Hospital, where his kidney was removed…. settled in for an extended stay at the Ronald McDonald House… prolonged chemotherapy treatment at the Cure 4 the Kids Foundation infusion center….

This report updates the 2014 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines. Updated information for the 2015–16 season includes

• antigenic composition of U.S. seasonal influenza vaccines;
• information on influenza vaccine products expected to be available for the 2015–16 season;
• an updated algorithm for determining the appropriate number of doses for children aged 6 months through 8 years; and
• recommendations for the use of live attenuated influenza vaccine and inactivated influenza vaccine when either is available,…

Following the recent Hard Summer music festival marked by the suspected overdose deaths of two young women, several emergency room doctors are calling for an end to large raves in Los Angeles County...Here’s some questions and answers to explain why several physicians think electronic dance music festivals are a risk to public health.

Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $12.1 million contract….to build a long-awaited new health care clinic for veterans in Pahrump…Sen. Dean Heller,… who sits on the Senate's veterans committee, said the new clinic "brings much-needed health care access to local veterans."

What this Study Adds

• Our model systematically categorized components of pharmacist intervention in care transition programs. Study heterogeneity enabled a best evidence synthesis to elucidate effective components.
• This review revealed that multifaceted programs should combine medication reconciliation with active patient counseling and a clinical medication review. Care continuity can be secured by integrating pharmacists across settings and providing them with patients’ clinical background.
• Collaborating with other health care professionals is crucial to increase the effectiveness of pharmacist intervention.

How can girls with psoriasis have fun? '80s icon Cyndi Lauper says she knows--and she has teamed up with Novartis to talk about … its new psoriasis med Cosentyx (secukinumab) as other next-gen rivals near the market. The "I'm PsO Ready" campaign aims to highlight the "physical, emotional and social challenges" of the skin disease..