CP, February 2018, Vol 10, No 2

Longest follow-up of HPV vaccination shows enduring protection after 10 years

A 10-year follow-up of 803 sexually inactive boys and girls who received a quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine has shown promising results.…

Ibuprofen and paracetamol as effective for extremity pain as opioid combinations

Opioid use is the first-line treatment for severe acute extremity pain in emergency settings. However, research indicates that paracetamol may be equally effective.…

Neurostimulator device could provide non-pharmacological dry-eye relief

An intranasal neurostimulator device has been shown to significantly increase tear production in a one-day crossover study of 48 patients with dry eye.…

Few differences observed in safety information for biosimilars and related originators

A cross-sectional analysis of the safety concerns of biosimilars, compared with their originator products, shows very similar results.…

Researchers develop NO-responsive hydrogel that could be used in rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers explored the development of a polymer hydrogel that rapidly swells in response to nitric oxide that could be implanted into joints in rheumatoid arthritis.…

Digital ingestion tracking system in pills and medication adherence: future advantages and current limitations

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of the first-ever digital pill, Abilify MyCite, an aripiprazole tablet for the treatment of schizophrenia, marks the closest we have come to revolutionising the way the uptake of pills is monitored[1] . On a global scale, the …