Strategies to reduce the use of antibiotics in animals New drugs that could eventually replace or reduce the use of antibiotics in animals are in development to help slow the rise of antibiotic resistance.…
FDA launches Sentinel programme to monitor drug safety System uses electronic health records to track adverse effects of medicines regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration.…
Cancer drugs approved faster in the United States than in Europe or Canada Regulatory agencies in the United States take less time to approve new cancer drugs than those in Europe or Canada, according to new research.…
FDA adds another weight loss drug to the US market Combination therapy Contrave is the third weight loss drug to be approved by the US FDA in recent years. …
Ten-year study by Takeda calls into question pioglitazone’s link with bladder cancer Use of the diabetes drug pioglitazone is not associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, the drug’s manufacturer Takeda has claimed.…
Pharmacogenomics — the key to developing personalised medicinesIn our final “-omics” science article, Hamde Nazar takes a look at research and development in the field of pharmacogenomics and its importance in medicine today…
