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Ethnopharmacology: traditional medicine and modern drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

Traditional medicine refers to the knowledge, skills and practices that indigenous and different cultures use to maintain health, encompassing forms such as herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Brand Names: Moderna Secures Spikevax in Europe While Pfizer is Comirnaty

XTalks

Moderna has won approval from the European Medicines Association (EMA) for branding its COVID-19 vaccine with the name Spikevax. With the approval, Moderna’s Spikevax joins Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty and AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria with European brand-name approvals. It partnered on over 75 percent of approved drug names in 2020.

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Innovative Approaches to Generic Drug Development: Case Studies

Drug Patent Watch

Why Generic Drugs Matter Generic drugs are the Robin Hoods of the pharmaceutical world, stealing from the rich (brand-name drugs) and giving to the poor (our wallets). They offer the same therapeutic benefits as their brand-name counterparts but at a fraction of the cost. But how do companies develop these cost-effective alternatives?

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What is the best medicine for chesty cough?

Druggist

Patients commonly request over the counter medicines for a chesty cough. In today’s post, I will seek to find the best medicine for chesty cough by looking at over the counter and pharmacy-only products available in the UK. The best evidence for or against the effectiveness of medicines comes from well designed clinical trials.

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Gilead takes legal action against counterfeit HIV drug network 

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According to the company, the defendants reportedly sold 85,247 bottles of medicine with counterfeit Gilead labelling to pharmacies over a two-year period, using falsified supply chain documentation to conceal their origin. This works to ensure the safety and efficacy of the drugs received by patients.

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FDA proposes new rules for which foods can be called ‘healthy’

STAT News

The Food and Drug Administration wants to update its rules for which foods can be branded “healthy.” ” The proposed label rule aims, in part, to address a question as old as medicine: What does it mean for a food to be healthy? Read the rest…

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22 ibuprofen alternative drugs you must know

Druggist

Ibuprofen prescribing decreased significantly in recent years due to the NHS strategy to minimise issuing of medicines that are available over the counter. Firstly, I will discuss the availability of branded ibuprofen. Ibuprofen alternatives – branded ibuprofen 200mg. Ibuprofen alternatives – branded ibuprofen 200mg.

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