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India’s Hetero receives WHO approval for Nirmacom to treat Covid-19

Pharmaceutical Technology

Indian pharmaceutical company Hetero has received the World Health Organization Prequalification of Medicines Program (WHO PQ) approval for its Nirmacom (nirmatrelvir). Hetero’s Nirmacom combi-pack will contain nirmatrelvir 150 mg (two tablets) and ritonavir 100mg (one tablet). “We

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Meningitis vaccine comes to the forefront with impressive study results

Pharmaceutical Technology

The results from a trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine , found the vaccine was associated with a strong immune response and good safety profile. The response was more powerful than that generated by MenACWY-D – a licensed quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine marketed by GSK. percentage points (96% CI, −0.3

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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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Codeine over the counter – 17 OTC products

Druggist

Without a doubt, codeine-containing products are one of the most commonly sold medicines in the UK. Restrictions on the supply of codeine-containing products. The main focus of this post is to introduce the most common over the counter codeine-containing products in the UK and review their codeine content.

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CSL doses first patient with haemophilia B gene therapy Hemgenix

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the past year, Hemgenix has been granted approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has received conditional marketing authorisation from the European Commission (EC) and the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This followed positive results from CSL’s Phase III HOPE-B trial (NCT03569891).

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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning. In October, Antares Pharma licensed Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Nocdurna® (desmopressin acetate) sublingual tablet , which was approved in 2018 for the same indication as Noctiva and has a boxed warning highlighting the same risks.

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9 Calpol ALTERNATIVE products for children

Druggist

100ml bottle of Calpol is licensed as general sale medicine (GSL) meaning it is available for self-selection by customers in stores and pharmacies. P: medicines: which are sold from behind a pharmacy counter and online pharmacies. Calpol Infant and Calpol 6+ contain paracetamol as an active ingredient. Orange flavour.