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No drugs for prions: could new approaches alleviate therapeutic scarcity?

Pharmaceutical Technology

As per the prevailing prion theory, a misfolded version of a normal cell-surface protein acts as the chief infectious agent. It is ultra-rare,” says Jesús Rodriguez Requena, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Santiago de Compostela. And then comes the question of the right target.

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Leading API biologics (protein and peptide) companies in contract marketing

Pharmaceutical Technology

API peptides and proteins-based drugs have gained much attention in the past decade. Discover the top API protein and peptide companies in contract marketing. The document contains detailed information on the suppliers and their product offerings, alongside contact details to aid your purchasing or hiring decision.

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Hipra’s Covid-19 booster gets EMA nod and enters an uncertain landscape

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended HIPRA’s Covid-19 vaccine , Bimervax, as a Covid-19 booster. Available to people ages 16 years and above who have been vaccinated with a Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, EMA’s Human Medicines Committee concluded the vaccine is ready for marketing authorization in the EU, on 30 March.

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The future of genomic medicine: can it fulfil its promises?

pharmaphorum

Here he gives us a deeper look at how genomic medicine is evolving and the barriers that are preventing it from reaching its full potential. At that time, we thought this would be the holy grail for medicine. Now, however, the field is changing with respect to genomic medicine.

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Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall For One Lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion (containing benzyl alcohol), Due To The Potential Presence of Visible Particulates

Pfizer

Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall For One Lot of Propofol Injectable Emulsion (containing benzyl alcohol), Due To The Potential Presence of Visible Particulates. It is a sterile, nonpyrogenic emulsion containing 10 mg/mL of propofol suitable for intravenous administration supplied in a Single Patient Use Glass Fliptop Vial.

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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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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 1: Definition and Distinct Characteristics

Camargo

The development of biological products (or biologics) represents a major advancement in modern medicine, enabling the treatment of patients with many illnesses where no other therapeutics were previously available. Essentially, a biologic is a product that is produced from living organisms or that contains components of living organisms.