Entries by aaron

Revise BE study protocol: CDSCO Panel tells Akum Pharma on FDC of Chlorthalidone, Cilnidipine, Bisoprolol film-coated tablet

New Delhi: Citing that individual and innovators’ products should be taken as a reference product in the proposed bioequivalence study protocol, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has opined the drug major Akum Pharmaceutical to revise the bioequivalence (BE) study protocol for Chlorthalidone IP 6.25mg plus Cilnidipine […]

Cell, gene therapy to rule pharma sector in 2024: Report

New Delhi: Cell and gene therapy (CGT) will have the greatest impact on the pharmaceutical industry in 2024, according to a report on Thursday. The report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, is based on a survey of 115 healthcare industry professionals. It revealed that 18 per cent of industry professionals were convinced that CGT […]

Critical Care Review In 2023: Notable Achievements And Advancements – Dr Deepak V

Critical care, once a nascent speciality, gained prominence when ICUs were inundated with COVID-19 patients in 2020. The demand for critical care has since escalated across healthcare institutions due to an ageing population. As a result, the speciality is now branching into various subspecialties such as neurocritical care, transplant critical care, oncological critical care, and […]

Top Ten Landmark Trials Across Neuroscience – Dr Tharun Krishna

Practice parameters in clinical neuroscience have been fine-tuned in line with hard evidence to a large measure by many randomised control trials (RCT) over the years. Many RCTs have been well conceived and executed, but some have been dodged by controversies on sample size, design, and biases. Those that have stood the test of time […]

Caught On Camera: Maharashtra Medical Officer found drunk, inquiry ordered

Washim: In a shocking incident, a medical officer working at an emergency department of a sub-district hospital in Karanja has been released from duty until investigation after he was allegedly found in an intoxicated state during duty hours. The video showing the incident went viral on social media.  Following the circulation of the video depicting […]

Frailty may increase risk of adverse outcomes in RA patients on biologic or targeted-synthetic DMARDs

USA: A recent study published in Arthritis Care & Research has shown frailty to be an important predictor for the risk of serious infections among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with biologic (b) or targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (tsDMARDs). Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs are a group of medications commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Some […]

Zinc promising as emerging treatment for vaginal candidiasis: Study

Italy: Researchers have identified a key mediator of symptomatic vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), allowing the development of a range of preventative measures for combatting this disease. Their findings were published online in Science Translational Medicine.  “New research could one day pave the way for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections, by shedding new light on how […]

Study Suggests Link Between Vitamin D and Insulin Resistance in Children

New research sheds light on the potential association between vitamin D levels and insulin resistance in children, particularly among ethnic minority populations. The study, a cross-sectional analysis involving 4650 primary school children aged 9–10 years in the UK, predominantly from South Asian, black African Caribbean, and white European backgrounds, examined the relationship between circulating vitamin […]

Genetically predicted high BP and LDL-C increase risk of CHD independent of age

The impact of blood pressure and cholesterol levels on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk across different life stages has always been a subject of uncertainty. A recent study by the Nelson Wang and team utilized data from the UK Biobank and looked into the long term implications of elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density […]