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Myths and facts about generic drugs: FDA presentation
Source: FDA Consumer Education: Generic Drugs
Cheap generic statins are just as successful at achieving cholesterol lowering targets
Can cheap generic statins achieve national cholesterol lowering targets? Duncan Petty , David Lloyd 1 School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds; 1 Prescribing Support Unit, The Information Centre for Health and Social Care, Leeds, UK Objectives: The Department of Health in England recommend that simvastatin and pravastatin should be prescribed in at least 69%
Cardiovascular and mortality outcomes differences between rosiglitazone and pioglitazone
Comparison of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Diabetes Who Initiated Rosiglitazone vs Pioglitazone Therapy Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, MD, ScD; Soko Setoguchi, MD, DrPH; Raisa Levin, MS; Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(21):2368-2375. Background Recent meta-analyses have raised the possibility that rosiglitazone maleate may increase the risk of ischemic cardiovascular events, whereas
Questions and answers from the EMEA about the withdrawal of Ionysis
Transcription from the EMEA website of the questions and answers document on the recommendation to suspend the marketing authorisation of Ionsys What is Ionsys? Ionsys is a system that delivers the active substance fentanyl hydrochloride into the body through the skin. Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic (a strong painkiller that is related to morphine). Ionsys should only be
Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. What is biopharmaceutics?
The following pharmacological definition has been taken from the Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Department Glossary at Boston University School of Medicine . Biopharmaceutics: The science and study of the ways in which the pharmaceutical formulation of administered agents can influence their pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic behavior. Differences in pharmaceutical properties can cause substantial differences in the
Pharmacodynamics. What is a bioassay or biological assay?
Pharmacodynamics definition of biological assay or bioassay.
Ionsys (fentanyl hydrochloride): EMEA recommends the suspension of its marketing authorisation
Press release about the suspension of Ionsys (fentanyl hydrochloride) marketing authorisation The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended the suspension of the marketing authorisation of Ionsys (fentanyl hydrochloride), from Janssen-Cilag International NV, because of a defect with the delivery system of the medicine that could lead to patients being overdosed. Ionsys is a system for the transdermal
Tapentadol approved by FDA as treatment for moderate to severe pain
FDA news release about the approval of pentadol to alleviate moderate to severe Pain: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tapentadol hydrochloride, an immediate-release oral tablet for the relief of moderate to severe acute pain. Tapentadol is a centrally-acting synthetic analgesic that is available in doses of 50 mg, 75 mg, or 100
Pharmacokinetics. What is bioavailability?
Definition of bioavailability in pharmacokinetics.
Pharmacokinetics. What is the area under the curve (AUC)?
Area under the curve in pharmacokinetics: its use in estimating biovailability of drugs.
G protein-coupled receptors: 3-D video and text
G protein-coupled receptors are the most abundant class of receptors in the human body. These receptors are exposed at the extracellular surface of the cell membrane, traverse the membrane, and possess intracellular regions that activate a unique class of signaling molecules called G proteins. (G proteins are so named because they bind the guanine nucleotides
Pharmacodynamics. Antagonism: definition, types (chemical, physiological, pharmacological)
Definitions of different types of antagonism: chemical, pharmacological and physiological.
SSRIs, SNRIs and SSNRIs: clinical guideline by the ACP
The American College of Physicians has issued a Clinical Practice Guideline about the use of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the treatment of Depressive Disorders. The recommendations that arise from it are the following: Recommendation 1: The American College of Physicians recommends that when clinicians choose pharmacologic therapy to treat patients with acute major depression, they select
Atrial fibrillation and bisphosphonates: FDA Medwatch update
FDA issued an update to the Agency’s review of safety data regarding the potential increased risk of atrial fibrillation in patients treated with a bisphosphonate drug. Bisphosphonates marketed as Alendronate (Fosamax, Fosamax Plus D) Etidronate (Didronel) Ibandronate (Boniva) Pamidronate (Aredia) Risedronate (Actonel, Actonel W/Calcium) Tiludronate (Skelid) Zoledronic acid (Reclast, Zometa) Bisphosphonates are a class of
Animation: insulin secretion and sulfonylureas mechanism of action
Animation that depicts how sulfonylureas enhance insulin secretion by binding to specific beta cell receptors. Download available