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Rare Diseases

U.K. weighs drug rationing; Applying Digital; ...

U.K. weighs drug rationing as NHS England's budget tightens: report Patients in the U.K. face yet another barrier to access as a tough budget situation has forced the country’s healthcare system to...

Jan 24, 2017

Fragile X syndrome: X-linked mental retardation and macroorchidism

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited genetic condition that causes mental retardation, intellectual disability, and autism. Etiology of the disease includes the defect in the FMR1 gene located on the X-chromosome, which prevents the gene from properly synthesising a protein called the fragile X mental retardatio...

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An autoimmune disease

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease. The disease has a highly variable course and prognosis. The term lupus has been used to identify a number of chronic, autoimmune diseases that can damage any part of the body (such as skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Common symptoms in...

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EC grants; Pfizer cuts; 27 medicines sold; Keytruda nabs

EC grants marketing authorisation for Takeda’s Ninlaro capsules The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorisation for Takeda Pharmaceutical’s Ninlaro capsules. The oral proteasome inhibitor is indicated in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for adult patients with multiple mye...

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High Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma (SMM) is an asymptomatic condition, and this concept was first described by Kyle and Greipp in 1980. They described the entity as an intermediate stage between monoclonal gammopathy of undermined significance (MGUS) and multiple myeloma (MM) on the basis of their research. The typical age...

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Novartis Buys; FDA approves; Mayne Pharma Launches; Oxford Genetics Receives Grant

Novartis Buys Blood Disease Drug Maker for $665mn Novartis has acquired Selexys Pharmaceuticals, a drug maker specializing in development of therapeutics in certain hematologic and inflammatory disorders. Novartis exercised its right to acquire Selexys following receipt of results of the SUSTAIN study, a Phase II tr...

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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Recent Scenario

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease of unknown etiology, closely associated with interstitial lung disease that shows similar symptoms but with different mode of action. The disease is known so because it primarily involves the interstitium, where scars develop and progresses towards the ce...

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Aurobindo’s net profit; LLS selects; Eli Lilly secures; DNA vaccine against Zika

Aurobindo Pharma Q2 net profit up 33.53% to Rs. 606 cr Aurobindo Pharma reported 33.53 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 605.64 crore for the quarter ending September mainly on account of robust formulation sales. The company had posted a net profit after tax, minority interest and share of profit of jo...

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Sarepta’s Unusual Journey

Before approving an investigational drug, safety and effectivity needs to be proven. Something different happened with Sarepta’s Muscular dystrophy drug Eteplirsen, as its luck changed completely when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on 19th September 2016 approved Sarepta Therapeutics' Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) ...

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Merck launches Biosimilars, ABITEC announces extension, First human clinical trial, FDA awards 2grants, Corden Pharma Expands, Juniper Pharma Services Offers

Merck launches Biosimilars Clarified, a new online educational resource about biosimilar medicines for patients and the healthcare community Merck has announced the launch of Biosimilars Clarified, a new educational website for patients, caregivers and the healthcare community that is designed to provide clear, conc...

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Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration (Dry AMD), also called atrophic AMD, is the most common form of.....

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive form of interstitial lung disease (ILD.....

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a serious lung condition that causes low blood oxygen......

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Atopic Dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin, which causes the skin to turn red a.....

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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) affects individuals slowly and progressively. Presently, there e.....

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There are about 200 different types of cancer, making it one of the most diverse types of indication.....

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