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Drug Repurposing for SARS-CoV-2 Using Network Polypharmacological Approach
Posted on June 9th, 2020 by Helena Deus in COVID-19
Drug development is a multidisciplinary field that requires a drug to successfully pass through different stages — from chemical design to biological experimentation on cells and animals, and finally three phases of human clinical trials — before being approved by the FDA for clinical administration. However, following such a path would not be feasible under circumstances where rapid discoveries are required, such as in the case of the current SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Hence, repurpose of already approved FDA drugs could help in such circumstances, which can save effort, time and money.
(more…)FDA report shows 2019 was a strong year for innovation
Posted on February 10th, 2020 by Xuanyan Xu in Pharma R&D
On January 2, 2020, the FDA released the CDER annual report, stating that 2019 was “another strong year for innovation and advances.” The FDA cleared 48 new drugs for market, making it the second most productive year in the last decade (2018 approved 59 drugs). But given the fact that the total number of submissions have gone down, and that the American government was shut down for a lengthy period at the beginning of the year, the FDA delivered an impressive result in 2019.
(more…)New studies question what we thought we knew about aspirin
Posted on December 17th, 2019 by Harpreet Shah in Chemistry
For decades, aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) has been viewed as something of a wonder drug. A staple in most households, people have turned to it for everything from headache relief to heart attack prevention. However, recent studies have raised some serious questions about the benefits of regular aspirin usage.
(more…)FDA collaborates with Elsevier on drug-induced liver injury (DILI) tool
Posted on December 3rd, 2019 by Marnix Wieffer in Pharma R&D
A leading cause of attrition of compounds in drug development, drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is also one of the top causes of drug withdrawals, restrictions and project terminations. DILI results when reactive metabolites – formed when certain orally administered drugs are metabolized in the liver – end up binding to cellular proteins and damaging liver cells.
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