Showing posts with label FDA approval. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FDA approval. Show all posts

Saturday, July 25, 2015

FDA Approves New Skin Cancer Drug - http://clapway.com/2015/07/25/fda-approves-new-skin-cancer-drug567/

Some Basic Info about skin cancer


It seems that every day there are some advancements being made in medicine, and more and more of them seem to be related to treating or curing cancer.


Today, more specifically, skin cancer and the drug that was approved today by the FDA have been making headlines. Currently, the Skin Cancer Foundation said that melanoma kills nearly 10,000 people every year and almost fifteen times that much are diagnosed every year as well.


Skin cancer is not incurable, but if caught late it can spread throughout the body. Then, the disease may reach a place where it becomes inoperable.


The skin cancer drug’s fda announcement


The press release was made available yesterday afternoon by Novartis, mostly known for their new drug for heart disease recently approved by the FDA. The new skin cancer drug is called Odomzo, and it is now available for public consumption.
Novartis is a healthcare company based in Switzerland that focuses part of its efforts on pharmaceuticals. The new skin cancer drug is the newest pharmaceutical released by their company.


the drug comes with a small catch, though


The new skin cancer drug is, according to the FDA a sonidegib, which will help treat patients with melanoma that have come back after treatment and those not approved for surgery or therapy. The thing is that the drug will be used for the basal cell carcinoma in the advance part of the illness.


But the benefit is that when taken daily, the new skin cancer drug should help stop the spreading of the disease quite a bit for patients. Trials showed that the small group of testers had tumors that grew smaller and smaller when taking the new skin cancer drug, and some even went away completely.


Keep in mind, some of the side effects are not great – you will still lose hair and such, but one major concern is that there may be some muscle tissue problems that form as a result of the new skin cancer drug. So you should decide for yourself if you want to chance taking the new drug with the side effects.



 


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FDA Approves New Skin Cancer Drug

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

New Heart Failure Pill Entresto Approved by FDA - http://clapway.com/2015/07/08/new-heart-failure-pill-entresto-approved-by-fda789/

Helping to Prevent Heart Failure


Many diseases or health complications are tough to deal with, but a healthy heart is essential to any human being’s long-term survival. That is why yesterday, the FDA approved a new medicinal pill called Entresto from Norvartis for treating heart failure. The announcement of the approval was released by both the FDA and Novartis yesterday, showing both parties’ eagerness in helping to reduce the threat of heart failure and the often ensuing death from heart complications.


A brief overview of heart failure


For those unfamiliar with heart failure and its history, heart complications happen when the heart is not pumping blood as well as it should, and there are not enough nutrients and oxygen reaching parts of your body. According to the CDC, every year in the U.S. alone, citizens die of heart disease complications often- every 1 in 4 deaths. In the news release by the FDA, the number of people stated to be affected by heart failure is a whopping 5.1 million people in the U.S. There is no cure for this complication, but you can live with it. This is where our drug, Entresto, comes into play.


What is Entresto?


Entresto is said to be a neprilysin inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor blocker that will help to reduce of the risk of dying from heart failure, and also allow for fewer trips to the hospital. The pills are to be taken twice a day along with other heart failure meds you may be prescribed, but it is advised against taking the drug when you have had Angiodema. It is also advised not to take Entresto if you start suffering from this allergic reaction while taking the drug, because breathing becomes difficult as a result.

But this is not the only side effect of taking Entresto; there are other complications that arise when taking the pill. Some of the side effects include hypertension, kidney problems, etc.


Good Intentions from Entresto


The reduction rate of death and hospitalization when using the drug is around twenty percent. With the approval of the new medication, the 5.1 million afflicted with heart failure, as reported by the FDA, now have hope of living better as a result. Now that it is approved in the U.S., the drug is now being reviewed in other countries for approval. Then, subsequent distribution is expected to follow after approval.



 


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New Heart Failure Pill Entresto Approved by FDA