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AstraZeneca to resume vaccine trials after ‘potentially unexplained illness’ prompted pause

AstraZeneca announced that it was restarting phase three coronavirus vaccine trials after they were paused when a participant became ill. The pharmaceutical giant announced the resumption on Saturday after the trials were put on hold on Sunday. The patient in question, a woman, was from the United Kingdom and reportedly suffered a rare spinal cord… Read More »

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trials put on hold after suspected ‘serious’ reaction

Oxford and AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine trial is put on HOLD as British volunteer has ‘serious’ reaction ‘that triggered spinal cord infection’ Worldwide trials of jab paused indefinitely after British patient rushed to hospital Thought to have suffered serious spinal cord infection, according to sources  Investigation launched to tell if vaccine caused the side effect or… Read More »

Unique Topical Combo Effective in Phase 3 Acne Trials – Monthly Prescribing Reference

Sol-Gel Technologies announced positive topline results from two pivotal phase 3 clinical trials for Twyneo (microencapsulated benzoyl peroxide, 3% and microencapsulated tretinoin, 0.1%) for the treatment of acne vulgaris. Twyneo is an investigational, fixed-dose combination of tretinoin 0.1%, a retinoid, and benzoyl peroxide 3%, a topical antibacterial. According to the Company, the proprietary microencapsulation technology… Read More »

Two New Breast Cancer Drugs Show Promise In Early Trials

People with HER2-positive breast cancer may soon have some new treatment options after two new drugs … [+] performed well in clinical trials. Getty People with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer may soon have some new treatment options after two experimental drugs performed well in clinical trials. Around 15-20% of people with breast cancer have cells… Read More »