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Early diagnosis in Alzheimer’s disease: A first step towards better care

Clarivate

The pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s is complex and involves multiple mechanisms, including extracellular deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and intracellular formation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) of tau, causing progressive neuronal loss and atrophy (Counts, 2017). Currently, of the eight drugs approved by the U.S.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the US, botanical dietary supplements can be sold without US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, 1 prompting many vendors to promote the use of botanical products as dietary supplements , 2 rather than pursue a path of regulatory approval. 3 Is two too few?

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Beyond animal testing: the rise of organs-on-chips technology

Clarivate

Food and Administration (FDA) approval, a change long sought by animal welfare organizations. Drugs can be now cleared for human trials using non-animal technologies developed over the last 10-15 years. Food and Drug Administration, 2023). Then, of course, there are the ethical considerations.

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Why aren’t digital pills taking off?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broke ground by approving the first drug with an embedded biosensor to track its use. Proteus Health’s Abilify MyCite had an ingestible sensor that could track if a patient consumed the drug. Proteus’s profile grew considerably; it was soon valued at $1.5