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Can Hepatitis C drugs reduce symptoms of PTSD?

European Pharmaceutical Review

PTSD is a potentially chronic condition that disrupts lives and can lead to or exacerbate existing health issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts. Many people have PTSD, but there [are] few effective pharmacologic treatments and limited drug development for PTSD,” commented Gradus.

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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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The future of medical cannabis development in Europe

European Pharmaceutical Review

3 With established drug development pathways, we are accustomed to a rigid structure of translation from bench to bedside. It is estimated that only one in 10 drugs that enter Phase I trials are subsequently licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This could lead to significant research waste.

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Navigating the unique CMC challenges of oral anaerobic live biotherapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

The development of drug products containing live anaerobic bacterial strains as the active pharmaceutical ingredient and where potency and shelf-life is typically associated with viable cell quantification, poses unique challenges when compared to both small and large molecule development therapeutics.

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Uncovering the potential of ADCs to target tumours

European Pharmaceutical Review

What are antibody-drug conjugates and why do they hold potential over other treatment modalities? Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are an emerging technology adding significant value to the oncology treatment landscape. Antibody drug conjugate: the “biological missile” for targeted cancer therapy. References Fu et al.

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Paving the way for anti-Abeta active immunotherapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

Targeting toxic species of Abeta, such as multimers (with aducanumab and lecanemab) or pyroglutamate Abeta3-42 (with donanemab), induced significant removal of Abeta plaque load in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, leading to the delay in cognitive decline.

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Strategies for Streamlining Small Molecule Formulation Development When Bridging from Candidate Selection to First-in-Human Clinical Testing

Pharmaceutical Technology

However, there is a high level of attrition during the pharmaceutical research and development process, which is an indicator of the vast number of potential drug substances considered for progression. With all this in mind, how do drug developers know which strategy and approach is right for their molecule at this early stage?