Tag: drug
The legalization of cannabis is becoming more concrete
hemp cultivation The trade in cannabis, which is said to have medicinal properties, is likely to increase significantly after legalization. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Health Minister Karl Lauterbach used to be…
Teva, Sandoz and Co: Generics industry sees growing supply bottlenecks
Frankfurt The industry association Pro Generika fears that manufacturers of imitation drugs (generics) will have to withdraw from the production of more and more drugs in the future because it…
Inflation and bureaucracy: Medical device manufacturers expect less profit
Production at B. Braun in Melsungen Rising raw material, transport and energy costs are also a burden for medical technology companies in Germany. Frankfurt After a slump in sales in…
Justice Department Charges California Drug Dealer With Crypto Money Laundering
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused the Californian drug dealer of allegedly laundering illegally earned proceeds with cryptocurrencies. US Department of Justice Friday, October 7 27-year-old US citizen,…
Biden changes federal marijuana policy
Joe Biden The US President pronounced the pardon on Thursday. (Photo: AP) Washington US President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday pardoning all those convicted of simple possession…
Companies hope for the German market
Toronto There are now cannabis shops on almost every street corner in the Canadian city of Toronto. And in some villages in the area there is no baker, but there…
Paxlovid: Regulations for Corona agents are increasing
Frankfurt, Berlin New antiviral agents, most notably Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid, are taking on a more prominent role in the fight against Covid-19. In the USA in particular, the number of…
Paxlovid: Regulations for Corona agents are increasing
Frankfurt, Berlin New antiviral agents, most notably Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid, are taking on a more prominent role in the fight against Covid-19. In the USA in particular, the number of…
New data from drug research expected in autumn
Alzheimer’s disease Protein deposits in the brain – so-called amyloid plaques – are one of the main characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease. Many of the drug candidates currently being researched aim…
The pharmaceutical industry sees the supply of innovative medicines at risk
Frankfurt The law planned by Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) for the financing of statutory health insurance companies continues to cause criticism in the health sector. Among other…
An Experimental Drug Stopped Cancer in a Mouse
By trying a treatment by combining two different drugs, scientists managed to stop a deadly type of cancer, small cell lung cancer, in a mouse. Now researchers are preparing to…
How the US is fighting a new drug wave
epidemic in the United States In 2021, around 70,000 people died from opioids in the United States. new York Thomas D. Schiano works against the clock, every second counts in…
Ema recommends approval of the Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna omicron boosters
Frankfurt A committee of experts from the European medicines agency Ema recommended on Thursday the approval of the Omikron booster vaccinations from Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna in Europe. The official approval…
Bayer dares big bet on anticoagulant drug Asundexian
Frankfurt The Bayer Group announced one of its largest clinical study programs to date over the weekend. The goal: to develop a successor product for the current bestseller Xarelto. The…
Bayer dares big bet on anticoagulant drug Asundexian
Frankfurt The Bayer Group announced one of its largest clinical study programs to date over the weekend. The goal: to develop a successor product for the current bestseller Xarelto. The…
Lauterbach wants to make prescribing easier for general practitioners
Karl Lauterbach Lauterbach has been promoting the drug for weeks. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin A tablet against Covid-19? It sounds promising, but so far it has hardly been prescribed. The…
Prime Minister Sanna Marin does a drug test after the party
Sanna Marin After her party video, the Prime Minister is criticized. (Photo: IMAGO/Lehtikuva) Helsinki After criticism in connection with a private party, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she carried…
Prime Minister Sanna Marin does a drug test after the party
Sanna Marin After her party video, the Prime Minister is criticized. (Photo: IMAGO/Lehtikuva) Helsinki After criticism in connection with a private party, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she carried…
Dermapharm buys French market leader for natural medicines
Dermapharm subsidiary From April 2021, the Dermapharm subsidiary Allergopharm also produced the Corona vaccine Comirnaty from Biontech. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Dusseldorf The Bavarian drug manufacturer Dermapharm wants to take over…
Dermapharm buys French market leader for natural medicines
Dermapharm subsidiary From April 2021, the Dermapharm subsidiary Allergopharm also produced the Corona vaccine Comirnaty from Biontech. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Dusseldorf The Bavarian drug manufacturer Dermapharm wants to take over…