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In clinical trials, the drug was shown to almost double the median survival time for patients with pancreatic cancer.
May 22 (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences said on Friday that its experimental drug for a rare and deadly liver infection that had no approved treatment has won U.S. approval. Shares of the company were up over 2% in afternoon trading.
Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it approved Gilead Sciences' drug for a rare and deadly liver infection that previously had no approved treatment options. The health regulator cleared Hepcludex to treat chronic hepatitis delta virus,
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.
The Japanese drugmaker that sells rare-disease medicine Tavneos said new patients will be able to get the drug, which carries risk of liver injury.
A new study suggests a single ketamine infusion followed by low-dose buprenorphine significantly sustained reductions in suicidal ideation in adults with major depressive disorder.
A total of 78 drug offenders were arrested and drugs worth over $200,000 were seized during an islandwide operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).In a news release on Friday (May 22), CNB said it carried out the operation between May 18 and 22,
May 21 (Reuters) - Biogen and Denali Therapeutics said on Thursday they will discontinue development of their Parkinson's drug after it failed to meet the main goal in a mid-to-late stage study. The drug,