Generating stem cells is suddenly possible for anyone with a basic background in molecular biology. No special expertise in handling chromosomes, nuclei or eggs is needed.

Evaluation of Antimalarial Herbal Drugs

Malaria is an acute usually chronic disease caused by Plasmodium and transmitted through female Anopheles mosquito. The disease is frequent in tribal and rural areas. Although a number of synthetic medicines have been used for the treatment of malaria, but they have adverse effects and their high cost is beyond the reach of common people. It is, therefore, worthwhile to look towards antimalarial herbal drugs. Obviously, herbal drugs are cheaper, easily available and with no fear of any side effects. 

Pharmaceutical  Market Trends in 2007

“In 2007, the market will still be absorbing changes that have defined a new economic reality, one in which growth is shifting from mature markets to emerging ones; new product adoption is not keeping pace with the loss of patent protection by established products; specialty and niche products are playing a larger role; and regulators, payers and consumers are more carefully weighing the risk/benefit factors of pharmaceuticals.”, says Murray Aitken, Senior VP, Corporate Strategy at IMS. 

Regulatory about cosmetic ingredients

Many of the ingredients used in the cosmetic products are actually industrial strength chemicals, solvents and petroleum by-products. This is even true for many of the most expensive products available and products being promoted as "natural". The truth is that many of the ingredients used widely by cosmetic industry , reason of being used is not that  they are good for your skin.

Croatia and FYR Macedonia join Competitiveness and Innovation Programme

CORDIS, 2007-10-19:  Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have joined the EU's Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), under which the European Commission promotes innovation, entrepreneurship and growth in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

Albania - Pharmaceuticals and Health Care Technology Assessment

Albania has embarked upon major health sector reforms, but it is greatly hampered by political instability and a struggling economy. Nevertheless, the population enjoys reasonable health according to key indicators such as life expectancy, a situation that is particularly impressive in a context of widespread poverty and very low spending on health care.

Breakthrough in global regulatory affairs projects:

FarmavitaR+ formed as a strategic alliance of regulanet® and Farmavita.Net

Farmavita.Net and regulanet® AG have established FarmavitaR+®, a joint venture company delivering high-quality regulatory affairs services to clients for pharmaceutical projects in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. 

The Hub of the Wheel

Pharmaceutical companies' regulatory affairs units are more vital than ever, but, traditionally, they have not been known for their flexibility. Peter Lassoff explains why this image is outdated, and how working more co-operatively with your regulatory department will help to maximize your success in the market place.

The continuing battle over Atorvastatin (Lipitor®)

In 2006, Pfizer’s product Lipitor (Atorvastatin) attained sales of US$ 11.7 billion. This was down by 3.6% from the figure for 2005, which disappointed Pfizer but still left it with enough turnover to make it a very attractive target for generic copies.

RELEVANCE OF MEDICINAL HERBS USED IN TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

Medicinal plants have curative properties due to the presence of various complex chemical substance of different composition, which are found as secondary plant metabolites in one or more parts of these plants. The present article is focused on relevance of medicinal herbs used in traditional system of medicine with special reference to phytochemical status and biological activity.

Biosimilars – inflated expectations?

It was the same Senator Waxman who cooperated in 1984 with Senator Hatch to introduce what became known as the Hatch-Waxman Act to introduce a simplified method of registration for generics.

The Future of the Life Sciences Industries: Strategies for Success in 2015

Life Sciences Execs See Dramatic Change in the Coming Decade

Businesses engaged in the life sciences are poised to undergo dramatic change in the next decade, according to a unique survey of top executives in the field undertaken by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) member firms. Full 36 page report is available for download at Repository of the Farmavita.Net.

Farmavita.Net - Link Exchange Network

Now you can improve your Internet popularity by exchanging  links with Farmavita.Net.

Pharma Market in Spain – a work in progress

Within Europe, the overall Spanish pharmaceutical market is the 5th largest with a value of US$ 11.2 billion according to IMS. At the same time, its generic market totalled only around US$800m, equivalent to only 7.1% of the overall value, making it one of the smallest generic markets.

Licensing Pharmaceutical products

The Farmavita.Net has profiled itself to be the top service agent in pharmaceutical business development and licensing in central-east and south-east Europe. At this moment, members at Farmavita.Net are offering license-out for few hundreds health products/technologies.  Also, members of Farmavita.Net are looking to license-in number of products/technologies. 

 Readability (QRD) Testing of Patinet Information Leaflet (PIL)

Since 2005, marketing authorization holders of medicines are required to have the patient information leafets for their products readability tested. The European Directive 2004/27/EC (a revision of Directive 2001/83/EC) defines it as follows: 'The package leaflet shall reflect the results of consultations with target patient groups to ensure that it is legible, clear and easy to use' .

 Making Skin Cancer Therapy as Convenient as a Band-Aid

A new light-activated therapy could make skin cancer treatment painless, inexpensive and portable.

Skin cancer, which typically requires painful or invasive treatments, affects 40 percent of all Americans at some point during their lives.