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First chikungunya vaccine approved

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Phase III results were published in The Lancet in June 2023. In October 2023, Valneva submitted a marketing application for the chikungunya vaccine to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which included initial safety data from the trial. IXCHIQ-induced seroresponse was sustained over time with a 96.3

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What are the side effects of Zyrtec in older adults?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Taking probiotics can help support a healthy gastrointestinal system, which can also boost your immune system and allergic response. But second-generation antihistamines, like Zyrtec, are less likely to cause these side effects for older adults, notes the AAAAI.

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

However, low doses of this medication (hence, low dose naltrexone or LDN), have been found to modulate the immune system and have shown promise in improving cases of autoimmune disease. These include Crohn’s, MS, and Hashimoto’s, as well as other immune system-related conditions such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. Doses of 1.5-4.5

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Zinc for the Common Cold

The People's Pharmacy

Studies have confirmed that adequate zinc is essential for good antiviral immune response ( Advances in Nutrition , July 1, 2019 ). During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with low stores of zinc were more susceptible to severe infection ( Nutrients , March 21, 2023 ). How Much Zinc for the Common Cold?

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Novel injectable bispecific antibody epcoritamab approved in EU and UK for advanced lymphoma

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

This follows its conditional marketing authorisation by the European Commission in late September 2023. It is designed to simultaneously bind to both the cluster of differentiation (CD)3 proteins on immune T cells and the CD20 proteins on cancerous B cells and activate the T cell to destroy the B cell.

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Developing point-of-care CAR T manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

This is especially important due to the two unique toxicities of CAR T cells, namely CRS and the neurology toxicities that subsequently received the term immune effector cell- associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). After this incident CAR-related toxicity scales and guidelines were established to prevent adverse reactions.

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New Year, New Goals: 2024

The Thyroid Pharmacist

I can’t believe that it’s been over 10 years since I started the thyroidpharmacist.com blog in 2013, and now 2023 is almost over. 2023 was probably the second or third most creative/productive year for me in the last decade, in terms of creating healing resources and just overall intensity (I’ll share more details below).