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Merck raises pressure on Pfizer in pneumococcal vaccine tussle

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Just a month after getting approval for its new pneumococcal vaccine Vaxneuvance in adults, Merck & Co has reported positive trial results in children that will ramp up the pressure on Pfizer and its market-leading Prevnar franchise.

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FDA accepts to review ImmunityBio’s BLA for bladder cancer treatment

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has acc epted to review ImmunityBio’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for N-803 to treat Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) carcinoma in situ (CIS) patients with or without Ta or T1 disease.

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EMA finds possible link between mRNA COVID jabs and myocarditis

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The EU medicines regulator has said that there is some evidence to suggest a possible link between mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and rare cases of heart inflammation. . Myocarditis is generally the result of a viral infection, so could be unrelated to the mRNA vaccines, particularly as neither of them contain any live virus.

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Amoxicillin interactions to avoid

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat a wide range of respiratory bacterial infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis , as well as infections of the ear , nose, throat , urinary tract infections , and skin. Amoxicillin food interactions According to the amoxicillin product labeling , there are no drug-food interactions of concern.

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Sanofi claims FDA okay for drug to treat rare blood disorder CAD

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Sanofi has won FDA approval for its sutimlimab for cold agglutinin disease (CAD) at the second time of asking, becoming the first approved therapy for the rare blood disorder in the US. It is also being developed for other indications including immune thrombocytopenic purpura.

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Can you drink coffee while taking prednisone?

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It is used to control inflammation by suppressing the immune system,” says Jelena Radan, Pharm.D. According to a 2017 study , the beverage acts in an anti-inflammatory manner on different components of the immune system, such as natural killer (NK) cells, monocytes, and neutrophils. ” These may be taken without food.

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Cephalexin interactions to avoid

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Cephalexin and alcohol Product labeling does not advise alcohol avoidance with cephalexin. Cephalexin and probiotics or oral live vaccines This one makes perfect sense. Oral live vaccines contain weakened bacteria, such as typhoid and cholera. Prudence may still make it wise to avoid alcohol when taking the drug.