Fluticasone furoate is a novel glucocorticoid developed for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory diseases. Fluticasone furoate demonstrates high systemic clearance, low oral bioavailability and lo...

The dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker lercanidipine and the ACE inhibitor enalapril are frequently used in the treatment of hypertensive patients. In April 2007, a fixed-dose combination of the two drugs was app...

Patients with cancer have deficiencies in the number and function of dendritic cells. Loaded dendritic cell therapies attempt to overcome these deficiencies by exposing antigen-presenting cells to antigens ex vivo. Si...

A new combination vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals has recently been approved in Europe. It combines the components from two well-established, live, attenua...

Bevacizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a major proangiogenic factor in advanced solid tumors. Phase I and 11 trial results suggested that this agent was well...

Metformin is a well-established ingredient of diabetes management, both as a monotherapy in early stages of type 2 diabetes and as adjunct therapy to virtually every other antihyperglycemic medicine available today. D...