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New adjunctive antidepressant elevates serotonin in Phase I trial

Drug Discovery World

Evecxia Therapeutics has reported favourable safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic data from a Phase I trial of EVX-101 in healthy volunteers treated with escitalopram. Details of the trial In EVX-101, the 5-HTP dose is fixed at 250mg, while variable levels of carbidopa control 5-HTP plasma exposure levels.

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What recent paediatric guidelines mean for drug developers 

Drug Discovery World

Ethical considerations Given the vulnerable status of children, safeguards are needed when including a paediatric population in clinical investigations of drugs and medical devices. General clinical pharmacology This FDA draft guidance was previously issued in 2014 but was re-issued for comments again in 2022.

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Preparing the next generation of drug discovery scientists

Drug Discovery World

After just one cohort of students, the Clinical Pharmacology degree at St George’s University has been named the UK’s best pharmacology course. Due to this approach, the Clinical Pharmacology degree has various features that make it different to other courses that are currently available. Providing a broad view.

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Drug repurposing: The benefits, risks and what we learned from Covid-19

Drug Discovery World

What are benefits of drug repurposing and why do clinical drug trials so often fail? Diana Spencer summarises the key messages from the ‘Drug Repurposing: Challenges and Opportunities’ Symposium held at the 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (WCP) 2023.

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Top 10 Life Science Resources

Alta Sciences

Discover the considerations and assessments necessary for performing preclinical research for ophthalmic therapies in this new eBook, that covers everything you need to know, from species selection and routes of administration, to preparing for first-in-human trials. Read it now. The Altascientist : Issue No. Read or listen now. Watch it now.

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Zelatriazin

New Drug Approvals

It was developed for schizophrenia and anhedonia in depression but trials were unsuccessful and its development was discontinued in 2023. [1] Zelatriazin, C 18 H 15 F 3 N 4 O 3 , 392.3 Yin, Wei; Han, David; Khudyakov, Polyna; Behrje, Rhett; Posener, Joel; Laurenza, Antonio; Arkilo, Dimitrios (August 2022). 88 (8): 3872–3882. PMC 9544063.

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Eplontersen

New Drug Approvals

“Population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of eplontersen, an antisense oligonucleotide in development for transthyretin amyloidosis” British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Eplontersen , sold under the brand name Wainua , is a medication used for the treatment of transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis. [1]