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Mifepristone API Price and Manufacturers in China PharmaSources
July 13, 2021
Mifepristone is an anti-gestational, anti-progestogenic steroid, used to terminate early pregnancies, in females not more than 7 weeks pregnant.
Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It? drugs
August 18, 2021
There's strong evidence that the steroid drug dexamethasone can significantly lower hospitalized patients' risk of dying from COVID-19, but many who might benefit from it the most aren't getting it.
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence drugs
July 09, 2021
A longer prison sentence has been handed to the founder of a now-closed Massachusetts pharmaceutical facility responsible for the 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 100 people and sickened hundreds of others.
Many Americans Take Meds That Weaken COVID Vaccine Response drugs
May 21, 2021
A small but significant percentage of Americans take medications that can hamper their immune system and its response to COVID-19 vaccines, researchers say.
Hydrocortisone steroid improves COVID-19 patient chance of recovery, study shows europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 04, 2020
A trial has shown that COVID-19 patients treated with the steroid hydrocortisone had a 93 percent chance of a better outcome from the coronavirus.
Steroid found to improve survival of critically ill COVID-19 patients worldpharmanews
September 03, 2020
A new international study published today has shown that treating critically ill patients with COVID-19 with the steroid hydrocortisone improves their chances of recovery.
Anabolic androgenic steroids associated with early coronary artery disease europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 07, 2017
Tomography coronary angiography used to assess the presence of atherosclerosis associated with anabolic androgenic steroid abuse…