MHRA flags risk of topical steroid withdrawal reactions Investor snaps up drug delivery specialist Acino in bid to build regional pharma hub Scancell taps PharmaJet for needle-free COVID-19 vaccine study Virpax raises $40M to use delivery systems to improve pain drugs ESMO: In landmark win, Novartis' Kisqali extends breast cancer survival by one year. Can it challenge Pfizer's Ibrance? Featured Story | By Nick Paul Taylor Topical steroids are a go-to option for treating eczema and psoriasis. However, the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has linked prolonged use to rare withdrawal reactions, leading it to call on manufacturers to update their labels. read more |
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