https://www.europesays.com/uk/122344/ Drug recalled over ‘contamination’ — patients urged to check pill colour now | UK | News #Cancer #CancerDrugs #CancerMedication #DrugRecall #Health #Healthcare #MercaptopurineRecall #MHRANotice #MicrobialContamination #PenicilliumKongii. #ProductRecalls #UK #UnitedKingdom
Dutch cancer patients forced to wait for drug pricing dispute resolution https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/dutch-cancer-patients-forced-to-wait-for-drug-pricing-dispute-resolution/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CancerDrugs #EUPharmaPackage #HealthcareBudgets #TheNetherlands
#FDA initiative for #diversity in #cancer studies disappears
The FDA has removed webpages about #diversity & #inclusion in #ClinicalTrials for #CancerDrugs.
The page for Project Equity, a 2021 initiative launched by the FDA's #Oncology Center of Excellence to ensure that cancer #drugs were evaluated for approval based on data from a diverse group of study participants, has gone dark.
[this makes no sense scientifically]
#Trump #WhiteSupremacy #DEI #law #Health
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/25/nx-s1-5274115/fda-diversity-dei-cancer-studies
A 43-year-old man from India was indicted by a federal grand jury last week for allegedly selling fake cancer drugs and having them shipped to Houston.
Radioactive drugs strike cancer with precision - Enlarge / Pharma interest and investment in radiotherapy drugs is heati... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2032646 #radiopharmaceuticals #radioactivedrugs #cancerdrugs #science #cancer
Prof Chris Jackson on funding cancer drugs in Aotearoa NZ. A rational head in a fraught debate.
Help @Tinu raise the money she needs for her #cancer and #LongCovid treatments. Make sure that she and her family can get through this difficult time. #MutualAidRequest #DisabilityMutualAid #Disability #CancerDrugs #MedicalCrowdfund
The global rise in #cancer cases has led to an increased use of #CancerDrugs, which are vital for treating the disease. However, these drugs, particularly #cytostatics, are now emerging as a significant #environmental threat. Cytostatics, which slow or stop the growth of cancer cells, are not fully removed by #wastewater treatment plants & can enter aquatic #ecosystems, posing risks to #wildlife & potentially humans.
US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply - Enlarge / Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Adderall XR brand medication arrang... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017093 #drugshortages #genericdrugs #cancerdrugs #pharmacists #adderall #pharmacy #science #health #ashp #dea #fda
US #doctors are rationing lifesaving #cancer #drugs amid dire shortage
The country is in the grips of a dire shortage of cheap, generic #platinum-based #cancerdrugs used to treat various cancers in hundreds of thousands of US patients each year—patients with lung, breast, bladder, ovarian, testicular, endometrial, and head and neck cancers, and others. The shortage could lead to preventable deaths, and it's unclear when it will end. https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/dire-shortage-of-cancer-drugs-in-us-forces-doctors-to-ration-doses/ #healthcare
"Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients" #CancerDrugs
#Pluvicto #Methotrexate #Cisplatin #Fluorouracil
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/shortages-cancer-drugs-fda-rcna77913
