Industry Trends

March 2020

See what has been happening in Asia’s pharma and personal care industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

Metformin treatment in children, recovery of haircare from Covid-19, statin use may reduce mortality in high-risk prostate cancer, and more.  Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Metformin Could Reduce Obesity in Children
Drugs.com

Metformin treatment reduces some obesity measures in children, according to a review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 18 in Childhood Obesity.
Hair care will see quickest recovery from COVID-19 outbreak in China
CosmeticsDesign-Asia

China’s hair care category will bounce back the fastest compared to skin care and colour cosmetics in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, according to a new report.
Statin Use May Reduce Mortality in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Drugs.com

Statin use alone or in combination with metformin is associated with lower all-cause and prostate cancer (PCa) mortality among high-risk patients, according to a study.
Tool Aids Safe Fasting for T2DM Patients Observing Ramadan
Drugs.com

Use of the Fasting Algorithm for Singaporeans with Type 2 Diabetes (FAST) facilitates safe intermittent fasting for patients with diabetes during Ramadan, according to a study.
2020's hottest sun protection solutions
Cosmetics Business

While new UV absorbers are a rarity, sunscreen manufacturers can mitigate the harmful effects of the sun through clever use of new and existing ingredients, as John Woodruff reports.
Antibiotics in First Year of Life May Up Risk for T1DM by Age 10
Drugs.com

Antibiotic prescriptions in the first year of life are associated with an increased risk for type 1 diabetes in childhood, according to a study published online March 4 in Diabetes Care.
Coronavirus Update: FDA Steps to Ensure Quality of Foreign products
Drugs.com

Drugs.com providing updated and more detailed information about the status of FDA inspections in China and the agency’s oversight of imported products from China, which have been impacted by this outbreak.
Cumulative Dose of Oral Steroids Associated With HTN Incidence
Drugs.com

For adults with any of six chronic inflammatory diseases, a cumulative dose of oral glucocorticoids is associated with an increased incidence of hypertension, according to a study published online March 23 in CMAJ.
Polymicrobial Phage Library-Based Treatment for Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

Business Wire Health

US FDA has cleared its Investigational New Drug application for the clinical development of PhageBank™, a personalized bacteriophage therapeutic for the treatment of MDR and complicated bacterial infections.

AAN: Hypersomnolence in Elderly Linked to Medical Conditions
Drugs.com

Hypersomnolence among the elderly is associated with an increased risk for subsequent development of medical conditions, including diabetes, cancer, and hypertension, according to a study.
Drugmakers tell analyst ingredient prices are rising as FDA reports first supply hit tied to COVID-19
FiercePharma News

The world’s heavy reliance on cheap Chinese ingredients has shown a fault line in the U.S., as the FDA reports the first shortage of a drug due to the COVID-19 outbreak. With 20 other FDA-approved drugs relying solely on China as the source of an API or finished product, more shortages may soon materialize.
Frustration over alleged slow release of medical supplies
Daily Tribune

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is getting in the way of the Philippines getting more testing kits for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-1), a cabinet secretary and a senator said Sunday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Senator Panfilo Lacson expressed frustration over the alleged slow release of medical supplies by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) due to the pending approval by the FDA. FDA is an attached agency of the Department of Health (DoH).

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