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Bio-Rad Launches iQ-Check <em>Aspergillus</em> Real-Time PCR Kit, a Fast PCR Alternative for Detection of <em>Aspergillus</em> in Cannabis and Cannabis-Infused Products

Bio-Rad Launches iQ-Check Aspergillus Real-Time PCR Kit, a Fast PCR Alternative for Detection of Aspergillus in Cannabis and Cannabis-Infused Products

November 14, 2019

Depending on the jurisdiction, companies selling cannabis-derived products may need to comply with pathogen testing to protec...

Novel Mathematical Framework Provides a Deeper Understanding of How Drugs Interact

November 13, 2019

eEucidating how two given drugs interact, and whether they have a beneficial effect, would mean a major step toward drug deve...

FDA Releases an Additional LC-MS Method for Testing NDMA in Ranitidine (Zantac)

November 1, 2019

New LC-MS/MS method provides an alternative to the current LC-HRMS method

NDMA Testing Methods

October 24, 2019

Ranitidine (Zantac) recall brings into question the analytical methods used to detect NDMA

Health Risks Associated with N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)

October 24, 2019

Detection of NDMA in ranitidine drugs (Zantac) led to a recent recall. While the carcinogenic effects in humans are not concl...

Ranitidine (Zantac) Recall Brings into Question Accuracy of Safety Testing Methods

October 21, 2019

Company that detected impurities in ranitidine drugs says FDA testing methodology is insufficient, while FDA counters that th...

Flipping the View: New Microscope Offers Options for Drug Discovery, Safety

February 28, 2019

A Purdue University team developed the microscope based on concepts of phase-contrast microscopy

Certara Demonstrates Proof of Concept for its Virtual Twin™ Technology

March 1, 2018

In two papers, Virtual Twin employs modeling and simulation to determine the optimal drug dosing regimen and assess car...

Fragment-Based Methods for Drug Screening

November 13, 2017

With fewer smaller chemicals, scientists develop more-targeted medicines

Study Shows Nearly 70 Percent of Cannabidiol Extracts Sold Online Are Mislabeled

November 9, 2017

Mislabeling may lead to adverse effects for patients, including children with epilepsy

Popular Heartburn Drugs Linked to Higher Death Risk

Protein Data Takes Significant Step Forward in Medicine

June 29, 2017

PNNL-OHSU team part of NCI effort to bring proteogenomics to cancer patients

Study Answers Why Ketamine Helps Depression, Offers Target for Safer Therapy

June 23, 2017

The study published in Nature shows that ketamine blocks a protein responsible for a range of normal brain functions...

New Study Design Holds Promise for Drug Safety Research

June 13, 2017

New method is an effective measure of a drug’s safety over time

Antidepressant was Misrepresented as Safe for Adolescents in 2001 Study

September 17, 2015

A reanalysis led by the University of Adelaide showed no advantages associated with taking paroxetine and demonstrated worryi...

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