Category archives: Pharmacy

The Hepatitis C dilemma

The Hepatitis C dilemma

BiomedicinePharmacy

By Sergio Laínez

Most people in Spain have heard about the ongoing bitter polemic between the Victims of Hepatitis C Platform and the Spanish government with regard to the access to a new medication called Sovaldi approved by the Spanish government last 1st October. The main reason for such clash between them is simple: the asking price for […]

At the edge of the cliff: no new antibiotics for multidrug-resistant bacteria

At the edge of the cliff: no new antibiotics for multidrug-resistant bacteria

BiomedicineHealthPharmacy

By Pablo Ortiz

The Ebola outbreak has brought the fear of a viral pandemic to the headlines once more, as it happened before with the avian or swine flu. Although viruses-caused infections catch most of attention on the media, the greatest risk to human health comes from other microorganisms, the antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Contrary to viral outbreaks, the threat […]

Against a failing heart, pharmacoepigenomics

Against a failing heart, pharmacoepigenomics

GeneticsPharmacy

By Eduardo Oliver

The last advances in genetics and genomics are leading a change in the paradigm about how to treat diseases. Epigenetics is the science field that studies how gene expression is regulated. Several modifications on the genes such as DNA-methylation, histone-acetylation or microRNA (miRNA) regulation are considered to be the main responsible in controlling gene expression […]

Lead-oriented synthesis: a new concept to aid drug-discovery process

Lead-oriented synthesis: a new concept to aid drug-discovery process

ChemistryMedicinePharmacy

By Pablo Ortiz

The discovery and development of new drugs is a long and expensive process, and despite of it, essential to face present and new diseases. For small molecules, which account for the majority of the marketed drugs, the discovery process generally involves finding a starting point termed hit or lead compound. These molecules have biological activity […]