Colchicine

Cardiol Therapeutics Announces FDA Investigational New Drug Application (IND) Authorization for Multicenter Phase II Open-Label Pilot Study of CardiolRx(TM) for Recurrent Pericarditis

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화요일, 5월 17, 2022

Recurrent pericarditis is an orphan disease in the United States, thereby making CardiolRx eligible for orphan drug status under the FDA's Orphan Drug Designation program.

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  • Recurrent pericarditis is an orphan disease in the United States, thereby making CardiolRx eligible for orphan drug status under the FDA's Orphan Drug Designation program.
  • Cardiol's study is expected to enroll 25 patients at major clinical centers specializing in pericarditis in the United States.
  • The NRS is a validated clinical tool used across multiple conditions with acute and chronic pain, including previous studies of recurrent pericarditis.
  • Cardiol believes there is a similar opportunity to develop its oral CardiolRx formulation as an orphan drug for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis.

Doctors for Disaster Preparedness Recommends COVID Medical Kit

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수요일, 1월 12, 2022

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In its January newsletter ,Doctors for Disaster Preparednesssuggests that all households should have a COVID medical kit, which is also a general medical kit.

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  • TUCSON, Ariz., Jan 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In its January newsletter ,Doctors for Disaster Preparednesssuggests that all households should have a COVID medical kit, which is also a general medical kit.
  • With supply chain disruptions, essential items may be unobtainable when needed, and professional medical services may be inaccessible.
  • The kit should include a blood pressure monitor, a clinical thermometer tested to be sure it works, a pulse oximeter, and possibly a nebulizer.
  • Doctors for Disaster Preparedness is a group of scientists (including physicians) founded in 1984, which provides information to help save lives in the event of natural or man-made disasters.

Dyve Biosciences Hosting Key Opinion Leader Webinar on Gout and DYV702

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월요일, 11월 15, 2021

Webinar to be held Tuesday, November 23rd @ 11am ET

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  • Webinar to be held Tuesday, November 23rd @ 11am ET
    THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dyve Biosciences, Inc. (Dyve), a clinical stage biotechnology company,today announced that it will host a key opinion leader (KOL) webinar on gout on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 11:00am Eastern Time.
  • Both experts will discuss the current treatment landscape for gout and unmet medical need in treating the pain, swelling, and discomfort associated with gout flares.
  • DYV702 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall response rate, lower rescue medication use, and an improvement in physical function.
  • Dyves lead asset, DYV702,recently completed a 20-center, 100-patient, Phase 2 clinical study for the treatment ofpainassociated with acute gout.

Health Canada approval of low-dose colchicine for cardiovascular disease based on the COLCOT study

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금요일, 8월 27, 2021

Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance for the prescription drug MYINFLA (colchicine 0.5 mg tablets) based on the results of the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI)s COLCOT clinical trial.

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  • Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance for the prescription drug MYINFLA (colchicine 0.5 mg tablets) based on the results of the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI)s COLCOT clinical trial.
  • We are pleased that Health Canada has recognized the efficacy and safety of low-dose colchicine for the prevention of atherothrombotic events.
  • Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death and hospitalization in Canada.
  • Time-to-treatment initiation of colchicine and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction in the Colchicine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (COLCOT).

Lawsuit against Prominent Physician Sends Wrong Message, States the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

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월요일, 8월 9, 2021

AAPS has issued the following statement concerning this litigation:

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  • AAPS has issued the following statement concerning this litigation:
    Dr. Peter McCullough ser ved in his prior position for many years with distinction.
  • This is an historical fact, which is on the public record and cited in his hundreds of peer-reviewed publications.
  • Some at his former employer apparently disagree with these well-supported medical opinions, which are the context for its lawsuit.
  • The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has represented physicians in all specialties since 1943.

Results of the COLCORONA study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

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금요일, 5월 28, 2021

MONTREAL, May 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) announces that the COLCORONA study results are published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

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  • MONTREAL, May 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) announces that the COLCORONA study results are published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
  • Our study showed that colchicine could be used to reduce the risk of complications for some patients with COVID-19.
  • The COLCORONA study assessed colchicines potential to reduce the risk of COVID-19-related complications in outpatients over 40 years of age with at least one risk factor for disease progression.
  • Notwithstanding these results, it is recommended that studies such as this one be replicated in non-hospitalized patients with a PCR-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.

Results of the COLCORONA study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

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목요일, 5월 27, 2021

MONTREAL, May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) announces that the COLCORONA study results are published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Key Points: 
  • MONTREAL, May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) announces that the COLCORONA study results are published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
  • Our study showed that colchicine could be used to reduce the risk of complications for some patients with COVID-19.
  • The COLCORONA study assessed colchicines potential to reduce the risk of COVID-19-related complications in outpatients over 40 years of age with at least one risk factor for disease progression.
  • Notwithstanding these results, it is recommended that studies such as this one be replicated in non-hospitalized patients with a PCR-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.

Colchicine reduces the risk of COVID-19-related complications

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토요일, 1월 23, 2021

The study results have shown that colchicine has reduced by 21% the risk of death or hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 compared to placebo.

Key Points: 
  • The study results have shown that colchicine has reduced by 21% the risk of death or hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 compared to placebo.
  • This major scientific discovery makes colchicine the worlds first oral drug that could be used to treat non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
  • Treating patients at risk of complications with colchicine as soon as the diagnosis of COVID-19 is confirmed by PCR reduces their risk of developing a severe form of the disease and, consequently, reduces the number of hospitalizations.
  • It was designed to determine whether colchicine could reduce the risk of severe complications associated with COVID-19.

Colchicine reduces the risk of COVID-19-related complications

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토요일, 1월 23, 2021

The study results have shown that colchicine has reduced by 21% the risk of death or hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 compared to placebo.

Key Points: 
  • The study results have shown that colchicine has reduced by 21% the risk of death or hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 compared to placebo.
  • This major scientific discovery makes colchicine the worlds first oral drug that could be used to treat non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
  • Treating patients at risk of complications with colchicine as soon as the diagnosis of COVID-19 is confirmed by PCR reduces their risk of developing a severe form of the disease and, consequently, reduces the number of hospitalizations.
  • It was designed to determine whether colchicine could reduce the risk of severe complications associated with COVID-19.

Colchicine shows promise as a treatment for at-home COVID-19 patients

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일요일, 11월 29, 2020

We aim at completing patient recruitment in this large study within the next month and hope that colchicine will reduce the risk of COVID-19 complications.

Key Points: 
  • We aim at completing patient recruitment in this large study within the next month and hope that colchicine will reduce the risk of COVID-19 complications.
  • COLCORONA is a contact-free, at-home, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study run out of Canada, the United States, Europe, South America, and South Africa.
  • It aims to determine if colchicine can reduce the risk of serious complications linked to COVID-19.
  • This is one of the few current large-scale studies of COVID-19 in which non-hospitalized patients can participate.