Farmácia/Notícias da Indústria

Em um estudo de randomização mendeliana, pesquisadores não descobriram nenhuma evidência genética que dê base à associação entre níveis de vitamina D e suscetibilidade a Covid-19, gravidade ou hospitalização.

4 Jun, 2021 | 08:22h

Vitamin D and COVID-19 susceptibility and severity in the COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative: A Mendelian randomization study – PLOS Medicine

Comentário: Vitamin D may not provide protection from COVID-19 susceptibility or disease severity, study suggests – PLOS

Relacionado: Living systematic review: The evidence is insufficient to determine the benefits and harms of vitamin D supplementation as a treatment of COVID‐19. E RCT: Vitamin D3 does not improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19

Estados Unidos divulgam esquema de compartilhamento global de 80 milhões de doses de vacina até o fim de junho.

4 Jun, 2021 | 08:21h

BREAKING – United States Unveils Global Vaccine Sharing Scheme for 80 Million Doses by End June – Health Policy Watch

Ver também: Statement by President Joe Biden on Global Vaccine Distribution – The White House

OMS valida a vacina Sinovac-CoronaVac contra COVID-19 para uso emergencial e emite recomendações provisórias.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:32h

WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations – World Health Organization

Comentário: WHO grants emergency approval to 2nd Chinese COVID vaccine – MedicalXpress

Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)

WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac #COVID19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies & communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing.
More ⬇️ https://t.co/Uy0xmGlAIT

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 1, 2021

[Comunicado de imprensa – ainda não publicado] A cidade de Serrana, no Brasil, registra queda de 95% nas mortes por Covid-19 após quase todos os adultos receberem a vacina CoronaVac – Os achados sugerem que a pandemia pode ser controlada quando 75% da população está completamente vacinada.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:28h

Immunization of Serrana´s population with Butantan´s vaccine has a high decrease of 80% cases and 95% in deaths by COVID – Instituto Butantan

Comentários: Study in Brazilian town shows 95% efficacy of Sinovac’s vaccine in reducing death by COVID-19 – Global Times E Brazil Covid: Deaths plunge after town’s adults vaccinated – BBC E Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal – Associated Press

Israel relata ligação entre casos raros de inflamação cardíaca e vacinação contra COVID-19 em homens jovens.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:26h

Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men – Science (poucos artigos gratuitos por mês)

Relacionado: CDC is investigating several reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after receiving mRNA vaccines. Most cases were mild, more often in males than females, more often following dose 2 than dose 1, and typically, within 4 days after vaccination.

Comentário no Twitter

👇Paging ⁦@CDCgov⁩ and ⁦@US_FDA⁩

“In a report submitted today to the Israeli Ministry of Health, they conclude that between one in 3000 and one in 6000 men ages 16 to 24 who received the vaccine developed the rare condition.” https://t.co/aoz2rkgdwO

— Ramin Farzaneh-Far MD (@rfsquared) June 1, 2021

Após os sucessos com a COVID-19, pesquisadores se esforçam para desenvolver vacinas de mRNA contra outras doenças infecciosas e câncer.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:24h

After COVID-19 successes, researchers push to develop mRNA vaccines for other diseases – Nature Medicine

Revisão sistemática: Desempenho em dirigir sob tratamento com os medicamentos mais frequentemente prescritos para transtornos mentais – 31% dos pacientes esquizofrênicos ou esquizoafetivos em uso de antipsicóticos e 18% dos pacientes uni e bipolares em uso de antidepressivos mostraram comprometimento grave nas habilidades relevantes para dirigir.

2 Jun, 2021 | 10:14h

Driving performance under treatment of most frequently prescribed drugs for mental disorders: a systematic review of patient studies – International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Perspectiva | Posso tomar a vacina da AstraZeneca agora e a da Pfizer depois? Misturar e combinar vacinas contra COVID-19 poderia ajudar a resolver muitos problemas de implementação.

1 Jun, 2021 | 10:28h

Can I get AstraZeneca now and Pfizer later? Why mixing and matching COVID vaccines could help solve many rollout problems – The Conversation

Vacinas que protegem contra muitos coronavírus poderiam evitar outra pandemia.

1 Jun, 2021 | 10:21h

Vaccines that can protect against many coronaviruses could prevent another pandemic – Science (poucos artigos são gratuitos por mês)

M-A: Terapia inalatória tripla vs. dupla em pacientes com asma moderada a grave – menos exacerbações com terapia tripla, mas sem diferenças significativas na qualidade de vida ou na mortalidade.

1 Jun, 2021 | 10:19h

Triple vs Dual Inhaler Therapy and Asthma Outcomes in Moderate to Severe Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (gratuito por tempo limitado)