August 04, 2023 – We at thasso recently had an article (blog) on the much discussed and recently throughout the social media as wonder compound (drug) for weight loss promoted active ingredient Semaglutide in the form of the newly marketed product …

Is there living pharmacogenovigilance behind Semaglutide drugs? Read more »

September 16, 2022 – Beta thalassemias (β thalassemias) are a group of inherited blood disorders. They are forms of thalassemia caused by reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin that result in variable outcomes ranging from severe anemia …

Gene therapy: Hope for patients with beta-thalassemia? Read more »

25 June 2022 – Xalkori (Crizotinib)-related ocular toxicity and severe visual loss are difficult to detect in children. This comes out of a Dear Healthcare Professional Communication (DHPC) letter from the European Medicine Agency (EMA) following it’s June 2022 Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment …

Xalkori: Ocular Toxicity and Severe Visual Loss in Children Read more »

May 08, 2022 – Umbralisib (Ukoniq) is a medication for the treatment of marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). Umbralisib (Ukoniq) inhibits multiple kinases. In biochemical and cell-based assays, Umbralisib inhibited PI3Kδ and casein kinase CK1ε. PI3Kδ is expressed in …

Umbralisib (Ukoniq): Drug recall because increased risk of patient death Read more »

February 08, 2021 – In the period of the Covid-19 pandemic and the emerging spectrum of severe adverse (drug) reactions (SADRs) of the anti-Covid-19 vaccines in some patients receiving these vaccines, one easily forgets about the same phenomenon of SADRS …

Fingolimod (Gilenya): Warnings on severe liver failures Read more »

August 26 2020 –  Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), originally known as vascular permeability factor (VPF)  is a signal protein produced by cells that stimulates the formation of blood vessels. VEGF is a sub-family of growth factors, the platelet-derived growth factor …

Increased Risk Of Aneurysms And Artery Dissections With VEGF Inhibitors Read more »

March 25, 2020 – The Covid-19 pandemic keeps the word abreast. Drastic measures have been and are being taken worldwide by governments, hospitals, healthcare  care providers, and retiring homes in attempts to halt the spreading of Covid-19 disease. Recently, there have …

Covid-19 disease: Be careful with chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine Read more »

September 05, 2019 – An E-cigarette is a handheld battery-powered vaporizer that simulates smoking by providing some of the behavioral aspects of smoking, including the hand-to-mouth action of smoking, but without burning tobacco. Using an E-cigarette is known as “vaping” and …

FDA safety communication concerning E-cigarettes Read more »

19 April 2019 – Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Moreover, Alemtuzumab, under the Tradenames of Campt, MabCampath and Campt-1H is on the markets for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), and T-cell …

Lemtrada: Deleterious unwanted effects in some multiple sclerosis patients Read more »

April 07, 2019 – Consumers are increasingly embracing genetic testing to better understand their individual risk for developing diseases. With this rise in popularity and availability, we’re also seeing significant activity in the field of pharmacogenetics, which is the process …

Genomics lab illegally markets genetic tests that claim to predict patient responses to drugs Read more »