Active ingredient vs excipient debate for nanomedicines

Nanomedicines are complex drugs where components that have typically been regarded as excipients may now be considered part of the active ingredient. The distinction between the active ingredient and excipients for nanomedicines has…

Gin & tonic – the first bittersweet antimalarial

During the 1700s, antimalarial properties of quinine were first unleashed. British soldiers stationed in India began drinking tonic water to prevent and combat the disease. However, quinine has a pronounced bitter taste; in the 1800s, gin…

World Asthma Day 2024

World Asthma Day takes place every year on the first Tuesday of May and will be held for the 27th time in 2024. The day was initiated as a global initiative led by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) in collaboration with health care…