Hypertension is one of the most common medical conditions in the world, and in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 116 million people have it. A wide…
Several therapies from a range of drug classes are available to address the symptoms of narcolepsy; these symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy. Despite the availability…
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who are refractory to one or more tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors are generally prescribed a non-TNF-targeted therapy (e.g., Bristol Myers Squibb…
The chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) drug-treatment market is dominated by BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors, notably imatinib (Novartis’s Gleevec; generics); these agents enable many CML patients…
The prevalence of HBV is a major public health concern in China. Patients chronically infected with HBV are at high risk of developing hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The majority…
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic immune-mediated disease of the nervous system, is classified as a rare disease in China because of its low prevalence in that country. Traditionally, MS patients…
Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening condition in which serum potassium concentration exceeds 5.5 mEq/L. Despite various guidelines, no accepted consensus exists for the management of…