Archive for January 2010

Basilea’s antifungal isavuconazole passed phase III clinical trial futility analysis

Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announced that based on a futility analysis of the isavuconazole phase III trial for the treatment of invasive Aspergillus infections, the Independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (IDSMB) has recommended the continuation of the study.
The primary goal of this phase III study is to demonstrate statistical non-inferiority of isavuconazole versus the comparator, current [...]



British bureaucracy and the baby

Why do British politicians think that their National Health System is so wonderful?
Braving the snow and icy conditions one recent afternoon on Christmas holidays in London, I visited a doctor’s surgery near my sister’s home to make an appointment for her newborn baby. Rather than being a simple endeavour of securing the next available timeslot, [...]