Injecting performance enhancing corticosteroid hormones for other than medical treatment is banned, and tests exist that can detect injected hormones. Injecting synacthen, which stimulates the body to ...

MNK will license Synacthen to a competitor. The action settles an FTC claim brought on by Martin Shkreli. MNK sells Synacthen abroad to treat infantile spasms. Evidence suggests it could threaten ...

Mallinckrodt announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation to the Investigational New Drug (IND) application of Synacthen Depot (tetracosactide) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular ...

Sigma-Tau announces that Synacthen ® (tetracosactide hexa-acetate salt) is now available again in most of the European countries. Synacthen® is dedicated to a small population of patients for many ...

Martin Shkreli blew the whistle on a UK drugmaker, which is now being sued by the FTC. Illustration by the New York Post The Federal Trade Commission, following an exclusive report by The Post, has ...

A baseline ACTH level measured on the same blood sample as your cortisol level can assess your cortisol production. An ACTH stimulation test measures the ability of your adrenal glands to respond to ...

Why try to beat 'em if you can just buy 'em? That's the approach that Questcor Pharmaceuticals is taking. The biotech announced today that it has acquired rights to develop Syncathen and Synacthen ...