New treatments and treatment protocols for endocrine disorders are evolving rapidly, and research and development activity in the endocrinology field is high. Optimal therapy remains contentious in some areas. To help you keep up-to-date with the latest advances worldwide on all aspects of drug therapy and management of endocrine disorders, this section of the journal brings you information selected from the rapid drug news alerting service Inpharma Weekly.1Each issue contains easy-to-read summaries of the most important research and development news, clinical studies, treatment guidelines, pharmacoeconomic and adverse drug reaction news, and expert opinion pieces published in the world's top endocrinology journals.