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Drugs.com is the most popular, comprehensive and up-to-date source of drug information online. Providing free, peer-reviewed, accurate and independent data on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products. Find helpful tools, wallet size personal medication records, mobile applications and more.

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FRIDAY, Jan. 27 -- The earliest Native Americans may have originated in a tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia called the Altai, according to anthropologists. The Altai is at the intersection of Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan and "is a key area because it's a place that people have been coming and going for thousands and thousands of years," Theodore Schurr, an associate professor...
FRIDAY, Jan. 27 -- Among people with inflammatory bowel disease -- a chronic intestinal disorder that commonly takes the form of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis -- those who travel to developing nations or tropical locales do not have a greater risk of intestinal infections than other travelers, according to a new study. Researchers in Israel concluded that patients with inflammatory bowel...
FRIDAY, Jan. 27 -- Following the U.S. Food Drug Administration's approval last year of an intravenous formulation of acetaminophen for fever and pain in a hospital setting, researchers warn that use of the preparation could lead to serious overdoses, particularly among the youngest patients. The problem: There is confusion over measurement guidelines -- milligrams vs. milliliters, to be specific...

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., January 25, 2012, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leo Pharma announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Picato (ingenol mebutate) gel (0.015%, 0.05%) for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis (AK). AK is a precancerous condition caused by cumulative sun exposure that has the potential to progress to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the second most...
FRIDAY, January 20, 2012 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zetonna (ciclesonide) nasal aerosol to treat the symptoms associated with seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older. Ciclesonide is a corticosteroid first approved for nasal use as Omnaris in October 2006. Zetonna nasal aerosol is formulated with a hydrofluoroalkane...
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 25, 2012 - UCB announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Keppra (levetiracetam) tablets and oral solution as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures in adults and children one month of age and older with epilepsy. Keppra was previously approved in the U.S. as adjunctive therapy for partial onset seizures...

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Latest Additions to Drugs.com

Recently added consumer and prescribing information: Picato, Zetonna, Subsys, Edarbyclor, Anturol, Forfivo XL, Intermezzo, Eylea, Erwinaze, Jakafi ...also see new filings.
Drugs.com is proud to announce the release of a flexible and easy-to-use Pill Reminder and Personal Medication Record (PMR) app for your iPhone or iPod touch. Use this application to manage any combination of medications, vitamins/supplements and birth control pills. The intuitive interface lets you build a list of medications and setup reminders with ease ...
1st June, 2011 – We are pleased to announce the Pill Identifier Lite mobile application has become the #1 paid medical app in the U.S. Apple App store. Thanks to all those who have downloaded the app. We look forward to providing regular updates and improvements. Please check out our apps page to get more ...
We’ve updated our pill identifier tool to help identify imprints that have been entered upside down and with similar letters. For example the imprint for Divalproex Sodium Extended-Release is 691: This could be read as 169 if the pill was held upside down. The pill identifier now recognizes imprints like this and will suggest an ...
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