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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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TUESDAY, Feb. 7 -- Heart failure is linked to thinning of the bones and an increased risk of fractures, a new study indicates. The findings suggest that aggressive screening for osteoporosis may be important for heart failure patients, the researchers said. They looked at data from about 45,500 adults who underwent bone mineral density testing for the first time and were followed for up to 10...
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 -- Routinely giving infants a new vaccine that guards against meningitis appears to be effective, a new study indicates. The multi-center clinical trial of almost 1,900 infants found that administration of routine infant immunizations with a vaccine for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis -- a bacterium that can cause serious disease such as sepsis and meningitis -- was effective...
TUESDAY, Feb. 7 -- Despite earlier research that suggested the rotavirus vaccine increased the risk of intussusception -- when a portion of the intestine slides forward into itself -- a large new study finds this is not the case. "The findings of our study are reassuring and add to the evidence that the benefits of rotavirus vaccine, in terms of reducing doctor's visits hospitalizations and...

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Latest Pharma Industry News

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BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sklice (ivermectin) lotion, 0.5% for the topical treatment of head lice, in patients 6 months of age and older. Effective and well-tolerated, Sklice Lotion treats lice in most patients with a single 10-minute application of the lotion, without...
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., and INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jentadueto (linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets, a new tablet combining the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, linagliptin, and metformin. Jentadueto provides a...
DEERFIELD, Ill., February 6, 2012 and Osaka, Japan, February 7, 2012 – Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., today announced EDARBYCLOR (azilsartan medoxomil and chlorthalidone) is now available by prescription in U.S. pharmacies for the treatment of hypertension to lower blood pressure in adults. It is the...

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Latest Additions to Drugs.com

Recently added consumer and prescribing information: Jentadueto, Kalydeco, Voraxaze, Erivedge, Bydureon, Inlyta, Picato, Zetonna, Subsys, Edarbyclor ...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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