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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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WEDNESDAY, May 23 -- An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted against a new use of a new blood thinner, Xarelto, to cut the risk of potentially lethal clots in people with acute coronary syndrome. The panel of experts voted 6-to-4, with one member abstaining, against using the drug in these high-risk patients. Panel members said there wasn't enough data in...
WEDNESDAY, May 23 -- Many older Americans take calcium supplements to prevent bone loss, but they may be significantly increasing their risk for a heart attack, a new study suggests. These supplements do not help prevent heart attacks or stroke as some previous research has suggested, the study authors say. But dietary calcium might reduce the risk, they noted. "While a moderately high intake...
WEDNESDAY, May 23 -- New research suggests that long-term birth control options, such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and under-the-skin implants, are 20 times more effective for preventing pregnancy than short-term contraceptives, such as birth control pills, patches and rings. "IUDs and implants are very effective; they rival tubal ligation in terms of preventing pregnancy," said study...

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BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Digestive Care, Inc. (DCI), announced that the company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its New Drug Application (NDA) for Pertzye, indicated for the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) due to cystic fibrosis (CF) or other conditions. Pertzye is a unique pancreatic enzyme product...
Physicians express concern about safety of emergency overseas drugs approved by FDA WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2012 - In an MDLinx (www.mdlinx.com) survey conducted of 200 U.S. oncologists this month, 90.5 percent reported experiencing shortages of key cancer drugs in their practices. MDLinx, a web property of M3 USA (http://usa.m3.com) is the nation's leading specialty physician...
California firm previously warned not to market HybriSil topical corticosteroid U.S. Marshals, acting at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, have seized HybriSil (methylprednisolone acetate 1% percent in silicone gel), an unapproved new drug marketed by Crescendo Therapeutics, LLC, of Vista, Calif. The seizure, which took place under a warrant issued by the U.S. District Court...

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Recently added consumer and prescribing information: Pertzye, Fabior, Elelyso, Dymista, Stendra, Amyvid, Binosto, QNASL, Omontys, Surfaxin ...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 ...
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 information on our growing ...
We have updated the 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 ...
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