Pharmaceutical News and Articles
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 25, 2009 - In the
week ending Friday, Nov. 20 – after the American Heart
Association and New England Journal of Medicine released
results of the Arbiter 6-HALTS study on Saturday, Nov. 14...
VANCOUVER, Canada, Nov. 23, 2009-Direct-to-consumer advertising
(DTCA) for a commonly prescribed antiplatelet drug does not appear
associated with increased use, but may be associated with increased
drug costs and Medicaid pharmacy expenditures,...
CHICAGO, Nov. 23, 2009 - Older adults who take several types
of psychotropic medications—such as antidepressants or
sedatives—appear more likely to experience falls, according
to an analysis of previous studies reported in the November...
From Associated Press (November 24, 2009)
BASEL, Switzerland--Swiss pharmaceuticals maker Novartis AG has
opened the first U.S. plant to produce flu vaccines using cell
cultures instead of egg-based methods, it said Tuesday.
The new site in Holly...
Audience: Cardiology and endocrinology healthcare
professionals
ROCKVILLE, Nov. 21, 2009-FDA notified healthcare professionals
and patients that it is reviewing preliminary data from a recent
study suggesting that patients using sibutramine have...
From Associated Press (November 20, 2009)
ATLANTA_Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested
positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to the
medication Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.
The cases reported at Duke...
From Associated Press (November 21, 2009)
PRINCETON, N.J.--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved
top-selling Abilify as a treatment for autism-related irritability
in children from the ages of 6 to 17, drug maker Bristol-Myers
Squibb...
From Associated Press (November 19, 2009)
WASHINGTON-Federal health experts on Thursday brushed off
lingering safety questions about a popular inhaler drug and
suggested it carry bolder benefit claims.
The Food and Drug Administration's panel of...
From Associated Press (November 19, 2009)
GENEVA--The World Health Organization on Thursday ruled out
swine flu vaccine as the cause of death in 41 people who had
received the flu shot.
WHO vaccines chief Marie-Paule Kieny said deaths...
From Associated Press (November 19, 2009)
BETHESDA, Md.--Federal health experts said Wednesday an updated
version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine is safe and
effective for infants and toddlers, despite company studies that
failed to...
From Associated Press (November 19, 2009)
LONDON–AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it has applied to
U.S. regulators to market its blood clot preventer Brilinta, a
potential new big seller for the company.
AstraZeneca submitted a new drug...
From Associated Press (November 18, 2009)
NEW YORK--Genentech Inc. and partner Biogen Idec Inc. said
Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration is withholding a
decision to expand approval of Rituxan as a leukemia treatment,
pending further...
From UPI Science News (November 18, 2009)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a
medicated skin patch that relieves the pain associated with
shingles.
The FDA said the Qutenza
(capsaicin) 8 percent patch treats pain that occurs...
From Associated Press (November 18, 2009)
MARIETTA, Pa._Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS.
Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass
allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical
industry is...
From Associated Press (November 17, 2009)
WASHINGTON_Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety
of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner
Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of
heart...
Associated Press - Nov. 16, 2009
WASHINGTON-The failure of an experimental AIDS vaccine trial two
years ago may have been caused by the common cold virus.
The vaccine was intended to block the spread of HIV, which
causes AIDS. But the test was...
STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 17, 2009 - Many patients
with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and
just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes
of Health study led by Stanford University School of...
Associated Press - Nov. 16, 2009
WASHINGTON-Federal health officials on Monday questioned whether
to approve an updated version of Pfizer
's best-selling anti-infection vaccine for children,
despite company studies that failed to meet certain...
Associated Press - Nov. 17, 2009
BASEL, Switzerland–Pharmaceutical maker
Novartis AG said Tuesday a U.S.
clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine
may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could...
From Associated Press (November 17, 2009)
WASHINGTON–Federal health officials say a popular
heartburn medication can block the blood thinning effect of Plavix,
which is taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart
attack and...
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