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GlaxoSmithKline receives NDA for Coreg CR
• Drug News • Mar 18 06
GlaxoSmithKline has announced that the new drug application (NDA) for Coreg CR has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
FDA grants Cerexa fast track designation
• Drug News • Mar 18 06
Cerexa has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for PPI-0903, a next-generation, broad-spectrum, cephalosporin antibiotic, for…
Roche aims for 400 million Tamiflu doses by end 2006
• Drug News • Mar 16 06
Swiss drug maker Roche is boosting output of its flu drug Tamiflu by a third in order to meet increased demand from governments building…
Thalidomide helps older blood cancer cases: study
• Drug News • Mar 10 06
Thalidomide can stem the advance of blood cancer in elderly patients when used with a combination of other drugs, researchers said on Friday.
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The Viagra of heart drugs now available in the UK
• Drug News • Mar 08 06
Patients in the UK suffering from a rare life-threatening heart condition, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), could soon be offered a new treatment.
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Expert Warns of Overuse of Over-the-Counter Pain Medication
• Drug News • Mar 06 06
Acetaminophen is generally a safe and effective medication, one that is used by millions of people every day to treat minor aches and pains…
Next-generation drug development: risky and costly, but worth it
• Drug News • Mar 06 06
Generic drugs, which drive a $40 billion dollar generics industry expected to hit $60 billion by 2007, account for 53% of all prescriptions filled…
FDA approves Erbitux for head, neck cancer
• Drug News • Mar 02 06
U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved ImClone Systems Inc.‘s colon cancer drug Erbitux to treat head and neck cancer in cases when surgery is not…
Pfizer acquires worldwide rights to Exubera
• Drug News • Mar 01 06
Pfizer has announced that it has acquired the sanofi-aventis worldwide rights to Exubera (inhaled human insulin). Pfizer received approval last month to market Exubera…
Potential new drug for treating all forms of tuberculosis
• Drug News • Feb 20 06
An experimental tuberculosis drug may be effective against not only multi drug-resistant forms of the disease but could also be the first compound to…
Short spell of Celebrex may be safe for IBD
• Drug News • Feb 16 06
In a study of patients with dormant ulcerative colitis, a 14-day course of the selective COX-2 inhibitor, Celebrex (celecoxib), did not cause disease exacerbation.…
New FDA report says earlier meetings w/FDA make drug review process more efficient
• Drug News • Feb 16 06
The FDA has released a new report that takes carefully examines the way the agency reviews applications for drugs and biologics that have not…
Vardenafil improves peripheral blood flow in Raynaud disease
• Drug News • Feb 12 06
The phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor vardenafil (Levitra) improves symptoms and digital blood flow, both at room temperature and during a cold-exposure test, in…
Alfuzosin safe for older patients with cardiovascular disease
• Drug News • Feb 12 06
Older age, cardiovascular comorbidity and the use of antihypertensive medication do not affect a patient’s tolerance of alfusozin, an alpha-1-blocker used to treat lower…
Cocoa-derived medicines still years away: experts
• Drug News • Feb 10 06
Medications derived from a component of cocoa are still several years away despite studies suggesting it could help prevent cancer and cardiovascular diseases in…
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical announce availability of 2 mg Abilify (aripiprazole)
• Drug News • Feb 08 06
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced two newly available options of Abilify (aripiprazole) - a 2 mg tablet strength and…
FDA grants fast track status for ViroPharma’s Maribavir
• Drug News • Feb 08 06
ViroPharma Incorporated has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for maribavir, an oral antiviral drug candidate…
Merck rushed unsafe Vioxx to market, lawyer argues
• Drug News • Feb 08 06
Merck & Co. Inc. rushed the painkiller Vioxx to market despite knowing its potential health dangers, an attorney said on Monday in opening arguments…
Anticholinergic drugs may lead to mild mental impairment in elderly
• Drug News • Feb 07 06
Anticholinergic drugs may lead to mild cognitive (mental) impairment in elderly people, finds a study published online by the British Medical Journal.
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Xenical OTC
• Drug News • Feb 07 06
The FDA’s approval of the weight loss drug Xenical as an over-the-counter medication will be a boon to its manufacturer, but a potential problem…
Anti-inflammatory Drugs May Do More Harm than Good in Tendinopathy
• Drug News • Feb 03 06
Ibuprofen, naproxen, and related “nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs” (NSAIDs) don’t help and might even hinder healing in patients with tendon conditions known as tendinopathy, according…
FDA wants asthma drug withdrawn
• Drug News • Jan 26 06
An FDA advisory panel has advised that an over-the-conter (OTC) asthma drug should be withdrawn.
The panel believe that the inhaled drug Primatene Mist…
Swedish chain challenges state drug sale monopoly
• Drug News • Jan 26 06
The owner of one of Sweden’s top three supermarket chains said on Thursday it would begin to sell nicotine chewing gum, undermining the complete…
Glaxo hopes for pandemic flu vaccine by yr-end
• Drug News • Jan 25 06
GlaxoSmithKline Plc plans to start final clinical trials in a bid to find a vaccine against pandemic flu, which experts fear may be triggered…
Roche says now shipping Tamiflu to all markets
• Drug News • Jan 24 06
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG on Tuesday said it has lifted restrictions on the distribution of influenza treatment Tamiflu and is now shipping…