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FDA says AstraZeneca Crestor ad is misleading
• Drug News • Dec 22 04
A newspaper advertisement for AstraZeneca Plc’s cholesterol drug Crestor that touts patient safety is misleading and should no longer be published, regulators warned in…
Pfizer to offer medicine without meth ingredient
• Drug News • Dec 22 04
Pfizer Inc. plans to release a new version of Sudafed that eliminates an ingredient used to produce the highly addictive drug methamphetamine in homemade…
Safe drug imports could be difficult - report
• Drug News • Dec 21 04
Importing cheaper prescription drugs should not come at the expense of safety, said a U.S. government report issued on Tuesday that highlighted the problems…
UK heart patients told to stop COX-2 inhibitors
• Drug News • Dec 21 04
British drug regulators said on Tuesday that patients should stop taking COX-2 inhibitors if they have heart disease.
“Patients treated with any COX-2 inhibitor…
Don’t compromise safety, says drug import report
• Drug News • Dec 21 04
Cheaper imported prescription drugs should not come at the expense of safety, said a U.S. government report issued on Tuesday that highlighted the problems…
Heart Risks Also Seen In Naproxen, Health Agency Says
• Drug News • Dec 21 04
The National Institutes of Health is halting a study testing whether Celebrex - or naproxen - would reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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FDA keeping options open on Naproxen
• Drug News • Dec 21 04
The head of the U.S. drug safety agency said on Tuesday the United States was keeping “all regulatory options open” as it studied data…
Pfizer stops ads for arthritis drug after study
• Drug News • Dec 19 04
Pfizer said Sunday that it would immediately stop advertising Celebrex, its best-selling arthritis pain reliever, to consumers after a study showed that high doses…
Osteoporosis: Breaking Bones Is Big Business
• Drug News • Dec 19 04
While Fosamax is the undisputed leading product in the osteoporosis market, many challengers in all of the major product classes are set to attempt…
NIH working on information on Celebrex use
• Drug News • Dec 17 04
The National Institutes of Health said on Friday it was working with the Food and Drug Administration to make sure the public has information…
Insulin-like protein points to new diabetes drugs
• Drug News • Dec 16 04
Japanese investigators have isolated a new compound produced by fat tissue that shares properties with insulin and may lead to the development of new…
Topiramate may be effective for binge-eating disorder with obesity
• Drug News • Dec 16 04
The results of a small study published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggest that topiramate may have a long-term…
Canada signals crackdown on Internet pharmacies
• Drug News • Dec 16 04
The Canadian government signaled on Thursday it was ready to crack down on Internet pharmacies that send cheap medicine to the United States, often…
Asthma, Emphysema Drug May Weaken Bones
• Drug News • Dec 16 04
Long-term use of a drug commonly used to treat asthma and emphysema may lead to the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis.
Researchers found…
FDA Approves New Insomnia Drug
• Drug News • Dec 16 04
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new drug for people with insomnia.
The agency approved the sale of Lunesta, made…
Drug makers, online sellers meet in Manitoba
• Drug News • Dec 15 04
Hoping to head off a costly regulatory crackdown, Internet pharmacists in Manitoba are calling on Ottawa to change the laws governing their business.
After…
New rabies vaccine promising for wildlife
• Drug News • Dec 15 04
Scientists from Pennsylvania are pleased with initial studies of a live, but greatly weakened, rabies virus vaccine designed for the immunization of raccoons, stray…
FDA Adds Warnings For Painkiller Bextra
• Drug News • Dec 12 04
The government is warning of potential heart problems associated with the use of the painkiller Bextra in people who have recently had heart bypass…
Do We Take Too Many Pills?
• Drug News • Dec 12 04
Millions of Americans have resorted to smuggling to obtain prescription drugs, CNN TV says in a three-day series titled “Over-Medicated Nation” that began November…
Celebrex Heart Risk Lower Than Vioxx
• Drug News • Dec 12 04
People in a study who took the arthritis drug rofecoxib (Vioxx) were 2.7 times as likely to have a heart attack as people who…
Firms Want to Sell OTC Cholesterol Drugs
• Drug News • Dec 11 04
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said on Friday it will ask federal regulators to allow it to sell its cholesterol-lowering medicine, Pravachol, without a prescription.
Meanwhile,…
FDA Says Heart Warning Added to Pfizer’s Bextra
• Drug News • Dec 11 04
Pfizer Inc.‘s painkiller Bextra will come with a new warning about the possibility of heart attacks and blood clots in patients who have just…
US officials move toward drug safety independence
• Drug News • Dec 10 04
U.S. lawmakers and health officials are moving to give more independence to an office that reviews drug safety, but some experts say ensuring…
FDA warns Chiron over flu vaccine plant
• Drug News • Dec 10 04
U.S. health regulators sent a warning letter to Chiron Corp. detailing manufacturing violations at a British flu vaccine plant and demanding more information on…
Shut down Internet drug retailing, Boudria says
• Drug News • Dec 09 04
A U.S. company’s pitch to Canadian doctors to write prescriptions for Internet pharmacies in exchange for big bucks is further evidence the government must…