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New benefit found from blood pressure drug
• Drug News • Aug 31 04
Doctors have unraveled a new way in which a widely used kind of blood pressure drug, known as an ACE inhibitor, can help prevent…
Counterfeit Cialis recalled in Britain
• Drug News • Aug 30 04
Health authorities in Britain have recalled two lots of counterfeit Cialis tablets after fake versions of the erectile dysfunction drug were sold in…
Existing Drugs Considered to Treat Addiction
• Drug News • Aug 30 04
Scientists are researching whether existing drugs such as Prozac, Ritalin, or blood pressure and anti-nausea medications can be used to treat alcohol and…
Vioxx Heart Risk Finding Re-Ignites Debate
• Drug News • Aug 30 04
Paxil is the drug of choice for many doctors seeking to help people beat their depression, but a lawsuit charges that the medication is…
Tamiflu still choice for bird flu, pandemic - WHO
• Drug News • Aug 29 04
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that despite new research indicating some viral resistance to Tamiflu, it remained its “drug of choice”…
FDA sees changes to antidepressant labels
• Drug News • Aug 20 04
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in…
Memantine cost-effective for severe Alzheimer’s
• Drug News • Aug 20 04
The cost of treating patients with moderately severe to severe Alzheimer’s disease with the drug memantine are more than offset by overall savings, European…
Illinois helps residents import prescription drugs
• Drug News • Aug 17 04
Illinois residents will soon gain access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators’ objections to imported drugs,…
Ibuprofen formulation relieves menstrual cramps
• Drug News • Aug 13 04
A chemically altered form of ibuprofen offers a rapid, safe and effective treatment for women with menstrual cramps, according to a report in the…
Selegiline can safely slow Parkinson’s disease
• Drug News • Aug 13 04
In patients with early Parkinson’s disease, selegiline and other drugs in a class called monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors are cheap and effective treatments…
Hyperactivity drug approved for U.S. adults
• Drug News • Aug 12 04
U.S. regulators have approved Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc’s top-selling children’s hyperactivity treatment, Adderall XR, for use by adults, Britain’s third-biggest drugmaker said on Thursday.…
Antidepressant shows early promise against bulimia
• Drug News • Aug 12 04
Treatment with the antidepressant Zoloft may help women with bulimia curb their disordered eating behavior, preliminary research suggests.
The study of 18 women who…
Viagra helps climbers deal with high altitudes
• Drug News • Aug 11 04
Mountain climbers may soon be putting Viagra in their backpacks - not for any obvious (albeit unlikely) reason, but to help them cope…
Some elderly are given inappropriate drugs
• Drug News • Aug 09 04
One in five elderly Americans filled prescriptions for drugs deemed inappropriate for older patients, according to a study of 1999 insurance claims reported on…
Prozac Found in Britain’s Drinking Water
• Drug News • Aug 08 04
Traces of the anti-depressant Prozac have been found in Britain’s drinking water supply, setting off alarm bells with environmentalists concerned about potentially toxic effects.
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Chinese companies to make Viagra variant after Pfizer loses patent
• Drug News • Aug 06 04
Chinese pharmaceutical makers are planning to jointly produce a local variant of Viagra after Pfizer Inc of the US lost its patent protection in…
New anti-inflammatory drugs increase TB risk
• Drug News • Aug 05 04
Recently developed drugs called TNF-blockers have brought relief to many people with inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or the intestinal disorder, Crohn’s disease.…
New pill may help recovering alcoholics stay sober
• Drug News • Jul 30 04
A new pill that aims to keep alcoholics from drinking again after they have quit could hit the shelves by the end of this…
Xenical linked to kidney stone formation in rats
• Drug News • Jul 23 04
If animal studies apply to humans, people taking the anti-obesity drug Xenical might have an increased likelihood of developing kidney stones, especially if they…
Painkiller Vioxx Often Taken at Too High Dose
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
Evidence continues to grow that the popular pain reliever Vioxx may cause high blood pressure, swelling, and other health problems. And with the latest…
Vioxx in high doses causes hypertension
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
The evidence is growing: chronic, high-dose consumption of the arthritis pain reliever Vioxx can raise blood pressure and the risk of serious heart problems.
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Vioxx or Celebrex
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
Too much aspirin
About half of those who take Vioxx or Celebrex for arthritis pain also take aspirin, a combination that could be dangerous,…
Stopping Shopping Addiction (Celexa)
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
Shopping can be fun, but it can also become compulsive and addictive. Now, there is a drug that can put an end to this…
Lawsuit claims Glaxo hid Paxil findings
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
A lawsuit is drawing increased attention to an issue some physicians have been pushing to improve in recent years: Doctors’ access to scientifically sound…
Paxil flap spurs Glaxo to list drug trials
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
GlaxoSmithKline, facing complaints that it selectively disclosed results from pediatric trials of its popular antidepressant drug Paxil, said Friday that it planned to create…