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Roche announced that the European Commission has approved Mircera to treat anemia associated with chronic kidney disease. The Commissions decision follows a Positive Opinion by the Committee for Me ...
Researches at Elkhart General Hospital, in United States, have assessed the prevalence of osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients receiving bisphosphonate therapy and in those who were bisphosphonate naï ...
ADRAC ( Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee ) has previously noted that the two oldest of the atypical antipsychotics, Clozapine ( Clozaril ) and Olanzapine ( Zyprexa ), can cause neuroleptic m ...
The thiazolidinedione Rosiglitazone ( Avandia ) is an insulin sensitizer that is indicated for use either as monotherapy or in combination with Metformin or a sulfonylurea in patients whose type 2 dia ...
Novartis has informed HealthCare Provider about the December 2006 changes made to the WARNINGS and ADVERSE REACTIONS sections of the Exjade ( Deferasirox ) tablets for oral suspension prescribing info ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Letairis ( Ambrisentan ) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare, life-threatening condition characterized by continuous high ...
Rosiglitazone ( Avandia ) is widely used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, but its effect on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has not been determined. Steven E Nissen and Kathy W ...
Genentech and FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) informed HealthCare Providers of important new safety information regarding Avastain ( Bevacizumab ). Tracheoesophageal fistula has been seen in ...
Acorda Therapeutics anf FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) have informed that concomitant use of Tizanidine ( Zanaflex ) with Fluvoxamine ( Luvox ) or Ciprofloxacin ( Cipro ), potent CYP1A2 inhibito ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Altabax ( Retapamulin ointment ) for topical treatment of impetigo due to susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes, ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed patients and health care professionals that the sponsor of Zelnorm ( Tegaserod ), Novartis Pharmaceuticals, has agreed to stop selling Zelnorm. ...
GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ) has informed HealthCare Professionals of recent safety data concerning Rosiglitazone-containing products, i.e., Avandia ( Rosiglitazone maleate ) tablets, Avandamet ( Rosiglita ...
A study has assessed the effectiveness of Phenylephrine, the active ingredient in products such as Actifed, Sudafed PE, and Tylenol Sinus. The meta-analysis of 15 previous studies concludes that ...
A study published in the the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ) suggests that repeated topical use of products containing lavender oil and/or tea tree oil may cause prepubertal gynecomastia, a r ...
Gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease is a common and potentially deadly side effect for patients who undergo an allogeneic stem-cell transplant to treat certain blood cancers. A research from F ...
Narcotic drugs ( opioids ) are commonly prescribed for short-term relief of chronic back pain, but their effectiveness long-term has been questioned in a review article by researchers at Yale School o ...
Benzodiazepine use was not shown to be associated with hip fractures after all, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Previous epidemiological studies ...
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, in according to FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed healthcare providers about recent safety data concerning Pioglitazone-containing products, i.e., Actos, ActoPl ...
A research suggests that the pharmacological effects of taking medications such as statins and beta-blockers as prescribed following a heart attack is associated with living longer. Clinical trials ...
Ibuprofen can interfere with the anti-platelet effect of low dose Acetylsalicylic acid ( Aspirin ) ( 81 mg per day ), potentially rendering Aspirin less effective when used for cardioprotection and st ...
Myocardial infarction survivors taking COX-2-selective (NSAIDs) inhibitors or high dosages of nonselective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) are at a greater risk of a second myocardial i ...
A research, published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, has shown that a drug commonly used to treat severe acne, Isotretinoin ( Accutane / Roaccutan ) can lead to depressive behaviour in mice. ...
Acomplia ( Rimonabant ), a CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist, was approved by EMEA ( European Medicines Agency ) for the adjuvant treatment of obesity, in combination with a low-calorie diet and phy ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Zolinza ( Vorinostat, also known as SuberoylAnilide Hydroxamic Acid, SAHA) ) capsules for the treatment of advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma ( CT ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Risperdal ( Risperidone ) orally disintegrating tablets, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in autistic ch ...
The European Commission approved Sprycel ( Dasatinib ) for the treatment of adults with chronic, accelerated or blast phase chronic myeloid leukaemia with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy, i ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Celebrex ( Celecoxib ) for a new use: the relief of the signs and symptoms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in patients two years of age and older ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved revised labeling for Trasylol ( Aprotinin injection ) to strengthen its safety warnings and to limit its approved usage to specific situations. ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Invega ( Paliperidone ) extended-release tablets for the treatment of schizophrenia. Paliperidone is the principal active metabolite of Risperid ...
Researchers have completed an extensive study of more than 3,000 patients who received a Natalizumab ( Tysabri ), that was linked to three cases of a serious brain infection in large clinical trials h ...
Researchers at Ohio State University studied how two forms of vitamin E act once they are inside animal cells. In the past couple of decades, a slough of studies has looked at the benefits of vita ...
A study, led by William Cooper, at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, found infants born to mothers who took angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors ( ...
In a study of more than 11,000 people in Bangladesh, research conducted by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has provided evidence that a population exposed to well water with arse ...
A study, led by researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, found that Galantamine ( also known as Reminyl ), a medication used to treat Alzheimer's disease, can be used to protect ...
Hyponatremia ( serum sodium concentration, less than 135 mmol per liter ) is a predictor of death among patients with chronic heart failure and cirrhosis. At present, therapy for acute and chronic hyp ...
Researchers at the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, have examined the association between long-term use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) and non-Hodgkin lym ...
IQWiG, The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, has published a comparative review of inhaled Insulin ( Exubera ) versus Insulin administered subcutaneously. There is current ...
A study by investigators at the McGill University Health Centre ( MUHC ) found that a quarter of patients who suffered a myocardial infarction while taking Vioxx ( Rofecoxib ) did so within the firs ...
Adverse drug reactions in the liver are the most common reason for drugs to be taken off the market. In an article published in New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ), lead author Victor J. Navar ...
Patients in the trauma intensive care unit who receive corticosteroids may have more infections, longer stays in intensive care or on a ventilator and a higher death rate than those who do not. Phy ...
Health Canada has informed Health Care Professionals of important new safety information regarding Evista ( Raloxifene ) resulting from the Raloxifene Use for The Heart ( RUTH ) trial. The RUTH tri ...
A meta-analysis of more than 95,000 patients has shown that Acetylsalicylic Acid ( Aspirin ) can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, a combined endpoint including stroke, myocard ...
Three case reports of liver problems after taking the antibiotic Telithromycin ( Ketek ) are reported in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N. C., sa ...
Fentanyl relieves breakthrough pain quickly and more effectively than other narcotics and traditional drug therapy in patients with cancer. Breakthrough pain is moderate to severe sudden pain th ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a combination of Hycamtin ( Topotecan ) and Cisplatin for use as the first drug treatment for women with late-stage ( stage IVB ) cancer of the ce ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Wellbutrin XL for prevention of major depressive episodes in patients with a history of seasonal affective disorder ( SAD ). Wellbutrin XL ( Bu ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Atripla, a fixed-dose combination of three widely-used antiretroviral drugs, in a single tablet taken once a day, alone or in combination with oth ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Lucentis ( Ranibizumab injection ) for the treatment of patients with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration ( AMD ). Age-related m ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) warns consumers and healthcare professionals not to use a product called Bismacine, also known as Chromacine. The FDA is investigating one report of a death ...
