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Despite the lack of evidence for its safety and effectiveness, many doctors believe the practice of giving patients with sudden ST-elevation myocardial infarction drugs before undergoing emergency rev ...
Intravenous Morphine used alone or with topical Tetracaine effectively reduced levels of pain in preterm newborn infants undergoing central line insertion procedures. About 10 percent to 15 percent ...
A Medical College of Wisconsin study provides the strongest evidence to date of major changes occurring during human development in the types and levels of enzymes responsible for the disposition of d ...
Preliminary results of the STAR ( Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene ) trial showed that the drug Raloxifene ( Evista ), currently used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, works ...
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ( NICE ) has conducted an appraisal of inhaled Insulin for the treatment of diabetes ( types 1 and 2 ) and provide guidance on its use to the ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Dacogen ( Decitabine ) injection for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes ( MDS ). Dacogen is a new molecular entity that received orphan ...
The European Commission has approved Herceptin ( Trastuzumab ) for patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer following surgery and standard chemotherapy. The approval is based on impr ...
The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the reintroduction of Tysabri ( Natalizumab ) as a monotherapy treatment for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis to slow the progression of ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Sprycel ( Dasatinib ), an oral inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases, for the treatment of adults in all phases of chronic myeloid leukemia ( CM ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced the approval of updated labeling for two topical eczema drugs, Elidel Cream ( Pimecrolimus ) and Protopic Ointment ( Tacrolimus ). The labeling w ...
Annals of Internal Medicine published an article reporting three patients who experienced serious liver toxicity following administration of Ketek ( Telithromycin ). These cases have also been report ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced approval of Sutent ( Sunitinib ), a new targeted anti-cancer treatment for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors ( GIST ), a rare stomach ca ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the first ever inhaled Insulin. Exubera, an inhaled powder form of recombinant human Insulin ( rDNA ) for the treatment of adult patients with typ ...
Oseltamivir ( Tamiflu ), an antiviral drug marketed in Canada since 1999, is indicated for the treatment of acute illness due to influenza infection in patients 1 year and older who have been symptoma ...
A University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine collaborative study with Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center found an increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in ...
European Commission has granted marketing authorization to Nexavar ( Sorafenib ) tablets for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma who have failed prior Interferon-alpha or Inte ...
The women who are taking antidepressants known as SSRI ( selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ), and who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant, should discuss the situation with their doctor du ...
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 ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Daytrana, the first transdermal patch, for treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) in children six to 12 years of age. Daytrana ...
FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Prograf ( Tacrolimus ), a drug that suppresses the body's immune reaction, for the prevention of graft rejection in the recipients of heart transplants. ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Erbitux ( Cetuximab ) for use in combination with radiation therapy to treat patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck ( SCCHN ) that ca ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Emsam ( Selegiline ), the first transdermal patch for use in treating major depression. The once a day patch works by delivering Selegiline, a mon ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a monthly injectable formulation of Vivitrol ( Naltrexone for extended-release ) for treatment of alcohol-dependent patients. Naltrexone works ...
Rare cases of anaphylaxis/anaphylactoid reactions, including angioedema, have been reported in the post-marketing experience following the Macugen ( Pegaptanib sodium injection ) intravitreal adminis ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has been informed of two additional deaths following medical abortion with Mifeprex ( Mifepristone ). The Agency received verbal notification of the deaths ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has changed labeling for Tequin ( Gatifloxacin ), an antibiotic indicated for the treatment of patients with pneumonia, bronchitis, uncomplicated gonorrhea, an ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has changed labelling for Tracleer ( Bosentan ). The notification underscored the need to continue monthly liver function monitoring ( LFT ) for the duration o ...
Researchers at the National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, ( Taiwan ) assessed the risk of acute myocardial infarction, angina, stroke and transient ischaemic attack ( TIA ) in long-term users of Rofec ...
GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ) has advised HealthCare Professionals of important changes to the Clinical Worsening and Suicide Risk subsection of the Warnings section in the labels for Paxil ( Paroxetine ) ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Chantix ( Varenicline ) tablets, to help cigarette smokers stop smoking. Chantix acts at sites in the brain affected by nicotine and may help t ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Azilect ( Rasagiline ) for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The drug is a monoamine oxidase type--B ( MAO-B ) inhibitor that blocks the bre ...
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 ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Ranexa ( Ranolazine ), a new drug for the treatment of chronic angina. Although several pharmacological activities of Ranolazine have been desc ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a supplemental new drug application ( sNDA ) extending the prophylaxis indication for Tamiflu ( Oseltamivir ) to include children ages one through ...
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that the frequency and severity of ototoxicity from the chemotherapy ( Carboplatin, Cisplatin ), as well as its long-term effects on develop ...
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have found elevated amounts of lead in bone fragments belonging to 19th Century composer Ludwig von Beethoven, consistent wit ...
A report written by an OHSU physician with more than a half century of medical experience contradicts both public and professional bias against the use of Morphine in the final stage of life for patie ...
Acetaminophen poisoning has become the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States. While attempted suicides still account for many cases, almost half are the result of unintentiona ...
Use of gastric acid-suppressive therapy, particularly proton pump inhibitors, is associated with an increased risk for an infection that is a significant cause of diarrhea. Clostridium difficile in ...
An identified path of inflammation once thought to be wholly independent of other inflammatory systems has now been linked to another major pathway. The findings by neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins a ...
Amgen and FDA notified HealthCare Professionals of revision to sections of the prescribing information for Epogen ( Epoetin alfa ). The revised labeling provides updated safety information on repor ...
Novo Nordisk and FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) have notified HealthCare Professionals of revisions to the Warnings and Adverse Reactions sections of the prescribing information for NovoSeven ( ...
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has informed Health Care Professionals and patients about early results of new studies for Paxil ( Paroxetine; Seroxat ) suggesting that the drug increases the ...
An editorial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ), has informed regarding inaccuracies in data in the report of the VIGOR ( Vioxx Gastrointestinal Outcomes Research ) study by Bo ...
European Medicines Agency ( EMEA ) has approved Revatio ( Sildenafil citrate ) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension ( PAH ), a rare, aggressive and life-shortening vascular disease. ...
Amgen has informed Health Care Professionals that sections of the product prescribing information for Aranesp ( Darbepoetin alfa ) have been updated regarding the fact that pure red cell aplasia ( PRC ...
In a survey of approximately 930,000 ambulatory care patients, researchers from the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and colleague ...
A study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco did find no syndrome that causes increased belly fat and decreased facial and limb fat am ...
The role of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, or statins, in cardiovascular protection is well established. However, evidence in the current literature is conflicting as to the effect of statins on cogn ...
Use of the antibiotic Amoxicillin during infancy appears to be linked to tooth enamel defects in permanent teeth. The study is published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. De ...
