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U.S. Tamiflu demand spikes amid bird flu fears
• Drug News • Oct 28 05
U.S. demand for Tamiflu appears to be surging, industry experts said on Thursday, suggesting some people are hoarding the antiviral drug amid fears of…
NSAIDs lower mouth cancer risk
• Drug News • Oct 06 05
Long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduces the risk of mouth cancer in smokers but increases their risk of death from…
DEA shuts 4,600 rogue pharmacy sites
• Drug News • Sep 27 05
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) last week arrested 18 people for allegedly selling pharmaceutical drugs unlawfully over the internet. Those arrested include the…
FDA OKs Pfizer’s Lipitor for use in diabetics
• Drug News • Sep 27 05
Pfizer Inc. said on Tuesday U.S. regulators have approved its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor to reduce the risk of Stroke and Heart Attack in…
Migraine Drug May Be Chapel Hill, N.C., Drug Maker’s ‘Billion Dollar Baby’
• Drug News • Sep 26 05
Trexima, an experimental migraine drug with blockbuster potential, is curing the headaches of Pozen’s investors - at least for now.
The Chapel…
FDA Approves Generic Versions of HIV Drug
• Drug News • Sep 22 05
The FDA has approved the first generic versions of the AIDS drug Retrovir (zidovudine) for sale in the U.S. The approvals include a generic…
Canadian study slams costly “me-too” medicines
• Drug News • Sep 02 05
Governments and insurers around the world are wasting money on expensive “me-too” drugs that offer no substantial benefit over existing products, Canadian researchers reported…
Genentech eye drug works as combo, has side effect
• Drug News • Sep 02 05
An experimental eye drug from Genentech Inc. and Novartis AG, when used in combination with an established drug, helped forestall blindness in an early-stage…
Novartis drug aids bones in Paget’s disease
• Drug News • Sep 01 05
A dose of the Novartis drug Zometa (zoledronic acid) halted bone deterioration and abnormal bone growth for at least one year in about 95…
Calif. to bar state-funded Viagra to sex offenders
• Drug News • Aug 30 05
Sex offenders in California will no longer be able to get state-funded anti-impotence drugs under a bill passed by the legislature on Monday.
The…
Merck may settle some Vioxx cases, NJ trial looms
• Drug News • Aug 26 05
Merck & Co Inc. on Friday signaled it may consider settling some lawsuits alleging harm from its Vioxx pain drug, as it gears for…
Viagra unlikely to trigger heart attack
• Drug News • Aug 24 05
Men who take Viagra to overcome erectile difficulties do not increase their short-term risk of having a Heart Attack, a review of clinical trials…
Database Studies May Not Accurately Estimate Risk of MI in Naproxen, Ibuprofen Users
• Drug News • Aug 22 05
It is well known that Aspirin, a non-selective, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits cyclooxygenase (COX), reduces the risk of Heart Attack and stroke.…
Ranbaxy says WHO puts 7 AIDS drugs back on list
• Drug News • Aug 12 05
India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. said the World Health Organisation (WHO) had re-included seven of its anti-AIDS generic drugs in its pre-qualification list…
Heart drug becomes cancer killer
• Drug News • Aug 11 05
US scientists say they have successfully tweaked a common heart drug to make it fight cancer.
Digoxin or digitalis, which comes from the…
Asia nations agree to stockpile anti-bird flu drugs
• Drug News • Aug 11 05
A dozen Asian nations agreed on Thursday to build a regional stockpile of anti-bird flu drugs and some governments demanded production of cheaper generic…
Drug makers object to U.S. plan for early warnings
• Drug News • Aug 09 05
Plans by U.S. regulators to release preliminary information about potential drug side effects could lead to unnecessary confusion and “irrational fears” about medicines, drug…
Mozambique malaria vaccine trials show good result
• Drug News • Aug 09 05
Groundbreaking Malaria vaccine trials in Mozambique have shown good results but cannot alone win the fight against one of Africa’s biggest killers, a senior…
Pfizer to add warning to Celebrex
• Drug News • Aug 02 05
Pfizer Inc. on Monday said the label of its Celebrex arthritis drug has been changed to add a prominent warning of possible cardiovascular risks,…
Illegal Drug Trade Yields 10-15bn Dollars Yearly in Russia
• Drug News • Jul 27 05
The illegal drugs trade in Russia yields annually 10-15bn dollars. These figures were cited today at a news conference by the head of the…
Progress made toward gonorrhea vaccine
• Drug News • Jul 20 05
Researchers have identified a bacterial protein that may be useful in creating a vaccine against Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the microbe responsible for the…
US FDA clears Barr’s generic version of Allegra
• Drug News • Jul 14 05
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given final approval for its generic capsule version of Aventis…
Lamictal cuts effectiveness of the pill
• Drug News • Jul 11 05
Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has issued a “Dear Doctor” letter advising that its anti-epilepsy drug Lamictal (lamotrigine) can reduce the effectiveness of AstraZeneca Plc has signed a deal with Avanir Pharmaceuticals to develop a new kind of drug that may reverse cholesterol build-up inside blood vessels. Japan’s biggest drug maker, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, said on Monday it is on track to release a sleeping pill as early as September…
Drugmakers aim for new kind of cholesterol drug
• Drug News • Jul 11 05
Takeda may extend sleeping pill’s use for AD
• Drug News • Jul 11 05