Clinical Updates

Psychiatrists who prescribe drugs for their patients today usually give more than one at a time, often with little scientific… »   

The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of cardiovascular devices is often based on weak studies or may be prone to… »   

U.S. health officials plan to study the safety of medications taken during pregnancy with an eye toward using the data… »   

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and… »   

Dilon Diagnostics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its lesion-localization system for… »   

Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency… »   

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today issued a precautionary drug alert on the recall of Dentinox… »   

The rising Indian pharma market will achieve sales of close to $8 billion in 2009 and has enjoyed double-digit growth… »   

People who use a particular class of blood pressure drug may have a decreased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZeneca’s MedImmune unit is voluntarily recalling some of its H1N1… »   

Routinely used to treat patients for heart attack or high blood pressure, beta blockers are known for their role in… »   

New study findings offer reassurance to pregnant women that acetaminophen does not appear to raise the risk of birth defects.

Scientists have identified a strain of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis that thrives in the presence of rifampin, a front-line drug in the… »   

At least 26 million people across the European Union have been vaccinated against H1N1 and there have been no… »   

Suicidal adolescents who were prescribed an antidepressant medication during inpatient psychiatric hospital treatment were 85 percent less likely than others… »