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Clinical Updates
Jun 30, 09 Drug NewsSwiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is no longer selling its acne drug Accutane (generic name: isotretinoin) as it has reached… »
Jun 30, 09 Clinical UpdatesA 10th patient taking Tysabri, known generically as natalizumab, has developed a potentially deadly brain infection since the multiple… »
Jun 29, 09 Clinical UpdatesA pioneering treatment for genetic cancers which could help thousands of patients is being developed by British scientists.
The drug,… »
Jun 27, 09 Clinical UpdatesEurope’s drug watchdog has recommended a priority access system to deal with a shortage of two top-selling drugs for… »
Jun 27, 09 Medical Product Safety AlertsFrench drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis defended its blockbuster Lantus drug on Thursday after an analyst note raised concerns over the diabetes drug’s… »
Jun 27, 09 FDA ApprovalsJapanese regulators approved a human growth hormone from Novartis AG, the first green light in Japan for a biosimilar or… »
Jun 27, 09 Clinical UpdatesThe widely used antidepressant and pain medication amitriptyline—but not other closely related drugs—can impersonate the brain’s own growth factors, researchers… »
Jun 25, 09 Clinical UpdatesRoutine testing of bone thickness is not needed and may be misleading in postmenopausal women who have been taking Fosamax… »
Jun 25, 09 Clinical UpdatesA combination of two drugs from Novartis AG cut the size of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours in more than 80 percent… »
Jun 25, 09 Medical Product Safety AlertsMatrixx Initiatives has started to notify U.S. customers of its recall of nasal versions of its zinc-containing Zicam cold remedy… »
Jun 25, 09 FDA warningsU.S. consumers should avoid two brands of pistachios tied to a salmonella-related recall because they may have been repackaged and… »
Jun 24, 09 Drug NewsA coalition of 15 U.S. states filed a complaint in federal court charging that drugmaker Wyeth avoided paying millions of… »
Jun 23, 09 Drug NewsPresident Barack Obama on Monday hailed a deal with U.S. drug companies to cut prescription costs for the elderly, a… »
Jun 23, 09 Drug NewsDrug manufacturers will offer some $80 billion in prescription discounts for Medicare recipients under a deal unveiled on Saturday, which… »
Jun 23, 09 FDA warningsU.S. drug reviewers have recommended additional study of delayed development reported in children of mothers who took Abbott Laboratories’… »
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