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Aug 4th, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the drug Colchicine (Colcrys) that has been in use for nearly 200 years. The use of colchicine for the gout dates back to 1810.
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Aug 1st, 2009
FDA has approved Colcrys to treat acute flairs in patients with gout, a recurrent and painful form of arthritis, and patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), an inherited inflammatory disorder
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Aug 1st, 2009
Researchers have identified a new potential drug target for the herpes virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma, re-opening the possibility of using the class of drugs called protease inhibitors against the full herpes family of viruses.
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Aug 1st, 2009
Researchers announced positive results from Phase-III, double-blind, placebo-controlled lupus clinical trial testing Benlysta as new possible treatment drug.
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Jul 27th, 2009
We frequently hear that the U.S. pharmaceutical companies have to charge so much for their drugs because of the amount of money they spend on the research and development of new drugs. The truth is that European drug companies spend just as much on research and development but charge much less for their drugs.
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Jul 24th, 2009
The Hong Kong Department of Health called on members of the public not to buy or use a proprietary Chinese medicine named "Kam Yuen Brand Wan Ying Yang Gan Wan” which was found to have adulterated with western medicine, sildenafil, that may cause serious side effect.
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Jul 22nd, 2009
Children aged three years and younger, who are born to women taking the anti-epileptic drug sodium valproate whilst pregnant, are likely to have an IQ of six to nine points lower than average.
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Jul 10th, 2009
The loss of employment has meant loss of insurance coverage for many Americans. Even with the COBRA assistance the government has given, it has not always been possible for individuals to continue their insurance. This has made it difficult for many to get the prescriptions they need. Pfizer’s MAINTAIN Program helps unemployed Americans get their prescriptions filled.
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Jul 8th, 2009
Prescription alteration is becoming a major problem in this country among teenagers as they alter prescriptions given by doctor to get other types of prescription drugs for a different purpose.
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Jul 8th, 2009
An expert medical panel has reported on the toxicity dangers of the most commonly used analgesic drug in the U.S. - acetaminophen. It recommended the Food and Drug Administration to decrease the safety dosing, change the label and remove pain medications that contain acetaminophen such as Vicodin and Percocet.
