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Apr 29th, 2009
The Hong Kong Department of Health is closely monitoring the voluntary recall at retail level of a batch of Lignocaine HCl Injection 1% (batch no. DW21, registration no. HK- 46784) by Pfizer Corporate Hong Kong Ltd. which is a drugs wholesaler.
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Apr 29th, 2009
The Registration Committee of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board reviewed the use of pharmaceutical products containing salicylates in Hong Kong and decided to introduce appropriate warnings on the labels of these products to further protect children's health.
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Apr 29th, 2009
FDA issued a final rule today that requires manufacturers of over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers and fever reducers to revise their labeling to include warnings about potential safety risks, such as internal bleeding and liver damage, associated with the use of these popular drugs.
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Apr 28th, 2009
SAMHSA, FDA launched an initiative to help ensure the safe use of methadone. A prescription drug best known as a treatment for addiction and dependence on heroin and other narcotic pain medicines, methadone is also prescribed to treat moderate-to-severe chronic pain patients.
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Apr 27th, 2009
Unused and outdated medications left in the home may pose serious human health risks, from accidental poisonings of children to abuse of narcotics and other potentially dangerous substances. When disposed of improperly, medications also pose environmental risks.
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Apr 25th, 2009
Vickmans Laboratories was ordered to suspend operation to facilitate the investigation into a suspected case of fungal contamination involving two batches of frusemide 40 mg tablets (trade name Diurex with registration no. HK-51628) manufactured by the company.
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Apr 24th, 2009
Researchers have found for the first time that novelty seeking personality types enjoy a stronger “placebo response,” or pain relief caused by the administration of a sham treatment, than people with reserved personalities.
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Apr 20th, 2009
A study sheds new light on anabolic steroid users, augmenting previous research suggesting that users can become dependent on the drugs and showing for the first time that those who do become dependent tend to share certain biological and psychological characteristics.
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Apr 16th, 2009
Prices of the most frequently used brand-name prescription drugs are rising despite the current economic recession, but prices of generic drugs are declining and more older U.S. residents are switching to the lower-cost alternatives.
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Apr 9th, 2009
FDA has approved Coartem tablets (artemether and lumefantrine) for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated malaria infections in adults and children weighing at least five kilograms (approximately 11 pounds).
