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May30
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Company Name, Symbol, Share Price, Change As we have seen for a while now pharma stocks are pretty stable with only minor fluctuations in value. In the last month changes have been minimal with ABT gaining just over $4 and AZN gaining just over $2. The biggest loser int he last 30 days was PFE with a lose of just over $1. All other stocks are hovering either just above or just below their value of April 25.
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May30
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Another busy week in the world of pharmacology and medicine. Here are a number of articles put out over the last week that I found interesting enough to bring to your attention. Again they are not related to just pharma new...
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Merck & Co. announced today that a Texas appeals court has overturned the August 2005 verdict of a court jury in Brazoria County and ruled in favor of Merck in the Vioxx product liability case of Ernst vs. Merck.A New...
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A class-action suit against pharmaceutical Pfizer Inc. and Pfizer Canada Inc. has been approved by a Quebec Superior Court Justice. The suit is to be brought by women who have taken the contraceptive Depo-Provera.Depo-Provera, which received a U.S. Food and...
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Yesterday I brought you an article about a new experimental drug from GlaxoSmithKline called Promacta. Its purpose is to lower bleeding in patients with rare blood disorders but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a report stating that the...
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May29
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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced that it has received and approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its first-in-class antibiotic drug Tygacil. Tygacil (tigecycline) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).Prior to granting approval...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an immediate recall of all Xiadafil VIP Tabs that were sold in 8 tablet bottles( Lot #6K029) or blister packs of two (Lot #6K029-SEI) due to the fact that they contain a potentially...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it found that Promacta does not significantly lower bleeding in patients with rare blood disorders.FDA reviewers stated that upon review of company studies that Promacta, an experimental drug from GlaxoSmithKline, was not found...
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May27
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Actos (pioglitazone hydrocloride) manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, is a once-daily oral medication that helps control blood sugar levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes.Actos works by reducing insulin resistance which is a condition where the body's cells do not respond to...
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May26
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A new study found that women who take the skin patch version of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could have a lower risk of blood clots than those who take the therapy in oral pill form.Dr. Pierre-Yves Scarabin, director of research at...
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The National Association pf Boards of Pharmacy announced that it had listed 79 online drug outlets as "not recommended" for operating in conflict with standards developed by NABP.Currently over 200 "suspiciously operating Intrenet drug outlets" are being reviewed however the 79...
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U.S. Health officials announced plans for a new computer tracking system, called the Sentinel System, that will help identify adverse events associated with U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved prescription medication and medical devices.Sentinel System would allow the FDA to search through...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to all nursing mothers that the use of Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream may be harmful to their nursing babies.The nipple cream sold to help nursing mother soothe dry or cracked...
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May23
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It's been a busy couple of weeks not only in my life but also in the world of health. There are always articles that I come across that don't really fit into the pharmaceutical slant of the site but that...
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An early trial of a vaccine to treat prostate cancer looks to be safe and effective in a small sample of people. The vaccine in question works by activating the immune system in men with metastatic prostate cancer. The vaccine...
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A new study by Dr. Luc B. S. Gelinck from Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands found that TNF inhibitors that are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis impairs the immune response to the influenza vaccine and may leave those patients...
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Wyeth Pharmaceutucals announced that it has received an Approvable Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for bazedoxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), for the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Gary Stiles, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today issued a warning advising medical examiners "to not qualify anyone currently using this medication (Chantix) for commercial motor vehicle licenses."The anti-smoking drug Chantix (varenicline), made by Pfizer Inc., came under fire earlier this year...
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May22
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A free hotline used to report serious medical side-effects should be more widely publicized, in television commercials and on drug labels, according to U.S health experts. Educating patients about their medications and their devices, the possible risks and benefits involved should...
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A drug called Exforge, by pharmaceutical Novartis Ag, could help to significantly reduce high blood pressure in black patients. Using this drug reduces systolic blood pressure more than just amlodipine. Exforge is a combination of both amlodipine and Diovan, two...
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A common medication used for treating migraines has been linked to a serotonin syndrome in some rare cases. It was already known that when triptans are used in combination with SSRIs that there is a possibility of a serotonin syndrome....
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May13
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Seroquel, by AstraZeneca's (NYSE:AZN), is an antipsychotic medication primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.Seroquel is the first of a new class of drugs that scientists believe works by diminishing the action of dopamine and serotonin which are...
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May12
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Lipitor™ (atorvastatin calcium) is the #1 selling medication used to lower high cholesterol. Drug Topic lists it as being the top selling brand name drug in 2006 with retail sales of almost $6.6 billion. Lipitor blocks a cholesterol producing enzyme in...
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May11
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The Lancet released a New Drug Class paper detailing how a new class of drugs named vaptans could treat illnesses such as menstrual cramps, brain hemorrhage, glaucoma, some psychotic disorders and a number of other conditions.Professor Guy Decaux, Erasmus University Hospital,...
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May 7
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