PharmaGazette: July 2008 Archives

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Jul31	Farewell Post L. Lewis July 31, 2008 Know More: About-PharmaGazette It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that this is my last post. Due to circumstances beyond my control I will no longer be writing PharmaGazette. I've been doing this since last Sept and have learned much but the most important thing I take with me is the friends I've made. Those of you that I've emailed with over the last 10 months I've already let you know where you can contact me so we can stay in touch. If anyone else wants to chat pop me an email at pharmagazette (at) yahoo (dot) com. I'll enjoy hearing from you. The world of pharmaceuticals was new to me but I take away with me a broader understanding and appreciation for the subject. I hope that some of the articles posted here have given you the same curiosity and thirst for knowledge. Thank you all for you support and take care! Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul28	Medical Gadgets on the Web L. Lewis July 28, 2008 Of equal importance to prescription medicines are the tools and gadgets that go along with keeping people healthy.There are a number of good sites that bring web folks up-to-date information on all the newest medical products being tested and developed.Here's... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul25	Interesting Articles for Week of July 25, 2008 L. Lewis July 25, 2008 Another week with a vast array of articles on health issues that couldn't be covered here. As usual they cover a wide range of topics such as sleep apnea and breast cancer to Fentanyl and Fragile X Syndrome.All are interesting... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Isentress Potent Tool in AIDS Drug Arsenal L. Lewis July 25, 2008 Research from a new study indicates that the AIDS drug Isentress (raltegravir) has significant benefits to patients who have received other treatments that were not successful. The drug doubles the likelihood that, despite being immune to other medications, AIDS infected... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Topamax Gets 6 Month Pediatric Exclusivity Extension L. Lewis July 25, 2008 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a six month pediatric exclusivity to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals for its drug Topamax for use in patients aged 1 to 24 months with partial onset seizures.The extension does not give the drug FDA... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul24	Antidepressant Prescriptions up 16M over 3 Years L. Lewis July 24, 2008 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality release a report stating that between 2002 and 2005 the number of prescriptions filled for antidepressants rose 16 million.The increase from 154 million to 170 million, which does not include refills, breaks down... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul23	Certican (Everolimus) Prolongs Advanced Kidney Cancer Survival L. Lewis July 23, 2008 In a report published in the online edition of The Lancet Dr. Robert J. Motzer, from Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York reported that treatment with everolimus improved the progression-free survival of patients with advanced kidney cancer who had not... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Topamax (topiramate) May Cause Birth Defects L. Lewis July 23, 2008 Only one month after Johnson & Johnson was required to put a black box warning on Regranex and a week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a black box warning on epilepsy drugs, research has found that J&J's Topamax may... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul22	NutritionPedia: Online Nutrition Search Engine L. Lewis July 22, 2008 The vast majority of online search engines are pretty much useless but Nutritionpedia is not one of them. Nutritionpedia provides nutritional facts and information on over 72,000 food items. You went out with friends and went off your diet. Want... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Viagra Helps Depressed Women with Sexual Dysfunction L. Lewis July 22, 2008 A recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra worked effectively at fighting sexual dysfunction in women taking antidepressants.The study included 98 women whose depression was in remission but were still... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Vytorin Study Disappointing L. Lewis July 22, 2008 Results from a major European study found that Vytorin did not prevent worsening of heart valve disease nor did it lower the need for valve surgery.Preliminary results of the study found that Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough's joint marketing venture... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul18	Teva Buys Barr Pharmaceuticals L. Lewis July 18, 2008 The Isreali based Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to purchase Barr Pharmaceuticals, of New Jersey for approximately $7.5 billion and in addition will assume $1.5 billion in debt.Both companies are manufacturers of generic drugs but with Teva facing a wave of... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Interesting Articles for Week of July 18, 2008 L. Lewis July 18, 2008 It's been a slow week in terms of pharma news but I've been reading through a lot of health related articles that are interesting and what to share them with you. Check out some of the following, I think you... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Combination Drug Therapy Improves Rhenumatoid Arthritis Remission L. Lewis July 18, 2008 A new study at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in the United Kingdom and recently published in The Lancet, found that patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis have benefited from a drug combination of Enbrel... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pain Relief from "Liquid Marijuana" Oral Spray L. Lewis July 18, 2008 Sativex is a mouth spray derived from marijuana plants. It is one part THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive substance found in a cannabis plant, and one part CBD (cannabidiol), the part of the plant that moderates the euphoria and seems... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul16	Tool Bar to Compare Prescription Drug Prices L. Lewis July 16, 2008 RxPop.com, an internet prescription price comparison site and licensed online pharmacy now brings you a tool bar that will compare the prices of your prescription medication across the internet.RxPop offers comparison shopping on over 13,000 prescription drugs and compares up-to-date... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul15	Do You Have NERD? L. Lewis July 15, 2008 N.E.R.D., Nonerosive Reflux Disease, is a form of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Or, in plain English, Heartburn.GERD erodes the esophageal lining causing a condition called esophagitis. NERD does not cause this condition however it is more likely to have extra-esophageal... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul14	FDA Changes Drug Application Process L. Lewis July 14, 2008 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has revised its method of communicating that a drug cannot be approved as submitted to pharmaceutcial companies.Previously the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) issued "approvable" or "non-approval" letters when... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Denosumab Prevents Osteoporosis in Trial L. Lewis July 14, 2008 Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced that its experimental drug denosumab demonstrated that it can prevent bone loss in men that are being treated with prostate cancer drugs which can cause osteoporosis.Results, based on a three-year Phase III study of over 1,400 men,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul11	Interesting Articles for Week of July 11, 2008 L. Lewis July 11, 2008 Check out some of the following articles. I think that they are not only interesting but also informative and worth your time.Steroid Nasal Spray Eases Mild Sleep Apnea in Kids (Reuters Health) Popular Antidepressants Linked To Gastrointestinal Bleeding (HealthDay) Pregnancy... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Epilepsy Drugs Likely to Avoid FDA Black Box Warning L. Lewis July 11, 2008 In what was seen as a foregone conclusion in February 2008. a black box warning on epilepsy drugs is now far from reality.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that the drugs may increase the risk of suicide... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul 9	Fluroquinolone Antimicrobial Drugs Get Increased FDA Warning L. Lewis July 9, 2008 The U.S Food and Drug Administration has notified the manufacturers of fluroquinolone antimicrobial drugs that a "boxed warning" in the label of the product is required to inform patients of the increased risk of tendonitis and tendon rupture.Aside from the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ultrasound Probe the Size of a Grain if Rice L. Lewis July 9, 2008 Researchers from the New Mexico University and National Taiwan University have developed an "origami style" ultrasound probe that when swallowed or threaded through blood vessels will give doctors a panoramic view of diseased blood vessels.The probe, which is 1 millimeter... Continue Reading Posted at 11:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul 3	Phisick- Medical Antiques Website L. Lewis July 3, 2008 While surfing through my all time favorite medical gadget site, MedGadget, I came across a post about antique medical gadgets. The site was profiling another website that has an impressive collection of antique medical instruments.Phisick Medical AntiquesEach picture is labeled... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

« June 2008 | Main

Jul31	Farewell Post L. Lewis July 31, 2008 Know More: About-PharmaGazette It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that this is my last post. Due to circumstances beyond my control I will no longer be writing PharmaGazette. I've been doing this since last Sept and have learned much but the most important thing I take with me is the friends I've made. Those of you that I've emailed with over the last 10 months I've already let you know where you can contact me so we can stay in touch. If anyone else wants to chat pop me an email at pharmagazette (at) yahoo (dot) com. I'll enjoy hearing from you. The world of pharmaceuticals was new to me but I take away with me a broader understanding and appreciation for the subject. I hope that some of the articles posted here have given you the same curiosity and thirst for knowledge. Thank you all for you support and take care! Posted at 6:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul28	Medical Gadgets on the Web L. Lewis July 28, 2008 Of equal importance to prescription medicines are the tools and gadgets that go along with keeping people healthy.There are a number of good sites that bring web folks up-to-date information on all the newest medical products being tested and developed.Here's... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul25	Interesting Articles for Week of July 25, 2008 L. Lewis July 25, 2008 Another week with a vast array of articles on health issues that couldn't be covered here. As usual they cover a wide range of topics such as sleep apnea and breast cancer to Fentanyl and Fragile X Syndrome.All are interesting... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Isentress Potent Tool in AIDS Drug Arsenal L. Lewis July 25, 2008 Research from a new study indicates that the AIDS drug Isentress (raltegravir) has significant benefits to patients who have received other treatments that were not successful. The drug doubles the likelihood that, despite being immune to other medications, AIDS infected... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Topamax Gets 6 Month Pediatric Exclusivity Extension L. Lewis July 25, 2008 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a six month pediatric exclusivity to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals for its drug Topamax for use in patients aged 1 to 24 months with partial onset seizures.The extension does not give the drug FDA... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul24	Antidepressant Prescriptions up 16M over 3 Years L. Lewis July 24, 2008 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality release a report stating that between 2002 and 2005 the number of prescriptions filled for antidepressants rose 16 million.The increase from 154 million to 170 million, which does not include refills, breaks down... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul23	Certican (Everolimus) Prolongs Advanced Kidney Cancer Survival L. Lewis July 23, 2008 In a report published in the online edition of The Lancet Dr. Robert J. Motzer, from Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York reported that treatment with everolimus improved the progression-free survival of patients with advanced kidney cancer who had not... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Topamax (topiramate) May Cause Birth Defects L. Lewis July 23, 2008 Only one month after Johnson & Johnson was required to put a black box warning on Regranex and a week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a black box warning on epilepsy drugs, research has found that J&J's Topamax may... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul22	NutritionPedia: Online Nutrition Search Engine L. Lewis July 22, 2008 The vast majority of online search engines are pretty much useless but Nutritionpedia is not one of them. Nutritionpedia provides nutritional facts and information on over 72,000 food items. You went out with friends and went off your diet. Want... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Viagra Helps Depressed Women with Sexual Dysfunction L. Lewis July 22, 2008 A recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra worked effectively at fighting sexual dysfunction in women taking antidepressants.The study included 98 women whose depression was in remission but were still... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Vytorin Study Disappointing L. Lewis July 22, 2008 Results from a major European study found that Vytorin did not prevent worsening of heart valve disease nor did it lower the need for valve surgery.Preliminary results of the study found that Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough's joint marketing venture... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul18	Teva Buys Barr Pharmaceuticals L. Lewis July 18, 2008 The Isreali based Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to purchase Barr Pharmaceuticals, of New Jersey for approximately $7.5 billion and in addition will assume $1.5 billion in debt.Both companies are manufacturers of generic drugs but with Teva facing a wave of... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Interesting Articles for Week of July 18, 2008 L. Lewis July 18, 2008 It's been a slow week in terms of pharma news but I've been reading through a lot of health related articles that are interesting and what to share them with you. Check out some of the following, I think you... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Combination Drug Therapy Improves Rhenumatoid Arthritis Remission L. Lewis July 18, 2008 A new study at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in the United Kingdom and recently published in The Lancet, found that patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis have benefited from a drug combination of Enbrel... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pain Relief from "Liquid Marijuana" Oral Spray L. Lewis July 18, 2008 Sativex is a mouth spray derived from marijuana plants. It is one part THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive substance found in a cannabis plant, and one part CBD (cannabidiol), the part of the plant that moderates the euphoria and seems... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul16	Tool Bar to Compare Prescription Drug Prices L. Lewis July 16, 2008 RxPop.com, an internet prescription price comparison site and licensed online pharmacy now brings you a tool bar that will compare the prices of your prescription medication across the internet.RxPop offers comparison shopping on over 13,000 prescription drugs and compares up-to-date... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul15	Do You Have NERD? L. Lewis July 15, 2008 N.E.R.D., Nonerosive Reflux Disease, is a form of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Or, in plain English, Heartburn.GERD erodes the esophageal lining causing a condition called esophagitis. NERD does not cause this condition however it is more likely to have extra-esophageal... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul14	FDA Changes Drug Application Process L. Lewis July 14, 2008 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has revised its method of communicating that a drug cannot be approved as submitted to pharmaceutcial companies.Previously the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) issued "approvable" or "non-approval" letters when... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Denosumab Prevents Osteoporosis in Trial L. Lewis July 14, 2008 Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced that its experimental drug denosumab demonstrated that it can prevent bone loss in men that are being treated with prostate cancer drugs which can cause osteoporosis.Results, based on a three-year Phase III study of over 1,400 men,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul11	Interesting Articles for Week of July 11, 2008 L. Lewis July 11, 2008 Check out some of the following articles. I think that they are not only interesting but also informative and worth your time.Steroid Nasal Spray Eases Mild Sleep Apnea in Kids (Reuters Health) Popular Antidepressants Linked To Gastrointestinal Bleeding (HealthDay) Pregnancy... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Epilepsy Drugs Likely to Avoid FDA Black Box Warning L. Lewis July 11, 2008 In what was seen as a foregone conclusion in February 2008. a black box warning on epilepsy drugs is now far from reality.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that the drugs may increase the risk of suicide... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul 9	Fluroquinolone Antimicrobial Drugs Get Increased FDA Warning L. Lewis July 9, 2008 The U.S Food and Drug Administration has notified the manufacturers of fluroquinolone antimicrobial drugs that a "boxed warning" in the label of the product is required to inform patients of the increased risk of tendonitis and tendon rupture.Aside from the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ultrasound Probe the Size of a Grain if Rice L. Lewis July 9, 2008 Researchers from the New Mexico University and National Taiwan University have developed an "origami style" ultrasound probe that when swallowed or threaded through blood vessels will give doctors a panoramic view of diseased blood vessels.The probe, which is 1 millimeter... Continue Reading Posted at 11:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul 3	Phisick- Medical Antiques Website L. Lewis July 3, 2008 While surfing through my all time favorite medical gadget site, MedGadget, I came across a post about antique medical gadgets. The site was profiling another website that has an impressive collection of antique medical instruments.Phisick Medical AntiquesEach picture is labeled... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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