FDA Approves Navstel Intraocular Irrigating Solution

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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July 24, 2008 - The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Navstel Intraocular Irrigating Solution manufactured by Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Navstel is indicated for use as an intraocular irrigation during surgical procedures…

Vancomycin Underdosing Very Common in the Obese

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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More than 70% of obese patients do not receive adequate doses of vancomycin, possibly resulting in subtherapeutic concentrations, according to Dallas-based researchers.
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UK Agency Urges Doctors to Cut Antibiotics

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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British doctors should slash the number of times they prescribe antibiotics for respiratory tract infections because the drugs rarely help, the country’s drug cost watchdog said on Wednesday.
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U.S. Lawmakers Probe FDA Approval of Ranbaxy Drugs

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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Two leading U.S. Democrats said on Tuesday they are investigating whether Food and Drug Administration knowingly allowed the sale of Ranbaxy drugs that may have been backed by fraudulent data.
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U.S. Flu Pandemic Vaccination Plan Puts Health Care Workers First

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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Essential health care workers would be immunized first if a flu pandemic broke out in the United States, the government said on Wednesday.
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Strontium Reduces Postmenopausal Nonvertebral and Vertebral Fracture Risk

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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Long-term strontium ranelate treatment reduces the risk of nonvertebral and vertebral fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, according to a report in the June issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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New technique measures formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals.

Drug Misuse Partially Accounts for Excess Mortality in Scotland

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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Mortality rates in Scotland are substantially higher than in England and Wales - the so-called “Scottish effect.”
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Open access to large-scale drug discovery data

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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The Wellcome Trust has awarded £4.7 million (€5.8 million) to EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) to support the transfer of a large collection of information on the properties and activities of drugs and a large set of drug-like small molecules from publicly listed company Galapagos NV to the public domain.

AstraZeneca Survey: Healthcare professionals leading source of information On company’s prescription savings programs

Published in July 23rd, 2008

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More than a third of the people who contacted AstraZeneca to inquire about the company’s prescription savings programs learned of the programs from their doctors or pharmacists, according to a year-long survey of more than 12,000 patients.

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