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Summary Information for: Akreos™ Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew in Medical Devices and Radiological Health

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PDF format only. Topics: Intraocular Lens (IOL)

Federal Register: Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Clinical Investigations of Devices Indicated for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence; Availability

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew in Medical Devices and Radiological Health

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This draft guidance document describes FDA’s proposed recommendations for clinical investigations of medical devices indicated for the treatment of urinary incontinence.

Review of drug delivery market

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Pharmaceutical News Feed in Drugs and Food Information, Pharmaceutical Industry News

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Combating losses due to patent expiries has become a high priority for pharmaceutical companies. Investing in new drug delivery technologies is becoming a critical strategy for them to maintain a strong presence in this cut-throat market as they offer the potential to enhance the life cycle of established drugs.

K-Fat Inc. Issues Alert On Undeclared Sulfites In “Mut Gung Sweetened Ginger” (September 18)

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Food and Drug Administration--Recalls in Food and Nutrition Information, Safety Information

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K-FAT INC. of 13 Meadow St., Brooklyn, NY 11206, is recalling its 150g packages of MUT GUNG SWEETENED GINGER because they contain undeclared sulfites. Consumers who have severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product.

Esomeprazole Similarly Effective as Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery for GERD

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Medscape Pharmacists Headlines in Drugs and Food Information, Health Information, Pharmaceutical Industry News

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A multicenter, randomized controlled trial shows that esomeprazole is equally as effective as laparoscopic antireflux surgery in treating patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Medscape Medical News

Gardasil Approval Expanded to Prevention of HPV-Related Vulvar, Vaginal Cancer

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Medscape Pharmacists Headlines in Drugs and Food Information, Health Information, Pharmaceutical Industry News

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The FDA has approved a quadrivalent recombinant vaccine for the prevention of vaginal and vulvar cancer caused by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in girls and women aged 9 to 26 years.
Medscape Medical News

Premixed Insulin Analogues May Be Effective in Type 2 Diabetes

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Medscape Pharmacists Headlines in Drugs and Food Information, Health Information, Pharmaceutical Industry News

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Premixed insulin analogues provide glycemic control similar to that of premixed human insulin and tighter glycemic control than long-acting insulin analogues and noninsulin antidiabetic agents.
Medscape Medical News

Guidelines Address Pharmacologic Treatments to Prevent Osteoporotic Fractures

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Medscape Pharmacists Headlines in Drugs and Food Information, Health Information, Pharmaceutical Industry News

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The American College of Physicians has issued a guideline on various pharmacologic treatments to prevent fractures in men and women with low bone density or osteoporosis.
Medscape Medical News

Vulvar Abscesses Commonly Caused by MRSA

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Medscape Pharmacists Headlines in Drugs and Food Information, Health Information, Pharmaceutical Industry News

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The organism most frequently isolated from vulvar abscesses is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a report in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Reuters Health Information

Newer Antipsychotics Appear No Better Than Older Agent in Treating Child, Adolescent Schizophrenia

Published in September 18th, 2008

Posted by Medscape Pharmacists Headlines in Drugs and Food Information, Health Information, Pharmaceutical Industry News

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Two second-generation antipsychotics — olanzapine and risperidone — appear no more effective than molindone, a first-generation antipsychotic, in treating children with schizophrenia. Furthermore, the newer agents were linked to substantial weight gain, and olanzapine was associated with significant increases in metabolic adverse effects.
Medscape Medical News

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