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Upping my drug dose without my doctor’s consent
Being very reckless and potentially quite childish, but I’m at my wits end with this. To be blunt Behcet’s Syndrome has ruined my life since diagnosis 5 years ago and my collection of ‘expert’ doctors have been no help and … Continue reading
Unstable Angina Has Freshest Blood-Thinning Drug Included by Updated AHA/ACCF Guidelines – Med India
Blood-thinning drug Ticagrelor, approved by the FDA in 2011, should be weighed in with clopidogrel and prasugrel, older blood thinners for treating patients who are having chest pain or some heart attacks, states joint updated guidelines issued … Bing News … Continue reading
Alkermes to halt development of constipation drug – CNBC
(Reuters) – Biotechnology company Alkermes Plc said it would stop development of its experimental drug to treat opioid-induced constipation after it failed to meet the main goal of a mid-stage study. The company said it would consider out-licensing the … … Continue reading
Blinded By Savings? Is Cost Trumping Risk On Blindness Drug? – Forbes
Second, low numbers of subjects can lead to confusing statistical fluctuation. In IVAN, for instance, there was just one case of heart failure among 296 77-year olds randomized to Avastin versus 3 cases among the 314 77-year olds randomized to … Continue reading
New Drug Application for Regorafenib for the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Submitted by Bayer – Yahoo Finance
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Bayer HealthCare has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for the oral … Bing News … Continue reading
GSK’s new once-daily HIV drug matches Merck rival – msnbc.com
LONDON — A new once-daily AIDS drug from GlaxoSmithKline and its partner Shionogi proved just as good as Merck & Co’s twice-daily rival Isentress in a late-stage clinical trial, boosting hopes for the product. Both GSK’s new drug dolutegravir … Bing … Continue reading
European Commission approves new label for Novartis drug Glivec® extending adjuvant therapy to three years for certain GIST patients – comcast.net
In patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome and heart involvement, cases of heart disease have been associated with the initiation of Glivec therapy. Growth retardation has been reported in children taking Glivec. The long-term effects of extended … Bing News – Full … Continue reading
Going against AIDS group, FDA pledges quick review of Gilead drug to prevent HIV – The Business Journal
A plan to use an approved HIV-fighting drug from Gilead Sciences Inc. Gilead Sciences Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Going against AIDS group, FDA pledges quick review of Gilead drug to prevent HIV Biotech Onyx on the rise Gilead … Continue reading
Wonder drug saves little girl from birthmark that was killing her – Daily Mirror
Millie Field is all smiles Millie, from Rochford, Essex, was born with a mark on her face which quickly developed into a red, ulcerated growth – a large hemangioma – and covered her windpipe, jaw and voice box. At just … Continue reading
Adult Sickle Cell Drug May Benefit Kids, Too – iVillage.com
SUNDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) — A drug called hydroxyurea that’s approved for use in adults with severe sickle cell anemia can also help young children with the disease, new research suggests. Children with sickle cell anemia younger than 4 … Continue reading
