Medicines & Remedies

Four arthritis drugs get stronger FDA warning

pharmiweb.co.uk     8 hrs ago   22 related          

Enbrel, Remicade, Humira and Cimzia to get stronger warnings They work by suppressing the immune system, which leaves patients vulnerable Patients could develop a fungal infection which, if not treated, can be fatal The...                    

Biovail files ANDA for fenofibrate tablets

pharmiweb.co.uk     2 hrs ago   4 related          

US-based specialty pharmaceutical company Biovail has announced that the FDA has accepted the company's abbreviated new drug application for a generic formulation of 145mg and 48mg strengths of fenofibrate tablets, sold...                    

Abraxis and ProMetic Enter License Agreements for Up to $295 M US For Four Biopharmaceuticals

pharmiweb.co.uk     10 hrs ago   2 related          

Abraxis Makes Initial $7 M US Equity Investment in ProMetic, with Future Additional Optional Equity Investments of Up to $25 M US LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA and MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA--(Marketwire - Sept. 4, 2008) -...                    

County GPs to give 'cancer jab'

bbc.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

Teenage girls in Derbyshire are getting a vaccine to protect them against cervical cancer this autumn. The county is one of only a few places in the UK where the injections will be given at GP surgeries on the NHS rather...                    

Olympics 2008: Athletics- Kate Reed's room in Beijing searched after morphine 'joke' rebounds

guardian.co.uk     5 hrs ago          

The British 10,000m runner Kate Reed had her bedroom in Beijing searched on suspicion of possessing drugs, it has emerged. Reed, 25, finished 23rd at the Olympics and has blamed her performance on UK Athletics' insistence...                    

Cancer patients will be allowed to mix NHS and private treatments

scotsman.com     5 hrs ago   1 related          

Published Date: 05 September 2008 PATIENTS should be allowed to pay privately for cancer drugs and still keep their free NHS care in certain cases, the Scottish Government indicated yesterday. So-called co-payments –...                    

Merck Serono and Ablynx Enter Into an Agreement to Co-Discover and Co-Develop Nanobodies(R)

pharmiweb.co.uk     3 hrs ago   5 related          

Merck Serono and Ablynx to Equally Contribute to Discover and Develop Nanobodies(R) Against two Targets in Oncology and Immunology and Equally Share the Resulting Profits GENEVA, SWITZERLAND | September 4, 2008 | Merck...                    

Akela Pharma Announces Approval to Initiate Fentanyl Taifun Phase 3 Study in Europe and...

pharmiweb.co.uk     3 hrs ago          

MONTREAL, Sept. 4 /CNW Telbec/ - Akela Pharma Inc. (TSX: "AKL"), a drug development company focused on developing therapies for the inhalation and pain markets, today announced that Finnish Regulatory Authorities have...                    

Retooled MiddleBrook Gears Up for Big Pitch: Rudnic's Successor Faces Hurdles With Pricey Strep Drug

pharmiweb.co.uk     38 mins ago          

Rudnic's Successor Faces Hurdles With Pricey Strep Drug MiddleBrook's Ed Rudnic stepped down as CEO, a role now filled by the former leader of the firm that owns Mucinex. Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 5,...                    

Youth illicit drug use drops

usatoday.com     3 hrs ago   30 related          

Evidence of the DEA: a 500-gram bag of cocaine. But the survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows young adults 18 to 25 are using more prescription drugs. HEALTH BLOG: Latest...                    

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