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Govt to provide free medicines to employees: Mehreen Bhutto ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary Mehreen Bhutto has said that government has taken certain steps to provide free medicines to government employees and a board has been formed to increase medical allowance. Read More...
Medical Teams International sends medicines to Georgia As tens of thousands flee the violence, need for medicines and care escalates Read More...
Most states said to have good rules on pain medicines The latest report card found more states have made changes to encourage appropriate pain management. Read More...
medicines watchdog attacks NHS 'postcode lottery' and drug costs The head of the NHS drug approval body today calls on healthcare trusts to end Britain's "postcode lottery" for prescribing drugs Read More...
Are You Taking Your medicines? Many patients are not taking their medications, and a recent study gives us insight into why. In another column, I discussed the fact that medicines are becoming more expensive, and that about 20% of people not taking their medicines are non-compliant because of the COST of medication Read More...
Throat, tongue swelling can prove to be lethal DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a special friend who has angioedema. What is it? It comes on all of a sudden, out of nowhere, with no warning. Her tongue swells, and her throat swells and closes up. She can't talk or swallow. People have to call 911 for her. Help. Read More...
medicines Co (MDCO) holdings reduced by Northern Trust Co Of Connecticut LONG BEACH (Mffais.com) - Northern Trust Co Of Connecticut sold -500 (-3.27 %) of their shares in medicines Co (MDCO), bringing their current holdings to 14,750 shares as shown by filings made public on 2008-08-12. Read More...
Hospitals running out of medicines, blood reserves ‘We’re facing a grave crisis, graver than 1947 situation’ Read More...
medicines Have Risks (NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- Marietta, Georgia (PR) August 5, 2008 – An article posted on the NIH Senior Health site reports that people age 65 and older take more prescription and over-the-counter medicines than any other age group. Read More...
Red Cross To Send Surgeons And medicines To Georgia The International Committee of the Red Cross says it will send surgeons, medical and other supplies to help treat war victims in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from ICRC headquarters in Geneva. Read More...
medicines donated to storm survivors YANGON, 10 Aug - The Public Health Ministry of Thailand and Exodus Foundation of Australia donated medicines to be used in providing health care services to the storm survivors at the temporary control office of the ... Read More...
Infant Cold medicines Implicated in Deaths Over-the-counter cold medicines have been linked to the deaths of 10 infants in Arizona, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. Read More...
medicines are cheaper abroad The price of medicine in Switzerland remains higher than in neighbouring countries, a survey shows. Read More...
Antibiotics to be available without prescription Chlamydia is the first condition to be targeted with freely available over-the-counter drugs Read More...
St. Lucie Sheriff's Office helps people make medicine cabinets safer ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Standing at a conference table jammed with bottles, bags and boxes of pills, St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara called "Operation Safe Medicine Cabinet" a "huge success." Read More...
MP releases figures on adverse reactions to medicines More than 22,000 people suffered adverse reactions to medicines while they were in hospital last year, the Green Party said today. Read More...
Lilly Diabetes Drug Shows a Life-Extending Promise Can Byetta, an injectable drug that lowers blood sugar, really help people with diabetes to live longer? Read More...
Report: Cold medicine could be life-threatening for babies Another study raises questions about the dangers of giving cough and cold medications to babies. Read More...
Complementary medicines under fire Australians spend millions each year on complementary medicines like vitamins and other herbal remedies. Read More...
"Operation Safe Medicine Cabinet" to kick off Saturday FORT PIERCE — St. Lucie County is tops on the Treasure Coast for the number of prescription-related drug deaths, but officials with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and St. Lucie County Fire District want to change that. Read More...
Do Cholesterol medicines Really Work? DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I found a cover story in a national magazine that purports there is much question about the need to lower cholesterol and to prescribe statin medicines. Read More...
Bid to stop waste of medicines HEALTH bosses have launched a drive to save the NHS up to ?2million each month by not wasting medicine. Read More...
Siemens to make nuclear medicines at Indian plants KOLKATA: Germany’s Siemens AG is finalising plans to manufacture radiopharmaceuticals (nuclear medicines) in India. The company has set up its first plant in Chennai and plans to roll out another 4-5 production facilities in the next two years. Read More...
India, Brazil, South Africa to push for health cooperation NEW DELHI: The health ministers of India, Brazil and South Africa will meet here Monday and Tuesday to push forward their cooperation in the health sector. Read More...
To avoid water contamination, officials hold medicine-collection drives Flushing old pills no longer considered safe Read More...
European medicines Agency recommends label restrictions for Bayer's Avelox LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The European medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended the European Commission restrict the use of antibiotic pills based on moxifloxacin, sold by Bayer AG. as Avelox, because of the risk of liver damage. Read More...
Keeping in step with focus on off-patent medicines GlaxoSmithKline's shift into generic drugs by means of its partnership with Aspen reflects and develops a trend during recent years by large pharmaceutical companies to diversify into off-patent medicines, writes Andrew Jack . Read More...
Pharmacists Deplore Over-Reliance On Imported medicines Dr Alex Dodoo, President of the Pharmaceutical society of Ghana (PSGH), has expressed concern about the country’s "huge reliance" on imported drugs. Read More...
GlaxoSmithKline teams up with academia to develop new medicines of value This press release is intended for business journalists and analysts/investors. Please note that this release may not have been issued in every market in which GSK operates. Read More...
Working together the key to care medicines are meant to keep you healthy and out of hospital. But each year in Australia the mismanagement of medicines causes an estimated 140,000 hospital admissions... Read More...
A rush to carpal tunnel surgery is unusual DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I fell against an end table and broke my left arm almost at the shoulder. During my visits to the orthopedic doctor, I complained of tingling in my left hand. I continued to complain all during treatment, but no one listened. Read More...
Medicine and safety The general association with medicine is that it helps restore us to health when we become ill. The reality is that if medicine is not used correctly it can lead to serious health complications and even death. Read More...
Cheaper drug prices flow on to patients PRICE rises might be infecting most consumer goods in Australia these days but there is good news for the sick: the cost of many popular prescribed medicines is coming down. Read More...
Which drugs Do — And Don’t — Increase Fall Risks for the Elderly Among the underappreciated risks of growing old is the damage a seemingly simple fall can wreak. Read More...
Free drug samples beneficial As an insulin-dependent diabetic, I have benefited from many free drug samples over the years. Read More...
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Genentech Profit Rises on Sales of Cancer medicines (Update3) July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Genentech Inc., the biggest U.S. maker of cancer drugs, raised its 2008 forecast and said second- quarter profit increased 4.7 percent on higher sales of its Avastin treatment for colon, lung and breast tumors. Read More...
Genentech warns of anemia in Avastin combo trial WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genentech Inc has warned doctors about a type of anemia seen in patients treated with the company's blockbuster cancer drug Avastin in combination with Pfizer Inc's Sutent in a clinical trial, U.S. regulators said ... Read More...
Emerging from the Drug War Dark Age: LSD and Other Psychedelic medicines Make a Comeback After a 40-year moratorium, credible research for treating illnesses and addictions with psychedelic compounds has made a miraculous comeback. Read More...
CV Therapeutics gets European Union OK for ranolazine for chronic angina SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - CV Therapeutics Inc. late Thursday said the European medicines Agency has approved ranolazine for patients with chronic angina in all 27 European Union member states. Read More...
MSF Statement on UNITAID medicines Patent Pool Decision Geneva 9th July 2008 - International humanitarian medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) welcomes the decision by UNITAID’s Executive Board to take further steps towards establishing a patent pool* for medicines, Read More...
More medicines, relief to be distributed TO BOOST the full recovery of the typhoon and flood victims in Iloilo City, more relief goods and medicines are expected to be distributed in various areas of the city. Read More...
COTE D'IVOIRE: High prices drive people to counterfeit medicines ABIDJAN, 7 July 2008 (IRIN) - With a severe respiratory infection and a prescription for medicines that would cost 35,000 CFA francs (US$83) at official prices, Drissa Kone has a problem – he has no hope of raising enough money to buy the medicines. Read More...
Big Pharma Is in a Frenzy to Bring Cannabis-Based medicines to Market While the the American Medical Association claims pot has no medical value, Big Pharma is busy getting patents for marijuana products. Read More...
State takes on drug companies' marketing MONTPELIER – Vermont has taken seriously the issue of whether the aggressive marketing of prescription drugs results in more expensive medicines being used when they are not necessary. Read More...
The Great Drug Debate The battle between the drug industry and its critics over exactly how much companies must do to prove medicines are safe played out in microcosm at a two-day Food and Drug Administration meeting this week. Read More...
US panel urges more safety tests of diabetes drugs SILVER SPRING, Md., July 2 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should require more testing of the potential heart risks of new diabetes medicines, an advisory panel said on Wednesday. Read More...
Customs officers destroy tonne of fake-brand medicines Customs officers have had their hands full cracking down on the smuggling of counterfeit medicines into the Czech Republic: on Tuesday, officials destroyed one tonne at an industrial furnace near Prague. Read More...
Cancer battler backing drugs speed-up plan A battling Co Derry mother who spearheaded the campaign to bring a breast cancer wonderdrug to Northern Ireland welcomed efforts to speed up the assessment of drugs for use on the NHS. Read More...
Soldiers hope battle with cold medicines serves as warning to others ‘Ultimately, it will destroy your life’ Read More...
Warning over cough medicine for babies An investigation is being carried out into the safety of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children under the age of two… Read More...
The dream is the best medicine for all – but who pays? A pledge to give patients any approved medication on the basis of clinical need rather than cost risks creating an almost limitless drugs bill, the Government has been warned. Read More...
Complementary medicines Can Help Mild Depression And Premenstrual Syndrome, But Report Warns Not All ScienceDaily (June 26, 2008) Complementary medicines can help mild depression and premenstrual syndrome. Not all dietary supplements and "alternative" products are harmless though. Read More...
Europe Backs Anemia-Drug Warnings Europe's drug regulator backed stronger warnings for antianemia drugs used by cancer patients, mirroring U.S. efforts that have dealt a financial blow to makers of such medications. Read More...
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How to take medicines safely (NAPSA) ? For older adults taking many different medications, doing so safely is a daily concern for them and their caregivers. Read More...
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Uganda: Why Are Patients Not Getting Their medicines? "I was disappointed recently when we took my mother to Mbale Hospital. The old woman was in so much pain, but before she was attended to, the doctor had to first write for us medicine on a small chit to go and buy so that they could treat her. Read More...
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No prescription for hay-fever medicine Three of the most effective medicines against hay-fever are no longer to be offered on so-called blue prescription. General practitioner, Kare Reiten fears the consequences. Read More...
Wrong time to limit generic medications I was very alarmed by the news that generic medicines may be blocked and replaced by higher-cost, brand-name medicines ("Cost of medicine could increase," June 17). Read More...
Guidelines could cut cost of medicines Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, has approved new guidelines on drug pricing, which are expected to cut the cost of medicines. Read More...
Stick to the rules with medicines LAST week a colleague reported that her local corner convenience store was selling a widely advertised cold and flu preparation which is a Schedule 2 medicine. Not only was this illegal, but also dangerous and not in the public interest. Read More...
medicines derived from cannabis: A review of adverse events Several drugs containing cannabinoids, compounds derived from the cannabis plant, are available for medical use in Canada. The use and significance of these medications are increasing, prompting concerns about their potential to cause adverse events. Read More...
Regulate unorthodox therapy call Acupuncture, herbal medicines and other traditional treatments should be regulated in the UK "without delay", experts say. Read More...
Ranbaxy buy may hit generic drugs supply Will the aggressive strategy continue under Daiichi Sankyo? Read More...
medicines Bill under fire Cape Town - While the National Health Amendment Bill has been dominating the headlines - with experts charging it may lead to a mass exodus of doctors and seriously compromise the viability of the private health care industry. Read More...
President signs law making medicines more affordable President Gloria Arroyo on Friday signed a new law aimed at bringing down prices of medicines by encouraging more competition in the local market through parallel importation of cheaper but quality drugs. Read More...
Having Heart Surgery? Watch Your Blood Sugar, Especially If You're Overweight Or Older ScienceDaily (Jun. 7, 2008) — Nearly half of all heart surgery patients may experience blood sugar levels high enough to require temporary insulin treatment after their operation, even though they've never had diabetes, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System. Read More...
Pharma firms see big gains in small towns AHMEDABAD: Rural market is turning lucrative for the pharma companies who are ready to brave lack of infrastructure in small towns and villages to expand their network. Read More...
Maoists luring people with money and medicines Ranchi (PTI): It's not alone on gun power that Maoists are taking people into their fold in Jharkhand - medicines and money are the new baits in the poverty-stricken areas of the state. Read More...
EMEA says UCB's Neupro must be refrigerated to avoid crystallisation BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European medicines Agency (EMEA) said UCB SA's Parkinson's drug Neupro should be stored between 2 and 8 degrees celsius to reduce the possible occurrence of crystallisation of the active substance. Read More...
Canada: Proposed Amendments To The Patented medicines (Notice Of Compliance) Regulations On April 26, 2008, the government of Canada published for comment proposed amendments to the Patented medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, commonly referred to as the "PM(NOC) Regulations." Read More...
Cheaper medicines bill to be signed June 6 -- Roxas MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to sign into law Friday a landmark bill seeking to bring down the cost of medicines in the Philippines, Senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas II said. Read More...
ClinPhone Completes medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Inspection NOTTINGHAM, 2 June 2008 - ClinPhone, the world's largest Clinical Technology Organization (CTO), has received the GCP Inspection Statement to complete the latest Inspection by the GCP Inspectorate of the medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Read More...
Schering-Plough Drug Endorsed by European medicines Agency Schering-Plough Corp. (NYSE: SGP) today announced that the European medicines Agency has recommended approval of sugammadex, its drug under development to help anesthesiologists maintain "optimum muscle relaxation" in surgical procedures. Read More...
Half of elderly are on wrong drugs Large numbers of elderly patients may be on medicines they do not need. They may also be taking the wrong dose of medicine for their medical condition. Read More...
Fake malaria drugs signal catastrophe THE REVELATION LAST WEEK BY KENYA’S Minister for Medical Services, Prof Peter Anyang Nyong’o, that at least 16 per cent of the malaria medicines in the country are counterfeit is a matter of grave concern. Read More...
The FDA: Monopoly Medicine Via Instapundit, Fight Aging says our regulatory system has perverse incentives... Read More...
Expanded use of medicines blood thinner rejected FDA rejects medicines Co. application for expanded use of blood thinner Angiomax Read More...
Drugmakers’ Me-Too medicines Face Tough Customers Big Pharma’s pitches for new and improved versions of old drugs aren’t working the magic they used to. Read More...
You must pay for better drugs to live longer AUSTRALIANS can add almost 15 months to their lifespan by using the latest drugs - if they can afford it. Read More...
Musa: Tap potential for herbal medicines Kota Kinabalu: Pharmaceutical industry players have been urged to grab opportunities under the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) to tap into the State's rich biodiversity resources and develop herbal medicines. Read More...
Vietnamese spend more on medicines HANOI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A Vietnamese person is estimated to spend 15.2 U.S. dollars this year from 13.4 dollars last year, local newspaper Youth on Monday quoted the Drug Administration of Vietnam as reporting. Read More...
WHO will send medicines, medical team to China MANILA, Philippines - The Manila-based office of the World Health Organization (WHO) plans to beef up its medical assistance to China to help avert a possible disease outbreak after the May 12 devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province. Read More...
Op/Ed: Brand-Name and Generic medicines Can Play Together Brand-name and generic medicines: Both play an important role in health care today Read More...
Challenges in treating co-infection The biggest challenge that faces those who are co-infected comes not from stigma or discrimination, but from the non-availability of medicines to treat HIV. Read More...
Companies Racing to Use Stem Cells to Find and Test New drugs May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Two companies that produce different types of stem cells have signed contacts to sell their products to drugmakers, showing the new technology will be used to help discover medicines not just to repair or replace damaged cells. Read More...
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Analysts: Shopping boom over on high food, medicines prices Prague, May 19 (CTK) - The shopping boom in the Czech Republic is has ended owing to high prices especially of foodstuffs and medicines, and lower household consumption will be reflected in a slowdown of the entire domestic economy, analysts told CTK. Read More...
UP government bans 57 medicines MUZAFFARNAGAR: The Uttar Pradesh government has banned 57 medicines manufactured by 39 companies after their samples were found below standard, a senior official said on Monday. Read More...
Hospital project has the right recipe for success After being in business for 25 years, the Chaophaya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital's herbal development project is a remarkable success story. Read More...
medicines Australia Surprised By PBAC Measure medicines Australia chief executive Ian Chalmers said tonight he was surprised and disappointed by the Government's controversial Budget measure forcing the pharmaceutical industry to fund the Government's own Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee. Read More...
Statement - New CIHI Report shows value of new medicines in health care system, Rx&D OTTAWA, May 15 /CNW Telbec/ - The following is a statement by Russell Williams, President of Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) regarding the release of the pharmaceutical report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Read More...
Zero tolerance for counterfeit medicines, says association A European umbrella organisation representing the pharmaceutical industry is calling for urgent measures to protect patients from counterfeit medicines, including a ban on drug repackaging. Read More...
Flying with herbal medicines in the U.S. and overseas The rules surrounding air travel with medicines can be confusing, and travel with herbal remedies is no exception. Here's a quick look at how to handle bringing natural medicines on your next flight. Read More...
Scottish medicines Consortium Rules Against Breakthrough Treatment For Devastating Blood Cancer Celgene Limited expressed disappointment at the advice given by the Scottish medicines Consortium (SMC) that Revlimid® (lenalidomide) is not recommended for use within the NHS in Scotland for the treatment of multiple myeloma, on the grounds of cost effectiveness. Read More...
Federated Investors lowers stake in medicines Co. to below 4% NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Federated Investors Inc. Monday disclosed its stake in medicines Co. had dropped below 5% to 3.72%, or 1.93 million shares. Read More...
Herbal medicine seeks fusion of Eastern, Western approaches TIANJIN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Naysayers might call it voodoo. Skeptics question how it works, feeling much safer to keep it at arm's length. Read More...