First NIH clinical trial for interstitial cystitis begins
...osan polysulfatesodium (ElmironR) and hydroxyzine hydrochloride (AtaraxR) to treat 136 peoplewho have IC and unremitting urinary frequency and pain or discomfort lasting atleast 24 weeks. ElmironR and AtaraxR were selected first for testing because patients preferoral treatments and studies suggest that each dru...Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) not effective for ear pain in children during air travel
.... Previous studies have shown that pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (trade nameSudafed) decreases the risk of earache in adults with recurrent air travel-associated earpain. But, when researchers tried the drug with 50 children over a two-yearperiod, it was not found to be effective compared to a placebo in decreasin......zburg, Austria - Treatment with ARICEPT (donepezil hydrochloride tablets) significantly improved the cognitive and ...ses of either 5 milligrams (mg) ARICEPT (donepezil hydrochloride tablets), 10 mg ARICEPT or placebo. Patients who received ARICEPT showed significant improvement in...Study shows weight loss with an antidepressant medicine in combination with lifestyle intervention
...dy, the sustained-release formulation of bupropion hydrochloride (Bupropion SR) in combination with a lifestyle intervention program that included an energy-restricted diet, and exercise, resulted in significant weight loss in obese patients up to 24 weeks. Further, a 24-week extension of the study showed that th...First-of-its-kind study of vascular dementia patients taking ARICEPT presented at AAGP meeting
...uary 26, 2002) - Treatment with ARICEPT (donepezil hydrochloride tablets) significantly improved the cognitive and ...ses of either 5 milligrams (mg) ARICEPT (donepezil hydrochloride tablets), 10 mg ARICEPT or placebo. Patients who received ARICEPT showed significant improvement i...Media undermine efforts to tackle nicotine addiction
... to quit smoking. In the United Kingdom, bupropion hydrochloride (Zyban) was heralded by the media as a wonder drug when it was released in 2000. Not surprisingly, smokers queued up in waiting rooms, expecting their tobacco addiction to be vanish with this new pill. The public enthusiasm changed abruptly in Februa...Study showed the number one prescribed Alzheimer's treatment beneficial in vascular dementia (VaD)
...g/day, 35%). Information About ARICEPT (donepezil hydrochloride tablets) Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease While there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, medical treatments are available to manage symptoms of the disease. Once-a-day prescription ARICEPT is indicated for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. ...Interstitial cystitis study finds limited benefit in two oral drugs
...tosan polysulfate sodium (Elmiron) and hydroxyzine hydrochloride (Atarax) in 121 patients with IC. Most volunteers reported experiencing moderate pain, discomfort, and urinary frequency for at least a year before entering the study. IC is a chronic, debilitating condition that affects about a million people, most...FDA approves Wellbutrin XL(TM)
...ministration has approved Wellbutrin XL (bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets) for the treatment of maj... licensed this once-daily formulation of bupropion hydrochloride from Biovail Corporation in October 2001. Wellbutrin XL will be available in two strengths, 150 mg a...American Heart Association consensus statement
...s rosiglitizone maleate (Avandia) and pioglitazone hydrochloride (Actos) help doctors manage patients' glucose (blood sugar) levels and may even modify other heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and inflammation, said Richard W. Nesto, M.D., chair of the department of cardiovasc...Transdermal patch as effective as intravenous pump for post-op pain control
...ive pain control after major surgery. The fentanyl hydrochloride patient-controlled transdermal system (PCTS) elimi...nt-controlled analgesia pump (n = 320) or fentanyl hydrochloride by a patient-controlled transdermal system (n = 316). The researchers found that fentanyl hydrochlo...New data sets survival benchmark for Pfizer's ELLENCE
... Cancer Symposium show that an ELLENCE (epirubicin hydrochloride injection) based chemotherapy regimen delivers survival benefits when used alone or in combination with docetaxel. The results of the study, which compares a sequential regimen of FEC 100 (fluorouracil 500 mg/m2, epirubicin 100 mg/m2, cyclophosphami...Penn study shows how next-generation diabetic drugs could work more selectively
...s rosiglitazone maleate (Avandia) and pioglitazone hydrochloride (Actos) help to maintain diabetics' blood-sugar levels. In fat cells, TZDs turn on a small set of genes, which aren't normally turned on, by targeting the receptor PPAR. To tease out how the medications work specifically, the investigators set out ...