Stringent regulation of traditional medicines is urgently needed
...They found a high concentration of fenfluramine in tablets supplied to patients and also in the patients urine. After reports of an association with pulmonary hypertension, fenfluramine was withdrawn even as a prescription only medicine in 1997. Its use as described is obviously illegal, say the authors. Thi...Diabetes targets will be impractical in routine practice
...s." He concludes: "The development of combination tablets by the pharmaceutical industry seems of the utmost priority for effective prevention of complications of type 2 diabetes. Until then we must be pragmatic. We should set targets that are reasonable for our clinics and our individual patients."...Heart experts call for urgent action to implement new findings on cholesterol-lowering treatment
...as cholesterol-lowering therapy, or matching dummy tablets (and, separately, were randomly allocated to receive vitamin supplements or matching dummy capsules). Study treatment and follow-up continued for an average of five years in 69 UK hospitals. Funding of 21 million was provided by the UK's Medical Res...Pill-splitting can yield cost savings on common prescription drugs, Stanford researchers find
... drugs that came prepackaged, weren't available in tablets or were available in only one dosage. They then el...s of $340. By prescribing half the number of 20-mg tablets and splitting them, medication costs would drop to $180 annually. "As a cost-saving approach, pill-s...Cigarette tax hike could save millions of lives
... chewing gum, skin patches, nasal spray, inhalers, tablets and lozenges -- could spare between 1 million and 5 million lives from smoking-induced death, the authors estimate. The third alternative is a package of interventions that involve neither price control nor nicotine replacement, including complete ba...'Virtual stomach' reveals pill's path
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...new information does not mean they should stop the tablets they are taking. It is vital that all patients on the trial carry on with their treatment regimens," they add. All patients will be recalled to visit their ASCOT doctors and will be examined again in the coming weeks Members of ASCOT's Data Safety M...Bupropion triples quit rates among women and formerly depressed smokers, study shows
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... convenience of once-daily dosing." Wellbutrin XL tablets have a two-layered coating designed to release drug slowly in the body. GlaxoSmithKline licensed this once-daily formulation of bupropion hydrochloride from Biovail Corporation in October 2001. Wellbutrin XL will be available in two strengths, 150 m...Pharmacokinetic data presented at ICAAC on investigational HIV protease inhibitor 433908 (908)
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...fizer's antibiotic ZYVOX TM (linezolid injection, tablets and for oral suspension) for complicated skin and soft tissue infections caused by known methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) compared to patients treated with intravenous (IV) vancomycin. In the entire population studied, ZYVOX TM wa...FDA approves new HIV protease inhibitor, Lexiva (TM)
...a may be dosed three different ways: 1) two 700mg tablets twice daily (BID), 2) two 700mg tablets once daily (QD) in combination with two 100mg capsules of ritonavir QD (Lexiva/r QD), or 3) one 700m...Drug improves brain structure in Alzheimer's patients
...thereafter. Daily doses consisted of two identical tablets so as to not reveal the dosage scheme. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted over a 24-week period followed by a six-week period in which all participants received only placebo pills. Each participant was treated and cl...Five more African countries to benefit from Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
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... is good news. The fly in the ointment is that two tablets cost more than one, so there is a cost factor." In June, another study published in The New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated that the drug finasteride reduces the risk of prostate cancer by 25 percent. BPH is a noncancerous enlargement of the...Aspirin use may be associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer
...fined as women who took two or more 325 mg aspirin tablets per week. The remaining women were non-regular aspirin users who took less than 2 tablets per week. During 18 years of follow-up, there were 161 new cases of pancreatic cancer. Overall, ...Study shows how well heartburn sufferers follow directions for over-the-counter Prilosec OTC
...ne perfectly, and 96 percent used one carton of 14 tablets or less -- even though they were told they could purchase more at the mall kiosk for eight weeks after they received the first carton. Only one of 758 participants who completed the study took more than 14 doses, experienced a return of heartburn, an...Ecstasy affects memory, new international study shows
...r MDMA, is on the increase, with up to two million tablets being consumed every weekend in the UK. Until now, little has been known about the impact of ecstasy and other drug use on everyday and long-term memory. Researchers from the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria, Westminster, Teesside ......ere diagnosed.. Women who reported taking up to 14 tablets per week had the lowest relative risk for this cancer. Women who reported never using or rarely using aspirin had the highest relative risk. Authors caution that while low doses of aspirin seems to prevent heart disease, higher doses increase risks f...