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| Pycnogenol reduces perimenopausal symptoms
August 30, 2007 09:25:00A study to be published in an upcoming edition of the Scandinavian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reveals that Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all), pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces "climacteric symptoms" such as hot flashes, depression, panic attacks, cholesterol and other common symptoms associated with women entering menopause transition. - [Read more] |
| Indevus submits new drug application for NEBIDO
August 30, 2007 09:20:00Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for NEBIDO (testosterone undecanoate) intramuscular injection, a long-acting testosterone therapy intended to treat male patients with primary and secondary hypogonadism. - [Read more] |
| ICON Initiates 100th Trial Using EDC
August 30, 2007 08:00:00ICON plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries announced that it has initiated its 100th trial using electronic data capture Electronic Data Capture (EDC). EDC technology is designed for the collection of clinical data in electronic format for use in clinical trials. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| FDA grants orphan drug designation to TREANDA
August 30, 2007 01:05:00Cephalon, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development granted orphan drug designation for the companys investigational therapy, TREANDA (bendamustine HCl), for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). - [Read more] |
| Study Blames Abbreviations For Medication Errors
August 29, 2007 09:00:00A new study in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety highlights the role abbreviations play in medication errors. According to researchers from Rutgers University who analyzed data on nearly 30,000 medication error reports contained in the United States Pharmacopeias MEDMARX® database, nearly five percent were due to abbreviations problems. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Small Phase 2 Study Of Daclizumab Shows Benefit Alone And In Combination With Interferon
August 29, 2007 09:00:00Researchers report that daclizumab (PDL Biopharma, Inc. and Biogen Idec) alone or in combination with interferon beta reduced disease activity on MRI and improved symptoms in nine people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis*. John W. Rose, MD and colleagues (University of Utah, Salt Lake City) report their findings in the August 21 issue of Neurology (2007;69:785-789). [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| FDA Regulations On Ozone Depleting Drugs Will Impact Availability Of Combivent
August 29, 2007 09:00:00The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have jurisdiction over lessening the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in pressurized containers called chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants. The Montreal Protocol and the Clean Air Act aim to transition away from all CFC containing products because of public health concerns. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| APhA Academy Of Pharmacy Research And Science (APhA-APRS) Announces Election Results, USA
August 29, 2007 08:00:00The results of the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Research and Science (APhA-APRS) election have been announced.Ă‚Â APhA-APRS elected Randall J. Voytilla of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as Chair-Elect for the Basic Sciences Section (2008-2009), Melody Ryan of Lexington, Kentucky as Chair-Elect for the Clinical Sciences Section (2008-2009), and David P. Nau of Lexington, Kentucky, as Chair-Elect for the Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences Section (ESAS) (2008-2009).Ă‚Â Randall J. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| BIO Announces Keynotes And Workshops At BIO Mid-America VentureForum, USA
August 29, 2007 08:00:00The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announces that Michael J. Barber, chief technology officer for GE Healthcare will provide a keynote address at the BIO Mid-America VentureForum. The conference will be held Sept. 24-26 in Milwaukee, Wis. at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Patients Should Welcome The Rash Caused By EGFR Inhibitors, Say Researchers
August 28, 2007 23:00:00 Development of an itchy pustular rash over the torso, head, and face of patients treated with inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)---a type of targeted drug that is increasingly used to treat several types of cancer---may actually indicate the treatment is working well, according to an analysis of two phase III trials published in Clinical Cancer Research last month (Clinical Cancer Research 3913 2007;13(13) July 1, 2007). [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| ISPE-PCC Awards First CPIP (SM) Credential For Industry Professionals
August 28, 2007 08:00:00The first international Certified Pharmaceutical Industry Professional (CPIP SM) credential -- made available through the ISPE Professional Certification Commission (ISPE-PCC) -- has been awarded to four industry professionals, announced ISPE-PCC recently. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
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