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February 22, 2010
Stopain partners with Arthritis Foundation

DRJ Group, the makers of Stopain topical analgesics, on Tuesday announced that new product packaging...

February 21, 2010
Decision Resources projects Crohn's disease market surge

The high prices of drugs made by Johnson & Johnson and Abbott will drive the...

February 21, 2010
Decision Resources: Diabetes-related nerve damage treatment could hold major stake in market

A hypothetical company that develops a drug for treating diabetes-related nerve damage that has disease-modifying...

February 21, 2010
FDA approves Menveo

Novartis has received Food and Drug Administration approval for a vaccine for meningococcal disease, the...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Novartis has received Food and Drug Administration approval for a vaccine for meningococcal disease, the Swiss drug maker’s vaccines division announced Monday.

The FDA approved Menveo (meningococcal [groups A, C, Y and W-135] oligosaccharide diphtheria CRM197) to prevent meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis bacteria.

 

February 21, 2010
FDA approves Parkinson's disease treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease made by...

February 21, 2010
President Obama releases new healthcare-reform proposal, NCPA responds

An organization representing the nation's independent pharmacies responded Monday to a new White House healthcare-reform...

February 21, 2010
Senate report: GSK diabetes drug poses heart attack risk; draws response from drug maker

A report released over the weekend by a Senate committee linked a drug used to...

February 20, 2010
Watson seeks FDA approval for depression generic

Watson Pharmaceuticals has filed a regulatory approval application with the Food and Drug Administration for...

February 18, 2010
FDA approved more than 50 cancer drugs in two years, study says

The Office of Oncology Drug Products at the Food and Drug Administration approved more than...

February 18, 2010
GSK ceases making, distributing zinc-containing denture adhesives

GlaxoSmithKline has issued a consumer advisory warning consumers about a potential health risk associated with...

February 18, 2010
GSK responds to FDA's labeling recommendations for asthma drugs

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline issued a response to new labeling requirements proposed by the Food...

February 18, 2010
Investigational flu vaccine boosts immune response, clinical trial shows

Patients who received a dose of between 5 and 45 micrograms of an investigational flu...

February 18, 2010
Novartis' Tasigna receives priority review from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration will shorten its review time of a Novartis drug under...

February 18, 2010
Pharmacist as 'physician extender' proves successful

CVS Caremark's partnership with Polk County, Fla., and the implementation of a program to educate...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT CVS Caremark's partnership with Polk County, Fla., and the implementation of a program to educate and motivate members to engage in their health care is clearly important on several different levels, including the fact that it scores the value of pharmacists' intervention in disease management.

February 18, 2010
Rituxan gets nod of approval from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Roche subsidiary Genentech and...

February 18, 2010
WHO: H1N1 to be included in next year's seasonal flu vaccine

During a press conference held Thursday, the World Health Organization updated the status of the...

February 17, 2010
CDC: Flu-like illnesses driven by three U.S. regions, but numbers remain low

For the week ended Feb. 6, visits to doctors for influenza-like illness nationally increased slightly...

February 17, 2010
Decision Resources projects growth in targeted cancer drug market

The market for drugs that fight cancer by focusing on specific molecules, proteins and enzymes...

February 17, 2010
Diabetes drug pipeline boasts close to 200 medications

Nearly 200 drugs are in the pipeline as possible treatments for diabetes, according to an...

February 17, 2010
FDA warns patients about asthma drug risks

Drugs belonging to the class called long-acting beta agonists should never be used alone for...

February 17, 2010
GSK, XenoPort receive complete response letter for RLS drug

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve a drug used to treat restless...

February 17, 2010
Meda, Medivir to develop, commercialize cold-sore drug

Meda plans to work with Medivir to commercialize a cold-sore drug in North America, the...

February 17, 2010
Merck accepting orders for seasonal flu vaccine from healthcare providers

Merck is allowing healthcare providers to pre-order the flu vaccine Afluria (influenza virus vaccine) for...

February 17, 2010
Merck: Gardasil may prevent anal warts, cancer in men

A vaccine made by Merck for preventing human papillomavirus works for preventing anal warts and...

February 17, 2010
NBCH report: Diabetes remains crucial healthcare cost-driver for employers

Eighty percent of diabetics have at least one annual hemoglobin A1c test and cholesterol screening...