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The Menz Club, LLC . Issues a voluntary nationwide recall of V-Maxx Rx due to undeclared sulfoaildenafilAn FDA lab analysis of V Maxx Rx Lot # 101109 distributed by The Menz Club, LLC was found to contain undeclared sulfoaidenafil. Sulfoaidenafil is an analog of sildenafil, an FDA approved prescription drug used to treat Erectile Dysfunction (ED), maki...

Safe to Switch Thiopurines in IBD Patients (CME/CE)SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- A majority of patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are unable to tolerate azathioprine may be able to take the related drug mercaptopurine safely, a researcher said here.

Sanofi's cholesterol drug reports positive test resultsPARIS (Reuters) - An experimental cholesterol treatment being jointly developed by Regeneron and Sanofi has shown it can lower bad cholesterol levels in difficult-to-treat patients, according to data from a mid-stage study published on Saturday.

Sanofi to Start China Clinical Trial of Cancer Drug In-licensed from SIBSSanofi hopes to begin a Phase I clinical trial in China next year of a novel drug that targets liver cancer. The molecule inhibits the slit-robo signaling path that controls tumor vasculature and tumor growth, a discovery made by researchers at th...

TopMedicalAlertCompanies.com Updates Senior Nutrition and Fitness GuidesTopMedicalAlertCompanies.com, a trusted supplier of medical alert system quotes, has updated its senior nutrition and fitness guides to help advise the elderly on maintaining their health. Miami, Florida (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 TopMedicalAlertCompanies.com, a leading provider of emergency alert systems quotes, has released updated senior nutrition and fitness guides to continue to advise seniors on...

Game Is Designed to Help Doctors to Spot Drug AbuseA new video game draws on technology used to train F.B.I. agents and is meant to help doctors look for warning signs of patients likely to abuse prescription painkillers.

Miralax, a Drug for Adults, Is Popular as a Children’s RemedyMiralax has become a long-term solution for childhood constipation.

Bayer seeks US FDA approval for regorafenib to treat metastatic colorectal cancerBayer HealthCare,, the US─based pharmaceuticals business of Bayer HealthCare LLC, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for the oral multi─kinase inhibit...

Better blood pressure control with antihypertensive drug comboNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among elderly hypertensive patients in Japan, adding a calcium channel blocker (CCB) to an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) provided better blood pressure control than a doubled dose of the ARB.

Orphan Sleep Drug Findings May Lead To New Cancer TherapiesA new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that an inexpensive "orphan drug" for the treatment of sleep disorders seems to be a potent inhibitor of cancer cells...

The drug industry is a barrier to diabetes care in poor countriesIn many parts of the world, people with type 1 diabetes (whether or not the condition is diagnosed) still die for want of insulin, and those with type 2 diabetes go without treatments that prolong...

Clinilabs Opens Phase I Unit in New JerseyClinilabs, an early phase and specialty CRO that provides clinical drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry, announced Thursday that they have opened a second Phase I unit in Southern New Jersey.

Delcath raises $20 millionDrug delivery company Delcath Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTH) raised $20 million through the sale of 13.3 million units at $1.50 per unit in a follow-on underwritten by Cowen; Wedbush; and Roth. Each unit comprises a share and a three-year warrant to purc...

CHMP: Pradaxa benefits outweigh bleeding riskEMA's CHMP completed a review of the risk of bleeding associated with Pradaxa dabigatran from Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH (Ingelheim, Germany) and recommended updating the label of the atrial fibrillation (AF) drug to include clearer guidance on how to...

Short Course of Drug Fails in Vent-Associated Pneumonia (CME/CE)SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- A short course of high-dose doripenem (Doribax) for ventilator-associated pneumonia did more harm than good, and a clinical trial testing the approach was stopped early, a researcher said here.

Tranzyme GI drug fails second late-stage trial(Reuters) - Tranzyme Pharma said its experimental drug to improve gastrointestinal recovery after surgery failed to meet the main or secondary goals of a second late-stage trial.

Vertex's Cystic Fibrosis Drug Kalydeco Given Green Light By EU's Scientific Advisory PanelVertex's cystic fibrosis product Kalydeco is one of five new molecular entities given a positive opinion by Europe's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use on May 25, which also included Almirall's novel COPD therapy aclidinium and Novo Nordi...

Arizona may add more uses for medical marijuanaArizona is considering requests to expand its fledgling medical marijuana program to allow use of the drug for an array of conditions, including post-traumatic stress syndrome and migraines, beyond those allowed under the law approved by voters two...

FDA clears Medigus SRS endoscopic systemThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Medigus's SRS endoscopic system.

The Wrong Way to Stop Fake DrugsBy Roger Bate In 2007-8, when counterfeit versions of heparin, a blood-thinning drug, were shipped from China to the United States market, 149 people died. In the last few months, bogus versions of the cancer drug Avastin, apparently shipped from the...

Senate passes FDA bill that could alleviate drug shortagesThe drug-shortage crisis got a step closer to being alleviated Thursday, when the U.S. Senate passed FDA?s Safety and Innovation Act (SB-3187).

Pfizer says EU recommends approval of InlytaPfizer Inc. said Friday that European Union regulators are recommending approval for its kidney cancer drug Inlyta.A European Union advisory committee recommended that Inlyta be approved as a treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma in patients w...

Gold, oil rise despite eurozone fearsGold and oil futures rose Friday, but not enough to post weekly gains. Gold for June delivery ended 0.7 per cent higher at $1,568.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, with gains attributed to bargain hunting, and cal...

Guangdong’s 2012 Drug Procurements Show Increased Quality FocusGuangdong’s 2012 drug procurement policy will resemble its 2011 predecessor that set fixed prices for low-priced drugs and slightly raised price caps for drugs with higher production costs.

Diabetes Drug Shown to Work in Blacks (CME/CE)PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- A first-of-its-kind study found that African Americans with type 2 diabetes significantly benefited from linagliptin (Tradjenta) therapy.

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