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The changing landscape

The changing landscape of pharmaceutical medicineExamine the sweeping changes taking place in pharmaceutical medicine including a new code of conduct, federal regulations and industry changes designed to improve drug companies' standards and elevate their performance.

Now available without

Now available without a prescription - FDA makes more drugs over-the-counter - includes related articles on Nicotrol and RogaineFor those who yearn to break their cigarette addiction but don't fancy a trip to the doctor's office, the ability to get the nicotine patch without a physician's prescription may be just what the doctor ordered.

FDA ensures equivalence

FDA ensures equivalence of generic drugs - Food and Drug Administration - includes related articles on bioequivalency and filling prescriptionsWhen Stuart Addison goes to the pharmacy in Margate, Fld., he has the pharmacist fill his prescriptions with generic drugs. Addison. a retired federal government auditor, is one of many Americans who are choosing genetics when they buy drugs.

Pharmaceutical industry issues

Pharmaceutical industry issues its plan for voluntary clinical trials registryIn the face of bad publicity and impending restrictions, trade groups representing pharmaceutical companies have proposed a voluntary plan for using a clinical trials registry as well as results databases by midyear.
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Does Hope Have a Dark Side? (HealthDay)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:48:57 GMT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Imagine suffering from a chronic illness that challenges you every single day. You have aches and pains, difficulty getting around and sometimes suffer from surprising decreases in energy. You take fistfuls of medication for relief and endure countless medical procedures to keep the illness from progressing.


Prescription Drug Use Rising in U.S., CDC Reports (HealthDay)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:02:31 GMT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least one prescription drug in the past month increased from 44 percent to 48 percent, says a federal government study released Thursday.


Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 25, 2010 (HealthDay)

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:48:37 GMT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:


African police seize 10 metric tons of fake meds (Reuters)

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:58:07 GMT

Reuters - Police seized about 10 metric tons of counterfeit medicines and arrested 80 people in a sweep across eastern Africa, international police agency Interpol said on Thursday.


Prescription Painkillers Could Be New 'Gateway' Drugs (HealthDay)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:48:36 GMT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Prescription medicines are the way that many drug addicts first get hooked, making these legal medicines the new "gateway" drugs, new study findings show.


Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 1, 2010 (HealthDay)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:48:27 GMT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:


Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 24, 2010 (HealthDay)

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:48:33 GMT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:


FDA gets tougher with certain drug trials (Reuters)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:02:21 GMT

Reuters - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on use of certain clinical trials that show a new drug is no worse than another already on the market, according to a government report released on Friday.


Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 30, 2010 (HealthDay)

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:48:15 GMT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:


In Some Patients, Hypertension Meds Raise Blood Pressure (HealthDay)

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:48:31 GMT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Popular prescription medications taken to control hypertension may actually boost blood pressure in a "statistically significant" percentage of patients, researchers report.


Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 26, 2010 (HealthDay)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:48:52 GMT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:


Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa (AP)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:44:45 GMT

AP - Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing evidence for what health workers have long suspected: some of the donated medication is being stolen and resold on commercial markets.



Herpes meds not linked to birth defects: study (Reuters)

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:18:25 GMT

Reuters - Women who took medication to treat herpes infections during pregnancy weren't more likely to have a baby with birth defects than women who didn't take these drugs in a study of over 800,000 babies born in Denmark.


Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 31, 2010 (HealthDay)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:48:31 GMT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:


Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2010 (HealthDay)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:48:44 GMT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:


Adding talk therapy to meds may ease adult ADHD (Reuters)

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:19:34 GMT

Reuters - Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who still have symptoms despite taking medications might benefit from "talk therapy," also known as cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, according to a study released Tuesday.


Child health at risk from non-prescription drugs: study (AFP)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:04:32 GMT

AFP - Many parents give their children too large or frequent doses of non-prescription medicines for fever, coughs and colds, putting their health at risk, according to an Australian study released Monday.



Cognitive Therapy Helps Adults With ADHD (HealthDay)

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:48:26 GMT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Adding therapy to the medications an adult might be taking for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could lessen symptoms and improve quality of life, new research suggests.


Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010 (HealthDay)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:02:33 GMT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:


Some Fake ADHD to Get Meds, Special Treatment (HealthDay)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:48:42 GMT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- While attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a real and pervasive condition, new research suggests there is a cluster of kids and adults who successfully fake the condition either to get drugs or gain special privileges in school.