Requip (ropinirole hydrochloride) tablets - product of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) - are for the treatment of moderate to severe Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). © Brymo From the NINDS-NIH: Restless legs...
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With no cure and still of unknown cause - Crohn's disease - is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that affects more than 1 million men and women worldwide. Chron's disease can cause...
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Rotarix - the second oral U.S. licensed vaccine for the prevention of rotavirus (an infection that causes gastroenteritis (vomiting and diarrhea) in infants and children) - has been approved by the...
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A new medical adhesive - a fibrin sealant - called Artiss for use in attaching skin grafts onto burn patients, has just been approved by the US FDA. Fibrin sealants are tissue adhesives that contain...
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Last week, the FDA has approved Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) for short-term use in children ages 1-11 years for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The agency approved Nexium...
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The FDA has just approved a new orphan drug for the treatment of rare inflammatory syndromes. The said dug - Arcalyst - is the first treatment for an extremely rare condition known as...
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The US FDA has recently approved the marketing of Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) as a treatment for adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. Plaque psoriasis is an...
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Previously approved for use in the treatment of some forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) - Tysabri (natalizumab) - is now approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease...
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The FDA has recently cleared for marketing, the very first test that can simultaneously detect and identify 12 specific respiratory viruses in one sample. The said test, called the xTAG Respiratory...
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The FDA has recently approved Voluven® for the treatment of serious blood volume loss following surgery. Significant blood losses can cause a rapid drop in the volume of red blood cells and plasma...
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Sponsored by Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals Inc. and sold and marketed by New York City-based Forest Laboratories, Inc. - Bystolic™ (nebivolol) - has recently been approved by the FDA for the...
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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic disorder that causes mental retardation, smaller brain size, delayed speech and other neurological problems. If diabetes is characterized by the body not being...
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Both products of AstraZeneca - Prilosec and Nexium - are members of a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and are indicated for the treatment of severe gastroesophageal reflux...
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Originally approved in 2005 for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer) - Nexavar® (sorafenib) has recently been approved by the FDA for use in...
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A combination of antihistamine with a nasal decongestant, Zyrtec-D (cetirizine HCl 5 mg and pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg) is a prescription allergy drug from Pfizer. Now, the FDA has approved a Zyrtec-D...
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Novartis Pharma's Tasigna (nilotinib) has recently been approved by the US FDA for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in adult patients whose disease...
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Revisions of the labeling of ED drugs (Cialis, Levitra and Viagra) that includes the potential risk of sudden hearing loss have already been approved by the FDA. The said approval will also apply for...
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A new anti-cancer treatment distributed by Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company (Princeton, New Jersey) -Ixempra (ixabepilone) - has recently been approved by the US FDA for use use in patients with...
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Currently, the prescribed medication for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections is levofloxacin while meropenem for complicated intra-abdominal infections. Found to have a cure rate...
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