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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...

February 17, 2010
New research finds ibuprofen may lower risk of Parkinson's disease

Ibuprofen may soon join aspirin as a daily analgesic prophylactic....

February 17, 2010
Novartis to change name, repackage Maalox Total Relief

Choosing the wrong liquid Maalox product can have harmful consequences, the Food and Drug Administration...

February 17, 2010
Oklahoma considers registry for meth convicts

The Oklahoma House Public Safety Committee voted on Wednesday to create a state registry of...

February 17, 2010
PositiveID acquires Easy Check Medical Diagnostics

PositiveID on Wednesday acquired the intellectual property rights and assets of Easy Check Medical Diagnostics...

February 16, 2010
Drug makers sign agreement to develop rheumatoid arthritis drug

Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca and American drug maker Rigel Pharmaceuticals have signed a global licensing...

February 16, 2010
Duane Reade opens fifth walk-in medical clinic in New York

A new walk-in clinic at a Duane Reade store in Chelsea officially opened on Wednesday,...

February 16, 2010
Giant Eagle free antibiotics program proves a winner

Giant Eagle last week announced that its free antibiotics program, launched in September of last...

February 16, 2010
Healthcare IT gets $1 billion in stimulus funds

Nearly $1 billion in economic stimulus money will go to help spur adoption of healthcare...

February 16, 2010
Hi-Tech Pharmacal, Mission Pharmacal to market new kidney stone treatment

Hi-Tech Pharmacal and Mission Pharmacal Co. are planning to market a new treatment for kidney...

February 16, 2010
Novo Nordisk announces new once-daily treatment for Type 2 diabetes

A new injectable Novo Nordisk drug for diabetes is on the shelves, the Danish drug...

February 16, 2010
Report: P&G’s Olay Professional Pro-X is clinically proven to improve appearance of wrinkles

Procter & Gamble's Olay Professional Pro-X regimen, which launched in early 2009, clinically improves the...

February 16, 2010
Surescripts unveils lower pricing policy

Electronic prescribing network provider Surescripts made its new, lower pricing policy official Tuesday, announcing that...

February 15, 2010
At least until the Ides of March, Walgreens agrees to fill Washington Medicaid scripts

Walgreens has announced that it will continue to fill Medicaid prescriptions at its Washington state...

February 15, 2010
CVS Caremark, Polk County partnership demonstrates role of pharmacist intervention in improving diabetes outcomes

Diabetes patients who participated in a special disease management program implemented by CVS Caremark experienced...

February 15, 2010
Getting ahead of acne

Fighting acne with hair care products? That’s right....

February 15, 2010
Praise the Lord and pass the clinics

Moreover, low-cost, convenient clinics offer the best solution for improving access to care for the...

February 11, 2010
Drug makers seek high-tech consumer connections

Advertisements on television for drugs have become ubiquitous, but some drug makers are looking for...

February 11, 2010
FDA approves new formulation of HIV treatment drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new formulation of an anti-retroviral drug for...

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