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-- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Sleep Disorders If you are aged 18 to 65, in good general health, and wake up multiple times during a typical night, you may qualify for this study. The research site is in Las Vegas,...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Trauma During Pregnancy Boosts Risk of Schizophrenia in Kids There's an increased risk of schizophrenia among children born to women who experience...
THURSDAY, Aug. 21 -- U.S. researchers have identified 170 more proteins to add to the 91 already known to be associated with programmed cell death, or apoptosis. They also uncovered new information about how these proteins may function. The findings...
THURSDAY, Aug. 21 -- Dawn Marie Perkins wasn't even seven months pregnant with her twin boys when she knew something had gone terribly wrong. After numerous tests and evaluations, Perkins quickly learned that strokes aren't something that just...
-- Most women need regular pap tests to check for early signs of cervical cancer. It's important to prepare before the test to get the most accurate results possible. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in the two days...

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Pharma Industry News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2008 - The 2009 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey forecasts continued declines in trends for 2009, marking the sixth consecutive year of declining trends. Most trend rates are projected to be lower in 2009 than...
RARITAN, N.J., August 21, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires additional information before it will...
SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2008 - Celgene Corporation (Nasdaq:CELG) today announced VIDAZA (azacitidine) received expanded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to reflect new overall survival achieved in the AZA-001 survival...
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 20, 2008 - A Virginia man yesterday filed what is believed to be the first personal injury lawsuit stemming from injuries associated with the use of Byetta(R), an injectable medication for diabetes. Victor Deleon...
 Elotuzumab Antibody Designed to Target Highly Expressed Cell Surface Protein and Selectively Kill Multiple Myeloma Cells // PRINCETON, N.J. & REDWOOD CITY, Calif., August 19, 2008 - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and PDL...

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New Drug Approvals

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xenazine (tetrabenazine) for the treatment of chorea...
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 11, 2008 - Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for the treatment of chronic...
First New IV Antihypertensive Treatment Approved in Ten Years PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Medicines Company announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the intravenous (IV) therapy Cleviprex (clevidipine...
Approvals consistent with current US treatment guidelines to start appropriate patients on combination therapies EAST HANOVER, N.J., August 04, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two single-pill combination...
CEDAR KNolls, NJ, Aug. 1, 2008-EKR Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on providing novel products for the acute-care hospital setting, today announced that it received FDA approval for Cardene I.V. (nicardipine...

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New Drug Applications

VANCOUVER and DEERFIELD, IL, August 11, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. and its co-development partner Astellas Pharma US, Inc. ("Astellas") today announced that they have received an action letter dated August 8, 2008 from the...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., August 08, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis announced today that U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assigned priority review status for its New Drug Application (NDA) for Multaq (dronedarone). The priority...
HORSHAM, Pa., August 08, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Centocor, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review timeline for the Biologic License Application for ustekinumab, a subcutaneous biologic therapy, by...
EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 30, 2008 - Othera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today the submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for OT-730, an oculoselective beta-blocker, as a...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 7, 2008 - GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. has completed its submission of the final portion of the Biologics License Application, or BLA, for ATryn in the United States. The final portion of the BLA submission...

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Clinical Trials

  LONDON, Aug. 20, 2008--A new drug for cystic fibrosis, PTC124, can bypass the genetic defect in the protein-making machinery of patients and improve the functioning of cell membranes that is normally hampered by the condition. These are the...
CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2008 - VaxInnate Corporation announced today that its M2e universal influenza vaccine candidate was safe and immunogenic in its first Phase I clinical trial, raising hopes for a universal influenza vaccine...
WEIZMANN SCIENCE PARK, NESS ZIONA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2008 - Kamada (TASE: KMDA), a bio-pharmaceutical company (www.kamada.com) engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of specialty life-saving therapeutics, announced...
GLASGOW, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2008 - Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: JAV), a leading developer of novel products for pain management, today presented new and successful secondary endpoint data from a previously announced pivotal...
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Aug 21, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. today reported that animal data from a new study sponsored by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory appears...

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Latest FDA Drug Alerts
August 14, 2008
Audience: Cardiologists, hospital risk managers [Posted 08/14/2008] Boston Scientific and FDA informed healthcare professionals...
August 12, 2008
Audience: Primary healthcare physicians, internists, other healthcare professionals[Posted 08/12/2008] FDA informed healthcare...
August 12, 2008
Audience: Pain management specialists, risk managers, other healthcare professionals, patients[UPDATED 08/12/2008] Watson...
August 8, 2008
Audience: Oncologists, other healthcare professionals[Posted 07/31/2008] FDA informed healthcare professionals of modifications...
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Latest Drug Information Updates

Cleviprex
Cleviprex is an intravenous, ultrashort-acting calcium channel blocker under development for the treatment of severely elevated blood pressure in the hospital setting when oral therapy is not feasible or desirable.

Stavzor
Stavzor is delayed-release valproic acid formulated in the EnteriCare enteric soft gelatin capsule delivery system designed to minimize GI adverse events. Stavzor is indicated for the treatment of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder, adjunctive therapy in multiple seizure types (including epilepsy), and prophylaxis of migraine headaches.

Navstel
Navstel is a balanced salt ophthalmic solution for use as an intraocular irrigation during surgical procedures involving perfusion of the eye.

Eovist
Eovist (gadoxetate disodium) is a gadolinium-based contrast agent for intravenous use in T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver to detect and characterize lesions in adults with known or suspected focal liver disease.

Evolence
Evolence is a collagen-based structural dermal filler for the correction of moderate to deep facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds.

Kinrix
Kinrix [Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine] is a combination vaccine for protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio diseases in children.

Durezol
Durezol (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) is a topical steroid for the treatment of postoperative ocular inflammation and pain.

PrandiMet
PrandiMet (repaglinide and metformin HCl) is a fixed-dose combination of the fast-acting secretagogue replaglinide (also known as Prandin) and insulin sensitizer, metformin, indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Pentacel
Pentacel is a combination vaccine indicated for active immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis and invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b in children 6 weeks through 4 years of age.

Trivaris
Trivaris (triamcinolone acetonide) is a glucocorticoid corticosteroid delivered via intravitreal injection for the treatment of sympathetic ophthalmia, temporal arteritis, uveitis, and ocular inflammatory conditions unresponsive to topical corticosteroids.

Entereg
Entereg (alvimopan) is a peripherally-acting mu opioid receptor antagonist used to help patients regain gastrointestinal (GI) function earlier following bowel resection surgery.

OraVerse
OraVerse is a dental anesthetic reversal agent that accelerates the return to normal sensation and function following dental procedures.

Aplenzin
Aplenzin is a once-daily formulation of bupropion hydrobromide indicated for the treatment of depression in adults.

Cimzia
Cimzia is a PEGylated anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) biologic therapy for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease in adults.

Relistor
subcutaneous injection for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation

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