FDA: Bayer-J&J Drug Poses Bleeding Risk
The Food and Drug Administration says a Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG drug helps prevent deadly blood clots in patients getting hip or knee replacement, but it also puts them at risk for serious internal bleeding. The name of the drug is Rivaroxaban and is sold under the brand name Xarelto in Europe, where it was approved...

FDA: Bayer-J&J Drug Poses Bleeding Risk

Obama Nominates Sharfstein for Deputy FDA Post
Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein will serve as deputy commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, according to President Barack Obama in his weekly radio address.“Dr. Sharfstein has been recognized as a national leader for his efforts to protect children from unsafe over-the-counter cough and cold medications. And he’s designed an...

Obama Nominates Sharfstein for Deputy FDA Post

Pfizer Stops Pancreatic Drug Trial on Positive Data
Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, reportedly ended a late-stage clinical trial of its cancer drug Sutent, because it data showed the drug met its goal of slowing the progression of pancreatic cancer. Pfizer Inc. made the announcement on Thursday, following an independent safety board’s recommendation to stop the study.“These...

Pfizer Stops Pancreatic Drug Trial on Positive Data

Human Genome Hepatitis C Drug Fails to Impress in Late-Stage Trial
Human Genome Sciences Inc.’s hepatitis C drug Albuferon met its primary goal of working as well as a current drug in a late-stage study, but failed to show numerically better efficacy compared to standard-of-care. The trial, called ACHIEVE 1, compared Albuferon and Switzerland-based Roche’s Pegasys. Patients involved in the study...

Human Genome Hepatitis C Drug Fails to Impress in Late-Stage Trial

FDA Needs More Time to Evaluate Takeda’s New Diabetes Drug, Alogliptin
The Food and Drug Administration will need more time to evaluate Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc.’s experimental diabetes drug alogliptin, delaying a potential blockbuster billion-dollar seller from reaching the market. New safety guidelines of the FDA issued in December 2008 (Guidance for Industry: Diabetes Mellitus --...

FDA Needs More Time to Evaluate Takeda’s New Diabetes Drug, Alogliptin

Vaginal Gel, a Possible Key to Defeat the AIDS Virus?
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Vaginal Gel, a Possible Key to Defeat the AIDS Virus?

New Vaginal Gel May Block HIV Transmission
An experimental gel that uses a popular anti-HIV drug to protect women from the deadly virus has been shown to offer some protection against HIV. The compound applied vaginally may be able to block the transmission of HIV. Researchers from the University of Minnesota say the gel is already approved as an ingredient in cosmetics and...

New Vaginal Gel May Block HIV Transmission

Plavix Combined with Heartburn Drugs May Increase the Risk of Heart Attack
Heart attack patients who take a combination of Plavix, plus a proton pump inhibitor such as Prilosec or Nexium, may be at increased risk of death or another heart attack, according to a new study. Nexium and other proton pump inhibitors, like Wyeth’s Protonix and Prevacid, Eisai Co.'s Aciphex, are used to treat heartburn, in which...

Plavix Combined with Heartburn Drugs May Increase the Risk of Heart Attack

Flu Strain Resistant to Tamiflu Spreads in the U.S.
According to recent reports, more than 98 percent of the influenza A viruses which circulate this year is now resistant to common antiviral treatment compared to just 1 percent two years ago. A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that the most important antiviral drug no longer works against this...

Flu Strain Resistant to Tamiflu Spreads in the U.S.

AstraZeneca Releases Documents on Their Psychiatric Drug Seroquel
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AstraZeneca Releases Documents on Their Psychiatric Drug Seroquel

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Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 KilledMass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
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