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Tamiflu 30 Mg and 45 Mg Capsules Approved by FDA

... The 30 mg and 45 mg capsules will be available in pharmacies nationwide and for government stockpiling for the 2007-2008 flu season. To date, Roche has filled orders from the U.S. federal government and states for 43.7 million Tamiflu treatment courses. "Roche continues to take steps to facilitate the use of...

Online Counterfeit Pills Kills Woman

...s has since shut down. But health experts say fake pharmacies are an ongoing scam. The report makes no recommendations, but calls the sale of counterfeit drugs on the Internet a "complex and emerging health-care problem." "If you order from these sites, you may get counterfeit drugs with no active ingredien...

Doctor Pours Ethics Down The Drain In A Bid To Make A Quick Buck

...ing forward to moving on with her life. Among the pharmacies alleged to have filled the prescriptions is Orlando, Fla.-based Signature Pharmacy, whose owners have been indicted in a steroid case brought by prosecutors in Albany, N.Y. They have pleaded not guilty. The company is not charged in the Rhode Island ...

Side Effects of Natural Health Products With Prescription Drugs Under-reported

...ctive surveillance to monitor for harms. Select pharmacies agree to be sentinel sites, actively asking every patient about possible adverse events, and reporting all data so we can learn which NHP-drug combinations are safe, and which arent, she added. The study, co-authored by researchers from the Univer...

Sierra Leone Contains Rabies Outbreak

... The drugs are available at private clinics and pharmacies but, at between 20 and 30 dollars a dose, they are far beyond the reach of many Sierra Leoneans in one of the poorest countries in the world....

Sierra Leone Contains Rabies Outbreak

... The drugs are available at private clinics and pharmacies but, at between 20 and 30 dollars a dose, they are far beyond the reach of many Sierra Leoneans in one of the poorest countries in the world....

Brazil Government New Health Offer

...fter pill and regular contraceptives at government pharmacies for years. Under the newly expanded program, regular contraceptives will be offered at commercial drug stores for sale at just $2.40 for a year's supply. Abortions are the fourth leading cause of maternal death in Brazil after hypertension, hemor...

Influenza Vaccine FluMist To Be Approved In Younger Children As Well

... for young kids, and then storage problems as most pharmacies refused the drug as it needed to be stored in the freezer. This was overcome recently by a FDA-approved refrigerator safe version. The newer version of MedImmune s FluMist appears effective for children younger than 5 years old, although safety dat...

Manipur Pharmacies Shut Down Fearing Separatist Threats

...yet to resume business out of fear. The closure of pharmacies has led to panic across Manipur with doctors postp...xtortions. "People like us suffer a lot with the pharmacies closed," said Moni Singh, a 63-year-old retired government who is on constant medication for cancer....

China Admits Fake Blood Protein Used in Drips

...tors themselves admit that nearly 60 hospitals and pharmacies in the north-eastern part of the country have been...state of Jilin found 18 hospitals and more than 30 pharmacies sold or were selling false batches of the albumin. "There was no element of protein, so it could not...

Medical Marijuana to Be Legalized

...motherapy, but it was largely toothless because no pharmacies carry the drug. Opponents are concerned that allowing use of the drug for medical use could send mixed messages to children....

Alli- a New Weapon for War Against the Bulges

... the war against the bulges and fat has arrived in pharmacies across the United States. Alli- a fat blocker is the first FDA approved diet drug to be available over- the -counter without a prescription. The prescription diet drug Xenical has been introduced to drugstore shelves with a new name and in nonpresc...

Canadian Court Rules Grocery Shops can Sell Cold Medications Containing Pseudoephedrine

...n from selling the over-the-counter remedies while pharmacies were not. The federation spent a year in court fighting the decision on behalf of rural communities that have access to grocery stores but no pharmacy, Sands said. "In downtown Toronto, you can walk a block to a drugstore. But in many rural commu...

Many NYC Pharmacies Fail to Translate Prescription Labels for Patients Who Don't Understand English

...in languages other than English, few New York City pharmacies do so and as a result//, limited-English patients ...icine and lead author of the study. "New York City pharmacies would engage in good health and business practices by providing labels and health counseling in lang...

Pharmacists' Workload Contributes To Errors

...wed data submitted to insurance companies from 672 pharmacies in 18 metropolitan regions. The pharmacies filled an average of 18,000 prescriptions from January to March 2003, or 1,375 prescriptions per wee...

Hormones- The Same Regardless Of Packaging

...that are custom mixed or compounded by specialized pharmacies according to a doctor's prescription. 'The FDA n...nes,’ says FDA’s Galson. 'Our position is these pharmacies are taking advantage of women, preying on their fears of menopause.' In response, Lloyd Allen, ex...

Plan B Pills – Unshackle

...l public complaints reported over pharmacists’ and pharmacies refusing to fill prescriptions for the controversi... out new rules. The new ruling ensures that all pharmacies and pharmacists are bound to fill the required forms unless there is concern that the medication mig...

FDA Announces to Companies to Stop Marketing Products Containing Trimethobenzamide

...mount of these products will still be available in pharmacies after that date until supplies are exhausted. Any company wishing to market a product containing trimethobenzamide in suppository form must now obtain an approved new drug application prior to marketing. This action is the next step in a concerted...

Asian Smokers in Danger

...if it is felt that these will be of help, and many pharmacies can provide other services to help smokers quit. ...home from work. In addition to convenience, many pharmacies now also have a private consultation room, allowing for discussions away from the main part of the s...

FDA Announces Voluntary Withdrawal of Pergolide Products

...s received prescriptions for pergolide from retail pharmacies in the United States. Patients taking pergolide sh...y withdrawal on supplies of pergolide currently in pharmacies will not be immediate. This delay will allow time for health care providers and patients to discuss ...

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