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Small Change Could Stop Epilepsy Seizures for Millions

...irmed the initial findings. Carbamazepine, sold in generic form, retails for about 700 dollars (520 euros) at adult doses for a year's treatment, compared to less than three dollars for phenobarbital. "The burden of untreated epilepsy in terms of human suffering and social costs is enormous," the British Med...

Zimbabwe Receives 15m Dollars of AIDS Drugs from US

...ny Varichem pharmaceutical for the production of a generic anti-retroviral. Varichem will produce Saquinavir, the HIV drugs, for supply throughout Zimbabwe....

South African AIDS Delegates Issue Contraception Call

...with a law suit if they did not issue licences for generic versions of two drugs within three months....

US Court Allows Teva to Deliver Disputed Drug: Novartis

A US court has authorised Israeli generic medicines group Teva to resume deliveries of a blo...op Teva Pharmaceuticals from resuming shipments of generic versions of the drug, pending a trial in the case, the Swiss group said in a statement. The court ...

New Anti Fungal Drug Eraxis as Good as the Older Medicine

...w that to show that Eraxis was not inferior to the generic treatment. "I think we will see more use of echi...ially but remains several fold higher than that of generic fluconazole," they wrote in a commentary, also published in the Journal. A second study, conducted...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

...his government's move to allow the introduction of generic versions of three patented// drugs-in spite of US ...s, DVDs and apparel here in addition to Thailand's generic drug efforts. It calls it "further indications of a weakening of respect for patents." In protest...

New Critical Path Report Highlights Research Needed to Foster Generic Drug Development

...entific// questions that impede the development of generic versions of commonly used drugs. The report is p...s that are limiting the availability of additional generic drug options," said Gary Buehler, R.Ph., director, FDA's Office of Generic Drugs. "We hope these fin...

Anti-Epileptic Drug Intake May Result In Children With Mental Retardation

...i-Synthelabo, though the drug is also available in generic forms. As of now, Sanofi is the only company involved in the court action, with a trial date set for October 2008. Lead researcher Kimford Meador, of the University of Florida in Gainesville, looked at IQ results of 187 children born to mothers who...

Brazil Government In Contention With Merck Over Anti-AIDS Drug

...and allow Brazil to manufacture the drug or to buy generic versions while paying Merck a small royalty. Efavirenz is the drug most widely used by Brazil's anti-AIDS program, which provides free medication for anyone who needs it.Currently 75,000 of the 180,000 Brazilians who receive the free cocktail of an...

National Pharmaceutical Policy Referred to Ministerial Panel

...as also to promote the production and marketing of generic drugs in the country, said B.K. Handique, minister of state for chemicals and fertilisers and parliamentary affairs. The policy was taken up by the cabinet at its meeting on Jan 11 and referred to the GOM which had its first meeting on April 10. ...

Resistance to Anti-HIV Drugs in Uganda Developed Due to Drug Supply Problems

...followed just under 100 patients who self paid for generic fixed-dose antiretroviral formulations. Findings showed that medications were very effective at suppressing the virus, with full viral suppression in over 80 percent of people on treatment for 6 months. Resistance developed in people during treatment...

Brazil Will Purchase Merck’s Antiretroviral If Price Not Lowere

...ry would purchase from an India-based drug maker a generic version of Merck's// antiretroviral Efavirenz if the company does not offer the drug at a lower price. According to the decree, Efavirenz is a "public interest" medicine. Temporao at a news conference said the country did not issue the decree "as ...

Wal-Mart Mexico Makes Shelf Space for Inexpensive Generic Drugs

...annels to make available a line of 150 inexpensive generic drugs costing// as less as $3.50. This move has e... Inc. led the way with a similar move of providing generic drugs for $4 per prescription. According to the statement released by the parent company, U.S. Wal...

Wal-Mart – One Stop Shop for All Your Needs, Including Healthcar

...ffordable to the public along with the benefits of generic drugs. Not to be dismissed as mere rhetoric, Scott elaborated on the goals saying, 'We think the clinics will be a great opportunity for our business. But most importantly, they are going to provide something our customers and communities desperately...

Abbott Offers Aluvia to Thailand in Return for Compulsory Licensing Halt

...ans for a compulsory license to allow imports of a generic version from India, and will sell it to the Thai government for $1000 a year. Abbott has been in dispute with the Thai government since January 2007, when plans for a compulsory license to import lopinavir/ritonavir were first announced by the Tha...

FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Ambien for Insomnia

...Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first generic versions of Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) immediate-r... "The FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs ensures that generic drugs are safe and effective for the American public through a rigorous scientific and regulatory pr...

Thailand Directs Pharma Companies to Declare Production Cost of Drugs

... that the country will seek to import from India a generic version of the antiretroviral Aluvia, an updated v...with HIV/AIDS in the country, the source said. The generic version of Aluvia costs about 4,000 baht, or $124, monthly, but generic drug makers could reduce the...

Costlier Health Care Weigh Downs the Women

...an extent. The rising cost and the availability of generic medicine over the counter have also resulted in the states like Minnesota incurring loss over their health plans. Almost close to 86 million dollars. According to Julie Brunner, executive director of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, “This dou...

Moratorium Proposed on Advertisements of Newly Approved Drugs

...not include creation of a path for FDA approval of generic biotech medicines, but Kennedy expected that would...not include creation of a path for FDA approval of generic biotech medicines, but Kennedy expected that would be added later. The Senate committee also voted...

Prevention of HIV/AIDS Always Better Than Cure-WHO Stresses

...used by price competition between manufacturers of generic drugs, as well as negotiations by the government, NGOs, and drug makers to procure lower cost generic drugs for those in need. Gilks gives credit to increased political commitment, including the U.S....

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