Roche Announces Major Recall of HIV Drug
...veral reports that some batches of Viracept 250 mg tablets have a strange odour. "A detailed chemical analysis of the affected tablets showed they contain higher than normal levels of methanesulfonic acid ethyl ester." Roche, which sa...Ukraine Struggles Against Fake Drug Trade
...billions of dollars every year through the sale of tablets and powders. Unlike drug smuggling, however, medicine counterfeiting is still not considered a criminal offence under the legal systems of a number of east European countries including Ukraine. "We tell the police. They open investigations and...New Hypertension Drug Wins FDA Approval
...ration (FDA) approved 5-milligram and 10-milligram tablets of its hypertension drug Letairis. The drug, also called ambrisentan, is a once-daily treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Because of liver injury and birth defect risks, the drug will be available through the Letairis Education and Acc...A Cold Shoulder to Cold - At Your Risk
...ell for sinusitis was a combination of anti-fungal tablets and steroid spray. According to Ameet Kishore, Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospital, "Nose sinuses and lung are connected. And anything that affects the nose sinuses affects lung. Fungal sinusitis is higher on diabetic patients as compared to non-...FDA Advisory Against Anti-depressants to Be Expanded to Cover Young Adults too
...ou may feel sick and more anxious. Some of these tablets can produce nasty indigestion, but you can usually stop this by taking them with food. More seriously, they may interfere with your sexual function. There have been reports of episodes of aggression, although these are rare. It also says, "There i...FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Ambien for Insomnia
...ng their prescription drugs." Zolpidem tartrate tablets in formulations of five milligrams and 10 milligrams are manufactured by multiple generic drug companies in the United States. The following 13 manufacturers have received FDA approval for zolpidem tartrate tablets: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., TEVA P...Late Diagnoses of HIV Infected Children is No Child’s Play, Survey Reveal
...o difficulty in swallowing, dosage problems if the tablets are broken etc. India's pediatric HIV programme has received a shot in the arm from Naco, which is getting 19 Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction machines (PCR). These machines can precisely find out the presence of HIV in children below 13 years...Abbott to Subsidize Price of HIV Drug
...ories. In some parts of the world, these Kaletra tablets are sold under the brand name Aluvia. To meet t...s that can be provided Kaletra/Aluvia capsules and tablets at this new price. At the same time the Abbott affirmed that the patents of scientists and invent...Ecstasy Makes People Bond Better, Says an Australian Study
...ve the rats the equivalent of two to three ecstasy tablets in an adult human and found that the drug activated oxytocin-containing neurons in an area of their brains called the hypothalamus. When they gave the rats a drug that blocked brain receptors for oxytocin, the increased sociability almost entirely...Baby's First Toothbrush Should Be a Cotton Swab
... the dosage right. Instead, they should be given tablets fortified with Vitamin D. Once children learn to spit out toothpaste, they should start using a paste fortified with .05 percent fluoride. If a dentist recommends more fluoride, consult with a paediatrician to ensure there's no overdosing. Source...Embittered Widow to Sue Hospital
...wouldn't have gone in. He could have had more iron tablets or something."She added: "I'm going to see my solicitor to see what I can do. There must be something we can do. I feel really bitter about it." AN...Sanofi-Aventis Allows Thais To Make Plavix
... had offered a special quota of 3.4 million Plavix tablets for 34,000 patients. The drug industry was shocked last November by the action of Thailand government when it decided to supersede the patent on Efavirenz, a drug for HIV from Merck & Co. Later licenses were issued for Plavix and Kaletra, an AIDS ...Child Struck With Mystery Illness Shows Signs of Recovering
...l-serine. Since taking three amino acid l-serine tablets a day, Timothy has managed to lift up his head and walk a few steps with support. He has also begun to move his toes, raising hopes that he might be able to walk to school and play with friends. Says his mother Kate Bingham: "You need to hope tha...Garlic Plus Vitamin C may Reduce Blood Pressure
...ys, a further week of wash-out period, then garlic tablets (650 mg of bulb powder) for 10 days. Finally, after the last washout, garlic and vitamin C were given together for 10 days. They report that the daily vitamin C alone did not have any effect on blood pressure, while garlic alone resulted in a signi...Ranbaxy Gets FDA Approval for Insomnia Drug
...ined the Ranbaxy formulations of Zolpidem Tartrate tablets to be bioequivalent and to have the same therapeutic effect as that of Ambien tablets of Sanofi Aventis US, LLC. Zolpidem Tartrate tablets are indicated for the short-term treatment of...UK Study Wants Uniformity in Child Heart Drug Doses
...er, found only four pharmacies dispensed captopril tablets for crushing and dissolving in water. The other 22 used nine different liquid formulations of the drug, which came from a variety of sources. Only three specialist centers used the same liquid formulations as their referring hospitals; 10 others u......size to 720mg pseudoephedrine/ephedrine (12 x 60mg tablets or 24 x 30mg in a combination pack or equivalent in other formulations). The plans also recommend strategies to maintain consumer access to alternative OTC treatments, such as those containing phenylephrine. The MHRA notes that some manufacturer...Zolpidem Might Assist Patients With Akinetic Mutism
...cible that caregivers used to give her up to three tablets each day without sleepiness as 'side effect,'" the authors state. The researchers systematically assessed the effect of zolpidem on motor and cognitive function and explored its effect on brain activity using positron emission tomography (PET) sca......ntal health benefits such as vitamin A, de-worming tablets and vaccinations for measles, DPT (diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus) as well as oral polio vaccine (OPV). "The IPDs have really increased acceptance of immunisation," said Mustapha Mahmud, North-Central Zonal Coordinator for NPI. Mahmud told Sci......quine. The earlier treatment for malaria had two tablets which had to be consumed simultaneously. But people have been missing out on one tablet in most cases. This has resulted in the malarial parasite developing a resistance to artesunate which is the main component in the malarial therapy. But with AS...