Shire's INTUNIV (Guanfacine) extended release in children with ADHD and oppositional symptoms

...0 percent included somnolence (32 percent), headache (26 percent), fatigue (18 percent), upper abdominal pain (14 percent) and sedation (13 percent). syncope occurred in approximately 1 percent of pediatric patients in the clinical program. The majority of these cases occurred in the long-term, open label ...

Shire to Present New Scientific Data on its ADHD Treatments at a National Scientific Meeting of Psychiatrists on May 18

...t symptoms of cardiac disease such as exertional chest pain and unexplained syncope should be promptly evaluated. Use with caution in patients whose underlyin...(18 percent), upper abdominal pain (14 percent) and sedation (13 percent). syncope occurred in approximately 1 percent of pediatric patients in the clinical p...

Expert consensus on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias

...oncerns those where there is no structural disease, known as idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias. Ventricular arrhythmias may cause symptoms such as syncope and palpitations, and in the most severe cases, cause cardiac arrest and sudden death. Many patients with ventricular arrhythmias and structural hear...

Cordex Pharma Files ATPace Formulation Patent

...t of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) as well as a diagnostic test for the identification of patients with bradycardic (slow heart rate) syncope who may benefit from pacemaker therapy. Injectable formulations of ATP, similar to ATPace, have been approved and marketed in Europe for over 50 years...

ESC reaffirms advice on cardiovascular risks associated with long-haul flights

...n occur during flight, for either benign or malignant reasons. The most common causes of benign episodes, explains Professor Vardas, include vasovagal syncope (fainting), whose most frequent cause is low blood pressure, especially in elderly patients who are taking certain medications. Professor Vardas ...

Bayer Announces Availability of Reformulated Liquid Leukine(R)

...U.S. market in order to reformulate it to eliminate EDTA in light of an increase in spontaneous reporting of certain labeled adverse events, including syncope (fainting). The timing of increased reporting of these adverse events coincided with the change in the formulation of liquid Leukine to include EDTA i...

Bayer Establishes US Special Access Program for Leukine(R) While Replacing Current Liquid Formulation

...ormulation of Leukine(R) marketed in the US. This decision was made in light of an upward trend in spontaneous reports of adverse reactions, including syncope (fainting), which are temporally correlated with the liquid Leukine 500 mcg vial which currently contains EDTA (edetate disodium). While Bayer works...

Factors Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiac Arrest For Adolescents

...d cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death during adolescence included recent syncope (loss of consciousness), QTc interval (a certain measurement on an electroc...des in the last 2 years had about 18 times the risk. Among individuals with syncope in the past 2 years, ?-blocker therapy was associated with a 64 percent red...

Withdrawal Notice Issued For Older Pacemakers Due To Malfunctioning of the Device

...hat have been implanted worldwide. Till date there have been 20 confirmed reports of loss of pacing output, including five patients experiencing syncope indicates the report. The manufactures, Guidant recommends that physicians should consider the unique needs of every patient, but should consider...

Late pregnancy may be at risk from poor health and mental state

...to become a mother, the physical exertion of carrying a baby full term at an age above 40yrs can lead to extreme breathlessness, postural hypotension, syncope and palpitations for the pregnant lady. These mothers are often tired and suffer from ill health as well. The researchers feel that the ideal ag...

Syncope in Medical Technology

Shire Announces Study Results of the Effects of INTUNIV(TM) (Guanfacine) Extended Release on Secondary Measures in Children with ADHD and Oppositional Symptoms

...0 percent included somnolence (32 percent), headache (26 percent), fatigue (18 percent), upper abdominal pain (14 percent) and sedation (13 percent). syncope occurred in approximately 1 percent of pediatric patients in the clinical program. The majority of these cases occurred in the long-term, open label ...

Cordex Pharma Announces Strategic Master Services Equity Agreement With Cato BioVentures

...n 505(b)(2). In addition to its use as an acute therapeutic, ATPace is expected to become the first diagnostic drug, which identifies bradycardic syncope patients who could benefit from cardiac pacemaker therapy. The only approved diagnostic for this purpose is the Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR), a med...

Cerenis Therapeutics In-Licenses Intellectual Property for New Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis

...e thickens and can cause a potentially dangerous imbalance in blood pressure between the heart and body. Symptoms of severe AVS can include angina and syncope (fainting), and major complications can include heart failure and sudden death. AVS is the most common form of heart valve disease in Western countrie...

Powerful New Efficacy Data in Moderate and Severe Hypertensive Patients Supports FDA Approval of AVALIDE(R) (Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide) as the First Combination Therapy for Initial Use in Patients Likely to Need Multiple Drugs to Achieve Their Blood

... mm Hg (P<.01) and 15.7/7.3 mm Hg (P In the severe hypertension study, the incidences of pre-specified adverse events on AVALIDE vs. irbesartan were: syncope (0% vs. 0%), hypotension (0.6% vs. 0%), dizziness (3.6% vs. 4.0%), headache (4.3% vs. 6.6%), hyperkalemia (0.2% vs. 0%), and hypokalemia (0.6% vs. 0.4...

ViroPharma Announces Presentation of Additional HCV-796 Data at Meeting of The European Association for the Study of the Liver

...one patient discontinued due to hypertension; of those that received 1000 mg HCV-796 plus peg-IFN, three patients discontinued due to either vasovagal syncope after a blood draw, rash, or seizure and rhabdomyolysis (in a subject receiving high dose methadone chronically). -- No dose-limiting toxicities wer...

Shire to Present New Scientific Data on ADHD Treatment Portfolio at APA Annual Meeting

...t symptoms of cardiac disease such as exertional chest pain and unexplained syncope should be promptly evaluated. Use with caution in patients whose underlying...t symptoms of cardiac disease such as exertional chest pain and unexplained syncope should be promptly evaluated. Use with caution in patients whose underlying...

Blood Levels of Paliperidone Extended-Release Tablets are Not Increased by Common Antidepressant

...s. Paliperidone is not approved for treating these patients. Orthostatic hypotension and Syncope: Paliperidone can cause orthostatic hypotension and syncope in some patients. Appropriate monitoring of orthostatic vital signs should be considered. Seizures: Paliperidone should be used cautiously in patien...

12-Month Study Demonstrated Tolerability and Efficacy of DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system)

...t symptoms of cardiac disease such as exertional chest pain and unexplained syncope should be promptly evaluated. Use with caution in patients whose underlying...t symptoms of cardiac disease such as exertional chest pain and unexplained syncope should be promptly evaluated. Use with caution in patients whose underlying...

Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Provides Significant Effectiveness in ADHD Symptom Relief in Both Boys and Girls

...hysical exam, to assess the presence of cardiac disease. Patients who report symptoms of cardiac disease such as exertional chest pain and unexplained syncope should be promptly evaluated. Use with caution in patients whose underlying medical condition might be affected by increases in blood pressure or hear...

Data to be Presented at ASCO 2007 Highlights sanofi-aventis Commitment to Cancer Care and Research

...mpounds, although this has not been specifically studied -- The incidence of diarrhea, dehydration, hypokalemia, leukopenia, fatigue and syncope were higher in patients greater than or equal to 65 years old -- Extravasation may result in local pain and inflammation that may be ...

Syncope in Medical Products

Zymed EASITrak 12 Monitor

Description:... Philip's EASITrak 12 gives you the detailed information you need to make more informed treatment decisions for your patients with palpitations, syncope and intermittent chest pain. Designed with the EASI Lead System, this transtelephonic cardiac event monitor requires just five leads to capture...
Company:Philips Medical Systems

Syncope in Medical Definition

Breath-holding spells

...ain there is no post ictal phase, nor incontinence . The child is usually alert within a minute or so. There may be some relationship with adulthood syncope in children with this type of spell. A third type, known as "complicated" breath-holding spells, may simply be a more severe form of the two most c...

Syncope in Medical Dictionary

Syncope

Syncope is the medical term for fainting, a sudden, usually temporary, loss of consciousness generally caused by insufficient oxygen in the brain either through cerebral hypoxia or through hypotension, but possibly for other reasons. Typical symptoms progress through... Syncope (fainti...

Vasodilation

...h affects a number of body systems including the cardiovascular system by acting as a ... Discussion: Read about how young women with vasovagal syncope and positive tilt test have a greater insulin ... leading to vasodilation , in vivo ... inodilator' Vetmedin has a dual mode of action; positi...

Simple faint

...e faint due to anxiety, fear, pain, intense emotional ... Vasovagal syncope (classic simple faint ) is an instance of acute orthostatic ... Unlik...ple faints is predicted by regional differences in ... Neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS, simple fainting ) is a common and typically benign ... Back...

Fainting

... syncope is the medical term for fainting , a sudden, usua...nting is loss of consciousness Fainting or syncope can be caused by deydration, medications, diabete... ... Fainting , which medical professionals call syncope (pronounced SIN-ko-pea), is a ... Fainting can ...

Syncope in Biological News

Lightheadedness at the dentist could prove serious

...al office. This condition is known as vasovagal syncope and lead author of the study, Rubia Kapusta, DDS, ...signs and be prepared in case it occurs. Vasovagal syncope is characterized by a loss of consciousness and mu...ing to Dr. Kapusta, "Any patient who experiences a syncope reaction may have an underlying cause that can pre...

Syncope in Biological Technology

New 200 mg Vial for Eloxatin(R) (Oxaliplatin Injection) Offers Greater Convenience and Efficiency of Preparation

...otoxic compounds, although this has not been specifically studied -- The incidence of diarrhea, dehydration, hypokalemia, leukopenia, fatigue and syncope were higher in patients less than or equal to 65 years old -- Extravasation may result in local pain and inflammation that may be severe and ...