TUESDAY Feb. 11, 2014, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will investigate possible links between the diabetes drug saxagliptin and a heightened risk for heart failure among users. In a statement, the ...
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Tegra Medical Tegra Medical announces the appointment of Mr.J.Mark King as its new Chief Executive Officer. BOSTON,MA,January 15,2014-Tegra Medical is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.J.Mark King as its new Chief Executive ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Officials Confirm First North American Death From H5N1 Bird Flu The first death in North America from H5N1 bird flu has been ...
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A certain type of diabetes drug may lower cancer risk in women with type 2 diabetes by up to one-third, while another type may increase the risk, according to a new study. Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed data from more than 25,600 ...
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Obese children who don't have type 2 diabetes but take the diabetes drug metformin while improving their diet and exercise habits seem to lose a bit of weight. But it isn't much more weight than kids who only make the lifestyle changes, ...
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Sanofi has released results of a 24-week Phase IIIb clinical trial showing that Lyxumia (lixisenatide) met the primary endpoint of non-inferiority in blood sugar lowering (HbA1c) when administered to patients either before breakfast or the ...
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US-based biopharmaceutical company MannKind has resubmitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking marketing authorization for its AFREZZA inhalation powder, indicated to improve glycemic control ...
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Many retailers offer discount prices on generics that may be cheaper than your co-pay. We asked our Secret Shoppers to price common generic drugs at more than 200 pharmacies around the U.S. and they found some real deals if you use cash or ...
Mercodia, a developer of immunoassays, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Profil Institute for Clinical Research. Under the alliance, Mercodia will offer its enzyme-linked immnosorbent assays (ELISA) as a component for Profil ...
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If you take Byetta or Januvia to control your blood sugar levels, you might have a small, but increased risk for a condition marked by stomach pain and nausea. Not only are the drugs more expensive and no more effective than our Best Buy ...
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Takeda Pharmaceutical has received a complete response letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its new drug applications (NDAs) for alogliptin and the fixed-dose combination therapy alogliptin and pioglitazone. ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim India and Eli Lilly India is set to launch Linagliptin (brand name trajenta) 5mg film-coated tablets, for Type 2 diabetes in adults, in India. Linagliptin, which is approved in the US, the European Union, Japan and ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will pay $3bn, which includes a $1bn criminal fine and forfeiture and $2bn to resolve civil claims, in fine and will plead guilty for promoting antidepressants Paxil and Wellbutrin for unapproved uses. The largest ...
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