The US FDA has expanded the indication for the Medicines Company's Recothrom for use in children greater than or equal to one month of age. The recombinant topical thrombin is indicated to aid hemostasis whenever oozing blood and minor ...
Oncology-focused company Curis has announced the approval of Erivedge (vismodegib) in Australia for the treatment of metastatic basal cell carcinoma, or with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma in adult patients who are not suitable for ...
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Pfizer has launched its counterfeit medicine Viagra (sildenafil citrate) tablets home delivery, a new prescription-fulfillment website for Viagra. Powered by CVS/pharmacy and accessible through Viagra.com, the site offers men with ...
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UK-based drug discovery and development company Redx Pharma is planning to open a new £10.5m research and development facility at AstraZeneca's Alderley Park site in Cheshire, England. The new venture, Redx Anti-Infectives, will ...
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In April, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.4 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.4 percent both in cities and in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.0 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 percent. The ...
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Presented by 3C Integrity managing director Christoph Kr?henbühl (pic) in association with pharmaceutical coding specialist Sunala, the seminar will demonstrate how, although certain aspects of the directive will not be known until ...
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Top industry speakers from big names, including Marks & Spencer and B&Q, will be descending on Birmingham's NEC next month to take part in the Total Processing and Packaging Exhibition's seminar programme. The show runs from 4-6 June and ...
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced a funding injection of up to £5m from the Wellcome Trust to support its open approach to discover and develop the treatments for certain diseases. The funding will move the early-stage research to ...
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About a year after they expire. In most cases, prescription-drug expiration dates are one year to five years from the date they were made. But some pills can actually keep for a decade or even longer, research suggests. "Except for ...
Abide Therapeutics and Merck, referred to as MSD outside the US and Canada, have collaborated to develop new therapies for type 2 diabetes and metabolic diseases. The collaboration will focus on the discovery, development and ...
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Meda Pharmaceuticals has announced the availability of nasal spray formulation of fluticasone propionate and azelastine hydrochloride, Dymista, on prescription in the UK. Dymista is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to ...
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has announced positive opinion for conditional approval of Curis' Erivedge in European Union. Erivedge (vismodegib) is used to treat adults with ...
Industrial Profits Increased from January to March National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-04-27 16:23:19 From January to March, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 1,174.0 billion yuan, an increase of ...
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The European Commission has approved Sanofi Pasteur's 6-in-1 pediatric vaccine Hexyon/Hexacima (DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB vaccine) for primary and booster vaccination of infants from six weeks of age. The EC decision follows the European ...
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Teva has established Global Specialty Medicines group as part of its strategic plan to optimize commercialization. The company has named Dr. Rob Koremans as the president and CEO of Global Specialty Medicines. Koremans will report to ...
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