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F.D.A. Approves GHB, a ‘Date Rape’ Drug, for Rare Sleeping Disorder

08/12/2021

In the 1960s, the drug was given to women during childbirth to dampen their consciousness. In the 1990s, an illicit version made headlines as a “date rape” drug, linked to dozens of deaths and sexual assaults. And for the last two decades, a pharmaceutical-grade slurry of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, has been tightly regulated as a treatment for narcolepsy, a disorder […]

Health News Narco, pharmaceuticals, Sedative

F.D.A. Approves Pricey Pill to Treat Vaginal Yeast Infections

06/02/2021

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug to treat a vaginal yeast infection that is especially common in women who are pregnant, using birth control pills or taking antibiotics. The drug, Brexafemme (ibrexafungerp) made by SCYNEXIS, is a one-day oral treatment and the first of a new class of triterpenoid antifungal drugs. The company said the […]

Health News pharmaceuticals, Yeast Infectio

Who Will Be the Next F.D.A. Chief?

02/20/2021

Two leading contenders generate wider debate about the leadership needed to restore morale and scientific integrity to an agency battered by the politicized Trump administration. By Sheila Kaplan One month into his presidency, President Biden still has not named a candidate to head the Food and Drug Administration, a critical position at a time when new vaccines and coronavirus treatments […]

Health News Coronavirus;CO, pharmaceuticals

Scientists discover two unique subtypes of a prominent mutation in patients with AML

02/16/2021

Using advanced RNA sequencing, scientists have identified two unique subtypes of a prominent mutation present in many patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) – called NPM1 – that could help predict survival and improve treatment response for patients whose leukemic cells bear the mutation. In research published Feb. 16, in Nature Communications, a team led by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre […]

Health News cancer, cell, drugs, hospital, Leukemia, medicine, Mutation, pharmaceuticals, research, RNA

Terry White Chemists Clomipramine

02/01/2021

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS CLOMIPRAMINE Contains the active ingredient, clomipramine (as clomipramine hydrochloride) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine This leaflet answers some common questions about clomipramine. It does not contain all the available information.It does not take […]

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Terry White Chemists Meloxicam

02/01/2021

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS MELOXICAM TABLETS Contains the active ingredient, meloxicam Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine This leaflet answers some common questions about meloxicam. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the […]

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Flucon

01/31/2021

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. FLUCON EYE DROPS 0.1% Fluorometholone acetate Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Please read this leaflet carefully before you use any FLUCON Eye Drops. This leaflet answers some common questions about FLUCON Eye Drops. It does not contain all of the available information. It does […]

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GenRx Cyproterone 100mg

01/31/2021

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. GENRX CYPROTERONE 100 MG TABLETS Contains the active ingredient cyproterone (as cyproterone acetate) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine. This leaflet answers some common questions about cyproterone. It does not contain all the available information. It […]

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Adcetris

01/31/2021

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ADCETRIS CMI V8 brentuximab vedotin Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Adcetris. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. The information in this […]

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Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes, Maker Claims

01/21/2021

An unusual experiment to prevent nursing home staff members and residents from infection with the coronavirus has succeeded, the drug maker Eli Lilly announced on Thursday. A drug containing monoclonal antibodies — laboratory-grown virus-fighters — prevented symptomatic infections in residents who were exposed to the virus, even the frail older people who are most vulnerable, according to preliminary results of […]

Health News Antibody, Nursi, pharmaceuticals

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