Defective Drug Resources
AstraZeneca drug extends prostate cancer survival
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Patients with advanced prostate cancer given AstraZeneca's experimental pill ZD4054 live around...
Study tracks big growth in U.S. drug ads
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Ten years after a rule change allowed drug companies to advertise directly to U.S. consumers, the...
Pfizer's Lyrica cuts fibromyalgia pain in study
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Patients taking Pfizer Inc's Lyrica experienced a significant reduction in pain from the chronic...
White House urges more generic biologics debate
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
The Bush administration said on Tuesday it opposed any attempt to add legislation on generic, or...
U.S. Senate weighs FDA drug safety measures, fees
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
The Senate started debating legislation Monday to give the Food and Drug Administration new powers...
Mexican Wal-Mart launches cheap generic drugs
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Mexico's leading retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico, or Walmex, has launched a line of 150 cheap generic...
Addictive drugs harm brain's natural brake: study
Thursday, April 26, 2007
A single dose of morphine was found to lower the inhibitions of rats, even after the drug had left...
US marijuana even stronger than before
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The marijuana being sold across the United States is stronger than ever, which could explain a...
RX for disaster: Service makes drug info mobile
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Drug store chains are banding together to bring emergency prescription drug information to people...
Developing countries get help with birdflu vaccine
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Six developing countries, including Indonesia, which has the highest human death toll from bird flu,...
Merkel vows to press G8 on Africa aid pledges
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Chancellor Angela Merkel, holder of the G8 presidency, said on Tuesday she would press rich nations...
U.S. approves 13 generic versions of Ambien
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
U.S. health officials have approved 13 cheaper generic alternatives to Ambien, a blockbuster...
In wake of vaccine, new pneumonia strains emerge
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
While a new vaccine has all but eradicated common causes of pneumonia, meningitis and ear infections...
Posing as pals, drug reps sway doctors' choices
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
As much as doctors would like to deny it, subtle attention from friendly drug sales representatives...
Sanofi blood thinner better than older drug: study
Friday, April 20, 2007
Paralyzed stroke patients, who are at risk of a second blood clot, are helped more by a blood...
Merck donates pills for parasitic disease in Africa
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Merck KGaG is donating 200 million tablets, worth $80 million, to help combat schistosomiasis, a...
US on line for 127 million flu vaccine doses: CDC