Chain Drug Review - FDA First-time generics approvals
January 6th, 2009FDA First-Time Generics Approvals–2004
GENERIC DRUG NAME MANUFACTURER BRAND NAME
JANUARY
Ketoconazole shampoo 2% Clay-Park Labs Inc. Nizoral shampoo
Hydrocortisone butyrate Taro Pharmaceutical Locoid solution
topical solution 0.1% Industries Ltd.
Metoprolol tartrate Caraco Pharmaceutical Lopressor tablets
tablets, USP 25 mg Lab…
American Journal of Health Studies - The Public’s Health Questions And What To Do About Them - Statistical Data Included
January 3rd, 2009Abstract: People’s questions about health not only reveals their knowledge of medical concerns, but may also reflect on the adequacy of the health information system to provide answers. In this study we collected and analyzed 255 health questions from adults in a discount department store in a mid-sized town in middle America. Results suggest that large portions of the public do not know how to promote and maintain health and are looking for answers that the current health care system does n…
The Anti-Aging Law Of Compensation: You Must Apply It
January 1st, 2009The so-called civilized world we live in makes it difficult to maintain youthful attributes and stay healthy. Fast food, pollution, low and non-nutrition processed edibles eaten as food, stress, medications, lack of adequate information and our own negligence contribute to health problems and signs of premature aging.
To get around it, you can do one of two things: just let it happen or be on the o…
Black Enterprise - Health news: prescription drug alert - pharmaceutical errors threaten health - Verve
December 27th, 2008Errors made at pharmacies could threaten your health
John Fleming was midway through his 30-day prescription for blood pressure medication when he noticed something peculiar. There were only five pills left in the medicine bottle, not the 15 he should have had.
“I called the pharmacist and told him,” says the 54-year-old director of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio. The pharmacist’s response: “Oh, we’re sorry just…
Effective Headache Remedies And Treatments You Can Use
December 24th, 2008Everybody has definitely experienced a headache once in his or her lifetime. Since it is one of the indispensable and common illnesses everyone experiences, people have learned to find ways to relieve the discomfort brought by headache.
TREATING HEADACHES
Contrary to popular belief, headaches cannot be cured but they can be managed or controlled. Today, more and more medications…
Drug Cost Management Report - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
December 22nd, 2008* Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) is providing cost comparison information on 25 of the most common brand-name drugs with generic counterparts on its Web site at www.bcbsm.com/generic. The information was developed as a pocket card for physicians, and is now being distrib…
Chain Drug Review - With generics, prices are often cheaper in U.S. than Canada
December 19th, 2008 WASHINGTON — Generic drugs in the United States often cost less than both Canadian brand name drugs and Canadian generic medications, according to a Food and Drug Administration study.
Earlier this year agency analysts examined the seven largest-selling generic prescription drugs for chronic conditions that have been a…
Business Wire - Stanford Researchers Find Brain Pathway of Depression in Rats
December 16th, 2008Background: Syncope affects up to 15 percent of children before the end of adolescence, with vasovagal syncope being most common. Although increasing fluid and salt intake or avoiding known triggers can help prevent recurrent vasovagal syncope, pharmacotherapy remains the most common treatment option. Beta blockers may help some patients, although they are often discontinued because o…
Running & FitNews - A new look at exercise for troubled sleep
December 11th, 2008symptoms of insomnia include difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakenings, waking up early and finding yourself unable to return to sleep, or waking up unrefreshed. Temporary insomnia is not uncommon during stressful periods in our lives but when insomnia endures for long periods, it can have serious health consequences. In addition to feeling drowsy and irritable with trouble concentratin…
Healthfacts - Preventive drug underused in elderly heart attack patients - beta-blockers - Drugs for the Elderly Are Not Always Used Wisely
December 9th, 2008After a heart attack, people should be put on a beta–blocker drug, which goes under many brand names including Inderal, Lopressor, or Tenormin. This will not only reduce their rate of cardiovascular death and a second heart attack but it will also increase their odds of…

