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Canada needs national approach to protect against drug shortages
Canada needs a national approach to managing its supply of pharmaceutical drugs, starting with a mandatory reporting system for drug shortages, argues an editorial...
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Scientists can now block heroin, morphine addiction
In a major breakthrough, an international team of scientists has proven that addiction to morphine and heroin can be blocked, while at the same...
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Diabetes drugs raises risk of bladder cancer
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that patients taking thiazolidinedione (TZDs) drugs - which account for up...
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GlaxoSmithKline reaches agreement to divest majority of Classic Brands...
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) has reached agreement to divest the majority of its “Classic Brands” (25 non-promoted and genericised products) in Australia to Aspen Global...
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Boehringer Ingelheim achieves further growth in first half of...
The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has grown again in the current financial year. In the first half of 2012, currency-adjusted sales increased by 6.8%...
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca enter into agreement for over-the-counter Nexium
Pfizer Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with AstraZeneca for the over-the-counter (OTC) rights for NEXIUM (esomeprazole magnesium), a leading prescription...
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Grapefruit juice lets patients take lower dose of cancer...
A glass a day of grapefruit juice lets patients derive the same benefits from an anti-cancer drug as they would get from more than...
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