AstraZeneca Plc’s Nexium drug has been approved in the United States for treating excess stomach acid in children aged 1 to 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday.
The FDA approved Nexium, Astra’s top seller and the world’s second-biggest prescription medicine, in two forms — a delayed response capsule and a liquid — [...]
A drugs firm asked Indian officials for permission Thursday to make cheaper generic copies of cancer drugs for export to poor countries in a case watched closely by global pharmaceutical giants.
Indian firm Natco Pharmaceuticals made the plea for the country’s first so-called “compulsory licence” to the patent office as it bids to make generic copies [...]
For people with type 2 diabetes and moderately elevated blood glucose levels, the medication vildagliptin, sold under the brand name Galvus, can produce long-term improvements in the functioning of the insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas along with better glucose control, researchers report.
“Improvement of glucose control, which was a known fact for vildagliptin, is paralleled, [...]
A new drug can help alcoholics overcome their addiction by reducing stress-induced cravings, a study has found.
There is already a drug on the market, Revia, which treats alcoholism by reducing the body’s ability to enjoy its effects.
This new drug cuts cravings by taking the edge off of stressful situations which might push recovering alcoholics to [...]
A drug approved for the treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese individuals, Harvard researchers report.
Compared with an inactive placebo, the anti-inflammatory drug salsalate reduced glucose levels by an average of 13 percent in 20 non-diabetic adults no older than 30 years [...]
The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.
The Food and Drug Administration’s warning includes both Botox, a wrinkle-specific version called Botox Cosmetic, and its competitor, Myobloc, [...]
Giving your child medications, even over-the-counter medicines, should always be carefully monitored by your doctor.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions before you give any pain medication to your child:
If a person younger than age 18 has the flu or chickenpox, never give the person aspirin, which could lead to a rare but [...]
People taking a certain type of blood pressure medication called calcium channel blockers may also be lowering their risk of getting Parkinson’s disease, according to a study released Wednesday.
A study by Swiss researchers found that people who had been taking a calcium channel blocker medication for an extended period of time had a 23 percent [...]
