Medications - Page 105

February 17, 2016

9-year-old Wisconsin boy dies after having tonsils removed

A 9-year-old Milwaukee boy has died after undergoing a surgery to have his tonsils removed.

February 17, 2016

FDA gives ocrelizumab breakthrough designation for primary-progressive MS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough therapy designation for ocrelizumab (OCREVUSTM) for treating people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), Roche Holding said on Wednesday.

February 17, 2016

AstraZeneca wins FDA breakthrough status for key cancer drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough therapy designation to AstraZeneca's biggest new drug hope durvalumab as a treatment in bladder cancer, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.

February 12, 2016

Ohio officials say fentanyl pills being sold as lookalikes

CLEVELAND (AP) - Authorities in northeast Ohio say they’re seeing a disturbing trend in the sale of the powerful painkiller fentanyl to people who possibly think they’re buying less-potent oxycodone.

February 11, 2016

Walgreens introduces opioid disposal kiosks, prescription-free overdose antidote to combat drug abuse

Walgreens has announced a plan to roll out kiosks that dispense over-the-counter naloxone, the heroin overdose drug that users can inhale or inject, in over half of its U.S. locations.

February 5, 2016

One man's honest account of battling testicular cancer

What's your biggest fear?

February 4, 2016

Antiviral drug may protect against all flu strains, study suggests

Researchers at the University of Washington have created an antiviral drug that protects against a range of influenza strains and is more effective than Tamiflu in animal models.

February 3, 2016

7 'blockbuster' $1 billion-plus drugs seen reaching market in 2016

Drug companies are likely to launch seven "blockbuster" drugs in 2016, each with $1 billion-plus annual sales potential, led by new treatments for liver disease and HIV, according to a Thomson Reuters analysis.

January 29, 2016

Some antibiotics may change gut bacteria in kids

Children who take certain antibiotics called macrolides to treat an infection may experience changes in their gut bacteria, a new study suggests.

January 29, 2016

HIV resistance to favored treatment not uncommon

Resistance to a key HIV drug is common worldwide and could mean trouble for treating and preventing the virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study.