Medications - Page 87

September 20, 2016

Under 3 percent of US athletes in Rio had medical exemptions

Fifteen of the 558 athletes in the U.S. delegation at the Rio Olympics - or slightly less than 3 percent - had therapeutic-use exemptions in force during the games.

September 20, 2016

FDA OKs 1st muscular dystrophy drug; awaits proof if it works

Federal regulators on Monday granted tentative approval to the first drug for muscular dystrophy, following an intense public campaign from patients and doctors who pushed for the largely unproven medication.

September 19, 2016

No change in hospital antibiotic use overall in recent years

Between 2006 and 2012, antibiotic use in hospitals in general did not change, and the use of a class of drugs tied most closely to antibiotic resistance actually increased, according to a new study.

September 19, 2016

MDs strengthen advice against codeine for kids' coughs, pain

The American Academy of Pediatrics has strengthened its warnings about prescribing codeine for children because of reports of deaths and risks for dangerous side effects including breathing problems.

September 16, 2016

Canada approves prescription heroin

Canadian doctors dealing with patients who have proved unable to stop taking heroin can now go ahead and prescribe them heroin.

September 15, 2016

US approves Aralez pill for heart patients; stock jumps

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a pill that combines aspirin and the acid-fighting drug omeprazole to guard against gastric ulcers in patients who require daily aspirin.

September 15, 2016

FDA panel recommends dropping serious warning on Pfizer's Chantix

A serious warning on Pfizer Inc's drug that helps quit smoking should be removed, 10 of 19 independent panelists to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday, after reviewing additional trial data.

September 15, 2016

Researchers creating antibiotic gel to tackle ear infections

Parents know the frustration of trying to get that gunky pink antibiotic into a tot screaming from anear infection.

September 14, 2016

The pluses and minuses of drugmakers' discount cards

Facing public furor for the price of its emergency allergy shot EpiPen, Mylan Pharmaceuticals quickly pointed to a familiar industry solution: copay discount cards.

September 14, 2016

Roche says new MS drug works better than Merck's Rebif

Roche said on Wednesday its Ocrevus multiple sclerosis drug controlled the most common form of the disease better than a rival's medicine and worked against another form of MS for which there is no approved treatment.