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Vomiting is the process the body uses to eject some or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Results of study evaluating potential inhibitory effects of PPIs on Plavix presented at ACC 2011

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. announced the presentation of new study results, which evaluated the potential inhibitory effects of certain proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate). The results showed that in healthy subjects, clopidogrel's active metabolite and inhibition of platelet function were reduced less by the co-administration of clopidogrel with dexlansoprazole or lansoprazole, rather than esomeprazole.

6 Apr 2011

Synta presents ganetespib and elesclomol study data in cancer at AACR meeting

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. today presented five posters at the American Association for Cancer Research 102nd Annual Meeting. Three posters reported results from studies of ganetespib, and two posters reported results from studies of elesclomol, a small-molecule mitochondria metabolism inhibitor.

5 Apr 2011

Cubist enters license agreement with Teva to dismiss CUBICIN patent lawsuit

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., which includes a stipulation by the parties requesting dismissal of the lawsuit filed by Cubist in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware relating to the Abbreviated New Drug Application filed by TPM with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a generic version of CUBICIN.

5 Apr 2011

Boehringer Ingelheim receives FDA approval for Viramune XR to treat HIV-1 infection

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Viramune XR extended-release tablets, a one-pill, once-daily formulation of nevirapine for use in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults.

5 Apr 2011

Avanir files IND for NUEDEXTA/AVP-923 Phase II clinical trial for central neuropathic pain in MS patients

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a large Phase II clinical trial of AVP-923, an investigational drug for the treatment of central neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The FDA has acknowledged receipt of the submission and the company expects that the IND filing will be subject to standard 30-day review.

4 Apr 2011

Men who consume digoxin have 24% reduced risk of prostate cancer

Johns Hopkins scientists and their colleagues paired laboratory and epidemiologic data to find that men using the cardiac drug, digoxin, had a 24 percent lower risk for prostate cancer. The scientists say further research about the discovery may lead to use of the drug, or new ones that work the same way, to treat the cancer.

4 Apr 2011

BMY announces BMS-790052 plus PEG-Interferon alfa and RBV Phase II trial results against HCV

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced results from a Phase II clinical trial in which treatment with the investigational direct-acting antiviral BMS-790052, an NS5A replication complex inhibitor, in combination with PEG-Interferon alfa and ribavirin, achieved sustained virologic response 12 weeks post-treatment in up to 92% of treatment-naïve patients chronically infected with hepatitis C genotype 1.

4 Apr 2011

Positive results from GDC-0973, GDC-0941 combination therapy Phase I trial against cancer

The combination of two compounds that inhibit two of the most frequently mutated cancer pathways is showing promise in an ongoing Phase I trial, according to data presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held here April 2-6.

4 Apr 2011

LifeSpan medicine launches new health and wellness program for kids

LifeSpan medicine is excited to announce the launch of the LifeSpan Healthy Kids Program. There is nothing more important to a lifespan of health than a good start. Who would not want to have a better, healthier childhood for their kids than they themselves had?

1 Apr 2011

Lilly's Axiron testosterone replacement therapy now available in US pharmacies

Eli Lilly and Company announced today that Axiron® (testosterone) topical solution is available in pharmacies throughout the United States. Axiron is a prescription medicine used to treat adult males that have low or no testosterone. Safety and efficacy of Axiron in males younger than 18 years of age have not been established.

1 Apr 2011

Merck's VICTRELIS phase III study results against HCV presented at EASL annual meeting

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced results from several new data analyses from the pivotal Phase III studies evaluating the addition of its investigational oral protease inhibitor VICTRELIS to peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection.

1 Apr 2011

Pacira reports net loss of $7.0 million for quarter ended December 31, 2010

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2010, provided an update on the execution of its pre-commercial and launch strategies for EXPAREL and established 2011 financial guidance.

31 Mar 2011

MonoSol Rx receives positive FDA feedback on 505(b)(2) pathway for Montelukast Sodium OSF

MonoSol Rx, the developers of PharmFilm® technology and a drug delivery company specializing in proprietary pharmaceutical film products, today announced that it held a pre-investigational new drug (IND) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the development of Montelukast Sodium Oral Soluble Film (OSF) under a 505(b)(2) pathway.

30 Mar 2011

Amgen announces top-line results from motesanib Phase 3 trial against NSCLC

Amgen, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced top-line results from the MONET1 pivotal Phase 3 trial evaluating motesanib administered in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in 1,090 patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

30 Mar 2011

Positive results from Vertex VX-770 Phase 3 trial against CF

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced positive results from a 24-week analysis of the ongoing Phase 3 ENVISION study of VX-770, an oral medicine in development that targets the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis.

30 Mar 2011

Inflammatory bowel disease in children - Delays in diagnosis common

Once a medical rarity in children, inflammatory bowel disease today is increasingly common in kids, but many of them may not be diagnosed in a timely manner, according to experts from the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

28 Mar 2011

A.P. Pharma fourth quarter revenue decreases to $1.6 million

A.P. Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010 and provided a corporate update.

28 Mar 2011

Study finds increased risk of VTE during first year of combination oral contraceptive usage

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that interim results from a large, prospective, observational cohort safety study offer insights into the increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, which is a well-established risk in women who use combination oral contraceptives (COCs), also known as "the Pill".

25 Mar 2011

NephRx receives new U.S. patent for NX002 to treat IBD

NephRx Corporation today announced issuance of a new U.S. patent for use of its novel growth factor peptide NX002 as a potential treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.

24 Mar 2011

Tick-borne disease identified as emerging threat

Five years ago, large numbers of farmers in central China began falling victim to an mysterious disease marked by high fever, gastrointestinal disorder and an appalling mortality rate - as high as 30 percent in initial reports. Investigators from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention hurried to the scene of the outbreak. On the basis of DNA evidence, they quickly concluded that it had been caused by human granulocytic anaplasmosis, a bacteria transmitted by tick bites.

24 Mar 2011

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Results of study evaluating potential inhibitory effects of PPIs on Plavix presented at ACC 2011

Synta presents ganetespib and elesclomol study data in cancer at AACR meeting

Cubist enters license agreement with Teva to dismiss CUBICIN patent lawsuit

Boehringer Ingelheim receives FDA approval for Viramune XR to treat HIV-1 infection

Avanir files IND for NUEDEXTA/AVP-923 Phase II clinical trial for central neuropathic pain in MS patients

Men who consume digoxin have 24% reduced risk of prostate cancer

BMY announces BMS-790052 plus PEG-Interferon alfa and RBV Phase II trial results against HCV

Positive results from GDC-0973, GDC-0941 combination therapy Phase I trial against cancer

LifeSpan medicine launches new health and wellness program for kids

Lilly's Axiron testosterone replacement therapy now available in US pharmacies

Merck's VICTRELIS phase III study results against HCV presented at EASL annual meeting

Pacira reports net loss of $7.0 million for quarter ended December 31, 2010

MonoSol Rx receives positive FDA feedback on 505(b)(2) pathway for Montelukast Sodium OSF

Amgen announces top-line results from motesanib Phase 3 trial against NSCLC

Positive results from Vertex VX-770 Phase 3 trial against CF

Inflammatory bowel disease in children - Delays in diagnosis common

A.P. Pharma fourth quarter revenue decreases to $1.6 million

Study finds increased risk of VTE during first year of combination oral contraceptive usage

NephRx receives new U.S. patent for NX002 to treat IBD

Tick-borne disease identified as emerging threat

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