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Generic Drugs are official nonbrand names by which medicines are known. Generic names usually refer to the chemical name of the drug.

Newly patented versions of old drugs are driving the rapid growth in expenditure on prescription drugs in most developed countries

The rising cost of using these "me-too" drugs at prices far exceeding those of time-tested competitors deserves careful scrutiny, say the authors, based at the University of British Columbia in Canada, where spending on drugs doubled between 1996 and 2003.

4 Sep 2005

BMA(NI) initial response to Appleby Report

"The BMA met with Professor Appleby as part of this independent review and early indications are that much of his report appears to be consistent with the evidence provided by the Association."

31 Aug 2005

Drug Cytotec as good as surgery at expelling tissue following failed pregnancy

According to test results just released, the drug Cytotec is almost as effective as surgery for removing tissue that can remain in the uterus after a failed pregnancy.

25 Aug 2005

Poorer countries to benefit from reinstatement of 7 generic AIDS drugs to WHO's list

India's Ranbaxy Laboratories, seven anti- AIDS drugs, have been added to World Health Organisation's (WHO) prequalification list for use in poor countries.

21 Aug 2005

FDA places very tight restrictions on acne drug Accutane

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late last week, that in future, patients and doctors will have to register with manufacturers and promise to comply with tight restrictions, before using the acne drug Accutane and it's generic versions.

14 Aug 2005

Monash University software helps tackle cancer and aircraft design

A powerful software tool designed by academics at Monash University is being used in the UK to help develop cancer treatments and improve aircraft engine design.

2 Aug 2005

TEVA to acquire IVAX for $7.4 billion

TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries and IVAX Corporation have jointly announced that they have signed a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition of IVAX by TEVA.

26 Jul 2005

ACE inhibitors should be available at no cost to the 8 million Americans over age 65 who have diabetes

Nothing in life is free, the old saying goes. But maybe some things should be, according to a new University of Michigan Health System study.

18 Jul 2005

FDA examines deaths of patients using pain patches

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports of the deaths of patients who were using pain patches that contain the narcotic fentanyl.

18 Jul 2005

Ranbaxy receives tentative FDA approval to manufacture and market Zidovudine tablets

India's Ranbaxy Laboratories has announced that it has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Zidovudine Tablets USP, 300 mg.

15 Jul 2005

Map of gene control regions provides tool for understanding cells' different roles

In another step to decipher information in the human genome, scientists have discovered the location and sequence of over 10,000 DNA regions that function as genetic on-off switches, or "promoters" in human fibroblasts.

29 Jun 2005

Nitromed heart drug designed for blacks wins U.S. approval

A new heart drug designed specifically for blacks has been approved by U.S. officials.

26 Jun 2005

WHO says AIDS fight will only be won with generic drugs

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) the key to AIDS treatment in the developing world is generic drugs, but the target of 3 million people on therapy by the end of 2005 may now be unattainable.

21 Jun 2005

Researchers use novel cocktail of cells to coax muscle tissue to develop its own vascular network

For years, a major obstacle has dashed the hopes of creating "replacement parts" for the human body: the lack of an internal, nourishing blood system in engineered tissues. Without it, thicker tissues can't thrive, which has confined tissue engineering's practical application to thin skin, which can recruit blood vessels from underlying tissue.

20 Jun 2005

GenoMed to be awarded new patent, for treating acute kidney failure without dialysis

GenoMed announced today that the US Patent Office has allowed claims and will be following up with an issued patent shortly on the Company's protocol to treat acute kidney failure with a drug rather than the dialysis machine.

14 Jun 2005

New technology developed at Cornell University could make it just as easy to identify genes

A supermarket checkout computer can identify thousands of different items by scanning the tiny barcode printed on the package. New technology developed at Cornell University could make it just as easy to identify genes, pathogens, illegal drugs and other chemicals of interest by tagging them with color-coded probes made out of synthetic tree-shaped DNA.

14 Jun 2005

Pharmacists support generic drug substitution, but need more information to advise customers

Pharmacists and their customers could benefit from having more information to help them understand and compare the costs of prescription drugs, according to a new AARP study that looks at attitudes and practices regarding the use of generic drugs.

10 Jun 2005

Claritin's switch to OTC status meant fewer prescriptions

After the allergy drug Claritin became available without a prescription in 2002, insurance plans and consumers spent less on the prescription form of its main ingredient, loratadine, and all similar allergy drugs, according to a new report published in this month’s The American Journal of Managed Care.

10 Jun 2005

Trade agreements 'bad medicine' for AIDS, says AIDS Healthcare Foundation

AIDS advocates from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation's largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care serving thousands of patients in the U.S., Africa, Central America and Asia, today hailed Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) for his release of a new report detailing how the pending Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and other trade agreements like NAFTA derail access to affordable generic medications in Latin and Central America and other developing world countries, including access to life-saving anti-retroviral therapies (ARVs) for HIV/AIDS treatment.

10 Jun 2005

Experimental drug works best in combination with older remedy for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

An experimental drug combined with an already-popular memory-enhancing compound may further delay memory loss in patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Johns Hopkins University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from University of North Carolina, have found.

9 Jun 2005

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Newly patented versions of old drugs are driving the rapid growth in expenditure on prescription drugs in most developed countries

BMA(NI) initial response to Appleby Report

Drug Cytotec as good as surgery at expelling tissue following failed pregnancy

Poorer countries to benefit from reinstatement of 7 generic AIDS drugs to WHO's list

FDA places very tight restrictions on acne drug Accutane

Monash University software helps tackle cancer and aircraft design

TEVA to acquire IVAX for $7.4 billion

ACE inhibitors should be available at no cost to the 8 million Americans over age 65 who have diabetes

FDA examines deaths of patients using pain patches

Ranbaxy receives tentative FDA approval to manufacture and market Zidovudine tablets

Map of gene control regions provides tool for understanding cells' different roles

Nitromed heart drug designed for blacks wins U.S. approval

WHO says AIDS fight will only be won with generic drugs

Researchers use novel cocktail of cells to coax muscle tissue to develop its own vascular network

GenoMed to be awarded new patent, for treating acute kidney failure without dialysis

New technology developed at Cornell University could make it just as easy to identify genes

Pharmacists support generic drug substitution, but need more information to advise customers

Claritin's switch to OTC status meant fewer prescriptions

Trade agreements 'bad medicine' for AIDS, says AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Experimental drug works best in combination with older remedy for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

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