UPDATE 1-FDA Backs Astra's Seroquel XR for bipolar disorder

jerry submitted, created time 2 months 3 weeks (www.reuters.com)

U.S. regulators have approved AstraZeneca's (AZN.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) drug Seroquel XR as a treatment for bipolar disorder, extending the medicine's use beyond schizophrenia, the Anglo-Swedish company said ...

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Adverse drug reactions a big killer

jane2007 submitted, created time 9 months 3 weeks (www.nature.com)

More than 3% of all deaths seem to be caused by adverse reactions to medical drugs, according to new research.

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Bacteria from sponges make new pharmaceuticals

davis submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.eurekalert.org)

Thousands of interesting new compounds have been discovered inside the bodies of marine sponges according to scientists speaking today, Sept. 4, 2007, at the Society for General Microbiology's 161st Meeting at the University of Edinburgh, UK, which runs Sept. 3-6, 2007.

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Combating counterfeit Rx from China

bianjie submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.biologynews.net)

Agencies worldwide are cracking down on counterfeit pharmaceuticals, and much of the focus has been on China, where an official was recently executed for approving fake medicines. While most of these drugs reach consumers through online or illegal suppliers, there’s a growing threat to outlets considered more safe, like the neighborhood pharmacy, said Temple University pharmacoeconomist, Albert Wertheimer, Ph.D., who will talk about combating counterfeit pharmaceuticals coming out of China at a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seminar on July 23 and 24 in Philadelphia.

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