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February 08, 2016 Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco Robert Califf, MD, notes that more Americans now die every year from drug overdoses than they do in motor vehicle crashes. Opioids were involved in 28,648 deaths in 2014, according to CDC. FDA is... by admin | Feb 8, 2016 | Archive
February 08, 2016 NIH researchers have identified a striking signature in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer. They also found evidence that this methylation signature may be present in many more types of cancer. The specific signature results from... by admin | Feb 8, 2016 | Archive
February 08, 2016 Drug companies are spending increasing amounts of money to prompt patients to fill and refill their prescriptions. They are also lobbying the federal government for permission to pay third parties, such as pharmacists, to encourage patients to take... by admin | Feb 8, 2016 | Archive
February 08, 2016 Drug companies are spending increasing amounts of money to prompt patients to fill and refill their prescriptions. They are also lobbying the federal government for permission to pay third parties, such as pharmacists, to encourage patients to take... by admin | Feb 8, 2016 | Archive
February 08, 2016 Researchers assessed whether trained community health workers could improve adherence to drugs in patients with acute coronary syndrome in India. The primary outcome was adherence to proven secondary prevention drugs estimated using a Composite... by admin | Feb 8, 2016 | Archive
February 08, 2016 FDA has denied the expanded use of Vertex Pharmaceutical’s bestseller ivacaftor (Kalydeco) in certain cystic fibrosis patients. The regulator rejected the company’s application for using the drug in cystic fibrosis patients aged 2 years...