Archive for November, 2008

Australasian Business Intelligence - Drug companies refuse lower pricing on four medicines.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS — By far, the most effective weight-loss medication on the market is one that isn’t even approved for that indication, Dan Bessesen, M.D., said at a meeting of the Colorado Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

Topiramate (Topamax) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for…

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - Mixing meds Celebrity death highlights the dangers of combining different medications.(Health & Fitness)

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Byline: Jamie Sotonoff Daily Herald Staff Writer Anna Nicole Smith was taking at least four different prescription medications when she died last month, according to court testimony: Topamax (for migraines), Methadone (for pain or narcotic addiction…

Clinical Psychiatry News - Treating olanzapine-linked adiposity.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

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Pharmacy News - $130m new PBS listings.(new products marketing for the chronic kidney disease, psoriasis and migraine patinets in Australia)(Brief article)

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Simone Roberts
Health minister Tony Abbott has announced $130 million in PBS listings while campaigning during the last month.
PATIENTS suffering from chronic kidney disease, psoriasis and migraine will benefit from the new listings.
Subsidised access through the PBS will become available for Renagel (sevelamer), Remicade (infliximab) and Topamax (topiramate).

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Chain Drug Review - Judgefinds for J&J.(Digest)(Johnson & Johnson wins case)(Brief article)

Friday, November 7th, 2008

A federal judge in New Jersey ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a dispute over the patent for Topamax, its epilepsy …

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Saturday Evening Post - Migraine in the news

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

A novel treatment for recurrent migraines combines the antiwrinkle drug Botox and surgery. Dr. Jeffrey Janis, a plastic surgeon at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas who helped pioneer the procedure, explains that Botox injections can help identify muscles in the hea…