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In Risperdal Kickback Case, One Nursing Home Patient Received 67 Different Drugs
The scariest wrinkle in the Omnicare kickback case is just how vulnerable old people in nursing homes are to schemes in which drug companies allegedly induce pharmacies to prescribe drugs they otherwise wouldn't. Download the complaint from the Phillips and Cohen web site .
Algorithm for neuropathic pain treatment: An evidence based proposal
Available studies were identified using a MEDLINE and EMBASE search. One hundred and five studies were included.
Combo Pill An Option For Diabetes-Related Nerve Pain
A single pill containing the pain relievers tramadol and acetaminophen is as effective as the drug gabapentin for treating diabetes-related nerve pain, according to study findings presented Tuesday at the 20th World Diabetes Congress in Montreal.
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Depomed CEO Pelzel Discusses Serada's Cold Flush and Placebo Issues
Depomed announced earlier this week that its investigational non-hormonal therapeutic option for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes, Serada , failed to meet its primary efficacy endpoints in its two pivotal BREEZE clinical studies .
Using functional connectivity MRI brain scanning, scientists at Washington University and the University of Chieti, have discovered an alteration in the brain's spontaneous background activity after it has learned a new task.
CRPS again, is it necessary or unavoidable
Kerri Lynn is I'm getting very tired of not being able to do every day things, like lifting, i can't cook wash dishes or anything.I go to therapy 3x a week Living With It married, retired, active in home & church 10/14/09 Kerri Lynn Topics: Chronic Pain I had CRPS after a fall breaking my wrist.
Columbus Day Dash and Slash: DepoMed, Vivus, Oncolytics and RadNet
Trading was a little thin due to the Columbus Day holiday Monday, and a breakdown in technical support levels caused some midsession panic, but the S&P 500 successfully logged its sixth straight gain- the best streak this year for the stock market.
Study Focuses On How Synapses Form
U.S. medical researchers say they've identified a molecule that plays a key role in the formation of brain synapses.
Depomed Reports Results From Two Phase 3 Clinical Trials Evaluating...
Depomed, Inc. announced today top-line results from the BREEZE 1 and 2 Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of SeradaTM, an investigational non-hormonal extended release formulation of gabapentin for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes.
Key Mechanism In Brain Development Pinpointed, Raising Question About Use Of Antiseizure Drug
This discovery, based on experiments in cell culture and in mice, could advance scientists' understanding of how young children's brains develop as well as point to new approaches toward countering brain disorders in adults.
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Rodent of the week: Gabapentin may be unsafe for developing brains
A study performed in mice and in cell culture suggests that the heavily prescribed drug gabapentin halts the formation of new synapses, or nerve connections, in the brain.
Study pinpoints key mechanism in brain development, raising question about use of antiseizure drug
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a key molecular player in guiding the formation of synapses - the all-important connections between nerve cells - in the brain.
Shingles pain often lingers long after rash
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have had shingles for five months now on the right side of my face.
Pfizer's recidivism - Martha Rosenberg writes
Pfizer's $2.3 billion settlement announced last month by the US Department of Justice, for fraudulent marketing of Bextra, Geodon, Lyrica and Zyvox inducts the world's biggest drug maker into the pharma Three-Peat Hall of Fame.
Depomed, Inc. Says Pain Drug Meets Main Goal of Trial
Depomed, Inc. today announced top-line results from a Phase 3 clinical trial demonstrating DM-1796 achieved a statistically significant reduction in pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia versus placebo using the baseline observation carried forward method required by FDA.
Depomed says shingles pain drug meets study goal
Depomed Inc. on Monday reported a successful late stage clinical trial of a drug intended to treat pain following the viral infection shingles, and its shares soared on the news.
Interview with Elissa Ladd, creator of documentaries revealing...
Mike Adams interviews Elissa Ladd, PhD, RN, FNP, the Assistant Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions.
Chronic pain treatments work better together, says anesthesiologist
People who suffer from debilitating neuropathic pain may get more relief and sleep better by combining two commonly-prescribed drugs.
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