Archive for March, 2008



Numerous questions but few answers about unused prescription medications (Big Bear Grizzly)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 6:15 pm
Surgery was successful. The injury healed and the pain medication is no longer needed. But what should one do with the five pain killers remaining in the bottom of the bottle?



Two Drugs Better Than One for High Blood Pressure (HealthCentral.com)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 5:53 pm
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Two Drugs Better Than One for High Blood Pressure (Health Scout)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 5:17 pm
Pairing ACE inhibitor with calcium channel blocker beat pairing it with diuretic; Celebrex study finds dose related to heart risk.



Teva Loves Its New Bentley (Forbes)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 5:12 pm
The generic drug giant buys Spain-focused Bentley Pharmeceuticals fro $360 million.



The Law vs. Drugs (Daily Record)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 4:46 pm
"I'm sorry I'm late, I totally forgot about this meeting," said a man in his 20s, out of breath from running up two flights of stair at the county courthouse.



Pipex Pharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Results (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 4:41 pm
Pipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative late-stage drug candidates for the treatment of neurologic and fibrotic diseases, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year end 2007.



Two Drugs Better Than One for High Blood Pressure (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 4:02 pm
MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- A large trial shows that combining an ACE inhibitor with a calcium channel blocker in individuals with high blood pressure who are at high risk for cardiovascular complications resulted in a 20 percent reduction in the risks of death, heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular troubles.



BAD DREAMS (New York Press)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 3:06 pm

New York City indie rocker MISHKA SHUBALY abuses prescription painkiller OPANA, and lives (barely) to tell the tale.




Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Opioid Abuse-Resistant Products Gaining Momentum (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 2:19 pm
NORTHVALE, N.J., March 31, 2008 -- Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a leading drug delivery, specialty pharmaceutical company focused primarily on developing and commercializing proprietary abuse resistant, extended release pain compounds, today issued an update regarding its proprietary abuse resistant pain products.



Teva’s New Bentley (Forbes)

Monday 31 March 2008 @ 12:43 pm
The Israeli drug company is paying $360 million to aquire the New Hampshire-based drug outfit.



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