Senate Passes an Assault Weapons Ban and More What's News: A Senate panel passes an assault weapons ban. Violent attacks in Baghdad kill 22. Google announces a two part management shift. Photo: Getty Ima... By: WSJDigitalNetwork … Continue reading →

FDA Opens Safety Review of Diabetes Drugs and More What's News: The FDA concerned over some Type 2 diabetes drugs. Much of the crude oil that would flow through Keystone XL to be exported. Detroit gets a new ... By: WSJDigitalNetwork … Continue reading →

Tyler Hamilton comes clean on cycling, drugs and Lance Tyler Hamilton comes clean on cycling drugs and Lance. Uploaded by AFP on Mar 16 2013. In an AFPTV interview confessed doping cyclist Tyler Hamilton describes the elaborate doping system he says rules his sport and the role his former teammate Lance Armstrong played in itDuration 0201. By: AFP … Continue reading →

TORONTO -- The use of high potency versions of cholesterol lowering drugs called statins may increase a person's risk of developing kidney failure, a new study suggests. The research found that when compared to low dose statin regimens, high potency versions of the pills were linked to slightly elevated rates of acute kidney injury. The researchers, who are from institutions across Canada, estimate that for every 1,700 people who used high dose statins for 120 days, you would expect to see one more person hospitalized with kidney failure. While that number may seem small, a drug safety expert who wasn't involved in the work noted that use of these drugs is common. "Tens of millions of North Americans take these drugs, and so even side-effects that are relatively uncommon are important," said Dr. David Juurlink, a specialist in internal medicine and clinical pharmacology at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. "The findings strongly suggest that high-dose statins can cause acute kidney injury.... Most clinicians don't generally perceive statins to be a potential cause of kidney injury. Hopefully this study will change that perception, and make us all a bit more careful of how we use these drugs." The research was produced … Continue reading →

NEW YORK, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Pen Injectors - Devices, Drugs, Combination Products http://www.reportlinker.com/p0761238/Pen-Injectors---Devices-Drugs-Combination-Products.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Drug_Delivery_Technology User-friendly designs and the availability of an increasing number of drugs in pre-filled disposable cartridges and syringes are propelling the growth of injector pens at the expense of other drug delivery methods such as traditional syringes. Advances in synthetic materials and concurrent development partnerships between pen designers and drug developers are important factors in the growth of this segment. With product evaluations, industry data and forecasts, pen injector company profiles, and detailed analysis of design and economic factors, this report has been organized and written to provide pharmaceutical professionals, drug delivery market participants, and healthcare organizations with all of the information necessary to understand the growing importance of pen injectors on drug development and delivery. Highlights Provides detailed analysis of pen injector market segments, market dynamics and market demographics Analyzes therapeutic demand drivers and evaluates commercial pen injector products in eleven major therapeutic segments Analyzes design factors, material selection issues, technologies and market development issues Charts product data, market share, and forecasts to 2018 Profiles injectable drug and device participants, their pen … Continue reading →

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers today (March 21) that several supplements advertised as sexual enhancements contain hidden drugs. A supplement called "Stiff Days" contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in prescription drug Viagra, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction;"Rock-It Man" contains a similar compound called hydroxythiohomosildenafil; and "Libido Sexual Enhancer" contains both of those ingredients as well as tadalafil, which is the active ingredient in the prescription drug Cialis, according to the FDA. "These undeclared ingredients may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs, such as nitroglycerin, and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels.Men with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates," the agency said on its website. The products are sold online and in some retail stores. There is a growing trend indietary supplements,often promoted for sexual enhancement, weight loss, and body building, to contain with hidden drugs and chemicals, although they are often represented as being "all natural," the agency said. Consumers should be careful about purchasing such products, the FDA said, because the agency is unable to test and identify all products on the market that are marketed as dietary supplements but have potentially harmful hidden ingredients. … Continue reading →