Barr Launches Generic Fosamax® Tablets, 70 mg
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, Barr
Laboratories, Inc., has launched a generic version of Merck & Co., Inc.'s
Fosamax® (Alendronate Sodium) Tablets, 70 mg after receiving final approval
from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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When Mixing Medications Can Be Deadly
Patients are often woefully unaware of the potential serious
consequences of the additive effects of prescription medications. Although it
is often unclear from toxicology reports whether a death by prescription
drugs was intentional or not, "frequently, medical examiners find
multiple drugs in toxicology reports of people that died of drug
overdoses," says Leonard Paulozzi, a medical epidemiologist at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Injury Center who researches
prescription-medication poisonings.
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Practical Blood Pressure Advice, Too
Often Shelved for Convenience
It tastes bland and can be a tough daily regimen to follow, so
it’s not the ideal medicine for high blood pressure. But a low-salt,
heart-healthy diet is staging a comeback as some 60-plus drugs fail to rein
in staggering rates of hypertension in the United States.
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Lack of Folic Acid Dementia Link
Dementia is three times more common in people whose blood is low
in folates, a form of vitamin B particularly found in green vegetables, a
study suggests. There is growing evidence linking levels of folates - or
folic acid - and Alzheimer's disease, though deficiency could be a symptom of
dementia.
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Sweet drinks linked to surge in gout amongst
men
A surge in the painful joint condition called gout among
American men is linked to a rise in drinking sodas and other sugary soft
drinks, a study published Friday suggests. In
an unusually long-term study, more than 51,000 male dentists, pharmacists and
veterinarians aged 40 years or more in the United States and Canada filled in
questionnaires on their health, weight, medications and diet, and updated the
information every two years thereafter.
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New Flu Vaccine May Not Need Needles
Relief may be on the way for all those youngsters trembling at
the thought of another needle jab. One day the flu vaccine may simply
be placed under the tongue.
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