Ewan Hoyle proposes drug policy motion at Lib Dem conference Sept 2011

Ewan Hoyle proposes drug policy motion at Lib Dem conference Sept 2011 – Ewan Hoyle proposing the motion “protecting individuals and communities from drug harms”

US cost warning over drugs to treat "normal" ageing

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Among these insured individuals, the use of drugs to treat the physical impact associated with normal ageing was up 18.5% from 2006 to 2011, and costs increased nearly 46%, says the research, which has been presented at the annual meeting of the …
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Hep C pill race report 2012: Gilead, others rush toward pharma gold

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals ($ VRTX) radically improved the treatment of hepatitis C with its protease inhibitor Incivek, which fast became a blockbuster success after the FDA stamped an approval on the drug in May 2011. Investors and physicians cheered, …
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Merck & Co. Discontinues Development of Diabetes, Statin Therapy

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Merck initiated Phase III trials of the combination in late 2011 and had planned to submit regulatory filings for the therapy in 2014. The decision marks the second time in recent months that Merck has stopped work on a combination drug that includes a …
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