Pfizer Antipsychotic Gets New Approval
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NEW YORK - Pfizer announced that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its antipsychotic Geodon for acute bipolar mania, when patients suffer from unnatural highs that can last for a week or more.
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NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 25: The Federal Government has just approved a new medicine for multiple sclerosis that doctors say represents a new treatment approach that will significantly reduce the frequency of disabling episodes.
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Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the product's manufacturer, Novartis AG, said Monday.
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Pfizer Inc. won U.S. approval on Friday to promote its Celebrex pain reliever for treating children age two and older who have rheumatoid arthritis, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
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Medarex's lead drug gets an important yet expected designation from the FDA.
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Today was a day of good news for multiple sclerosis patients: FDA granted approval to a new anti-multiple sclerosis drug Antegren developed by Biogen Idec Inc.
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Eli Lilly pushed Zyprexa, a drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as a treatment for older patients with dementia, according to marketing materials.
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In patients who take  antipsychotic medication, a supervised exercise program  significantly reduces weight and improves cholesterol levels, a  Canadian research team has found.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications.
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday its schizophrenia treatment was effective in a late-stage clinical trial, putting the biopharmaceutical closer to filing a New Drug Application with the Food and Drug Administration in late 2007.
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Europe approves the pharmaceutical's new drug to help smokers quit.
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Eli Lilly and Co.  said on Tuesday that U.S. regulators have approved its new antidepressant Cymbalta as a treatment for pain associated with nerve damage in diabetics, making it the first drug to be approved for the disorder.
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A new drug that can treat patients with multiple sclerosis has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration but the high cost of the medication has some people concerned.
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A skin patch to treat the dementia suffered by Alzheimerâs patients has gained federal approval, a drug company said.
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The government approved a drug Tuesday that tries a new method of attacking multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans.
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THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- A programmable device that allows professional caregivers to monitor how patients dispense their medications has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency said Thursday.
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HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today that the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of GlaxoSmithKline influenza vaccine, Fluarix, in the United States under an Investigational New Drug application.