Robotic pharmacist mixing chemo drugs at U.S. hospital
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The University of Colorado Hospital will begin using a robot to mix chemotherapy drugs for patients later this month.
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The Food and Drug Administration announced an initiative to prevent theft and counterfeiting of prescription drugs through the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
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Continuing drug shortages are having far-reaching, negative impacts on patient care and hospital costs, says a survey conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (news - web sites) (ASHP) and pharmacy residents at Johns Hopkins Hospital
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The company faces a pivotal clinical trial.
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Doctors using new technology can get fast feedback on whether treatments are working for breast cancer victims, a new study shows.
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A new way to accurately predict how individual breast cancer patients will react to the anticancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) has been identified by researchers at the Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston.
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British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer.
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An interview with development-stage drugmaker Pharmacopeia.
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CALGARY (CP) - Medical robots will increasingly hold the surgical key for heart patients living in remote or isolated communities, says a top cardiologist.
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Local researchers have found that two new designer drugs produce strong responses in patients who&#39;ve become resistant to Gleevec, the leukemia wonder drug that heralded a new era in cancer treatment 3 1/2 years ago.
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Researchers say they have found a way to reverse resistance to one of the most effective anti-cancer drugs.
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Computer systems designed to prevent medication errors in hospitals can actually contribute to mistakes, according to a new report. -The Washington Post
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Surgical software will help the company expand.
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BEIJING -- Every few days, Houston businessman Richard Weissenborn receives injections of a radical new cancer drug at a hospital here.
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MARINA DEL REY, Calif.  - If Dr. James Rosser Jr.  had his way, every surgeon in America would have three  indispensable tools on the operating room tray: a scalpel,  sutures, and a video game controller.
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A growing number of children are taking combinations of powerful and even life-threatening medications to treat an array of problems.
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Pharmacists have long been called on by customers to do more than just fill prescriptions. But drugstores, from giants like Rite Aid to smaller regional chains, are looking to expand their counseling programs and boost revenue - a trend that could be bolstered by the prescription-drug benefit that will become available to Medicare enrollees in 2006.