Worries halt 6 UR drug studies
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(December 29, 2004) - Six clinical studies at the University of Rochester Medical Center have ended because of findings that question the safety of the drugs under investigation.
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A major trial comparing treatments to lower blood pressure has been stopped early after one therapy proved significantly more effective in preventing heart attacks and strokes, it was announced today.
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A major trial looking at the best drugs to treat high blood pressure has been stopped early because the results were so good. Experts believe this could have major implications for the treatment of millions
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Academic institutions and researchers are widely viewed as impartial actors in drug trials. But that independence often comes with strings attached.
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The American Medical Association is concerned, but says more research is needed before a definitive statement can be made.
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N  said on Tuesday  its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer  proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting  researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
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A leading drug used by millions of people to lower blood pressure does not prevent deaths from heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems as well as other treatments, researchers said on Friday.
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New evidence shows that drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough never published several studies that raised questions about a cholesterol drugâs risks to the liver.
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A lucky few laboratory rats and mice won a reprieve on Tuesday following an extensive European review of drug research practice, which found one standard safety test to be redundant.
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Doctors and AIDS activists in Africa are worried governments may halt use of an AIDS drug that has protected thousands of babies from HIV infection in reaction to concerns about the drug's testing and effect on pregnant women.
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A trial study in Zambia involving HIV infected children and the drug co-trimoxazole was stopped early because it was so successful.
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Patients are being put at risk because of the secrecy of drug companies which refuse to publish the results of clinical trials, it was claimed today.
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Some of the 4,450 patients enrolled in a large clinical study have dropped out because of safety concerns about Avandia.
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Doctors are missing key information they need to make decisions for cancer patients because some drug companies are not publishing clinical trials.
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New studies are raising questions about whether drugs that have been used by millions of cancer patients might actually be harming them.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is preventing an agency scientist from presenting the largest, most up-to-date study of popular painkillers like Bextra, Celebrex and Vioxx during an FDA meeting next week on heart risks posed by the drugs, a US senator charged.
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A drug used to treat breast cancer would not be good for preventing the tumours occurring in the first place, say researchers.