Lilly's New Anti-Clot Drug Matches Plavix in Study
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A potent new anti-clotting drug from Eli Lilly and Co proved as safe and effective as Sanofi-Aventis's top-seller Plavix in a mid-stage clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday. Now Lilly and its partner Sankyo Co. Ltd. aim to demonstrate clear superiority for their compound, known as prasugrel or CS-747, in a much larger Phase III study involving up to 13,000 patients that is about to get under way.
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Drug-coated heart stents might not increase the risk of blood clots as much as previously thought, according to research presented Sunday at a meeting of cardiologists.
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Two drugs are not always better than one when it comes to using blood thinners to treat clogged arteries in the legs, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Merck and Schering-Plough get together again.
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Eli Lilly and Co. on Thursday said one of its experimental drugs was comparably effective in a mid-stage trial as the company's widely used Zyprexa treatment, but without weight gains seen with Zyprexa.
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Eli Lilly and Co.'s new antidepressant  Cymbalta was shown in a small clinical trial to be effective in  reducing pain in women suffering from fibromyalgia, a chronic  disorder that causes widespread pain in the muscles and soft  tissues, researchers said.
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Canadian drugmaker Apotex Corp. on  Tuesday launched a generic version of Bristol-Myers Squibb  Co.'s  blockbuster Plavix anti-clotting medicine,  threatening Bristol's earnings outlook and dividend.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Lilly &amp; Co. debuted a Web site Wednesday for clinical trial data on its prescription drugs, including Prozac and its new antidepressant, Cymbalta.
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A new addition to an already successful drug promises good results for investors.
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(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
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An experimental thrombosis pill from   Bayer AG, seen by analysts as the German group's most important   pipeline asset, has produced promising results in two clinical   trials, researchers said on Tuesday.
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An experimental drug from Sanofi-Aventis, viewed as pivotal to the newly merged company's future, showed good results in the largest clinical study of the product to date.
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Eli Lilly and Co.'s new antidepressant Cymbalta was shown in a small clinical trial to be effective in reducing pain in women suffering from fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder that causes widespread pain in the muscles and soft tissues, researchers said.
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An anti-clotting drug used to treat strokes and heart attacks can also restore blood flow to frostbitten fingers and limbs, greatly reducing the need for amputation, according to a new study.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Pfizer Inc's   anti-blood-clotting drug Fragmin effectively prevents blood   clots in cancer patients and warrants wider approval, a U.S.   advisory panel overwhelmingly said on Wednesday.
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THE REPORT: Doctors are reporting that a new breast cancer drug outperforms the tried-and-true tamoxifen at preventing the disease from recurring.
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MONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Heart patients with drug-eluting stents implanted to keep their arteries open were found to have a much higher risk of sudden death than those getting bare metal stents if they stopped taking the blood thinner Plavix, a new Swiss study reports.