Doubts rise over a new eye drug
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Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, a four-year-old company led by an ophthalmologist, Dr. David Guyer of New York University, has had excellent business vision.
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An unsurprising response from the FDA.
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Investors are discouraged after it releases the latest data for its top drug.
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New evidence is raising questions about the tests used to prescribe the breast cancer drug Herceptin, which was initially seen as a model for tailored medicine.
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Dec. 5, 2004 -- New research is raising concerns about the safety of a preservative that is commonly found in shampoos and other commercially available cosmetics.
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A day after troubling reports about the popular pain relief drug Celebrex, more questions are being asked about the approval process for such drugs.
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Although the experiment suggests a possible treatment for age-related macular degeneration, many uncertainties remain to be addressed.
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The outcome of a clinical trial that failed to show Zetia has any benefits adds to concerns over the drug.
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U.S. FDA staff reviewers on Tuesday  said data on a new non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug made by Inex  Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. may be  unreliable due to the trial's structure and size.
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Patients losing their sight say they are being denied access to a drug which could stop them from going blind.
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More than a decade ago, a howl went up about the way new drugs were tested. Virtually all trials were limited to white males, even though some medical differences based on race are widely acknowledged.
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If its latest drug isn't approved, the pharmaceutical could face trouble.
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Contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs to treat eye diseases such as glaucoma have been created by nano-engineers in Singapore.
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An experimental drug developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer Inc. for preserving vision in the elderly received a generally positive review from a US advisory panel on Friday.
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A disappointing study of the heart drug Vytorin has led some doctors to reconsider what makes statin drugs so effective at fighting heart disease.
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A new drug that fights a form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, won applause if not approval from a panel of advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Authorities and pet owners are beginning to raise serious questions about the safety and effectiveness of animal medicines, mirroring worries over human drugs like the painkiller Vioxx.