Call for quicker drug decisions
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A faster, more streamlined system of assessing treatments for the NHS should be introduced, MPs say.
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More must be done to curb the soaring NHS spending on prescription drugs, MPs say.
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Our position is: Greater drug safety needs to be coupled with awareness that some risk is inherent in medicine. When it comes to assurances of drug safety, consumers would be advised to heed George Bernard Shaw&#39;s warning to beware of what they wish for.
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One area physician wishes his patients would call to seek his advice before going cold turkey when it comes to three widely prescribed arthritis medications - Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex.
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Scientists have developed a speedy way to monitor the effectiveness of cholesterol-reducing statin drugs.
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AUSTRALIAâS drug regulator is fast-tracking a review into a class of arthritis drugs which are believed to increase the risk of heart attack.
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A battle between insurers and drug companies could determine how many medicines will be available to beneficiaries.
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Patients taking a class of painkilling drugs called Cox-2 inhibitors have been advised to contact their GP to review their treatment.
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The American Medical Association&#39;s policy-making board could make a decision today about supporting the safe importation of prescription drugs.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes are urged not to panic.
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More patients are getting life-saving drugs quickly after a heart attack, according to a national survey.
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Millions of people with HIV will die unless it is made easier for them to get the drugs they need, experts warn.
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The pharma gives us its quest for bidders.
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Here's what a newly approved drug looks like.
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WASHINGTON -- Some influential members of Congress are renewing their pledge to help speed generic versions of the world's most expensive drugs to market.
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Many patients stop taking their medicine far sooner than they should, researchers say, and that decision can be deadly when the drugs treat heart disease or diabetes.
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Lancet calls for drug to be available over the counter after study suggests effects last for decades