Patients in Test Won't Get Drug, Amgen Decides
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A group of people with Parkinson's disease that had taken a drug as part of a trial pleaded with Amgen to allow them to resume taking it, but the company said no.
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Patients taking a common drug to prevent blood clots to reduce heart attack and stroke risk now rely on a doctor's determination that they will not suffer excessive bleeding.
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Enbrel, the rheumatoid arthritis  drug sold by Amgen Inc. and Wyeth, can stop joint damage when  given to patients in combination with an older drug,  researchers said on Monday.
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A patient-compliance study shows that its only drug offers no better solution.
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Amgen Inc  reported sharply lower third-quarter profit on Wednesday on plunging sales of its most important anemia drugs, amid new insurance-coverage restrictions and safety concerns, and on restructuring charges.
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Biotech giant Inc. Amgen and the pharmaceuticals division of health-care products company Wyeth said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration approved their arthritis treatment Enbrel to induce a major clinical
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The Supreme Court today declined to consider whether dying patients have a right to be treated with experimental drugs not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Amgen Inc.'s  multibillion-dollar anemia drug Aranesp is facing further safety concerns after a medical newsletter reported on Friday that a Danish study of the drug in head and neck cancer was halted due to adverse outcomes seen in patients taking part.
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A US federal judge refused to allow a class-action lawsuit to proceed against Merck for health problems linked to its Vioxx pain medication, in a major victory for the pharmaceutical giant.
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The legal outcome could help protect Amgenâs multibillion dollar anemia drug franchise in the U.S. by blocking Rocheâs plan to introduce a competing medicine.
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Survey: A majority of prescription drug takers don't purchase their medications online.
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The Supreme Court yesterday declined to consider whether dying patients have a right to be treated with experimental drugs not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) on Friday said US regulators did not approve its anti-clotting drug Exanta. The US Food and Drug Administration followed the advice of an advisory panel, which last
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When patients with heart disease are brought to a hospital, why not suggest a screening for their family as well?
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A federal judge yesterday dealt Transkaryotic Therapies Inc. of Cambridge another setback in its seven-year legal battle with Amgen Inc. , the world's largest biotechnology company, headquartered in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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First patients to take trial living without medication.
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WASHINGTON -- Doctors can check patients&#39; DNA when choosing medication for them, using a test the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has approved.