Drugmakers fighting a stimulus provision
The provision they’re against would spend $1.1 billion on research comparing medical treatments.
Will drug companies soon be banned from advertising directly to consumers?
Obama’s administration looks to be more open to changing the rules on direct-to-consumer advertising by drug companies.
Study reveals best antidepressants
The study’s research team reviewed 117 studies from 1991 to 2007 that compared the response and drop-out rates of the drugs among more than 25,000 men and women with major depression, reports Reuters.
NYT: Drug making’s move abroad stirs concerns
The fact that more and more pharmaceutical companies are making their products outside of the U.S. makes for concern about terrorism and shoddy manufacturing.
Study finds heart risks with newer antipsychotic drugs
The implication of the study is that physicians need to do a very careful cardiovascular evaluation prior to prescribing the drugs, especially if there are alternative treatments, says one of the report’s authors.
Federal reg now lets drugmakers advise doctors on their drugs’ unapproved uses
Reuters reports on a recently finalized federal regulation that will allow drug companies to let doctors know about alternative uses for medicines already approved for another condition.
Grocery store chain giving away some antibiotics for free
After slashing prices, Wegmans is trying to attract more customers during the tough economy with another approach: free antibiotics, reports the Times-Tribune.
Wegmans, which has grocery stores in Dickson City and Wilkes-Barre Twp., estimates the program has the potential to save its customers in its 72 stores about $1 million.
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Free generic oral antibiotics include:
Amoxicillin
Cephalexin
Sulfamethoxazole or trimethoprim
Ciprofloxacin excluding Ciprofloxacin XR
Penicillin VK
Ampicillin
Tetracycline
Erythromycin Stearate and Ethylsuccinate
Doxycycline Hyclate capsules
Read more about Wegmans’ antibiotic program at the Times-Tribune.