Fifteen Approved Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Added To Pharmaceutical Substances Version 3.2
Thieme Publishing Group is pleased to announce the launch of Pharmaceutical Substances Version 3.2. Available via Thieme-connect, Pharmaceutical Substances is a comprehensive reference guide to every significant pharmaceutical compound and includes all FDA approved active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Fifteen drugs have been added to the upgraded version of the information resource, bringing the total of APIs to 2,475.
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InteKrin Therapeutics Announces INT131 Phase 2a Results At The 2009 American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting
InteKrin Therapeutics Inc presented Phase 2a clinical study results at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting in New Orleans demonstrating that once a day oral treatment with INT131 provides anti-diabetic efficacy consistent with maximal dose thiazolidinedione (TZD) therapy but with less hematocrit reduction and weight gain.
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VIA Pharmaceuticals Meets With FDA To Discuss Next Steps For VIA-2291 And Phase 3 Outcome Trial In Cardiovascular Disease
VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAP), a biotechnology company focused on the development of compounds for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic disease, announced today that an end of Phase 2a meeting for the Company's lead drug, VIA-2291 (atreleuton), was recently held with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Talk To Your Pharmacist If You Want To Avoid Summer Horrordays
Millions of Brits are dicing with disaster and placing their health at risk when taking overseas holidays, research from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) reveals. The RPSGB's Holiday Health report, released today, shows our laid-back attitude to our wellbeing can quickly turn perfect holidays into perfectly ghastly experiences.
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Prereg Tutor Training Day And Prereg Trainee Pharmacist Programme 2009/10 - Booking Now
Registration forms for the prereg trainee pharmacist programme 2009/10 are now available to download on the NPA members' website. The NPA is also providing training on 26 June 2009 for prereg tutors that have enrolled their prereg on to the NPA's programme. Sabina Khanom, Assistant Head of NPA Education and Training said: "We would encourage all prereg tutors to attend the training day on 26 June in St Albans, especially those tutors who are new to prereg training.
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The National Association Of Boards Of Pharmacy (NABP) Moves To Next Phase Of Technician Recognition And Regulation
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is proud to announce a new recommendation issued by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) Task Force on Standardized Pharmacy Technician Education and Training which encourages state boards of pharmacy to require certification by the PTCB.
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Dangerous Legal Loophole Must Be Closed, Society Warns
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is demanding the closure of a legal loophole which allows non-pharmacy retailers to sell dangerously large amounts of paracetamol. The RPSGB became concerned last week when it was informed a Poundland store in Kent was selling 48 tablets of the painkiller for just £1.00.
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Swine Flu Reinforces Role Of Community Pharmacists
Consumer concern over the swine influenza outbreak has reinforced the status of community pharmacists as being the frontline health-care professionals who consumers turn to for advice. In a survey conducted by the ACT Branches of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, ACT community pharmacists reported that more than half the pharmacies in the Territory had in the past week received inquires about swine influenza.
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Cardiologist Urges People To Get Informed About Angioplasty
A report broadcast during the CBS Evening News on June 8 noted that one in 200 patients die during elective coronary angioplasty procedures and suggested that patients may be safest at institutions where surgical backup is readily available when complications occur. The report also noted that as many as 40 percent of the angioplasties performed may be unnecessary because patients could experience the same benefits from drug therapies.
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More Effective Tools For Detection Of Colorectal Cancer Identified By New Research
The latest advances in polyp detection, assessment of colorectal cancer risk, and patient sedation during colonoscopy will be presented today at Digestive Disease Week® 2009 (DDW®). Research regarding the size and type of polyps detected during colonoscopy and the risk associated with developing colon cancer offers new insight into the recommended frequency of follow-up preventive colonoscopy.
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