A twice-daily dose of
Celebrex over a period of nine months reduced the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer by almost 60 percent, according a new study. Read on..
SID: COX-2 Inhibitors May Cut Skin Cancer Rate
Statin drugs, a commonly prescribed class of lipid-lowering drugs that include
Lipitor,
Zocor and
Crestor, do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or dementia, according to a report in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Read on..
Statin drugs do not prevent dementia
Some of the best-selling drugs, including
Lipitor,
Plavix,
Avapro,
Zyprexa,
Effexor,
Cozaar/
Hyzaar and
Singulair will be exposed to generic competition between now and 2012. S&P Ratings compiles its list of the most promising late-stage drugs due out over the next two years.Read On..
Pharma: The 10 Most Promising New Drugs
Recently released data has showed that Eli Lilly's
Cialis may be effective in relieving lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia in men. Read on..
Eli Lilly: Cialis's prospects boosted by positive BPH data
Cialis, in a lower dose form, has been approved for long-term daily use for erectile dysfunction (ED). Read on..
Once-daily Cialis makes any time the right time
Tricyclic anti-depressants such as
Elavil, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as
Prozac or
Lexapro, and especially serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as
Effexor or
Cymbalta, which are dual-acting antidepressants that can increase both serotonin and norepinephrine, have proven capable of decreasing pain while treating both depression and chronic pain. Because pain can induce depression and vice versa, these new dual-acting agents can provide physicians with safe and…
Prescription drugs may cause overuse complications. That includes those such as
Imitrex and
Maxalt that are designed for migraine headaches. Read on..
Overuse of pain relievers might create a bigger headache
Weight loss medications like Reductil and
Xenical won’t do all the work for you and you'll need to change your lifestyle too but they can help you to achieve this if you take good advice from those who know what they are talking about. Read on..
Reductil Works Better With Advice And Counselling
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) including such widely used antidepressants as
Celexa,
Paxil,
Prozac and
Zoloft may significantly reduce the risk of attempted or completed suicide in depressed adults, according to a review of eight large-scale observational studies. Read on..
SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk
In the analysis of 12 different drugs, two came out on top as the most effective and best tolerated as first-line treatments: sertraline (
Zoloft) and escitalopram (
Lexapro). Read on…