Physician and DTP

Report: FDA doesn't track drug makers peddling meds for unapproved use

The biotechnology company reported a successful trial for an experimental osteoporosis drug that reduced the risk of bone fractures in post-menopausal women.

Seeks to Strengthen Warnings Concerning Increased Risk of Tendinitis and Tendon Rupture

An official for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told a congressional subcommittee Tuesday that a blood thinner that killed more than 80 Americans may have been intentionally contaminated.

Suzanne Kreuziger is a registered nurse who uses e-mail almost exclusively to communicate with friends. But when it comes to reaching her doctor, there's a frustrating firewall.

Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) received approval for adults with moderate to severe Crohn's disease who have not responded to conventional therapies...

...novel design that is the first to mechanically support the weakened heart of a small-sized adult man or woman with heart failure who is at risk of dying while awaiting a heart transplant.

CHICAGO — Commonly used incontinence drugs may cause memory problems in some older people, a study has found.

The drug maker Merck drafted dozens of research studies for a best-selling drug, then lined up prestigious doctors to put their names on the reports...

Genentech and Biogen Idec's cancer drug Rituxan failed to slow the disabling effects of the most difficult form of multiple sclerosis in a large clinical trial...