Merck Cholesterol Drug Fails in Study

Merck Cholesterol Drug Fails in Study

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Merck believed the flushing side effect has hampered the use of niacin and that combining it with laropiprant would make the drug more palatable to patients. Merck initially applied in 2007 for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Tredaptive …
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Mum fights radiotherapy for cancer boy

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The surgery reportedly went well, the court has now heard, but Roberts is refusing to let doctors treat him with anti-sickness drugs, according to the Daily Mail. Sally Roberts, a former DJ from Auckland, went on the run with her seven-year-old son for …
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New 'essential benefit' rules need to empower doctors, patients

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Doctors treating exchange patients should be empowered to recommend off-label drug use if that's what's most promising. And they shouldn't be forced to use generic alternatives to brand names drugs — sometimes generics aren't as effective as the …
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