לפי דיווח מעתון הארץ, תובעת חברת נוברטיס העולמית סך של 42 מיל’ ש”ח מפרומדיקו בגין אי תשלום עבור תרופות שנרכשו מנוברטיס. בהתאם לכך הוגשה בקשה

Cetirizine relieves symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis, improves health related quality of life, enhances productivity and reduces the level of impaired activities.  Researchers from Vanderbilt

The combination of calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate for treatment of psoriasis is faster and more effective than using either medication alone, say researchers.  Both treatments

Inhaled corticosteroids do not decrease bone density in post-menopausal women, according to a study in the January 2003 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI).

An apparent synergistic effect of combined raloxifene and slow release sodium fluoride therapy induces a significant increase in bone mineral density among women with postmenopausal

The benefits of beta-blocker use extends to older people, even those with conditions that would lead them to be excluded from enrollment in randomized trials

Aspirin tolerant and aspirin intolerant asthmatics both appear to show the same clinical response when using the leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast. Although most asthma patients

Adolescents who experiment with cannabis from an early age are more likely to use other illegal drugs later in life and have an increased risk

An official program reported to be the “world’s largest” of its kind will be fully launched in March to supply for free 34 essential drugs

A national patient advocacy group on Wednesday will launch a Web-based service to help older Americans find assistance with paying for prescription drugs.  The free

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Tuesday that it as much as $93 million has been earmarked to support the

ד”ר ירמיהו הייניק הושעה בעקבות תלונת מנהל בית החולים; ראש העיריה, שהחליט על הצעד: זו הפרת חובת הציות להוראות הממונים; בא כוחו של הרופא: החלטה

בכנס שהתקיים ב- 9/1 בב”יח שיבא השתתפו אמנם נציגי רוב המפלגות, שר הבריאות ובכירים ממערכת הבריאות. למרות זאת, התחושה הכללית, כפי שמתאר חיים שדמי מהארץ

זו אמנם אינדיקציה נדירה מאוד, אך מסתבר שהיא קיימת. במקרה כזה, כפי שמתואר בכתבה ב”הארץ”,  מכיוון שההתוויה הקיימת לטיפול בסרטן השד לתכשיר ארימידקס מנוסחת ומופנית

Removing restrictions on entry to the community pharmacy market would give consumers greater choice, benefits from greater competition and better access to pharmacy services, an

Patients with congestive heart failure combined with asthma tolerate carvedilol poorly, indicating that asthma is a contraindication to beta-blockade.  In contrast, patients with congestive heart

The sustained-release formulation of propafenone is significantly superior to placebo in preventing symptoms of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, European researchers report in the December 15th issue

Although borderline personality disorder is poorly treated with existing pharmacotherapy, results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study reported in the January issue of the American

Clozapine (Clozaril) reduces suicide attempts in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, according to the results of a multicenter randomized trial published in the January

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, especially when combined with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), according to