Pharmaceutical International News Archives - June 2011

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Week 1 - June 2011

FDA Blood Clot Study

FDA Birth Control Drug Blood Clot Safety Study

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 16:40:00

US drug regulator investigates whether a pair of birth control pills can be linked to an increased risk of blood clot development

 Heart Disease Drug Trials

Cancer Treatment Drugs Stop Heart Disease in Trials

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Drug Development Correspondent on 14:25:00

HDAC inhibitor class drugs could have the potential to tackle and even reverse human heart disease, according to US trial results

Blood Pressure Drug Cancer Risk

No ARB Blood Pressure Treatment Drug Cancer Risk

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 13:50:00

Angiotensin Receptor Blocker drugs cannot be linked to an elevated risk of cancer in patients taking them, according to the FDA

Week 2 - June 2011

 Skin Cancer Drug Trials

Yervoy and Vemurafenib Excel in Skin Cancer Drug Trials

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 14:45:00

New treatment drug pair could both be extremely valuable tools in the fight against skin cancer, which kills thousands each year

 Epilepsy Drugs Study

Epilepsy Drug Birth Defects Studied

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 21:10:00

New study examining the dangers posed to babies by epilepsy drugs separates the safest treatments from the most risky

New Asthma Treatment Approach

Bronchial Thermoplasty - New Asthma Treatment Approach

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 16:15:00

New approach to asthma treatment now available in UK and could ultimately replace traditional drugs

French Actos Drug Ban

Cancer Fears Cause French Actos Drug Ban

Posted by Pharmaceutical International's Senior Journalist on 15:45:00

French drug regulators have moved to ban diabetes treatment Actos over concerns that it could cause bladder cancer