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Generic Fentanyl Transdermal System (Duragesic Patch) by Mylan Technologies and Full approval for doxorubicin HCl liposome injection (Doxil) by Tibotec Therapeutics.
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Part 1 of 2: Background, Similar Drugs, Strengths/Dosage, Mechanism of Action, Indications, Preparation and Storage, Pharmacokinetics, Dosage and Administration, Special Populations, and Adverse Drug Reactions.
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A program that combines early, aggressive lipid management with a patient tracking and follow-up system has nearly tripled the percentage of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who achieve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (LDL-C) lower than 100 mg/dL. And the health maintenance organization (HMO) that implemented the program is betting that it is transferable to a more open health care model.
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Health system pharmacists looking for a program to help them manage patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) can consider the Get with the Guidelines program, which was initially developed through collaboration between the New England Affiliate of the American Heart Association (AHA) and Merck & Co.
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Patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix) have a much higher risk of recurrent ulcer bleed than those treated with aspirin plus the protion-pump inhibitor esomeprazole (Nexium), according to a new study, published in the Jan. 20, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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There have been multiple advances in evaluation and management of kidney stones in recent years. This article will provide the emergency physician with an understanding essential for timely diagnosis, management, and disposition of kidney stones in the ED.
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If a moderately severe strain of a pandemic flu virus hits the United States, more than 500,000 Americans could die and more than 2.3 million could be hospitalized, according to state-by-state figures from a model developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and used by Trust for America’s Health.
