Most physicians are aware that Roche withheld the distribution and sales of Tamiflu several weeks ago in order to prevent indiscriminate stock piling of drug badly needed for patients with Influenza A and B this coming winter.
Treatments for Acute Migraine; Statin Therapy for ACS Patients; The Correct Dosing for Onychomycosis; FDA Actions
Only minimal differences in efficacy for treatment of major depressive disorders were found when SSRIs and 4 other 2nd generation antidepressants were compared to each other in randomized controlled trials, and almost all of the trials were sponsored by pharmaceutical companies.
Sustained release bupropion treatment is an efficacious aid to smoking cessation for patients at risk for and with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Esomeprazole 20 mg and 40 mg daily improve upper GI symptoms occurring during NSAID therapy including selective COX-2 inhibitors.
Death rates in the year after bariatric surgery were high (4.6%), and were higher for men, for those older than 65, and for those whose surgeon performed fewer than 35 such operations a year.
