Monthly Archives: January 2009

Scotts Valley rallies to help 3-year-old beat brain cancer (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

SCOTTS VALLEY — The Gillin family of Scotts Valley is holding their breath, and praying, that tests done on Feb.

Takeda Gains U.S. Approval for New Acid-Reflux Pill (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. won U.S. approval to sell a new version of the acid-reflux treatment Prevacid, the Japanese drugmaker’s second-biggest medicine.

FDA Approves KAPIDEX(TM) (Dexlansoprazole) Delayed Release Capsules for the Treatment of GERD (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved KAPIDEX(TM) delayed release capsules for the once-daily, oral treatment of heartburn associated with symptomatic non-erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, the healing of erosive esophagitis and the maintenance …

Medicine Cabinet Bear Raid (Forbes)

Drug stock investors are getting optimistic, but the technical picture still stinks. Buy some puts.

Examining lingering optimism on 3 stocks in the pharmaceutical sector (Schaeffers Research)

If you’re looking for that safe haven in which to stash your cash away from the volatile ups and downs that continue to plague the market, I would steer clear of the pharmaceutical sector…( Read More )

Santarus Submits New Drug Application For ZEGERID Tablet Product (Medical News Today)

Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new tablet formulation to add to its ZEGERID® family of branded prescription pharmaceutical products.

New Treatment for Acid Reflux (WCJB Gainesville)

A new procedure can help acid reflux sufferers without invasive surgery. Acid reflux is a disease that affects millions of Americans. It’s a very painful condition that can be caused by the consumption of certain foods.

Certain acid reflux medication may be dangerous for some heart attack patients (WWAY 3 Wilmington)

Submitted by WWAY on 30 January 2009 – 11:02am. READ MORE: A study tracking thousands of heart patients finds those who were taking certain acid reflux medications, along with the blood thinning drug PLAVIX, were more likely to suffer a second heart attack.

Santarus Submits New Drug Application For ZEGERID Tablet Product

Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new tablet formulation to add to its ZEGERID® family of branded prescription pharmaceutical products. The new formulation is an immediate-release tablet that combines omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), with a mix of buffers.

Santarus Submits New Drug Application For ZEGERID Tablet Product

Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new tablet formulation to add to its ZEGERID® family of branded prescription pharmaceutical products. The new formulation is an immediate-release tablet that combines omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), with a mix of buffers.

Santarus Submits New Drug Application For ZEGERID Tablet Product

Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new tablet formulation to add to its ZEGERID® family of branded prescription pharmaceutical products. The new formulation is an immediate-release tablet that combines omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), with a mix of buffers.

Things to do (The Citizen of Morris County)

Right Now Registration of township children for winter story time sessions at the Rockaway Township Free Public Library at 61 Mount Hope Road and at the Hibernia Branch on Green Pond Road is now underway. The winter sessions runs through March 13. Come into the library for a complete schedule or go to www.rtlibrary.org and click on Kids’ Programs.

Things to do (The Citizen of Morris County)

Right Now Registration of township children for winter story time sessions at the Rockaway Township Free Public Library at 61 Mount Hope Road and at the Hibernia Branch on Green Pond Road is now underway. The winter sessions runs through March 13. Come into the library for a complete schedule or go to www.rtlibrary.org and click on Kids’ Programs.

Santarus Submits New Drug Application for ZEGERID Tablet Product (Centre Daily Times)

Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new tablet formulation to add to its ZEGERID ® family of branded prescription pharmaceutical products. The new formulation is an immediate-release tablet that combines omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), …

‘UAE Residents Prone to Lesser-known Abdominal Disease’ (Zawya)

30 January 2009 DUBAI – Bad eating and sleeping habits that are partly attributed to traffic snarls have led to a rise in a lesser-known abdominal disease which is increasingly affecting the quality of people’s lives in the UAE.

Taking Plavix with certain acid-reflux drugs may boost heart-attack risk (The Globe and Mail)

Taking the widely prescribed blood thinner after a heart attack with common acid-reflux drugs could increase chances of another heart attack, says study

Things to do (The Citizen of Morris County)

Right Now Registration of township children for winter story time sessions at the Rockaway Township Free Public Library at 61 Mount Hope Road and at the Hibernia Branch on Green Pond Road is now underway. The winter sessions runs through March 13. Come into the library for a complete schedule or go to www.rtlibrary.org and click on Kids’ Programs.

Prescription savings can be difficult to find (The Lewiston Sun Journal)

Senior citizen Louisette Lipstadt of Conway, N.H., needed a prescription that cost more than $200 a month. “That’s a lot of money. I can’t afford it,” said Lipstadt, who receives Social Security.

Some anti-acid meds may reduce Plavix efficacy (CTV Winnipeg)

Patients taking both a popular blood-thinning drug and anti-acid medications may actually boost their risk of having a heart attack, a new study suggests.

Music: Around Hear – Local Music, Local Dirt (Cleveland Scene)

By D.x. Ferris More than four years after its last release, Keelhaul has a new record ready, with its fourth album, Triumphant Return to Obscurity, slated for mid-spring release. Avant-metal indie label Hydra Head, home of underground godheads like Jesu, Pelican and Torche, as well as Keelhaul’s last two albums, will issue the LP. “It sounds great,” says drummer Will Scharf. “Our drummer …