Fact File: Bullous Pemphigoid, Skin Condition Afflicting Flaherty

Fact file: Bullous pemphigoid, skin condition afflicting Flaherty

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THE PROGNOSIS: The condition can be life-threatening in older people in poor health. But it generally responds well to treatment and it can go into remission. Most people who suffer from the condition can eventually stop their drug regimen, but the …
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European Officials Say Drug Makers Paid to Delay Generic Version

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Mr. Almunia warned pharmaceutical companies against practices that raised costs for European governments, squeezed by austerity and an economic slowdown, which must buy medicines for state supported health care plans. … In lozenge form, fentanyl is …
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FDA Advisory Panel Rejects Cystic Fibrosis Treatment

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With the exception of ivacaftor (Kalydeco, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc), licensed in January 2012 for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have a specific rare mutation, there are no drugs on the US market that treat the condition itself. All current …
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Bristol-Myers Latin American Brands Could Fetch as Much as 0 Million

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Bristol, which has a market value of nearly $ 60 billion, derives most of its roughly $ 18 billion of annual sales from drugs such as the Erbitux cancer treatment. A sale of the Latin American business would be the latest in a series of consumer …
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