Drug Showed Promise in Clearing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant tuberculosis

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Many patients fail to complete their treatment, a factor which has fueled a rise in the drug-resistant forms. Although rare, 77 countries worldwide reported at least one case of XDR-TB by the end of 2011, according to the World Health Organization. In …
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Franklin Township robber ordered to treatment

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

A Franklin Township woman convicted of numerous theft-related charges recently was sentenced to court-ordered drug treatment and ordered to pay nearly $ 18,000 in restitution to four victims. Janet L. Stepp, 38, of 1915 S.R. 59, recently was sentenced …
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AMAG launches anemia drug in Europe

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AMAG won approval from European regulators for Rienso in June 2012 for treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease, which is the same indication as the U.S. version, Feraheme, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug …
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