New Pill for Rheumatoid Arthritis Gets FDA Nod

New Pill For Rheumatoid Arthritis Gets FDA Nod

Filed under: Arizona Drug Use

Xeljanz is for patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis who either can't tolerate or don't respond to methotrexate, the Food and Drug Administration said. In a presentation to investors, Schoenbaum wrote that he expected doctors to use the …
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Nurse Brandon Renner accused of stealing drugs from Mountain Vista Medical

Filed under: Arizona Drug Use

MESA, AZ – A nurse at a hospital in Mesa is being accused of stealing narcotics for his personal use. According to a police report, 31-year-old Brandon Renner stole 349 doses of morphine, fentanyl, dilaudid, ativan, and demerol from the Mountain Vista …
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First Fast and Furious defendant sentenced

Filed under: Arizona Drug Use

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16 (UPI) — A Phoenix man, among 20 people indicted on charges of buying firearms in Arizona for use by Mexican drug cartels, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison. Danny Morones, 28, the first of the so-called Fast and Furious …
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Omya Voluntarily Recalls Ground Limestone Products Due To Possible Health

Filed under: Arizona Drug Use

6, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Omya Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain lots of food grade ground limestone products processed at its Superior, Arizona plant because of the possible presence of Salmonella. There have … Omya's voluntary recall is being …
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