Nearly 30000 Boxes of Pseudoephedrine Sold in 10 Months

Nearly 30000 boxes of pseudoephedrine sold in 10 months

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Twenty-three percent of the 243 people in St. Joseph County who sought treatment for drug addiction indicated meth as their primary substance of abuse. Statewide, meth was cited by just 1.3 percent of the 51,137 people who received substance-abuse …
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Genes Predict Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

The Gist. The Mayo Clinic has identified genes that may help predict whether the drug trastuzumab will prevent the recurrence of breast cancer in some women, according to a study presented at the 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium …
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GHSU preps for Provenge cancer treatment clinical trial

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

The company opened a 155,000 square plant in Union City in Augist 2011 to make Provenge. The trial, led by GHSU Cancer Center Director Samir N. Khleif, is the first in the country to investigate prostate cancer treatment combining Provenge with two …
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AbbVie's Life After Abbott

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Humira and AndroGel are the only major drugs with solid growth during the period, increasing sales by 26% and 28%, respectively, compared to 2011. Sales for … Amgen's Enbrel competes head to head with Humira in the treatment of arthritis and psoriasis.
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