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European Agency For The Evaluation Of Medicinal Products Recommends Suspension Of Marketing Authorisation For IONSYS(R)

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationPain / Anesthetics

Janssen-Cilag International NV announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended suspension of the marketing authorisation for IONSYS(R) (fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system), indicated for the management of acute moderate to severe post-operative pain for use in a hospital setting only.

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Smiths Medical Announces New Partnership With Great Ormond Street Hospital And University College London

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationPain / Anesthetics

Smiths Medical announces a new five-year research partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the Institute of Child Health (ICH) and University College London (UCL). The partnership will provide sponsorship for the Smiths Medical Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at UCL.

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Significantly Lower PSA Levels Discovered In Men Who Take Aspirin

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationPain / Anesthetics

The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University. This large analysis known as the Nashville Men’s Health Study included 1,277 participants referred to a urologist for a biopsy of their prostate. Approximately 46 percent of the men reported taking an NSAID, mostly aspirin (37 percent of all men).

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