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Use of alertness drug modafinil takes off, spurred by untested uses
In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial names -- Provigil and Nuvigil -- or by its plain-Jane...
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FACTBOX-Valeant's deal-machine stays on overdrive mode
ReutersApril 29 (Reuters) - Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc continued to focus on acquisitions under Chief Executive Michael Pearson, a former McKinsey & Co director even though talks on a merger with U.S.-based Actavis Inc stalled last week....Tags: Brazil, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Australia, Chemical Industry, Germany
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'Off-label' use of anti-drowsiness drug skyrockets
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of Americans taking the narcolepsy and shift work sleep disorder drug modafinil has increased almost 10-fold over the past decade, according to a new study. What's more, the majority of those prescriptions were...Tags: Symptoms, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Health Treatments
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Drug companies pay $25 million to Illinois doctors
At least three dozen doctors in Illinois received payments and perks exceeding $100,000 from drug companies between 2009 and early 2011, according to an updated database that now includes information from a dozen pharmaceutical firms.
Doctors in the...Tags: Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Media Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, Birmingham , Health
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Doctor-drug company database adds to confusion for consumers
Last week, after the launch of a new database detailing doctors' financial ties with drug companies, Dr. Daniel Carlat sat at his computer and began searching for information about colleagues.
He found several doctors who had potentially compromising...Tags: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Cleveland Clinic, Teaching and Learning
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Doctors draw payments from drug companies
Follow drug company money in Illinois, and it leads to the psychiatry department at Rush University Medical Center, a prominent headache clinic on the North Side of Chicago, a busy suburban urology practice and a psychiatric hospital accused of...Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chiropractors, Health, Chicago, Lilly Eli & Co
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FDA chastises drug companies for eyebrow-raising claims
Booster ShotsEvery so often, the FDA has to slap the wrists of drug companies for … well, pretty much everything. On the naughty list this week were several companies that the FDA didn’t feel presented the whole truth and nothing but...... -
The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Administaff Inc.; Brown & Brown Inc.; Cephalon Inc.; Charles River Laboratories International Inc.; General Growth Properties Inc.; Hub Group Inc.; Loews Corp.; Mercury General Corp.; Priceline.com Inc.; Yum Brands Inc. Tuesday: --...Tags: Choice Hotels International Inc., Petroleum Industry, Ameren Corporation, ServiceMaster Co., Invitrogen Corp.
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