Actelion Drug Accepted for Review – Analyst Blog

Actelion Drug Accepted for Review – Analyst Blog

Filed under: drug rehab treatment methods

Switzerland-based Actelion (ALIOF) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for macitentan. Actelion is looking to get macitentan approved in the US as a treatment for patients suffering …
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Sleeping pills owe half their benefits to placebo effect, study finds

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These drugs are frequently used in the UK and USA as a short-term treatment for insomnia with almost £25m worth of prescriptions handed out in Britain each year. However, some health experts have questioned whether the benefits of Z-drugs justify their …
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Lexington doctor starts program to treat pregnant addicts

Filed under: drug rehab treatment methods

… monitors to ensure women get proper prenatal care, monitor the use of potentially dangerous drugs such as narcotics, and reach out to pregnant women and other members by phone, letter or in person to get them into substance abuse treatment if needed.
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Coffins paraded to protest DTES drug treatment centre funding cuts

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… a women's drug treatment centre. About 200 people marched to Premier Christy Clark's office carrying coffins Tuesday to protest the end of funding for eight full-time equivalent mental health and addiction workers at the Rainier Hotel drug …
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