GlaxoSmithKline May Key Drug Prescriptions Dn
newratings.com -
1041 GMT [Dow Jones] New prescriptions for GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) diabetes drug Avandia and asthma treatment Advair fell again in May, down 14% and 4.4% respectively, says Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. While prescriptions of both drugs are expected to reaccelerate this summer, these weak prescription trends are disappointing and may pressurize shares. Keeps buy recommendation due to positive news likely to come out over the next year, namely development on anti-cancer drug Tykerb. Shares -1.2% at 1,457p. (EXB)
2006-06-19
Nurse Accused Of Forging Prescriptions Says She Was Set Up
WFtv.com, FL -
Investigators said she wrote them out to herself to get the painkiller Vicodin to sell on the black market. Her insurance company notified Seminole County deputies after receiving several prescription claims in just a matter of days.
2006-06-18
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HEALTH
Houston Chronicle, United States -
Monitoring systems that can help diabetics better control fluctuations in their blood sugar levels will take time to catch on because they are expensive and insurers are not yet providing coverage for the devices, physicians and analysts said. Continuous glucose monitors are an important step forward in diabetes care because they provide more frequent readings on blood sugar levels than current finger-stick tests, allowing patients to better manage the condition through diet adjustments and insulin injections, physicians said.
2006-06-16
NHS WATCHDOG URGES HERCEPTIN PRESCRIPTIONS
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2006-06-15
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HEALTH
Houston Chronicle, United States -
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services is offering walk-in registrations for its Women, Infants and Children program at four of its clinics this month. The registrations are set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Southwest WIC, 6121 Hillcroft; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 17 at the West Montgomery WIC, 6719 W. Montgomery, and the Sunnyside WIC, 4605 Wilmington No. 178; and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24 at Airline WIC, 5990 Airline No. 200. For quick registration, applicants need to present identification, proof of address and income and immunization records for all children under 5. For more information, call 713-794-9090.
2006-06-14
Living Will Solutions Partners with Freedom Prescriptions
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to Freedom’s 6.5 million households reaching a population in excess of 20 million consumers. Freedom’s President, James J. Fridl, stated that his company’s growth is driven by technology, value and service advantages and that livingwillsolutions.com fits perfectly into Freedom’s strategic alliances with associations, religious organizations, financial institutions, membership groups and nationally syndicated cable programs offering the Freedom Plan for their customers/members. Personal preparedness is receiving greater attention since last year’s hurricanes. Life’s uncertainties and other threats are steadily increasing. It just makes good sense to prepare for the unexpected. Having a living will is an important first step. Making certain that it will be secure and available 24/7 from anywhere is even more important!
2006-06-13
FRESH BID TO CUT ANTIDEPRESSANT PRESCRIPTIONS
Community Newswire, UK -
"Many GPs do not know or believe that exercise is an effective treatment for depression, and few research bodies are able to match the marketing or staffing power of pharmaceutical companies when it comes to communicating and investing in relationships with GPs.
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