Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drug maker, will sell cheaper copies of its depression pill Zoloft through a subsidiary when the product loses patent protection today.
Pfizer is using its Greenstone Ltd. division, acquired in the 2003 purchase of Pharmacia Corp., to compete for sales with other generic drug makers, Pfizer spokesman Paul Fitzhenry said Thursday. […]
HealthDay News) — Although you may be among millions of Americans with allergies, there are things you can do to tame your symptoms, the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology says.
Make sure your home is thoroughly and regularly cleaned. Mold, dust and other allergens can build up in the linens, furniture and air ducts. […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Health care products maker Johnson & Johnson said Monday it is buyinh the consumer health care unit of drug maker Pfizer for $16.6 billion in cash.
The deal would give Johnson & Johnson brand names including Listerine, Nicorette, Visine, Sudafed and Neosporin as part of a unit whose reported sales totaled […]
What natural options do I have for the urinary burning associated with interstitial cystitis? The drug Elmiron is not helping me.
About 700,000 Americans, 90 percent of whom are women, have interstitial cystitis. Symptoms vary greatly in intensity and include pain, burning and the constant urge to urinate, even if you just went five minutes ago! […]
0926 GMT [Dow Jones] Cheuvreux cuts UCB’s (UCB.BT) target price to EUR40 from EUR41 due to a weakening US dollar. Also cuts EPS estimates by 1.4% in ‘06 and 3% from ‘07 onwards. Says current 18% premium on share price is unsustainable, since Zyrtec loses US exclusivity at the end of next year. Keeps […]
Q: I have had diabetes for more than 20 years. Around that time, I had lithotripsy to break up several large kidney stones in my left kidney. I never connected the two conditions until I read that a study done by the Mayo Clinic said lithotripsy can increase the risk of diabetes. Do you think […]
(New York-WABC, May 9, 2006) - Adults aren’t the only ones battling allergies. Kids suffer from them too.
Seven’s On Call with Dr. Jay Adlersberg with a look at how parents can find relief over the counter.
Nine-year-old Javon Bookman could tell it was allergy season. He was outdoors this week when his eyes got puffy and […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Marilyn Askin compares prices when she shops at New Jersey’s many malls. And the 72-year-old West Orange resident can do the same when she spins through a supermarket. But comparison shopping has always been difficult when it comes to something important to Askin and millions of other New Jerseyans.
“There’s no way […]
2002 doesn’t look like it is going to be a very big year for Pediatrics. There were some advances, but nothing very exciting, like a new cure for asthma would be, or an easy way to prevent or treat the common cold.
One advance was the introduction of infant formulas with DHA and ARA, which may […]
If your allergies seem to be worse this year it’s not all in your head. Local doctors say it hasn’t been this bad in years.
Allergists say a lack of rain and a mild winter are mostly to blame. And it’s not over yet –there is still another month to go.
Last year […]