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ALLEGAN, Mich., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, payable on June 18, 2013 to shareholders of record on May 31, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120301/DE62255LOGO ) From its beginnings as a packager of generic home remedies in 1887, Allegan, Michigan-based Perrigo Company has grown to become a leading global provider of quality, affordable...
NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohr Pharmaceutical Inc. (OTCQB: OHRP), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for unmet medical needs, today announced the appointment of Thomas M. Riedhammer, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Riedhammer has over 35 years of ophthalmic industry experience, working for large and small pharmaceutical companies engaged in drug development through commercialization. "We are pleased to have brought on someone...
An All-Oral/Interferon-Free Regimen is One of the Great Unmet Needs in Treatment-Naive HCV, According to a New Report from Decision Resources BURLINGTON, Mass., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that surveyed gastroenterologists in the United States and Europe agree that the percentage of genotype-1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients achieving a sustained virological...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Misuse of a commonly-prescribed ADHD medication isn’t just trendy amongst college students hoping to gain an academic advantage during finals time, it’s also trending on Twitter, new research has discovered. Adderall, a psychostimulant medication that contains amphetamine, is being used by an increasing number of post-secondary students as they take their final exams – and those individuals aren’t shying away from posting about...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Tuesday the over-the-counter sale of morning-after pills for those 15 years of age and older, and will make the pills available on store shelves, rather than being sold from a pharmacy. Until now, emergency contraception has been available by prescription only to those under the age of 17, and was only sold from behind pharmacy counters. The FDA ruling, which takes effect...
Becomes the first stimulant medication approved for maintenance treatment in patients ages 6 and above with ADHD PHILADELPHIA, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription medication Vyvanse(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Capsules, (CII) as a maintenance treatment in children and adolescents with...
CHENGDU, China, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (NYSE Amex: TPI), a pharmaceutical company that specializes in patented biopharmaceutical, modernized traditional Chinese medicine (mTCM), branded generics and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) today provided the updates on its Qionglai Facility (QLF). The construction of QLF has been completed in mid April as previously projected which was immediately followed by equipment installation and a series of...
Utilizing the MirixaPro(SM) Platform for Person-to-Person Services RESTON, Va., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirixa Corporation today announced that RxResults, LLC, a risk management firm specializing in pharmacy management for employer groups and health plans, has selected the MirixaPro? platform to administer Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services for members of its employer groups. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100818/SF51721LOGO) The service will include a...
Prasco intends to launch DIBENZYLINE® upon first generic entrant CINCINNATI, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prasco Laboratories announced today it has signed an exclusive distribution and supply agreement with WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corp. for Phenoxybenzamine Hydrochloride Capsules, USP. As part of the agreement, Prasco, LLC is prepared to immediately market the authorized generic of DIBENZYLINE® (phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride capsules, USP), upon the first U.S., AB-rated generic...
A UCLA-led study of adolescents receiving treatment for methamphetamine dependence has found that girls are more likely to continue using the drug during treatment than boys, suggesting that new approaches are needed for treating meth abuse among teen girls. Results from the study, conducted by the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine and the community-based substance abuse treatment program Behavioral Health Services Inc., are published in the April edition of the Journal of...
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The European Journal of Medical Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for medical chemistry. It is published by Elsevier. It was established in 1966 under the title Chimica Therapeutica. That name was maintained until 1973. Even after changing to its current name in 1974, the journal was still subtitled Chimica Therapeutica until 1981; from 1982 to 1986 it was subtitled Chimie Therapeutique, indicating its French origin. The Journal publishes studies on all aspects of medicinal...
Bursera graveolens or Palo Santo is a tree indigenous to South America in Argetina, Paraguay, Boliva and coastal areas of Ecuador. Palo Santo means "holy wood" in English and belongs in the same family as frankincense and myrrh. Although it has been used in homeopathic medicine for years, most recently it is the extraction of essential oils that has put this plant in the spotlight. Limonene, a-Terpineol, Menthofuran and Carvone are a few of the oils derived from this plant. Native...
Datura wrightii (a poisonous weed) is sometimes used as a hallucinogen. It is commonly called Sacred Datura. Datura wrightii is classified as a deliriant, or an anticholinergic. In the US it is, however, called Western Jimson Weed.
