Sentences with phrase «of safer drugs»

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Allergan has been drawing plenty of attention for its controversial deal to safe house patents on a blockbuster dry eye drug by transferring them to a Native American tribe in upstate New York.

Taking dangerous quantities of the otherwise safe loperamide is one strategy being used by people addicted to opioid painkillers and other drugs since it can increase opioid absorption in the gut; the FDA says it is now working with loperamide manufacturers to change its packaging so that it comes with fewer doses and is thus harder to abuse.

That's because consumers have becoming increasingly skeptical of artificial sweeteners, most recently fretting about the health implications of consuming aspartame, which is still deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration.

«If we could take a technology that could filter out impurities, we could make very well - established drugs safer,» Laurin says of the original intent.

In a 70 - page statement (2011), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) claimed, «Specifically, smoked marijuana has not withstood the rigors of science — it is not medicine, and it is not safe.»

By bringing a drug that's been well - established as safe in other markets to the U.S. for the first time in order to treat a rare disease, the company doesn't just control its pricing destiny — it will also receive a coveted «priority review voucher» which it can hawk to another firm for tens (or even hundreds) of millions of dollars.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals» mission is to develop safe and effective RNA - targeting drugs for both rare and more prevalent diseases and providing those drugs to the broadest group of patients as quickly as possible.

The reason why I think Merck is the safest way to invest in immunotherapy is because the company has a diverse portfolio of FDA approved drugs on the market.

White House physician Ronny Jackson allegedly provided travelers on White House trips with Ambien, a prescription sedative that is widely regarded as a safe drug that poses little risk of addiction.

InvivoSciences will continue to contribute to the improvement of human health by establishing a new paradigm for discovering drugs that focus on diseases with limited treatment options such as cardiac fibrosis, scleroderma, and lupus in a time - effective manner while remaining safe and cost effective.»

Professor DiIulio again: «It is reasonable to suppose that by doubling or tripling the number of officers on regular duty in and around drug - infested, crime - torn neighborhoods, and by deploying them in accordance with the precepts of community policing, the streets and sidewalks of even the most blighted inner city could be made safe enough for children to play and adults to stroll.»

A report by drug policy think tank Volteface stated that 3,700 people died from things like infected syringes and accidental overdoses and recommended a trial of drug consumption rooms to provide a safe, clean and legal space for users.

Travis Tygart, president of the USADA, said in a statement, «This is a heartbreaking example of how the win - at - all - costs culture of sport, if left unchecked, will overtake fair, safe and honest competition, but for clean athletes, it is a reassuring reminder that there is hope for future generations to compete on a level playing field without the use of performance - enhancing drugs»...

Kay Abadee, VP of marketing at Axiom, noted that bigger companies were looking particularly for pea proteins with Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) certification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The presentation also didn't mention that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told Impossible Foods that the company hadn't demonstrated the safety of heme after it applied to the FDA seeking GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status.

A pouch system has been developed to allow for the safe disposal of prescription drugs.

The Food and Drug Administration and major scientific and health organizations such as the American Medical Association, National Academy of Sciences and World Health Organization all have found GMOs are safe for humans and positive for the environment.

While caffeine is known to be a mild stimulant, both Health Canada and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have found levels of up to 400 mg per day to be safe for healthy adults.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today issued the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration's Notice of Final Determination on Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status of Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs):

Regulatory agencies throughout the world including European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), Food and Drug Administration in the US (FDA) and the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA), consider the appropriate use of caffeine in food to be safe and acceptable.

A month prior, Hampton Creek received confirmation of «GRAS» (generally recognized as safe) status for its mung bean protein isolate from the US Food and Drug Administration.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) advice to consumers is that food and beverages in packages using BPA as a food safety barrier are safe and that packaging that may contain trace amounts of BPA is safe for use with food.

Most American schools today operate according to a philosophy of discipline that has its roots in the 1980s and 1990s, when a belief that schools would be safer and more effective if they allowed for «zero tolerance» of violence, drug use, and other misbehavior led to a sharp rise in school suspensions.

It was also found that using ibuprofen for a long period of time is generally safe while breastfeeding, as it does not contain any active metabolites (an active metabolite takes place when the body metabolizes a drug so that the effects of the drug remain active for a long period of time).

The amount of drug that your baby may receive through the breastmilk is significantly lower than the safe dosage of the same drug that is prescribed for babies through direct administration.

Carolyn Valek, a spokeswoman for Abbott Nutrition, the division of Illinois» Abbott Laboratories that makes Similac Organic, said that sucrose had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and was considered «safe and well established.»

that doesn't mean that for the vast majority of women the drugs isn't safe or appropriate when prescribed by a physician.

As safe as any medication can be, anyway... I am close to someone who almost died due to an adverse drug reaction (not Cytotec), so I'm very hesitant to take medications of any sort.

Nursing mothers who are told they must stop breastfeeding because of a certain drug should ask the physician to make sure of this by checking with reliable sources and / or prescribing an alternative safe medication.

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Read on to learn the precautions of taking Benadryl while breastfeeding and whether other drugs are safe to use during this period.

In some rare medically supervised situations, if the mother is voluntarily getting substance misuse treatment, is not currently breastfeeding, is no longer using, and has passed into a clinically safe period when her milk is clean of all residual drugs, an experienced Lactation Consultant may be able to work with her to help her maintain her milk production and reintroduce breastfeeding later.

I was told on some occasions to stop because of the antibiotics I was on, but I rang the Drugs in Breastmilk helpline run by the BFN (Breastfeeding Network) and they told me I could still nurse with that particular drug, but that doctors were largely ill - informed and tended to err on what they would call «the safe side» ie to stop feeding and use formula!

However the study did not determine if there was safe bedding or if the parents were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Please pray for God's intervention with all families — particularly those struggling with alcohol, drug abuse, and mental illness — to enable them to successfully complete programs for recovery, and allow the reunification of foster children with safe and caring birth families.

The whole concept that drugs are always and inevitably «dangerous», while anything «natural» [whatever that is] is safe and benign while having as good an effect as the «unnatural» and dangerous «drug» [a word with connotations of narcotics and addiction, btw] is a very subtle and pervasive concept indeed.

Usually the midwife has lots of information and neat natural health tips to share that will not only help to maximize the mother's natural health during her pregnancy, but will keep the baby safe from the effects of drugs and other medications.

Homebirth for most is not the «cool feminist thing to do», it's a way for some to make sure that they are in control of their birth instead of allowing a so called medical specialist to tell them what drugs that they need or what practices have to happen to ensure a «safe» delivery.

She also accepted a Presidential invitation to attend the 2011 White House Anti-Bullying Conference, presented at the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools National Conference in Washington, DC, and served as a consultant during the production of the ABC Family movie, Cyberbully.

Despite centuries of safe placenta use, the information in this entry has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or by Health Canada.

The goal is to provide positive alternatives for the kids in these ethnically, economically diverse neighborhoods, in safe havens away from the dangers of crime, gangs and drugs.

Here's a description of various analgesics, along with guidelines for which drugs are considered safe during breastfeeding and which should be avoided.

While codeine has traditionally been considered safe for breastfeeding mothers, it is known that the drug is converted into morphine, which is transmitted through the breastmilk to the baby, and this can lead to depression of the central nervous system and apnea, which can, in rare cases, be fatal.

Although amoxicillin is safe for most babies and situations that call for antibiotics, there is a chance of side effects, like with most drugs.

They are declared safe on the basis of the empirical evidence that the benefits outweigh the harms, meaning that patients who need the drug and get it do better than those who need it and don't get it.

While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had earlier stated that BPA — the chemical that hardens plastics in products like bottles and cups, and is used in linings of metal cans — is safe; the agency announced last month that a few new studies have underlined «some concerns» about BPA's possibility of potentially damaging the brain of fetuses, infants and children.

Stepping aside from dangerous social factors, such as adult inebriation or adult bedsharing while under the influence of drugs, or infants sleeping alongside disinterested strangers, and ignoring (for the moment) the physical - structural - furniture and bedding aspects of «safe infant sleep» always occurs in the context of, and under the supervision of, a committed, sober adult caregiver who is in a position to respond to infant nutritional needs, crises, and can exchange sensory stimuli all of which represents just what babies depend on for maximum health.

A 2013 clinical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), «The Transfer of Drugs and Therapeutics into Human Breast Milk: An Update on Selected Topics,» indicates that most medications and immunizations are safe to use during lactation.

These include the infant with galactosemia, 53,54 the infant whose mother uses illegal drugs, 55 the infant whose mother has untreated active tuberculosis, and the infant in the United States whose mother has been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.56, 57 In countries with populations at increased risk for other infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies resulting in infant death, the mortality risks associated with not breastfeeding may outweigh the possible risks of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus infection.58 Although most prescribed and over-the-counter medications are safe for the breastfed infant, there are a few medications that mothers may need to take that may make it necessary to interrupt breastfeeding temporarily.