Sentences with phrase «risking drug side effects»

So, plant - based diets are great for those that don't like taking drugs, those that don't like paying for drugs, and for people that don't like risking drug side effects.

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These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of our clinical development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Companies like U.S. biotech giant Gilead and the U.K.'s GlaxoSmithKline (the majority stakeholder in global HIV partnership ViiV Healthcare) have developed drugs that drastically lower the chance of HIV infection — or which simply lower the number of drugs you have to take to treat it, consequently curbing the risk of toxic side effects while simplifying medical regimens.

Moms have fewer drugs or no drugs and experience less interventions and complications which means less risk of side effects for mom and baby

Many of the epidural side effects mentioned below are not improved with low - dose or walking epidurals, because women using these techniques may still receive a substantial total dose of local anesthetic, especially when continuous infusions and / or patient - controlled boluses (single large doses) are used.34 The addition of opiate drugs in epidurals or CSEs can create further risks for the mother, such as pruritus (itching) and respiratory depression (see below).

Many moms use fewer drugs or no drugs, which means less risk of side effects for you and your baby, due to elimination of the

The finding, published in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, suggests that breastfeeding mothers with clinical depression may not have to risk the possible side effects of antidepressant drugs on their infants.

«Study debunks fears of increased teen suicide risk from popular flu drug: Other side effects remain a concern.»

Stated differently, 98 of 100 men treated for five years would receive no benefit from the drug, yet they would all be exposed to risk of its potentially serious and fatal side effects, such as muscle breakdown and kidney failure.

Drugs that disrupt the enzyme, his animal studies suggest, could prevent Alzheimer's with less risk of unwanted side effects — an approach that he expects to begin testing in human trials within three years.

«Our study suggests that in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation is an effective alternative treatment that can help patients avoid or discontinue this drug to reduce the risk of these long - term side effects.»

If doctors can foretell schizophrenia, he says, then the benefits of preventive drug treatment outweigh the risks of side effects.

Finally, besides promoting the evolution of drug - resistant microbes, antibiotics increase the risk of side effects such as tendon rupture or kidney damage, and can damage gut and other microbiomes that are essential to overall health.

Drug repositioning has several advantages over traditional drug discovery, such as reduced safety risk, side effects, time and coDrug repositioning has several advantages over traditional drug discovery, such as reduced safety risk, side effects, time and codrug discovery, such as reduced safety risk, side effects, time and costs.

New findings by UH biomedical engineer Chandra Mohan and his team raise hope for a new class of drugs to treat lupus that may not include the long list of adverse risks and side effects often associated with current treatments.

Kontos adds that a greater role for aspirin would be welcomed by many at - risk patients, as current drugs aimed at reducing risk, such as tamoxifen and raloxifene, have significant side effects and do not prevent ER - negative breast cancer.

New findings by a biomedical engineer and his team at the University of Houston (UH) raise hope for a new class of drugs to treat lupus that may not include the long list of adverse risks and side effects often associated with current treatments for this disease.

I wonder how many people with slightly elevated cholesterol would feel this rather minimal risk reduction to be worth the cost and the potentially bad side effects of taking this type of drug for the rest of their lives.

The presence of these anti-infliximab antibodies is likely to enhance clearance of the drug from the body, potentially leading to a loss of response, as well as increasing the risk of side effects.

(Reuters Health)- Women may experience small benefits with a drug approved last year in the U.S. to treat low sexual desire in women, but at a high risk of experiencing unpleasant side effects, according to a new analysis.

Taking more than one antipsychotic can increase the risk for complications — including drug interactions, medication side effects, and metabolic disorders — without improving outcomes.

«Unfortunately, more research is still needed, as the current treatments have substantial risk of side effects, and few studies have been done on the long - term effects of these drugs.»

His quandary for parents of the future: «Should a 12 - year - old be allowed to take a drug that will enhance neurotransmission, but carries a 1 in 100 risk of side - effects, just to do better in exams?»

While there is always some risk with the addition of a second drug to the treatment package, the two drugs seemed to neutralize some of each other's potential side effects.

A: The traditional model is about looking at the benefits and risks of the drug as it relates to the person who is taking it, and weighing the outcomes versus the side effects.

A reversal agent works by restoring the drug's access, but most of these agents only work at high doses, which would increase the risk of neurological side effects, says Jane Kelly, a malaria researcher at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Oregon.

The drug, benfluorex, was pulled from the market in November 2009 because of severe side effects, particularly a high risk of heart valve problems.

The raw data showed that taking COX - 2 inhibitors correlated with a 9 percent higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeds, a potentially life - threatening side effect — a surprise, since a raft of clinical studies had previously shown that those drugs were less likely to cause gi bleeds.

Therefore, investigators wanted to assess whether acetaminophen, a popular and readily available drug similar in action to ibuprofen with fewer gastrointestinal side effects might also reduce the risk of AMS.

«Since doxorubicin is one of the cheapest drugs that is effective against many types of cancer but rarely used in colon cancer, the combination therapy could be highly effective in combating colon cancer while drastically lowering risk of cardiotoxic side effects.»

Numerous medications, including some antihistamines and blood pressure drugs, have been linked to an increased risk of arrhythmias, he says, and people carrying the variant may be more likely to experience that side effect.

Immunosuppressant drugs can have severe side effects, increasing the risk of heart disease, infection, cancer and diabetes.

«New drug cuts risk of deadly transplant side effect in half.»

Researchers have found a way to increase the effectiveness of a widely used cancer drug while decreasing the risk of heart - damaging side effects, according to a new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

A new class of drugs reduced the risk of patients contracting a serious and often deadly side effect of lifesaving bone marrow transplant treatments, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

It's important we continue to gain more insight into the side effects of different drugs and understand who is at higher risk and who is most likely to benefit.»

Further, its side effects are intolerable for many patients, limiting its use and creating an urgent need for more targeted drugs with minimal risks,» said Evan Snyder, M.D., Ph.D., professor and director of the Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at SBP, and senior author of the study.

New research from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions that explored the potential side effects of the stimulant drug Ritalin on those without ADHD showed changes in brain chemistry associated with risk - taking behavior, sleep disruption and other undesirable effects.

Thanks to the participation of patients in Sweden, Spain, France and Germany, we can now predict the risk of suffering a serious side - effect of medication against toxic goitre,» says Pär Hallberg, chief physician and associate professor at Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Uppsala University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset) who also set up the European Drug Induced Agranulocytosis Consortium (EUDAC).

«A major concern with TZD drugs is that there are multiple side - effects including fluid retention and a risk of heart failure,» Kajimura explained.

Janda said a heroin vaccine has many advantages over drug substitution therapies — fewer side effects, no dependence on other opioids, lower overdose risk — but the biggest advantage may be the cost.

U-M research paves way for alternatives to morphine, may help lower risks of prescription drug abuse and side effects of painkillers.

A famous Danish study of neuropathy as a side effect to statin use concluded that an individual who is a long - term user of statin drugs has anywhere from 4 to 14 times greater risk of developing peripheral neuropathy than a person who does not take statin drugs.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new class of drugs reduced the risk of patients contracting a serious and often deadly side effect of lifesaving bone marrow transplant treatments, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Drug Labels FDA drug labels contain the name of the particular symptom, disease, or subset of patients within a disease that the drug is approved to treat, along with instructions for using the drug properly (including the dosage and what to do when a patient misses a dose), a description of any special instructions for taking the drug (such as with food or water), storage instructions, the symptoms of side effects to the drug, the names of any conditions or foods the patient should not have while using the medication, any warnings or precautions, any risk of drug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingredieDrug Labels FDA drug labels contain the name of the particular symptom, disease, or subset of patients within a disease that the drug is approved to treat, along with instructions for using the drug properly (including the dosage and what to do when a patient misses a dose), a description of any special instructions for taking the drug (such as with food or water), storage instructions, the symptoms of side effects to the drug, the names of any conditions or foods the patient should not have while using the medication, any warnings or precautions, any risk of drug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingrediedrug labels contain the name of the particular symptom, disease, or subset of patients within a disease that the drug is approved to treat, along with instructions for using the drug properly (including the dosage and what to do when a patient misses a dose), a description of any special instructions for taking the drug (such as with food or water), storage instructions, the symptoms of side effects to the drug, the names of any conditions or foods the patient should not have while using the medication, any warnings or precautions, any risk of drug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingrediedrug is approved to treat, along with instructions for using the drug properly (including the dosage and what to do when a patient misses a dose), a description of any special instructions for taking the drug (such as with food or water), storage instructions, the symptoms of side effects to the drug, the names of any conditions or foods the patient should not have while using the medication, any warnings or precautions, any risk of drug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingrediedrug properly (including the dosage and what to do when a patient misses a dose), a description of any special instructions for taking the drug (such as with food or water), storage instructions, the symptoms of side effects to the drug, the names of any conditions or foods the patient should not have while using the medication, any warnings or precautions, any risk of drug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingrediedrug (such as with food or water), storage instructions, the symptoms of side effects to the drug, the names of any conditions or foods the patient should not have while using the medication, any warnings or precautions, any risk of drug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingrediedrug, the names of any conditions or foods the patient should not have while using the medication, any warnings or precautions, any risk of drug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingrediedrug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingrediedrug ingredients.

Phase II Trials clinical studies conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug for a particular disease or signs or symptoms in patients with the disease or condition under study and to determine the common short - term side effects and risks.

While the drug does carry a risk of side effects, such as unwanted clotting, Dr. Rabin says it's «a great option for women who can't or don't want to take hormonal treatments.

And because statins, like many drugs, carry a risk of potentially serious side effects, the evidence for CRP may not be strong enough to justify prescribing these drugs to healthy people over the long term, they say.

They also present a risk of dependence and cardiovascular side effects — conditions that can be especially risky for adults, for whom many of stimulant drugs (such as Ritalin) have not been approved.

Keeping the risks in perspective «For people with preexisting medical problems, like congestive heart failure or renal insufficiency, these drugs are more likely to cause side effects,» says Dr. Kolasinski.