Sentences with phrase «same class of drug»

Earlier this month, the FDA approved two other treatments for multiple myeloma, including another kind of monoclonal antibody drug (the same class of drug that elotuzumab is in).

Known as a COX - 2 inhibitor, Bextra belongs to the same class of drugs as rofecoxib (Vioxx), which manufacturer Merck yanked from pharmacy shelves last September after safety risks appeared (SN: 10/30/04, p. 286: Available to subscribers at COX - 2 inhibitor pulled off market.).

[3][4] It does increase focus, problem - solving abilities, and wakefulness, but it is not in the same class of drugs as Adderall, and it is not a classical stimulant.

Lexapro, which is in the same class of drugs as Prozac, appeared to be a promising treatment for hot flashes in previous studies, but the results were inconclusive.

Not exact matches

Yet this same fungus holds the promise of developing a new class of drugs which can control the way the body absorbs cholesterol, and so minimise the risk of heart attacks caused by a narrowing of the arteries.

It's clear that the «safe haven» offered by the surrounding cells is triggered as a response to the same drugs that target this class of melanoma.

A study of how policies restricting pharmaceutical promotion to physicians affect medication prescribing found that physicians in academic medical centers (AMCs) prescribed fewer of the promoted drugs, and more non-promoted drugs in the same drug classes, following policy changes to restrict marketing activities at those medical centers.

4/7/2008 From Bench to Bedside in One Year: Stem Cell Research Leads to Potential New Therapy for Rare Blood Disorder A unique partnership between industry and academia has led to human clinical trials of a new drug for a rare class of blood diseases called myeloproliferative disorders (MPD), which are all driven by the same genetic mutation and can evolve into leuk... More...

His team has three different chemical classes of drug that all do the same thing - help cells reduce levels of the mutant HD gene.

Corey's team has three different chemical classes of drug that all do the same thing - help cells reduce levels of the mutant HD gene.

Unfortunately, we are now learning that long - term use of diphenhydramine and drugs in the same class significantly increases the risk of dementia.

«We should look also at older drugs that may have been discarded, and perhaps work more to understand the mechanism of action of acetaminophen to develop a new, more effective and less toxic drug of the same class, or develop new classes of painkillers,» Moore suggested.

After the phenformin scare, many people were skittish about using a drug in the same class of medications, says Richard Hellman, MD, former president of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

«This is going to open up a new opportunity for patients, and also for further research,» said Dr. Edith Perez, chairwoman of the breast cancer clinic at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. «It has some limitations in that it was done only in premenopausal women, but it is consistent with other studies that have been reported with other drugs in that same class.»

Rivastigmine is in the same class of medicines as donepezil (Aricept) and a third drug, galantamine (Razadyne).

In cases where immediate treatment is warranted, the same recommendations as for nonrecurrent UTIs apply, with the additional recommendations that antimicrobial therapy be given for a duration of 4 weeks and that an alternative drug class to the one used for treatment of the previous UTI be dispensed.

These steroids fit in the class of drugs called corticosteroids, which are not the same thing as anabolic steroids used by bodybuilders.

Other drugs in the class of SGLT2 inhibitors used to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes which may produce the same side effects include:

All of these names refer to the same type of course — the 4 - hour drug & alcohol course that Florida teens must take before they can apply for a Class E learner's permit.