Sentences with phrase «standard drugs for»

Ultimately Julia was diagnosed with attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and was treated with methylphenidate, one of the standard drugs for her condition.

The standard drug for that situation didn't help,» he said.

One study found that coffee interferes with the intestinal absorption of levothyroxine or T4 [vi], the standard drug for treatment of hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer

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For instance, legislators like Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Jeff Merkley of Oregon recently warned that Cures amounts to a big pharma giveaway which will weaken regulatory standards on drugs, provide a mere pittance to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and do nothing to confront the rising tide of high drug priDrug Administration (FDA), and do nothing to confront the rising tide of high drug pridrug prices.

Similarly, the Food and Drug Administration's labeling standards are less onerous for food producers that make fewer than 100,000 units within a 12 - month period.

In a similar vein, earlier this year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter claiming that the Just Mayo products are «misbranded» because they do not meet the definition and standard of identity for mayonnaise.

India - based drug manufacturing facilities have been criticized by the FDA in recent years for violating quality standards, as the agency increases oversight of key suppliers to the United States.

During the war on drugs, lengthy mandatory minimum sentences became standard for drug offenders.

Erin's primary responsibilities at RA Capital are to manage the design and creation of all internal and external documents and resources for the company, including competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices for disease indications and capabilities, set brand standards, and oversee internal and external marketing efforts.

Specialists in infectious disease are protesting a gigantic overnight increase in the price of a 62 - year - old drug that is the standard of care for treating a life - threatening parasitic infection.

Lead investor Deerfield Management's Dr. Andrew ElBardissi: This technology has the potential to be the standard of care for a large segment of HF patients that continue to worsen despite the use of approved drugs and devices.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the standards used in preparing the materials for allergy shots given in the United States.

The administration has also unveiled policies to prevent drug shortages, raise fuel economy standards and cut refinancing fees for federally insured mortgages.»

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only set standards of enrichment for four nutrients lost during grain processing (vitamins B1, B2, B3 and the mineral iron).

Glass is the only widely - used packaging considered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as «generally recognized as safe» or «GRAS,» the agency's broadest standard for food - contact materials.

With more sensitive drugs being developed, Fournier will share insight into the need for tighter quality standards and coated packaging solutions such as Aptar Pharma's PremiumCoat coated stopper, which offers an unrivalled reduction in particulates.

Signed from Tottenham for # 8m, Jake Livermore just isn't really Premier League standard, and has now failed a drugs test to boot.

It's standard procedure for every player to get tested prior to the Big 10 championship game, and Spence's family says he was shocked when his drug test came back positive.

UC San Diego is encouraging the Sharp Healthcare Background Check and Drug Screening as the standard to meet the requirement for all facilities.

What I'm getting at... is it reasonable to hold all health research to the standards required for FDA approval of a drug?

The HMBANA guidelines, developed with the assistance of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), have been used globally in the development of nearly all milk banking standards and are reviewed annually to ensure safety.

To maintain safety standards for infant health in this country, an act of Congress governs the contents of infant formula, and the Food and Drug Administration monitors all formulas.

«The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) which hitherto waged ceaseless war on the influx of fake and substandard items into Nigeria, have not in anyway adequately addressed this issue.

While I grant that the acknowledgement of the failure of the War on Drugs is an important first step, security will not be achieved in the Americas until we take seriously the issues that create the environment suitable for insecurity — a weak rule of law, punitive judiciary systems and the inability of many members of society to achieve a dignified standard of living, among others.

Drugs way nastier than marihuana (including methadona, heroine and other opium derivatives) are part of standard medical treatments; making marihuana a prescription drug is not an argument for marihuana legalization because that would mean being for the legalization of novocaine, morphine and all of the other nasty stuff.

While about 33 % of beneficiaries are part of this system where insurance can negotiate, known as «Medicare Advantage», most Medicare beneficiaries receive benefits directly from the government agency involved which pays 106 % of the «standard price» for prescription drugs without negotiation.

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has given a 24 - hour ultimatum to officials of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON),...

Dame Ruth concluded: «The review we have carried out demonstrates just how far the prison system needs to travel if it is to deliver a standard of health care and support for prisoners which is sufficient to make a sustained impact on offenders» problem drug use once they leave.»

While not well known in the United States, safe injection centers for injecting drug users are a standard feature of harm reduction programs in large cities elsewhere, -LSB-...]

Of the 22 homes, four tested above the federal Food and Drug Administration's standard for lead in bottled water.

To do so, he sat down with The Merck Index, a standard reference manual for chemicals, drugs, and other compounds, and turned to the section on the class of hormones to which norbolethone's precursor belonged.

While the result held for the standard classes of heart drugs — statins, anticoagulants and antihypertensives — it did not for beta blockers.

Paclitaxel and another chemotherapy drug, carboplatin, are considered standard, first - line treatments for advanced ovarian cancer, experts say, and most patients respond to the drugs initially.

TAVR was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2011 to treat patients with severe aortic valve stenosis — a problem that occurs when the valve in the heart's main artery doesn't open fully and forces the heart to work harder to pump blood — for whom standard surgical valve replacement is too risky.

The drug, known under the brand name Nanotax, is a fine particle reformulation of paclitaxel, the standard treatment for ovarian cancer.

The NAPOLI - 1 (NAnoliPOsomaL Irinotecan) Phase 3 study — a final confirmation of a drug's safety and effectiveness — was conducted among patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who previously received gemcitibine, which has been the standard - of - care therapy for such patients.

Since the 1960s, the gold - standard treatment for the disease has been the drug levodopa, also known as L - dopa, a dopamine precursor that can cross the blood - brain barrier.

The decision was made after a scientific review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that the evidence for the medical benefits of marijuana did not meet their standards for new drug approDrug Administration (FDA) concluded that the evidence for the medical benefits of marijuana did not meet their standards for new drug approdrug approval.

One reason is the lack of standard guidelines for administering the drugs.

Among the highly publicized events was a series of spectacular and potentially lethal slip - ups involving such gold - standard federal research establishments as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration, and a hearing looking into those agencies» safety shortcomings by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

With support from the Wellcome Trust, the Global Fund, and BMGF, the team identifies villages that are «hot spots» of transmission and then gives everyone the standard 3 - day course of DHA - PPQ and one dose of primaquine, a drug that targets another stage of the parasite's life cycle, each month for 3 months.

Reflecting broad concerns about tainted peanuts, adulterated drugs, and the need for stronger enforcement of standards, the Obama Administration has requested a 19 % budget boost for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to $ 3.2 billion.

Researchers who accept U.S. grants should be held to rigorous standards for disclosing outside income — such as from drug companies — according to a couple of heavyweight institutions.

The CDF has been criticised as a temporary fix for the problem of expensive drugs, and for being unfair to those with other diseases, who can only get standard NHS - approved drugs without paying extra.

Finding Unbiased Information — Unlike FDA - regulated direct - to - consumer advertising for prescription drugs, hospital advertising is overseen by the Federal Trade Commission and subject to the same «reasonable» standards applied to advertisements for common consumer goods such as cars and cereal.

The current standard of care for advanced pancreatic cancer — a combination of nab - paclitaxel and gemcitabine — was developed by TGen and the HonorHealth Research Institute, and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2013.

To study nanodiamonds» usefulness for cancer treatment, Ho's group attached them to doxorubicin, a standard chemotherapy drug, and injected them into mice with drug - resistant breast and liver cancer.

If the story holds up, Gottlieb's nomination would be widely applauded by the biopharma industry, which would likely see the move as a commitment for continued reform without the kind of wholesale deregulation that would scuttle the agency's gold standard for drug reviews.

In order to promote their patented drugs and vaccines against flu, pharmaceutical companies have influenced scientists and official agencies, responsible for public health standards, to alarm governments worldwide.

I learned a great many new skills while on the QA team, from regulatory requirements for drug development to implementing good laboratory practice, including writing and organizing standard operating procedures, as well as performing research audits.