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Analysis of: New Phase 3 Data Showed PRISTIQ Significantly Reduced Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder Versus Placebo (www.pipelinereview.com)
The announcement of positive results for PRISTIQ (desvenlafaxine succinate) for the treatment of Major Depression is good news for Wyeth.  PRISTIQ takes over where EFFEXOR left off in the Wyeth CNS portfolio.  Studies for the treatment of post-menopausal symptoms are ongoing, and there...
Analysis of: New Medicare Regulations Adopted To Reduce Certain Hospital Infections And Medical Errors (www.medicalnewstoday.com)
1.  Lowering payments to hospitals will only decrease access for Medicare recipients. 2.  This effort is not about improving the quality of care its more about paying less for the services medicine provides.
Analysis of: Organon's Sugammadex Demonstrated A 9-12 Times Faster Recovery In Phase III Pivotal Trial Compared To Neostigmine (www.medicalnewstoday.com)
1) sugammedex will improve patient safety in terms of post-operative respiratory depression 2) sugammedex will allow anesthesiologist to provide profound muscle relaxation to ensure ideal surgical conditions, with little consequence in terms of overdosing or prolonged post-operative muscle blockade...
Analysis of: Electronic Prescription Drug Act of 2007 (www.thomas.loc.gov)
Legible prescriptions are important because misread handwriting can lead to drug erors and possible fatal outcomes. In pain management,  illegible prescriptions could also possible allow  patients to alter doses/numbers and place both physicians and themselves at jeopardy, as well...
Analysis of: Medtronic Neck Disc as Good as Fusion: FDA Staff (www.medscape.com)
While there are intuitive advantages to disc replacement therapy, the reality is that Medtronics trial design only showed equivalency rather than superiority to traditional fusion and considering the fact that most insurance companies do not pay for disc replacements and the huge body of experience...
Analysis of: J&J Hasn't Given Up on Sex Pill for Men (www.forbes.com)
J&J's drug would help the 20 to 30 percent of men who don't have control over ejaculation and climax sooner than they would like. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected it.  Regulators questioned whether helping men last longer during sex was a medical benefit, and had concerns...
Analysis of: UPDATE: Novartis Wins FDA OK For Alzheimer's Drug Patch (money.cnn.com)
I think the article is important because it stresses the importance of stable medication baseline. The dosing will be stable with the reduction in forgetting to take medicine.  the reduction of medication interaction and GI problems. Increased patient and family quality...
Jason Campagna, MD,PhD, Director of Clinical Quality and Analytics
Jason Campagna, MD,PhD, Director of Clinical Quality and Analytics
Cottage Health System
Analysis of: No Quality Benefits Seen with Electronic Health Records (www.medpagetoday.com)
The porridge of attention being lavished upon anything related to augmentation of quality and outcomes in medical practice is becoming counterproductive and is obscuring important "currents" of information. To summarize EHR's as offering no benefit is akin to saying that the iphone given to John F Kennedy's...
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Analysis of: Shire Receives Approvable Letter from FDA for INTUNIV(TM) (guanfacine) Extended Release, a Nonstimulant for the Treatment of ADHD (www.pipelinereview.com)
This is a helpful agent in ADHD for hyperactive symptoms. A long-acting form is critical in ADHD so no doses need to interrupt the school day. More even blood levels also an advantage.
Analysis of: Pfizer’s Lyrica Receives FDA Approval for Fibromyalgia (www.medadnews.com)
I have found lyrica to be very useful in treating patients with fibromyalgia especially in combination with other medications. It works well in treating any neuropathic compenent of patients complex pain issues.

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