GLG News by Pediatricians who Treat RSV (US)

-Glaxo's pre-pandemic flu vaccine is a double opportunity - a chance to contract now with multiple governments to supply a pre-pandemic vaccine as well as a natural segue to become their future supplier of actual pandemic flu vaccine (when developed).  -When pandemic flu hits, the race will be...

Glaxo's new pandemic flu vaccine was just approved for sale and use in the EU.  It has or is trying to establish contracts with multiple countries to supply stockpiles with values in the 100's of millions

Strattera has been approved for "maintenance treatment" for ADHD, however this probably changes nothing for prescribers or patients.  Those who are on it will continue to take it, but no one will be changing to Strattera because of this new classification.

My personal prediction is that this product will NOT be on the market in 3-5 years.  My clinical experience never approached that which the research would suggest.  I suspect that the "research" that was done on this product is frought with company incentives.

we really have had little luck with straterra in  our office.  Even at high  doses,  the drug rarely does the trick

the vaccines may be similar, but I'll stick with the Merck product

what goes up must come down.  This speculation in oil has happened many times during my lifetime and it is the same with all commodites (remember the holland tulips).  Yes, many have and will make fortunes in commoditiy trades, but in the end the real intrinsic value comes through.  When...

-Rotateq and Rotarix are the only two approved rotavirus vaccines in the US.  It's unclear how Rotarix will be priced, and since it is a 2-dose series vs. Rotateq's 3-dose series, the cost will be very important. -However, there are other factors as well, such as Merck being first to market...

Aclasta, an IV bisphosponate known generically as zoledronic acid, seems to do one thing consistently: it has an uncanny knack for showing an absolute risk reduction of about 1-2% in whatever endpoint is being measured, and against whatever control it faces head-to-head.  It has been shown to have...

Rotavirus vaccination is already widely accepted by pediatricians, and Merck's Rotateq has been a medical and commercial success, so ultimately this will not change the primary care strategy of infants.  The question is whether or not pediatricians will change from Merck's Rotateq to GSK's Rotarix,...