Study Group: Physicians who Treat Patients with Tinnitus (US)(?)

There are interesting findings presented from the phase 3 study.  However, great care should be used in the analysis as it is fairly easy to spin this in a positive direction which may not correlate with a patient's symptomatic improvement.

The approval of the pediatric indication for nexium gives a useful alternative to Prevacid.  However, this is already a crowded field where managed care often dictates which PPI is used.  This will likely steal some market share from Prevacid, but will probably be a small addition to Nexium's...

This article highlights the problems facing studies looking at the treatment of acute sinusitis.  Many in big pharma tout excellent efficacy rates for their products treating uncomplicated acute bacterial sinusitis.  In reality, the vast majority of these patients would improve with conservative...

There is a cultural intermarriage component of middle eastern life that increases the prevelence of severe to profound hearing impairment in this region.  At a time when the western world is reducing its hearing impaired population, the middle east is at an all time high for hearing loss as a direct...

This is the European equivalent of Veramyst.  The control of ocular symptoms is a major marketing push but raises a few questions.  There are concerns regarding cataract formation with the higher potency steroid molecules.  Although low bioavailability is shown, there must be some direct...