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Consultants dispense drug facts to doctors, patients  -  25 Mar 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,Roberta Collier, RN., BS, a drug information consultant, arrives at the InterMountain Medical Group office in Pittston. She is one of 10 consultants in 28

Drug Alerts Sent Instantly to US Doctors via Email on New National ...  -  25 Mar 2008
PR Web (press release),...â€˜gatekeepers and may not reach the intended recipientsâ€”the providers who need the drug information for treating patients," explained Janet Woodcock, MD;

Potent drug is legal  -  25 Mar 2008
Warren Times Gazette,According to the National Drug Information Center, when chewed, effects first appear within five to 10 minutes. Smoking dried leaves or commercially

NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Awards Grants To Promote Health ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Carolina Newswire (press release),This three-year grant will help to increase the number of professional pharmacist faculty and to establish a health sciences library and drug information

Haymarket Adds US Cancer Journals to its Medical Portfolio  -  25 Mar 2008
Eworldwire (press release),Haymarket Media Inc.'s portfolio of clinical journals and drug information digests for health professionals includes Monthly Prescribing Reference,

Telstra propelled by mobile broadband  -  25 Mar 2008
Advertiser Adelaide,The launch included a mobile MIMS (a drug information database which can be used on PDAs using Next G), a remote monitoring system to connect patients to

Britain to Seek More Drug Information  -  Mar 24, 2008
Houston Chronicle,By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer Â© 2008 AP LONDON â€” Britain plans to require pharmaceutical companies to share more information with regulators about

Drug information system in S. Arabia  -  Mar 19, 2008
Khaleej Times,By our correspondent JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia is to launch a drug information system, which is expected to be up and running by next year.

PRX-111 - Drug information  -  Mar 17, 2008
Lifescience-online,Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a hormone synthesised and secreted by gonadotropes in the anterior pituitary gland. FSH and LH act synergistically in

Drug information centre vital: GMOA  -  Mar 12, 2008
Daily Mirror,The non existence of a Drug Information Centre (DIC) in the country could put the lives of patients in danger and make a doctorsâ€™ job difficult as drug

FDA proposes new drug information guidance  -  Mar 12, 2008
Endocrine Today,The FDA has issued a proposed guidance for the dissemination of information about unapproved uses of FDA-approved drugs and devices.

Centre to provide info on drugs awaiting delivery  -  Mar 21, 2008
Newindpress,Tâ€™PURAM: The State Drugs Control Departmentâ€™s move to set up a Drug Information Centre at the Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram has failed to

Explore and Discuss the Evolution of Drug Development and Cardiac ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),HORSHAM, Pa, MARCH 20, 2008â€”The Drug Information Association (DIA) will host an educational forum in conjunction with the US Food & Drug Administration

States combat drug reps to cut costs  -  Mar 3, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,By MARTHA RAFFAELE AP Writer Drug information consultant Leigh Bradshaw of Independent Drug Information Service talks with Dr. Ernest Josef at his practice

LegalView is Proud to Announce the Launch of New FDA  -  Mar 13, 2008
TransWorldNews (press release),All of LegalView's unsafe drug information portals provide information on the drug, possible side effects as well as help in contacting a law firm or

eMPR Digital Drug Reference Reaches 50000 Downloads and the ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Earthtimes,For over 23 years clinicians in the United States have relied on the print editions of MPR for up-to-date, concise drug information at the point-of-care.

Elsevier Accelerates and Enhances Clinical Decision Making with ...  -  Feb 25, 2008
FOXBusinessThese acquisitions, including the 2006 acquisition of Gold Standard, developer of drug information solutions, have bolstered Elsevier's ability to deliver a

PAREXEL to Present Leading Insights Regarding Key Industry Topics ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
FOXBusiness...will present on key topics at the Drug Information Association's (DIA) 20th Annual EuroMeeting in Barcelona, Spain being held March 3 - 5, 2008.

Pharmaceutical Margins Will Come under Extreme Pressures in 2008 ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...of information is allpowerful: personalized information, social networking, balanced drug information, evidence-based medicine, counter-detailing.

New Mexico Poison Center Takes Part in National Poison Prevention Week  -  Mar 17, 2008
UNM Today,National Poison Prevention Week is March 16-22 and the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center (NMPDIC) is taking part by raising awareness of poison

Inside Medicine: Depression, drugs and withheld data  -  Mar 16, 2008
Sacramento Bee,Even so, what the team found was yet another example of a company owning drug information and hiding it from the public to protect corporate profits.

Even Common Drugs Can Have Major Side Effects  -  Mar 19, 2008
Evening Bulletin,...one of the most reliable sources of drug information and one of the few not under the influence and control of the pharmaceutical industry.

Kohl Hearing Seeks Alternative To Drug Industry's Controversial ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),...to the committee about Kaiser's twenty-year history with fact-based drug information distribution and how it has impacted both doctors and patients.

AHFS 50th Edition Continues Tradition Of Helping Health ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' (ASHP) longstanding commitment to providing reliable drug information for pharmacists and other health

Testing time for sport  -  Feb 27, 2008
Scotsman,With the Drug Information Database available for anyone to search the status of a medication, there is little excuse for claiming ignorance even though

Registered drugs list not published, GMOA complains  -  Mar 5, 2008
Daily Mirror,By Sandun A Jayasekera The Government Medical Officers Association is at odds with the Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry for not publishing drug information

Saudi Arabian Delegation Tours Statewide Poison Center  -  Mar 4, 2008
KTIV,And now their best is becoming a bit of a blueprint as the country of Saudi Arabia tries to launch its own drug information system.

Bill to curb doctor 'data mining' runs into resistance in Olympia  -  Feb 28, 2008
Seattle Post Intelligencer...widespread Senate support, but it passed by a narrow 26-22 after concerns about limits it would place on the spread of AIDS-prevention drug information.

Stem Cell Technology Offers Promise of Huge Savings for Drug ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 90% of drugs entering clinical development fail to get to market, due to the lack of effectiveness or adverse

Saudi pharmacists tour local facility  -  Mar 4, 2008
Sioux City Journal,Barasain and Omar Al-Burikan are both drug information pharmacists involved in establishing the first national Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC) in

Pharmacist - Clinical  -  Mar 20, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerDemonstrated experience in the following areas: unit dose, IV admixture, outpatient prescriptions, prepackaging, drug use evaluations and drug information.

An offset to drug industry's sales pitch  -  Mar 12, 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),...inform doctors about drugs, physicians and patients would benefit from an objective source of drug information from outside the industry, says US Sen.

Draft Guidance for Industry and Review Staff on Nonclinical Safety ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to the Division of Drug Information (HFD-240), Center for Drug Evaluation and

In e-mail, Zyprexa touted for youths  -  Mar 14, 2008
Indianapolis Star,Doctors were prescribing these drugs, and Lilly needed to provide safety and drug information, she said. Alaska is seeking as much as $270 million in

iPhone could soon become a medical tool for doctors  -  Mar 22, 2008
Economic Times,When released, it will give doctors the ability to view drug information regardless of their location or the availability of a WiFi.

Isotechnika Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),Approval from the INN will allow Isotechnika to use the name voclosporin in labeling, publications, and on drug information. The name will serve to identify

IBM Opens New 3D Virtual Healthcare Island on Second Life  -  Feb 25, 2008
FOXBusinessThe Pharmacy: Here, avatars can check in at a Patient Kiosk that simulates the verifying of drug information. They then receive their prescriptions and

eDrugSearch.com Launches Social Network for Prescription Drug ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
Business Wire (press release),In addition to its emphasis on safety, eDrugSearch.com offers up-to-the-minute price search, detailed drug information, and other features that make it the

Feds Mull Funding Drug Pitches to Counter Big Pharma  -  Mar 12, 2008
Wall Street JournalIf war is too important to be left to the generals, then drug information is too important to be left primarily to the pharmaceutical industry.â€?

MAXIMUS Awarded Program Expansion for British Columbia Health Project  -  Mar 7, 2008
WELT ONLINE,In support of PharmaNet-eRx, MAXIMUS will configure, install and deploy a new drug information system (DIS). The enhancement effort is expected to broaden

The Power of Drug Ads (1 Letter)  -  Mar 10, 2008
New York Times,Physicians would be restored as the credible source of drug information. This would do more to contribute to the demise of drug advertising than any

Survey Investigates Role Of Pharmacy In Technology Use In Hospitals  -  Feb 26, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),MBA "Integrating and standardizing the complex information exchange to create one source for patient and drug information can reduce errors and increase

Dealwatch: Reed Elsevier, Reed Business Information  -  Mar 5, 2008
The Daily Deal (subscription),An April 2006 deal, with undisclosed terms, to acquire drug information company Gold Standard Inc. A January 2006 deal to acquire Kingston, UK-based Decyfer

How to protect against drug mistakes  -  Mar 2, 2008
Chicago Daily Herald,Consult a drug information guide, preferably with color photos for comparison with your own medications. Drugs.com offers such a guide.

DrugScope: UN Drug Experts Must Condemn Human Rights Abuses  -  Mar 10, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),DrugScope, the UK's leading drug information charity, has responded to the launch of the latest annual report by the UN's International Narcotics Control

Former Lilly rep blasts practices  -  Mar 12, 2008
WTHR,But senators were told about pilot projects aimed at giving doctors unbiased drug information through a network of medical professionals who go to doctor's

DCA, CARICC officials discuss cooperation issues  -  Mar 18, 2008
Times of Central Asia (subscription),DUSHANBE, March 18 (Asia-Plus). Mechanism of interaction and concrete channels for exchange of information between the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) and

The Times Plagiarizes the Miami Herald  -  Feb 27, 2008
Slate...said Jim Hall, executive director of Up Front Drug Information Center, a Miami nonprofit that has been tracking cocaine abuse for more than two decades.

What's in your medicine  -  Mar 12, 2008
SheKnows.com,Kelly M. Shields, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice and the director of drug information at the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern

Health - Health management  -  Mar 10, 2008
Guardian,...*Clinical Solutions delivers critical information, tools, and workflow solutions at the point-of-care, including referential and embedded drug information,

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