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Dozens of products nowadays in Abu Dhabi are prescribed as dietary supplements although containing a hidden prescription drug or compound that has not been adequately studied in humans. Those products are being sold across various herbal or natural product shops. Dr Mohammad Abu Al Khair, Head, Pharma/Medicine and Medical Products Regulation Section – at the [...]
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Oman Pharmaceutical Products Company, OPP, belonging to the Al Bahja Group announced that it has won its first product approval from the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA). OPP said it won the FDA approval for its product Neomycin, paving the way for its sale in the US. The development follows the successful audit of OPP’s manufacturing [...] In a medical symposium, experts called for integration, not alienation of schizophrenia affected persons in the UAE. In addition, the symposium highlighted the urgent need for doctors to focus on treating the person as a whole when handling schizophrenia cases through a four fold treatment that works on the patient’s social, physical, mental and psychological aspects. The [...] The Ministry of Health has called for the recall of liquid versions of Tylenol for children, two days after the US pulled 40 over-the-counter drugs off the shelves. The circular noted that Zyrtec, which was on the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) advisory, met the local product specifications and would not be taken off the [...] Jordanian Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Medical Appliances (JAPM) in collaboration with Jordan Food and Drugs Association (JFDA) and with the support of USAID Jordan Economic Development Program (SABEQ) held this month the “3rd Middle East Bioequivalence Conference”. The 3rd BE Conference invited representatives from health authorities in charge of BE studies in the region to [...] Dubai A pharmaceutical company has sought to allay fears of some diabetes patients who came forward with complaints that a pill they are taking is not fully assimilated by the body and could be a fake. Fatima, a diabetic patient, had voiced apprehensions about the tablet, Glucophage XR (500mg), saying it had shown up virtually unchanged [...] The Ministry of Health – Dubai made a movement to reassure against fears expressed by some diabetic patients that a pill they were taking could cause damage to their digestive organs as it seems not to dissolve in the body. A diabetic patient, called Fatima, said she took the drug Glucophage XR (500mg), but noticed that [...] Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is investigating whether its drug Laquinimod, which is in Phase III clinical trial for treating Multiple Sclerosis, is suitable for treating lupus. Teva will soon begin recruiting patients for a Phase IIa clinical trial for Laquinimod for treating lupus nephritis, which affects the kidneys, and lupus arthritis, which affects joints. The trial is [...] Recent recommendations released as part of a report from the Senate Finance Committee on the controversial drug, may spell the doom for GlaxoSmithKline’s multi-billion dollar diabetes drug Avandia as it has been linked to heart problems. The call for the drug’s demise comes as Dr. David Graham and Dr. Kate Gelperin, both epidemiologists with the FDA, [...] FDA Approves Berinert to Treat Abdominal Attacks, Facial Swelling Associated With Hereditary Angioedema The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Berinert, the first treatment for acute abdominal attacks and facial swelling associated with a rare and potentially life-threatening genetic disease called hereditary angioedema (HAE). Berinert is approved for adults and adolescents with HAE, which can occur [...] |
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