Archive for November, 2008

Women’s Health Advisor - A new way of seeing women’s depression symptoms: women may experience symptoms dubbed S.A.D. F.A.C.E.S

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Top Generics Based on Retail Dollar Sales

2006
RANK DRUG DOLLAR SALES

1 Hydrocodone/APAP $1,622,889,152
2 Simvastatin 1,390,478,902
3 Azithromycin 1,216,98…

Business Wire - Depomed Completes Enrollment in Phase II Clinical Trial in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy With Gabapentin GR

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) today announced that it has completed enrollment in a Phase II clinical trial to evaluate its Gabapentin GR compound for the treatment of patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). The company expects data from the approximately 150-…

Business Wire - Depomed Completes Enrollment for Phase II Clinical Trial for Gabapentin GR

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Depomed, Inc. (Nasdaq:DEPO) today announced that it has completed enrollment for the Phase II clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of its Gabapentin extended release tablets to treat patients with postherpetic neuralgia, a long-lasting pain condition associated with nerve damage from herpes zoster, or shingles, infection.
“This is …

Business Wire - Depomed Obtains Exclusive License to Gabapentin Use in Hot Flashes

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Company to Seek Labeling for Gabapentin GR as a New, Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Therapy
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) today announced that it has obtained an exclusive sublicense from PharmaNova, Inc. to a U.S. pate…

Clinical Psychiatry News - One lot of Neurontin recalled.(News)(Brief Article)

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Pfizer Inc. has voluntarily recalled one lot of 100-mg capsules of Neurontin (gabapentin) because of a mechanical failure that resulted in some empty or partly filled capsules.

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Clinical Psychiatry News - Gabapentin may ease symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia.(Pain Medicine)(Brief article)(Clinical report)

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

WASHINGTON — Gabapentin brought greater relief of symptoms to patients with primary fibromyalgia than placebo in a randomized, double-blind trial, Dr. Lesley M. Arnold reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.

Gabapentin is known to be effective for neuropathic pain conditions, a…

Journal of Family Practice - High-dose gabapentin = estrogen for hot flashes

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

* Clinical Question
Is high-dose gabapentin as effective as usual-dose estrogen for the treatment of postmenopausal hot flashes?
* Bottom Line
In this small study, high-dose gabapentin (Neurontin) was as effective as the usual dose of conjugated equine estrogens (Premarin) for the treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms. Larger studies are needed to confirm this result. (LOE=1b)
Study Design
Randomiz…