Putting kids on multiple drugs could put them at risk for drug interactions and side effects, they say.
Not an easy task considering the product is more known for its flaws and side effects than its benefits.
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This avoids the painful round of injections and side effects a woman normally has to undergo in the standard clinical IVF cycle.
But a drug that trips a PPAR switch fires up dozens of genes, and side effects for these medicines have proved unpredictable.
All national web-portals on medicines would be linked to the EU's "Eudravigilance" database, which contains information about medicines and side effects.
She worked hard to take the setbacks and side effects in stride.
It would require national governments and the Commission to set up "medicine web-portals" to give patients more information on products and side effects.
Kerbel says additional drugs may have to be layered on top of Avastin to prevent tumors from developing escape mechanisms--adding to the expense and side effects.
Pfizer's share price plunged after higher-than-expected mortality and side effects reported during a clinical trial led it to scrap a drug it had been developing since 1992.
The study had important limitations, including the small number of patients and the lack of a control group that was followed with standard therapy to compare benefits and side effects.
Still, the results are expected to shed light on the sometimes subtle differences in effectiveness and side effects among various treatments for schizophrenia, a disabling mental illness marked by hallucinations, delusions and numbed emotions.
Unless differences in tolerability and side effects emerge, if both drugs are approved, doctors may look at the data and go with the Vertex drug first because its cure rates appear to be a few percentage points higher.
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The new outfit, Transcelerate Biopharma, was created out of a regular meeting of drug company research chiefs and will focus on five areas where the clinical trials that are used to test medicines wastefully duplicate procedures like training physicians, running websites, or creating procedures to document the benefits and side effects of new medicines.
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In adults, C. difficile infection is associated with diarrhea and unpleasant side effects, and while babies don't seem to be as affected by the bacteria, the presence of C. difficile could push out the Escherichia and Shigella that are so critical to developing a strong and healthy immune system.
Half of all college students observe the dumb and dangerous stunts, rambling conversations and other side effects of overconsumption around them and opt to imbibe moderately or not at all.
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Various chemo drugs and interleukin-2 produced nerve damage and other nasty side effects and didn't solve the problem.
People who either take a drug or have a particular disease are put into a database and monitored for side effects and potential benefits.
While red yeast rice has no known drug interactions and fewer side effects than statins, it could theoretically interfere with other medications and should be avoided by women who are pregnant or nursing and people with severe liver or kidney disease.
Take the case of Baycol, the Bayer (nyse: BAY - news - people ) cholesterol drug that was pulled from the market in August 2001 because it caused potentially deadly muscle and liver side effects, called rhabdomyolysis, more than similar medicines, such as Lipitor and Zocor, do.
The guidelines advise researching the background and experience of a chosen surgeon, being aware of any risks and possible side-effects and having a realistic idea of what can and cannot be achieved.
The goal is to replace today's one-size-fits-all therapies with personalized treatment, maximizing efficacy and minimizing side effects.
But Professor Baird said larger studies were needed to fully assess the benefits, and potential side effects.
Most of the online commentary has discussed whether the bill would have had unintended and onerous side effects.
The Taxotere drug, made by Sanofi-Aventis, has many unpleasant and dangerous side effects.
It worked only as long as patients continued taking it, and its side effects, including kidney damage, precluded regular use.
AcuForm technology keeps the drug in the stomach for eight to nine hours, improving its effectiveness and reducing side effects.
The main current treatment for the disease is drugs but their success is limited and the side effects can be significant.
But scientists count deaths from any cause to measure drugs, because it prevents fudging of data and takes side effects into account.
Last November, the Food and Drug Administration issued an alert saying it was looking into neurological and psychological side effects for Chantix.
If these certain enzymes cannot break down the medications, the drugs can become toxic and lead to serious and deadly side effects.
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