Health minister Earl Howe denied that cost was the prime consideration for NICE - the body that approves treatments for use by the NHS - in declining to license a new oral treatment for MS. He added some neurologists had concerns about the effects of using the drug Fingolimod.

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In order to gain maximum market share, Pfizer would have to develop an oral form of Trovan that proved safe for pediatric use.

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Shares in DepoMed, a small pharmaceutical enhancer, spiked Monday after the company announced that the FDA had approved the use of its drug Gralise, an oral treatment for postherpetic neuralgia, a complication of shingles that causes sustained pain in nerve fibers and skin.

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For instance, women who smoke and are over age 45 should not use oral contraceptives.

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Rosiglitazone is one of a newer class of oral glucose-lowering drugs available in the UK. It is currently licensed for use in people whose type 2 diabetes is not controlled by lifestyle measures and other diabetes drugs.

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