...final, Phase 3 pivotal 56-week studies, EQUIP (OB-302) and CONQUER ( OB -303), evaluating the safety and efficacy of Qnexa ( phentermine + topiramate ) in more than 3,750 patients across 93 sites. The EQUIP and CONQUER studies met all primary...

In this article: FDA, Insulin, Nasdaq, NYSE, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Type 2 diabetes, Glp-1, ABT, and Alkermes

...of his final four novels. 'Horselover Fat's nervous breakdown began the day he got the phone call from Gloria asking if he had any Nembutals. He asked her why she wanted them and she said that she intended to kill herself." So begins...

In this article: Philip K. Dick, Valis, Sophia, Legal age, God, and Psychosis

...prescription pills like methadone , oxycodone , Codeine and Vicodin. One person was charged with selling the prescription drug Lyrica , which is used to treat diabetic nerve pain and pain associated with shingles and fibromyalgia. "I...

In this article: Cincinnati, Vicodin, Lyrica, Codeine, Cocaine, Oxycodone, Methadone, and Heroin

...coroner blamed propofol in ruling that the 50-year-old pop music icon's June 25 death was a homicide. The coroner also cited the sedative lorazepam. Murray , 56, a cardiologist licensed in Nevada , California and Texas , told police he used...

In this article: Michael Jackson, Propofol, Los Angeles, Sedative, Las Vegas, California, and Nevada

...and that judges often receive letters involving cases. The possession and theft charges involve controlled substances Ketamine , Pentobarbital , Acepromazine , Hydroxy-Deoxycorticosterone and Xylazine. The fourth-degree felony charges...

In this article: Bowling Green State University, Misdemeanor, Defendant, Xylazine, Acepromazine, and Pentobarbital

...ranges, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is releasing new certified reference materials (CRMs). The three new CRMs are for carbamazepine , an anticonvulsant and mood stabilizing drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and...

In this article: Europe, Medical advice, Bipolar disorder, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine, Respiratory disease, Epilepsy, and Theophylline

...that a new drug application (NDA) has been filed with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency ( PMDA ) in Japan for ASP8825 ( gabapentin enacarbil), also known as XP13512 , as a potential treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS).

In this article: Astellas, Japan, Gabapentin, Restless legs syndrome, GlaxoSmithKline, Tokyo, Trademark, Calcium, Parkinson's disease, and Migraine

Sherry Valentine of the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault said there are a number of substances that can be used as date-rape drugs. Rohypnol gets a lot of publicity, she said, but attackers have used common allergy medicines as well.

In this article: Drake University, Dublin, Iowa, Allergy, and Rohypnol

...she is mentally and physically capable of making the decision to die and that the patient administers the drug about 10 grams of sodium pentobarbital mixed with a fruit juice in a private residence. (If a third party administers the drug,...

In this article: Suicide, Switzerland, Zurich, Democracy, Self-determination, and Catholic Church

Send a link to this post 'Steeler Fan Says Bears Fans Blinded Him With Roofies ' via email: Pittsburgh 's Zack Heddinger claims he was just chilling at Kitty O'Shea's bar in downtown Chicago after the Steelers lost to the Bears on September...

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GHB, which tends to have a salty flavor, is easier to get or make. The easiest might be a class of perscription drugs called Benzodiazepines , a common one being the sedative Valium. Mixed with alcohol, they can have a similar effect, he said.

In this article: Anchorage, Date rape drug, Anchorage Police Department, Benzodiazepines, Rohypnol, Valium, Vertigo, and Sedative

... Brookhaven National Laboratory an exclusive worldwide license for nine patents in the United States relating to the right to use vigabatrin to treat a wide variety of substance addictions and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Catalyst has...

In this article: Nasdaq, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Vigabatrin, FDA, Pharmaceutical, Epilepsy, Northwestern University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory

...to the public. On Friday morning, Oreo received a last meal of "premium quality" kibble and canned dog food. She was then given a sedative to keep calm during the procedure, though she appeared "content, alert and panting," according to an...

In this article: Dog, Pit Bull, E mail, Pentobarbital, Sedative, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and Philadelphia Eagles

...in such a way since the 2002 death of Queensland woman Nancy Crick , 70, who suffered from a painful bowel condition and took the lethal drug Nembutal in front of 21 supporters. Police conducted a long investigation but never laid any...

In this article: Philip Nitschke, Queensland, Suicide, Helium, Nembutal, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Oxygen

...Medical Equipment, Medical Pharmaceuticals, Financing Agreements U.S. Department of Defense Awards $1.2 Million to Study the Use of Vigabatrin to Reduce the Addictive Liability of Opiates While Still Effectively Managing Pain CORAL...

In this article: Vigabatrin, Opiate, Morphine, U.S. Department of Defense, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, FDA, and Chronic pain

...clinical trial of Empatic. The results of this trial demonstrated that patients completing 24 weeks of Empatic360 ( bupropion SR 360mg/ zonisamide SR 360 mg) therapy lost 9.9% of their baseline body weight, or 22 pounds, compared to 1.7% for...

In this article: Obesity, Nausea, FDA, Insomnia, Bupropion, HbA1c, Zonisamide, and Cardiovascular disease

...of Empatic had a mean weight loss of 7.5% compared with 1.4% for those who took a placebo after 24 weeks, the company said. Empatic is a combination treatment that includes the antidepressant bupropion and zonisamide , an anti-seizure drug.

In this article: Marburg, Ebola, HIV, Egyptian fruit bat, Zonisamide, Bupropion, Antidepressant, Obesity, Max Planck Institute, and Johns Hopkins University

...of the trial was about 30 percent. Empatic combines the antidepressant Wellbutrin , known generically as bupropion , with anti-seizure drug zonisamide , which can cause birth defects and altered cognitive function. Orexigen said the...

In this article: Obesity, Bupropion, Zonisamide, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Suicide, Insomnia, Antidepressant, Naltrexone, and Nasdaq