Avandia

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(Other name for: rosiglitazone)NCI Thesaurus | Avandia

(Other name for: rosiglitazone)



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Bankruptcy court says OK to sale of Durham company Mar 30, 2006
Triangle Business Journal, ...less than three years ago, when drug giant GlaxoSmithKline backed out of a deal with Nobex to develop an oral form of insulin to complement Avandia, a popular ...

Latest diabetic medications more costly, but users have fewer ... Mar 22, 2006
News-Medical.net, TZDs (pioglitazone and rosiglitazone, brand names Actos and Avandia, respectively), were approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the late 1990s. ...

Improving Diabetes Control May Improve Memory Mar 8, 2006
Diabetes Self Management ...memory. Then they randomly assigned them to take, along with the metformin, either rosiglitazone (brand name Avandia) or a glyburide. ...

Tips for Helping People With Diabetes Live a Healthy Life, From ... Mar 23, 2006
TMCnet ...treatments that work include the use of blood glucose lowering drugs such as metformin (Fortmet, Glucophage), rosiglitazone (Avandia), and pioglitazone (Actos ...

Are newer diabetic meds worth it? Mar 23, 2006
myDNA.com, TZDs (pioglitazone/brand name Actos and rosiglitazone/brand name Avandia) were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in the late 1990s. ...

Joslin Researchers Reveal Mechanisms Behind Class of Oral Agents ... Mar 9, 2006
AScribe ...diabetes. Current US Food and Drug Administration-approved agents are known as Actos (pioglitazone) and Avandia (rosiglitazone). ...

Manhattan Research Reveals Top Ten Consumer-Ranked Pharmaceutical ... Mar 7, 2006
PR Newswire (press release), ...v5.0 include the following: Abilify, Accupril, Actonel, Actos, Adderall, Advair, Allegra, Amaryl, Ambien, Androgel, Aricept, Arimidex, Avandia, Avastin, Avelox ...

Glaxo Diabetes Drug Avandia May Help Treat Alzheimer's Disease Dec 6, 2005
Bloomberg Roses, a research executive at drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc, provided evidence yesterday that the company's best-selling diabetes pill Avandia may slow the ...

GSK: Avandia may help Alzheimer's patients Dec 8, 2005
Pharmaceutical Business Review 8 Dec 2005, 17:12 GMT - Recently presented data suggests that GSK's diabetes drug Avandia has the potential to bring improvements in memory in Alzheimer's ...

Europe studies eye problem link to diabetes drugs Dec 15, 2005
NewKerala.com, Agency said yesterday rare episodes of macular oedema, or swelling of the back of the eye, had been reported with GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia and Takeda ...

New Combination Pill Approved for Type 2 Dec 7, 2005
Diabetes Self Management Avandaryl. Made by GlaxoSmithKline, Avandaryl is a combination of rosiglitazone (brand name Avandia) and glimepiride (Amaryl). It ...

GlaxoSmithKline "add," target price raised Dec 9, 2005
New Ratings In a research note published yesterday, the analysts mention that the sales estimate for the company’s Avandia’s franchise is set to £1.3 billion for 2005 ...

NC drug company working on oral insulin files for bankruptcy Dec 6, 2005
Centre Daily Times, ...terminated a 5-month-old deal for scientists at both companies to work together to develop oral insulin as a companion to Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline's popular ...

Diabetes Drug May Help Some With Alzheimer's Dec 10, 2005
Los Angeles Times, The diabetes drug Avandia can enhance memory in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, but only in patients with a certain genetic profile, researchers from ...

Glaxo, IMI, LSE, Persimmon, SMG: UK, Irish Equity Preview Dec 15, 2005
Bloomberg GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK LN): The diabetes drug Avandia, made by Europe's largest drugmaker, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s Actos will be reviewed by European ...

European Chip Stocks, Infineon May Advance; Novartis May Drop Dec 15, 2005
Bloomberg GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s Actos will be reviewed by European health regulators after the two diabetes treatments were ...

Glitazone link to macular oedema explored Dec 15, 2005
Reuters The CHMP investigation comes after the EMEA received reports of cases of macular oedema in patients taking GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia/Avandamet (rosiglitazone ...

Glaxo Follows the Biotechs Dec 1, 2005
Motley Fool Its top two sellers in the third quarter, Advair for asthma and Avandia for diabetes, target chronic conditions, and each addresses a market of more than 20 ...

New Diabetes Drug Approval Questioned Dec 1, 2005
Georgia Straight, According to a November 9 news release from the Ministry of Health, more than 5,000 patients may now receive coverage for Avandia and Actos at an annual cost ...

US group urges FDA to hold off on diabetes drug Nov 21, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, Competing drugs that treat insulin resistance, in a class called glitazones, include GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s <4502.T ...

Diabetes drugs now covered Nov 23, 2005
Victoria News, Avandia (rosiglitazone) and Actos (pioglitazone) will benefit certain patients whose diabetes is not effectively managed by conventional oral treatments, the ...

There's more to a plan than the price Dec 3, 2005
St. Petersburg Times, The drugs used in the test were: Albuterol aerosol, Aricept, Avandia, Cozaar, Detrol LA, Fosamax, Lipitor, Lovastatin, Nexium and Lunesta.

GSK to showcase '$2.8bn' cancer drug Nov 26, 2005
Telegraph.co.uk, Sales for the third quarter jumped by 9 per cent to £5.4bn, buoyed by strong sales of Advair, the asthma drug, and Avandia, a treatment for diabetes.


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