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By Rebecca Adams, CQ HealthBeat Associate Editor A federal judge has denied the request of a group of community pharmacists to immediately stop the acquisition of Medco Health Solutions by Express Scripts, Inc. The judge will next decide whether to throw ...

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Link to PDF of HFA Begins Accepting Applications for Items Program HFA Begins Accepting Applications for Items Program  Items Program Reimburses for Medically Necessary Items FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 3, 2012 Washington, D.C. – Today, Hemophilia Federation of America’s (HFA) Helping Hands Emergency Assistance Program ...

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By Jane Norman, CQ HealthBeat Associate Editor The Department of Health and Human Services wants input on how to design a study that would detail under what circumstances men who have a history of sex with other men should be allowed ...

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From the American Pain Foundation: By Rebecca Rengo-Kocher, MA, MSW, LCSW, ACSW It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you live with chronic pain. Every day life can be a struggle, seemingly impossible to overcome. You push yourself with every ounce of energy ...

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Link to Article The study found that the mice which received Factor VIIa-CTP showed a superior survival rate. Prolor Biotech Inc. (AMEX: PBTH; TASE: PBTH) today reported positive results in a comparative study of its longer-acting version of the hemophilia drug Factor ...

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Link to Website IPPC 2012 SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENTS IN CLINICAL USE OF PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPIES BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (February 14th, 2012) The International Plasma Protein Congress (IPPC) 2012 will take place on March 13-14 in Madrid, Spain at the Hotel Melia Princesa ...

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Link to Official FDA Alert         Victrelis (boceprevir) and Ritonavir-Boosted Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Protease Inhibitor Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - Drug Interactions AUDIENCE: Infectious Disease, Pharmacy ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that drug interactions between the hepatitis C virus ...

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Click here for FDA recall North American Rescue, LLC Announces A Follow-Up to the Recall of Crickit® Convenience Kits Because of Possible Health Risk Related to Nationwide Recall of Triad Povidone Iodine Prep Pads Contact: Consumer 1-888-689-6277, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm (ET) FOR ...

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By NICHOLAS WADE Published: December 10, 2011 Medical researchers in Britain have successfully treated six patients suffering from the blood-clotting disease known as hemophilia B by injecting them with the correct form of a defective gene, a landmark achievement in the troubled ...

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