Archive for December, 2008

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology - Diclofenac sodium 3% gel in the treatment of Actinic keratoses Postcryosurgery

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Abstract
Background: Actinic keratoses are increasingly common skin lesions that are evaluated and treated by dermatologists on a daily basis. It is estimated that more than 90% of actinic keratoses in the US are treated by destructive therapies, such as cryosurgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of sequential therapy of cryosurgery foll…

Geographical - India’s government recently announced that it will phase out the veterinary use of Diclofenac

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

India’s government recently announced that it will phase out the veterinary use of Diclofenac, a drug used to treat livestock that has caused a rapid decline in populations of three southern Asian vulture species.

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Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery - J Wildl Dis: Pathology and proposed pathophysiology of diclofenac poisoning in free-living and experimentally exposed oriental white-backed vultures

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Oriental white-backed vultures (Gyps bengalensis [OWBVs]); died of renal failure when they ingested diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), in tissues of domestic livestock. Acute necrosis of proximal convoluted tubules in these vultures was severe. Glomeruli, distal convoluted tubules, and collecting tubule…

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology - Diclofenac sodium topical gel for osteoarthritis

Monday, December 15th, 2008

The FDA recently granted approval to Novartis to manufacture and market Voltaren[R] gel. Voltaren gel (diclofenac sodium 1% gel) is approved for the use of pain relief due to osteoarthritis of the knees and hands. Th…

Geographical - A new painkiller could hold the secret to saving three species of vulture in India.(meloxicam to replace diclofenac in treating sick cattle)(Brief article)

Monday, December 8th, 2008

A new painkiller could hold the secret to saving three species of vulture in India. Populations of Oriental white-backed, long-billed and slender-billed vultures in India have declined by more than 97 per cent since the …

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News: Javelin Presents Successful Pivotal Phase 3 Secondary …

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: JAV), a leading developer of
novel products for pain management, today presented new and successful
secondary endpoint data from a previously announced pivotal Phase 3
study of Dyloject(TM). At the 12th World Congress on Pain, held in
Glasgow, Scotland. Dyloject was launched in the United Kingdom in
December of last yea…

Market Wire - The First and Only Anti-Inflammatory Pain Relief Patch in the U.S. — FLECTOR(R) Patch — Now Available

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Alpharma Inc. (NYSE: ALO), a global
specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today the availability of
FLECTOR Patch (diclofenac epolamine topical patch) 1.3%, the first and
only anti-inflammatory pain relief patch in the United States. Available
by prescription, the adhesive patch delivers medication directly to the
site of pain, offering a safe and effective alternative to widely used
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) th…