State Pursuing Two Options to Make Cannabis Oil Available to Epileptic Children
State pursuing two options to make cannabis oil available to epileptic children
The most promising solution, he said, would involve Georgia Regents University, the state's medical school, partnering with G.W. Pharmaceuticals, a company that's already developed a "purified liquid cannabinoid" and which is currently undergoing …
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Ironwood Begins Midstage Trial of Drug to Treat Acid Reflux
Ironwood begins midstage trial of drug to treat acid reflux
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, which has an approved drug for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, has begun a midstage trial of another drug in patients with acid reflux disease. The Phase 2a trial, which will involve about 90 patients, was created… Continue reading
Vertex Names Former Merck Exec as New Chief Medical Officer
Vertex names former Merck exec as new chief medical officer
An executive who oversaw the development of drugs at Merck, including the HIV treatment, Crixivan, and the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, has been named chief medical officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Jeffrey Chodakewitz … He joined Merck in … Read more… Continue reading
Rx Drug Donation System Hopes to Grow
Rx Drug Donation System Hopes To Grow
The high cost of drugs hits low-income and uninsured Americans the hardest, resulting in nearly 25% of uninsured people not taking their prescription drugs as recommended in 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Turner … Read more on… Continue reading