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Prolia or Denosumab, Uses, Side Effects

Written on 2 Apr, 2010 at 9:03 in New Drugs | viewed 7,486 views times | 3 Comments
Prolia or Denosumab, Uses, Side Effects

Prolia, generic denosumab, is a new treatment for prevention of osteoporosis and bone related disease.  It is a monoclonal antibody to RANKL and acts by preventing it from activating its target receptors.  Since RANKL promotes cells to grow that digest... (Continue reading)

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Apixaban for Prevention of Blood Clots

Written on 24 Mar, 2010 at 4:43 in New Drugs | viewed 1,679 views times | No Comments
Apixaban for Prevention of Blood Clots

Apixaban is a new medication being developed for a variety of uses involving blood coagulation. Blood clotting is a serious problem that is extremely common and the existing anticoagulants have significant limitations.  Studies so far have shown that Apixaban is... (Continue reading)

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Olaparib, a PARP Inhibitor

Written on 23 Mar, 2010 at 5:12 in Cancer, New Drugs | viewed 1,270 views times | No Comments
Olaparib, a PARP Inhibitor

Olaparib is a member of the poly-ADP ribose polymerase  (PARP) inhibitors and may work as a treatment for certain types of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer.  PARP is involved in repairing DNA damage.  By inhibiting PARP, rapidly growing cells such... (Continue reading)

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Bydureon Diabetes Drug, Side Effects

Written on 15 Mar, 2010 at 6:59 in Diabetes, New Drugs | viewed 8,563 views times | 31 Comments
Bydureon Diabetes Drug, Side Effects

  Bydureon is a once weekly form of Byetta, an increasingly popular diabetes medication.  It has a variety of effects that make it a useful treatment for diabetes.  Most importantly, it helps lower blood sugar and has tended to help... (Continue reading)

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