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British Medical Journal study into paroxetine, Aropax, reveals suicide risk

2015-09-17 03:38:24| Biotech - Topix.net

An ineffective depression drug was prescribed in the millions to children on the basis of flawed research that downplayed its risks of suicide and other serious events and overstated its benefits, a groundbreaking study has shown. An international team of researchers has obtained previously buried data from a now infamous trial of the antidepressant medication paroxetine, which is sold under the brand names Aropax here and Paxil overseas.

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Custom Colored Polymers target medical device prototypes.

2015-09-16 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Available in quantities as low as 25 lb within 2-week lead time, custom colored medical polymers support market demand for rapid prototype development. Products include formulations using pigments that comply with FDA requirements for use in applications contact human body for up to 30 days. While designed to meet the needs of manufactures in early stage development, polymers are ultimately scalable for commercial manufacturing.

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Hansa Medical receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for IdeS

2015-09-15 06:06:51| Appliances - Topix.net

Hansa Medical today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to IdeS for the prevention of antibody mediated organ rejection in solid organ transplant patients. More information about the ODD has been posted on www.fda.com Approximately 30 percent of the patients on the waiting lists for kidney, heart, lung and pancreas, equivalent to approximately 35 000 patients in the US, are sensitized to Human Leukocyte Antigen .

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Green 18 W Medical Power Adapters offer certified patient safety.

2015-09-14 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Providing interchangeable AC plugs for use in UK, Europe, USA, and Australia, Mean Well GEM18I series accepts inputs from 80–264 Vac and provides outputs from 5–48 Vdc (depending on model). Wall-mounted products, approved to IEC 60601-1 third edition, EN60601-1-11, and ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1-11 household medical regulations, meet 2 x MOPP level of protection and achieve leakage current of <100 µA. Operating range is -20 to +40°C, and no-load power consumption is <0.075 W.

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