News tagged with combination pill


Period pain not made worse by copper IUD

Using a copper intrauterine device (IUD), or coil, does not exacerbate period pain, reveals a study where researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, followed 2,100 women for 30 years.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combination pill could be cost effective in preventing heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—A single combination pill could reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke in Latin Americans by up to 21 percent at a cost of about $35 per quality adjusted life year gained, according to a study led by ...

Cardiology created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Merck warns doctors to stop prescribing Tredaptive

Drugmaker Merck says it is suspending its sale of the cholesterol drug Tredaptive and is telling doctors to quit prescribing the medicine.

Medications created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People more likely to take heart medicines in combo pill

People are much more likely to take heart medicines if they're combined in one pill, according to a late-breaking clinical trial presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New malaria drug requires just one dose and appears twice as effective as existing regimen

Scientists are reporting development of a new malaria drug that, in laboratory tests, has been twice as effective as the best current medicine against this global scourge and may fight off the disease with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US approves new once-a-day pill to treat HIV (Update)

A new pill to treat HIV infection—combining two previously approved drugs plus two new ones—has been approved for adults living with the virus that causes AIDS, US regulators said Monday.

HIV & AIDS created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA backs Vytorin for kidney disease patients

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says Merck's cholesterol drug Vytorin helps reduce heart attack, stroke and related problems in patients with kidney disease, a potential new use for the blockbuster drug.

Medications created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill

(AP) -- The first combination pill for the millions of people with the dangerous combination of diabetes and high cholesterol won U.S. approval Friday, offering convenience - and savings - to patients taking multiple pills.

Medications created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The pill does not lead to weight gain

Many young women do not want to start taking the contraceptive pill because they are worried that they will put on weight, or come off it because they think that they have gained weight because of it. However, a thesis from ...

Health created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International trial finds polypill halves predicted heart disease and stroke risk

The world's first international polypill trial has shown that a four-in-one combination pill can halve the predicted risk of heart disease and stroke. The results are published online today in the open access journal PLoS On ...

Cardiology created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast