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Generic Lovenox Approved for Deep Vein Thrombosis by HealthFinder Posted Fri 23 Jul 2010 10:00am healthnewslink A condition that could cause deadly blood clots FRIDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- ... Read on »

Ethics of Branded vs. Generic Drugs by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 3:59pm On May 15, 2008, an article in the Wall Street Journal reported that a United States appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling striking down patents for Lovenox, an anticoagulant manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis. This may clear the way for generic competition. When a pharmaceutical company discovers or develops a promising new compound, they ... Read on »

FDA Approves First Generic Injection Drug to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sat 24 Jul 2010 10:36pm This is good news in the cost department. As stated below the name brand drug is made from heparin so I am guessing the same active ingredient is present here. If a blood clot is detected then there are stents that can be put in place in the legs and you can read more at the link below on how this works. BD The U.S. Food and Drug ... Read on »

Back in the Saddle by PM, RN Registered Nurse

Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 7:13pm Our clinical focus for our first week back in med/surg was "Leaders and Management". Some questions posed to us in our weekly topic related to the differences between leadership and management, the interdependence of leaders and followers, and the unsuitability of new graduates for management positions. Personally, my goal was to get through ... Read on »

Health Headlines - August 29 by Meredy Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:21pm Almost 1,000 People Died From Katrina: Study Some 986 deaths in Louisiana were caused directly or indirectly by Hurricane Katrina, making it the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast in 80 years, new research timed to the storm's third anniversary finds. Study authors were from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, an ... Read on »

FDA Collaboration From a Drug Company Leads to Legal Suit and Questions of Compromised Integrity-Tainted Heparin by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 14 Nov 2010 11:01am Amphastar Pharmaceuticals filed a lawsuit against the FDA in this area that goes back to the block on imports of heparin, and thus was not able to bring a generic equivalent to market. Momenta Pharmaceuticals donated time and effort to help the FDA and thus won first approval. We all remember the tainted heparin issues on the compound coming ... Read on »

FDA Approves First Generic Enoxaparin Sodium Injection by Medline Plus Posted Fri 23 Jul 2010 4:27pm FDA Approves First Generic Enoxaparin Sodium Injection The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium injection), an anti-coagulant drug used for multiple indications including prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a potentially deadly blood clotting condit ... Read on »

The OHSS woes by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

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Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:34pm There is an adage in medicine that "problems come in 3s" and having now dealt with three recent potential cases of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) this seems quite appropriate. OHSS is no fun. It is tough on the patient and tough on the doctor. It is hard to counsel a patient about a possible outcome whose prevention requires her to de ... Read on »

Transplant B, Day -3 by Nicolas van Dyk Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:07pm Uneventful morning. Cold is better, cough almost gone. WBC back up to normal range (6.7) and platelets at 160, which is on the low end of normal, but normal nonetheless. Red blood counts slipping, which is unfortunate as I was hoping to keep them nice and high to keep my energy up. Hemoglobin was 12.6 yesterday and is 11.3 today. : ( If ... Read on »

My Syringe Collection by Sara .. Posted Mon 04 Aug 2008 12:00am As you know, everyday since the middle of April, I've been giving myself daily injections of Lovenox, an anticogulant, to keep my blood flowing and my pregnancy running smoothly. While I gathered up the first month's empty syringes and took them with me to the doctor's office for disposal, it turns out they weren't able to take them off my hands ... Read on »