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FDA cracks down on ibuprofen pain relief gels

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings to eight companies for illegally marketing pain relief ointments containing ibuprofen.


Ibuprofen is as effective as acetaminophen with codeine to treat pain in children with arm fractures

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children with arm fractures fared as well with ibuprofen to control their pain as acetaminophen with codeine, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Children's Research ...


What teens don't know about OTC medications can hurt them

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens, who are starting to make more decisions about their own health care, may not know enough about over-the-counter pain medications to avoid complications or inadvertent misuse.


FDA toughens warnings on over-the-counter painkillers

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created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it is asking drugmakers to more prominently display safety warnings on the labels of some of the most widely used over-the-counter pain and fever remedies.


Commonly used ulcer drugs may offer treatment potential in Alzheimer's disease

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a new study, published in the May issue of Elsevier's Experimental Neurology, scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered that drugs commonly used to treat ulcers have significant neuroprotective proper ...