UCB Acquires Engage Therapeutics: Staccato(R) Alprazolam - A potential Solution for Acute On-demand Seizure Management for People Living With Epilepsy
Underlines UCB's leadership in epilepsy by adding Staccato® Alprazolam, a drug-device-combination with the potential to be the first on-demand, single-use treatment to rapidly terminate an active epileptic seizure
Staccato® Alprazolam could be a... Devices, Drug Delivery, Neurology, Mergers & Acquisitions UCB , Engage Therapeutics, Staccato Alprazolam, epileptic seizure (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 5, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2020 -- Taking benzodiazepines -- drugs such as Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, Halcion or Ativan -- to treat anxiety or insomnia before pregnancy boosts the risk of an ectopic pregnancy, new research suggests.
Ectopic pregnancy is a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Benzodiazepines Tied to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Use of drugs like Valium or Xanax before pregnancy may increase the risk for ectopic pregnancy. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Girls Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news
Understanding the link between nicotine use and misuse of 'benzos'
(Georgetown University Medical Center) Lately, misuse of prescription benzodiazepines (such as alprazolam or Xanax, and diazepam or Valium) has been linked to nicotine use. Evidence of how nicotine 'sets up' a craving for benzodiazepines -- often called 'benzos' -- in animal laboratory studies has been published in the open-access journal eNeuro. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Heavy Drinking Plus Xanax, Valium: A Dangerous Mix
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Dependence, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Heavy Drinking Plus Xanax, Valium: A Dangerous Mix
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2019 -- People who regularly drink to excess are also likely to use benzodiazepines, a new study finds.
These drugs -- like Valium (diazepam), Xanax (alprazolam), Klonopin (clonazepam), Ativan (lorazepam), and Restoril... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 26, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
More U.S. Teens Are Overdosing on Valium, Xanax
TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2019 -- The number of kids overdosing on commonly prescribed anxiety medications such as Xanax, Valium or Ativan has risen dramatically during the past decade, a new study shows.
Child and teenage ODs caused by these... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 24, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Lead Defendant Pleads Guilty in Drug Conspiracy That Produced, Distributed Powerful Synthetic Opioid
Guilty plea, drug conspiracy, synthetic opioid, opioid, Georgia, pill manufacturing, illegal, drug trafficking, Walker Forrester, Loganville GA, carfentanyl, alprazolam, marijuana, Kolbie Watters, Augusta GA, Jonathan Lester, Armand Saedi, Morgan Slaton, Hoschton GA, Atlanta GA, Xanax, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - December 13, 2019 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Scientists find caffeine in 100% of donor blood samples - and 70% contained anti-anxiety drug Xanax
Oregon State University researchers tested 18 batches of pure human blood serum from blood banks and all of them contained coffee, 72% contained Xanax, and 44% contained cough drugs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Portland Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Pills and Illegally Possessing a Firearm
South Portland ME, counterfeit drug, counterfeit pills, trafficking, Colin Harle, counterfeit alprazolam, Xanax, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - November 21, 2019 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
alprazolam (Xanax)
Title: alprazolam (Xanax)Category: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/14/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - November 14, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Retiran del mercado medicamento gen érico de Xanax
Skip to content ... Retiran del mercado medicamento gen érico de Xanax ... Temen riesgos asociados a una posible contaminación de Alprazolam a nivel nacional. ... AARP, 31 de octubre de 2019 | Comme... (Source: AARP.org News)
Source: AARP.org News - November 3, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Recall of Generic Version of Xanax Is Announced by F.D.A.
The manufacturer, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, said a batch of alprazolam tablets distributed in July and August might contain a foreign substance. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Karen Zraick Tags: Xanax (Drug) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Recalls and Bans of Products Food and Drug Administration Mylan Inc alprazolam Source Type: news
Xanax recalled for possible "foreign substance"
Drugmaker Mylan cites risk of infection from unnamed "foreign material" in the popular prescription anti-anxiety drug (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Generic Xanax Drug Recalled Due To ‘ Foreign Substance, ’ Infection Risk
(CNN) — Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling one lot of the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam — commonly sold under the brand name Xanax — “due to the potential presence of foreign substance,” the company said last week.
The company said the likelihood that someone would fall ill “is expected to be rare, but the remote risk of infection to a patient cannot be ruled out.” Mylan added that, as of the announcement on Friday, it had not gotten any reports of adverse events linked to that particular lot.
Mylan declined to provide additional information about the product or foreign s...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Recall Source Type: news
