Cephalon’s Provigil reported to cause life-threatening Skin rash and Psychiatric symptoms. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added this new warning to this sleep drug. Provigil is used for Obstructive sleep apnea, shift-work sleep disorder and Narcolepsy. Provigil is prescribed to improve wakefulness in those patients. FDA advised doctors not to prescribe this drug [...]
Breast cancer drug for bipolar disorder
September 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The breast cancer drug, Tamoxifen, has shown its effectiveness in treating the manic episodes of bipolar disorder. More than 5 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder. These findings came from a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 16 patients with bipolar disorder with or without psychotic features. Bipolar disorder is characterised by alternate periods of [...]
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