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Cheap drug could be a life-saver – A cheap drug that can stop bleeding in recently injured accident patients could potentially save the lives of tens of thousands worldwide, a new study says. Researchers studied the effects of tranexamic acid, or TXA, in more than 10,000 adult trauma patients in 40 countries who received the drug within 8 hours of being injured. They compared those patients’ outcomes to more than 10,000 accident victims who got a placebo treatment. The study was published online Tuesday in the medical journal Lancet…more
Pfizer ends development of one experimental RA drug from Trubion; keeps another one going.
Glaxo gets FDA OK for combo prostate treatment.
Human Genome Sciences: low expectations for Hepatitis C drug approval.
Judge to Abbott: Pay reps overtime.
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