Studies Find Biotechnology Anemia Drug Shows Promise in Treating Several Diseases

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Amgen Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Warren Pharmaceuticals and a variety of independent researchers are looking at new ways to use erythropoietin. The anemia drug shows promise in the treatment of brain damage from stroke, schizophrenia, AIDS-related dementia and nerve diseases.

Usage, Johnson & Johnson, Erythropoietin, JNJ, Epogen (Medication)

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Patients in Test Won't Get Drug, Amgen Decides

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A group of Amgen clinical trial participants who had benefited from an experimental Parkinson's drug are frustrated that the company has forbidden them to continue with the therapy.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Public affairs, Legal/Government Regulation, Ethics, Laws, regulations and rules, Clinical trials, Drug therapy, Ethical aspects, Licensing, certification and accreditation, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson disease, United States. Food and Drug Administration

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In Drug Research, Some Guinea Pigs Are Now Human

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Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly using quick human trials to gauge a drug's efficacy before committing to long-term studies.

Germany, Methods, Pfizer Inc., PFE, Pharmaceutical research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc.

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