A
Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Safety
and Efficacy Study of Sitaxsentan Sodium (Thelin™) Treatment
with an Open-label Bosentan Arm in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension (PAH)
A
Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety an Pilot Efficacy
of Iloprost Inhalation Solution as Add-On Therapy with
Bosentan in Subjects with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Ambrisentan
in PAH - A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled,
Multicenter, Efficacy Study of Ambrisentan in Subjects with Pulmonary
Arterial Hypertension
Medicare
demonstration project to provide coverage of some injectable medications
for 50,000 beneficiaries.
Starting
in September, the Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration, mandated
by the new Medicare prescription drug law, will extend drug coverage
to prescription medications that can be self-administered rather
than administered by a health care provider. This includes medications
that are currently covered under Medicare Part B when given in a
physician's office, such as drugs for the treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis, multiple sclerosis, pulmonary hypertension, and a variety
of cancers.
Meanwhile,
there was good news for Bachem just ahead of its results when it signed
an agreement to produce and supply mondoBIOTECH of Italy’s lead compound
Aviptadil.
mondoBIOTECH is entering the product into a Phase II clinical trial to treat
pulmonary arterial hypertension and plans to bring Aviptadil to the market
in 2007.
Pulmonary
Hypertension - A Patient's Survival Guide The premiere information resource
for people dealing with PH -- THIRD edition en route from the printers
to the PHA offices in Silver Spring, MD!!!
The author, a PH patient herself,
knows what it is like to live with the disease. She talked to many
other patients, doctors, and researchers while writing the Survival
Guide. Dr. Ronald J. Oudiz and a team of physicians with a deep
knowledge of PH edited the book for accuracy.
New edition contains a chart
of 15 drugs used to treat PH; results of recent
clinical trials;
in-depth discussion of PH secondary to other diseases
or conditions;
a new chapter on what to eat if you have PH; and much, much more!
With its
first breath, an infant sets changes into motion which convert the circulatory
system from that of an aquatic being to that of an air breather.
Infants
with persistent pulmonary hypertension are usually cyanotic with respiratory
distress and tachypnea (fast respiratory rate). These infants need supplemental
oxygen or, in severe cases, artificial ventilation. Diagnosis is usually
confirmed by echocardiogram which will show a large right-to-left shunting
of blood through the heart and/or through a patent ductus arteriosis.
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The drug Viagra has changed the meaning
of erectile dysfunction, but it may also be a lifesaving answer for some
children with a serious condition known as pulmonary hypertension. For
nine weeks, Tammy Russell has been here at the bedside of her 15-year-old
son, Kyle. Kyle loves the beach and vacations. But like many children
with Down syndrome, heart problems slow him down. This is his third time
in the hospital for heart surgery.
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