Arena Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Multiple Dose Clinical Trial of APD811

Arena Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Multiple Dose Clinical Trial of APD811

Filed under: drug treatment news 2012

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 12, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) announced today the initiation of dosing in a Phase 1 multiple dose clinical trial of APD811, a novel oral drug candidate discovered by Arena that targets the …
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Bogotá: 15.4% of homicides are related to drug use

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Mobile units from the Treatment Centers for Drug Addicts (CAMAD) dispense controlled amounts of narcotics to addicts. One of its objectives is to reduce the number of drug-related homicides in the nation's capital. (Courtesy of the Office of the Mayor …
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Alzheimer's Patients Show Significant Slowing of Decline with New Drug

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Oct. 9, 2012 – The quest for a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease continues its bumpy progress as Eli Lilly and Company announced yesterday that an experimental drug therapy called solanezumab targeting mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, that did not …
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Which TKI Should Be Recommended as Initial Treatment for CML in Chronic

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Which TKI Should Be Recommended as Initial Treatment for CML in Chronic Phase? By Charles A. Schiffer, MD1 | October 12, 2012. 1Karmanos Cancer Institute, … Approximately 60% of newly diagnosed CML patients will remain in complete cytogenetic …
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