Pfizer has won approval in the European Union to start marketing a chewable version of their anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor to children as young as 10. Pfizer has already won U.S. approval for Lipitor use in children 10 to 17 with that condition in 2002.
EU Approves Pfizer Cholesterol Drug for children
Showing posts with label Heart Disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heart Disease. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect
Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect
The erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, boosts the heart’s pumping ability in children and young adults who’ve had the Fontan operation to correct single-ventricle heart defects, researchers report.
The erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, boosts the heart’s pumping ability in children and young adults who’ve had the Fontan operation to correct single-ventricle heart defects, researchers report.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Infants Regularly Given Adult Doses of Heart Disease Drugs
Babies and young children are being given adult doses of common heart disease drugs, and often the wrong medication, according to research conducted by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore.
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