Orexin (NOT available yet)

Now under development at Glaxo Smith Kline is a drug that may treat sleep disorders and even provide wakefulness under normal circumstances. Orexin-A was a compound recently discoverd in rat brain research. Orexin appears to control sleep functions in the brain, and rats given extra doses of Orexin overcame sleep depravation with few if any side effects other than increased appetite.

Avandia. A Prescription Drug for Diabetes

Avandia is a diabetes drug. The FDA has just announced a more strict labelling for this drug though it appears Avandia will stay on the market.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of a potential safety issue related to Avandia (rosiglitazone), a drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes. Safety data from controlled clinical trials have shown that there is a potentially significant increase in the risk of heart attack and heart-related deaths in patients taking Avandia. However, other published and unpublished data from long-term clinical trials of Avandia, including an interim analysis of data from the RECORD trial (a large, ongoing, randomized open label trial) and unpublished reanalyses of data from DREAM (a previously conducted placebo-controlled, randomized trial) provide contradictory evidence about the risks in patients treated with Avandia.
Patients who are taking Avandia, especially those who are known to have underlying heart disease or who are at high risk of heart attack should talk to their doctor about this new information as they evaluate the available treatment options for their type 2 diabetes.


Here is news about Avandia

Avandia Company Website

Avandia from Drugs .com

FDA Safety Alert - Avandia

Avodart for Prostate

Avodart (Dutasteride) is a prescription drug that shrinks the prostate. Obviously it's therefore for men only, and in fact Avodart is *dangerous* for women to handle as even extremely small exposure to Avodart can lead to birth defects in pregnant women.

Prostate problems are extremely common in men, especially older men.

Avodart Company Website

Avodart Free Trial

Wikipedia Entry