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Tamsulosin was first marketed in 1996 under the trade name Flomax. The U.S. patent expired in October 2009. [26] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved generics in March 2010. [27] In 2010, tamsulosin was available as OTC medication in UK. [28] It is marketed by various companies under licence, including Boehringer Ingelheim and CSL.
It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 14, 2010. [4] In June 2011, the FDA approved a label change to warn of "Increased Risk of High-grade Prostate Cancer" from Jalyn.
1966 – Taxol, anti-cancer compound, isolated from the yew plant; 1967 – Camptothecin, anti-cancer compound, isolated from the Camptotheca acuminata, the Chinese Happy Tree, which was used as a cancer treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. [23] It is the source of chemotherapy drugs: topotecan and irinotecan.
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) is a complication that may occur during cataract extraction in certain patients. This syndrome is characterized by a flaccid iris which billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents, a propensity for this floppy iris to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery, and progressive intraoperative pupil constriction ...
The era of cancer chemotherapy began in the 1940s with the first use of nitrogen mustards and folic acid antagonist drugs. The targeted therapy revolution has arrived, but many of the principles and limitations of chemotherapy discovered by the early researchers still apply.
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A 2010 review found a 25% reduction in the risk of prostate cancer with 5α-reductase inhibitor. [33] A follow-up study of the Medicare claims of participants in a 10-year Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial suggests the reduction in prostate cancer is maintained even after discontinuation of treatment. [34]
Ford's transparency was praised by experts in drug abuse treatment, who predicted that it would make a major and positive impact. The week she entered rehab, Ford disclosed her addiction to prescription medication. Days later, Ford also disclosed to the public that she had come to realize that she was additionally an alcoholic.