Archive for December 13th, 2008

Medical Marketing and Media - WALL STREET CHOICE: SALES OF KEY PRODUCTS BOOST WYETH'S TOP LINE

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

In a study sure to cause indigestion among those who can least abide it, Dutch researchers have found that acid-blocking drugs might boost a person’s chance of getting pneumonia. For millions of people who have come to rely on the popular drugs, the news is a bitter pill to swallow.
Acid blockers come in two forms. Socalled [histamine.sub.2]-receptor antagonists include ranitidine (Zantac), cimetidine (Tagamet), and famotidine (Pe…