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EDITORIAL AND ADVISORY SERVICE. Executive Editor, Research Advances on Alcohol and Drug Problems 1974-1993; Associate Editor, Alcoholism: Clin. Exp. Res. 1989-1998; Board of Scientific Counselors, NIH-NIAAA 1988-1993; NIH-IRG Reviewer Alcohol and Toxicology 1994-1997; Editorial Board: Alcohol and Health for U.S. Congress 1990 and 1993; J. Studies on Alcohol 1986-present; Alcohol 1989- present; Addiction Br. J Addiction ; 1987-2000; Addiction Biology, 1994-present; Frontiers in BioSciences 1998-present 1. Doxepin, generic CareLink will subsidize doxepin without restrictions. 2. Duloxetine Cymbalta ; Duloxetine is available through a Medication Assistance Program MAP ; if prescribed according to the Non-Psychotic Depression Algorithm. CareLink will only subsidize for initiation of therapy when restriction criteria are met or if the MAP is not available. Duloxetine will not be subsidized for diabetic neuropathy. 3. Ezetimibe Simvastatin Vytorin TM ; Ezetimibe Simvastatin is obtainable through a MAP. CareLink will only subsidize for those who do not qualify for the MAP or to prevent an interruption in therapy. 4. Fenofibrate TriCor ; The manufacturer of TriCor has changed the formulation of the tablets so they may be taken with OR without food. The new strengths, 48 mg and 145 mg, have replaced the previous 54 mg and 160 mg. CareLink will subsidize the 48 mg once daily regimen only if the prescription meets the restriction criteria as specified in the Hypertriglyceridemia Guidelines ; . For doses higher than 48 mg once daily, patients will be referred to the MAP. 5. Insulin lispro Humalog ; Insulin lispro is obtainable through a MAP when initiated by Endocrinology. Patients must visit the MAP office for enrollment where they will receive a voucher to take to an outside pharmacy. CareLink will subsidize for those who do not qualify for a MAP and no other funding is available ; or to prevent an interruption in therapy. 6. Insulin glargine Lantus ; Insulin glargine is obtainable through a MAP when initiated by Endocrinology. MAP patients must go to the MAP office for enrollment. CareLink will subsidize for those who do not qualify for a MAP and no other funding is available ; or to prevent an interruption in therapy. 7. Risperidone long-acting injection Risperdal ConstaTM ; Risperidone long-acting injection is available via a MAP. The medication is restricted to Psychiatry initiation for patients with a history of non-compliance or failure of oral medications. Secure funding for therapy must be established before medication should be initiated. Administration should occur through a newly established risperidone injection clinic to ensure appropriate delivery and follow-up monitoring. CareLink will NOT subsidize risperidone long-acting injection. 8. Tiotropium Spiriva ; Tiotropium is available through a MAP if prescribed for COPD. Ipratropium Combivent or Atrovent ; should be discontinued before tiotropium initiation. Patients converting from other medications should continue current regimen until the MAP drug is obtained. CareLink will only subsidize if a MAP is not available. 9. Valproic acid, generic CareLink will subsidize valproic acid without restrictions.

Lineage-specific preparations of thrombopoietin have been known to produce marked increases in the megakaryocyte mass and the platelet count after subcutaneous dosing.1, 2 After promising results in preclinical murine3 and primate models, 4-6 early trials in humans demonstrated the following changes: a dose-dependent rise in the platelet count, beginning a few days after administration of the thrombopoietin and peaking at 10-14 days, without changes in the red blood cell or neutrophil counts7-11; the production of morphologically and functionally normal platelets9, 11; mobilization of hematopoietic colony-forming units into the peripheral blood12; attenuation of the mild thrombocytopenia that occurs after moderate doses of chemotherapy8, 10; and an absence of significant side effects in recipients. Demonstration of these marked thrombopoietic effects is not, however, the same as proving clinically meaningful benefit, and studies were therefore begun in patient populations receiving more intensive therapies and requiring repetitive transfusions. Clinical trials evaluating pegylated recombinant human megakaryocyte growth and development factor PEG-rHuMGDF ; were initiated in patients with acute myeloid leukemia AML ; and following myeloablative therapy because of the predictable need for platelet transfusions in these patients. We describe the results of a trial evaluating newly diagnosed adults receiving chemotherapy for AML. PEG-rHuMGDF is a truncated form of the mpl ligand expressed in Escherichia coli that has been modified by the addition of a polyethyleneglycol moiety to increase its circulating half-life. PEG-rHuMGDF has been shown to be a potent thrombopoietic agent, as outlined above.

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Re: Cholesterol Drug Zetia Doesn't Benefit Health The new ENHANCE trial -- which involved patients with a genetic condition that causes abnormally high levels of blood cholesterol -- found no such added benefit. According to a statement released by the two drug companies Monday, researchers found no statistically significant difference in heart attacks or stroke among trial participants who took Zetia plus Zocor, a widely used cholesterol-lower drug, versus those who got Zocor alone. The study also noted that the speed at which arteries thickened with plaque almost doubled among those on the two-drug regimen compared to those taking Zocor alone. Safety profiles were similar for Zetia Zocor versus Zocor alone, the team added. "These results are very important considerations on how we treat patients with elevated cholesterol and will very likely impact the way we choose drugs to lower cholesterol and eliminate plaque, " said Dr. Howard Weintraub, clinical director of the Center for the Prevention of Cardio- Vascular Disease at New York University Medical Center, New York City, and clinical associate professor at the NYU School of Medicine. "ENHANCE found that plaque got slightly worse when the drug combination was used, " Weintraub noted in a statement. "But, the real take-home message here is that getting LDL down is important, and that's not something that should be lost as a consequence of this study." The ENHANCE study was completed in April 2006, but the results were only released Monday by Merck and Schering-Plough after continual prodding by medical professionals. According to The New York Times, the companies had initially planned to release the findings by March 2007, but then missed several self-imposed deadlines, blaming the delay on the complexities of necessary data analysis. Now that the results have arrived, Zetia and Vytorin should be viewed as "drugs of last resort, " for patients not helped by standard statin therapy, Nissen said. Only if you can't tolerate full doses of simvastatin should you take ezetimibe, he said. "This is one of the most widely advertised and widely used drugs out there, so it's obviously good to get these study results, " Nissen added. Another group questioned why patients should be prescribed more expensive cholesterol-lowering drugs, such as Vytorin, versus cheaper, generic statins such as Zocor. "We already know that millions of people who take these brand drugs probably don't need to; they could be taking a less expensive generic Cholesterol Drug Zetia Doesn't Benefit Health 2 and acidophilus.