Article: Roche targets diabetes care.(RX/Diabetes Care)(Roche Holding Ltd.)

Article: Xenical reworks its ads; TV spots stress awareness, skip over side effects.(Hoffmann-La Roche ad campaign)(Brief Article)
Advertising Age;  February 5, 2001 ;     485 words ......failed to deliver, Hoffmann-La Roche will break a follow-up TV...weight-loss drug. And it's clear Roche and its new agency, WPP Group...jarring list of potential side effects. Gone is the male pitchman...treats-again keeping the side effects off the air. Print...benefits, but the ...

Article: Unrecognised Side Effects of Schizophrenia Treatment May Be Leading Patients to Discontinue Medication.
PR Newswire;  October 5, 1998 ;     657 words ......antipsychotic medication because of the side effects they experience. The study also suggests...professionals do not routinely ask about side effects and underestimate the proportion of...there are patients suffering treatment side effects which are not recognised and addressed...

Article: Primer for prescription medicines: the medicines for side effects--part one.(RX Primer)
Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......like all medicines--can potentially produce side effects. Most side effects are mild, but some can be serious, even life threatening. Most physicians define medication side effects as undesirable experiences or conditions produced...

Article: Removing Roadblocks to Full Recovery; A Psychiatrist Argues for Treating the Side Effects of Today's Antidepressant Medications
The Washington Post;  February 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ......effects of depression with negligible side effects. Unfortunately like many "wonder drugs...suicidal despair. But their record on side effects has not been so good. For some patients...full recovery in the form of serious side effects--including physical and mental lethargy...

Article: Rx for doctors: inform consumers about side effects.
Newsletter-People's Medical Society;  August 1, 1995 ;     363 words ......to warn consumers about the potential side effects of newly prescribed drugs because they...unnaturally increase the incidence of those side effects. In fact, studies indicate that only...four routinely discusses the potential side effects of newly prescribed drugs with their...

Article: New Report Highlights Aromatase Inhibitor Side Effects ; Intolerable Side Effects Primary Reason Women Discontinue Use of Aromatase Inhibitors
U.S. Newswire;  December 18, 2006 ;     412 words ......Cancer Symposium (Abstract #3131), on the side effects of aromatase inhibitors (AIs). The report, "Side Effects Revealed: Women's Experiences with Aromatase...responses to an online survey of the drugs' side effects. (The report is online at http:// www...

Article: PATIENTS SHOULD KNOW SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS
The Washington Post;  January 10, 1995 ;     308 words ......warn patients about potential side effects of drugs is fear of the power...Telling patients about possible side effects, it is supposed, may lead to an increased incidence of those very side effects. False alarm, reports a new study...

Article: Gene variations alter antidepressant side effects.
Mental Health Weekly Digest;  October 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......explain why some people experience side effects to common antidepressants while...no role in the development of side effects nor in how well the drugs worked. The findings may lead to fewer side effects for patients undergoing antidepressant...

Article: Researchers finds gene variations that alter antidepressant side effects.
Health & Medicine Week;  October 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ......explain why some people experience side effects to common antidepressants while...no role in the development of side effects nor in how well the drugs worked. The findings may lead to fewer side effects for patients undergoing antidepressant...

Article: SUIT: LARIUM DRUGMAKER HID SIDE EFFECTS
United Press International;  October 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Suit: Larium drugmaker hid side effects WASHINGTON, Oct 10, 2002...charging drug giant Hoffmann-La Roche with knowingly withholding...misrepresenting information about side effects of its anti-malaria drug...history of depression but that Roche failed to warn U.S. doctors...psychotic ...

Article: Patients anticipate high number of side effects to cancer treatment.
Cancer Weekly;  July 27, 2004 ;     473 words ......or radiation expect a high number of side effects, and that age, gender, educational background...type of cancer all influence how many side effects a patient expects. The authors of the...interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom). Side effects from chemotherapy or radiation therapy...

Article: CHAPTER 8: Management of Treatment Side Effects
Formulary;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...STRATEGIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF SIDE EFFECTS Effective management of the side effects of treatments for MS and its symptoms is essential...Strategies for helping patients cope with these side effects include1: * Educating patients about treatment...

Article: LANDMARK GALLUP SURVEY DOCUMENTS QUIET REVOLUTION; CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS TODAY WANT MOST AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT ALONG WITH MINIMIZED SIDE EFFECTS
PR Newswire;  September 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ......impacts of the potentially life-threatening side effects of these powerful anti-cancer drugs. Reflecting...regimen tolerable -- but with minimized side effects. In addition to wanting to avoid side effects, most patients whose unwanted adverse...

Article: No 'magic' in retail diet pill: If the FDA consents, a prescription fat-blocker may be on store shelves soon, but experts warn of side effects, unreal expectations.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  January 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......can. Neither have unsavory side effects, such as loss of bowel control...Hurley, a spokesman for Roche Pharmaceuticals, which marketed...health outweighs potential side effects, said Keith, who has been...others, Kim warned that the side effects of using Xenical could ...