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PR Newswire Europe - First Study to Show Seroquel May be Effective in Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder.

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ALDERLEY PARK, Cheshire, UK, September 24 /PRNewswire/ —
- New data shows Seroquel works quickly and is well-tolerated in a difficult to treat patient population -
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AstraZeneca announced important new data presented today at the 4th European Stanley Foundation Conference on Bipolar Disorder, which show SEROQUEL is significantly more effective than placebo in treating patients with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder and is also well-tolerated in this difficult to treat patient population(1). The results are from the first large-scale, …

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AScribe Health News Service - New Study Examines SEROQUEL Treatment for Depressive Episodes Associated With Bipolar Disorder; In First Large-Scale SEROQUEL Study Including Both Bipolar I,…

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Byline: Edelman Public Relations

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WILMINGTON, Del., May 5 (AScribe Newswire) — AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced results from the first large-scale study that examined SEROQUEL(r) (quetiapine fumarate) as a treatment for depressive episodes that included both patients with bipolar I and II disorders. Results from this clinical trial suggest improvement in depressive symptoms for those taking SEROQUEL. Depressive episodes are characterized by prolonged periods of sadness, unexplained loss of energy, persistent lethargy and recurring thoughts of death or suicide. SEROQUEL is a …

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AFP - AstraZeneca says US watchdog okays bipolar drug

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LONDON (AFP) — Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of its Seroquel drug to treat bipolar I disorder.

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According to AstraZeneca, bipolar I disorder is a lifelong psychiatric condition characterised by manic or mixed mood episodes, interspersed with episodes of …

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Pharmaceutical Processing - AstraZeneca submits sNDA for SEROQUEL[R] for bipolar depression treatment.(Industry News)

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AstraZeneca recently announced that it has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) with the FDA to seek approval for a new indication for SEROQUEL[R] (quetiapine fumarate) for the treatment of patients with depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder. SEROQUEL is currently approved for the treatment of acute manic episodes associated with bipolar 1 disorder and the treatment of schizophrenia.

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“AstraZeneca is dedicated to improving patients’ lives and developing new treatments for mental illness,” said Wayne Macfadden, MD, US Medical Director for …

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PR Newswire Europe - Study Finds SEROQUEL Effective and Well Tolerated in Elderly Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease.

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ALDERLEY PARK, England, March 4 /PRNewswire/ — AstraZeneca announced results from a study involving elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treated with the atypical antipsychotic SEROQUEL (quetiapine) today at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry in San Diego, USA.

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The study found that SEROQUEL at 200 mg/day was effective in reducing agitation in elderly patients with AD without leading to a decline in cognitive function. SEROQUEL was also generally well tolerated with no incidence of cerebrovascular adverse events during treatment, …

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Buy Seroquel 100mg online to Get Rid of Mental Illness

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The dug Seroquel, approved by FDA (food & drug association) is used for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar mania. Both of these are mental illnesses, generally caused by an imbalance of chemicals within the brain. Schizophrenia results in inability among the people to perceive reality properly and can cause hallucinations, delusions and disorganized thinking processes. Bipolar mania is a mood disorder that results in having extreme emotions. Usually these extreme emotions involve hyperactivity, increased sexual desires and increased irritability

Seroquel dosage is not same for everybody; dosage varies depending on the patient’s condition and response to medication. Some patients need low dose, while others will require a much higher dose. Usually, dosages of Seroquel vary from between 300 and 400 milligrams per day. In that case you can buy four or three tablets of 100 mg Seroquel or two tablets of 200 mg either from medical stores or online also It can be taken with or without meals and should always include a glass of water with each dose.

Seroquel, a tablet oral medication, is not favorable for everyone. According to your past medical history records, you have to start its usage. If Person suffering from liver problems, heart related problems, high cholesterol and Alzheimer’s disease, then Seroquel tablet will not be right for them. Furthermore, the ladies who are pregnant should not take this anti-psychotic medication because there is a possibility that the side effects will pass to the newly born baby through the breastfeeding.

Seroquel, not unlike other prescription medication, comes with the greater possibilities of side effects. Some serious side effects of Seroquel include breathing difficulties, irregular heartbeats, and allergic reactions; like tongue, face and lip swelling, where as less serious negative effects are constipation, agitation, weight gain and dry mouth. Even alcohol consumption and performing hazardous activities like operating machineries are strictly avoided while taking the treatment.

You can easily online buy the Seroquel 100 mg, 200 mg tablets at a very competitive rate. Buying these Seroquel 100 mg tablets through online will be more economical and easy. All the necessary information is disclosed regarding its usage in detail in various websites. It is a safe and genuine drug and will positively prove its effectiveness, if it is used according to doctor’s prescriptions. While purchasing these tablets, it is always advisable to check its authenticity by checking its date of manufacturing and the date of expiry.

Effects of Nutritional Supplements in Children with Bipolar Disorder

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The following is a synopsis of a research study completed with 20 children diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, examining the benefits of glyconutritional supplements:

Bipolar Disorder is diagnosed with increasing frequency in children and adolescents. Approximately 20% of all Bipolar patients experience their first episode during adolescence. Challenges in diagnosis include differentiation from ADD and other child behavioral disorders. The intensity and severity of mood swings and unprovoked behavioral outbursts create undue suffering for both the children and thier families.

Treatment includes both medications and therapy. Mood stabilizers and a newer class of medication, atypical antipsychotics, are used with increasing frequency. While meds are more of a last resort clinically, the option becomes higher priority when a youngster’s outbursts become a risk to hurt self or others, even accidentally.

Caution with medication is always indicated, due to risk of side effects and the lack of research on many of these medications in children.

The study examined the potential benefits of glyconutritional supplements for a period of 5 months.

The results of this study were promising. Of 15 children who completed the study, 14 exhibited considerable improvement after 20 weeks on glyconutritional supplements. One child exhibited mild improvement on glyconutritional supplements.

Children who experienced side effects from the medications for Bipolar Disorder displayed considerable improvement in their tolerability to medication.

Examples included: near elimination in sedation from Risperdal and elimination of migraines while on Seroquel and Trileptal. One youngster who had been very fatigued from his medication regimen, which included Trileptal, Lexapro, Ambien, Abilify and Seroquel, experienced elimination of daytime fatigue by week 12.

It was also clear to the researchers and study volunteers that the children looked happier, healthier, calmer and more stable as the study progressed.

At the onset of this study, all parents expressed interest in the potential benefits of the supplements, particularly in offsetting side effects; however, all parents were clear that it had take quite along time for their children to become stable on their medications and they wished not to make changes in their medications prematurely. Many of the children had been hospitalized at least once. All families were highly invested in their childrens’ well-being and each felt their child’s condition was the single largest stressor in the family, including for the child who suffered from the condition.

Our initial study results speak to the need for larger clinical trials over longer periods of time.

Along with use of psychotropic medications in children, augmentation strategies with natural supplements warrant further consideration, to improve childrens’ overall health, augment mood stablizing effects of medications and improve tolerability of medications. Longer term studies may determine if medications could be successfully weaned, at least in part, over a longer period of time.

Independent, The (London) - AstraZeneca blames customer cutbacks for disappointing results

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The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca posted what analysts considered to be disappointing first-quarter sales figures yesterday, but said that its full-year earnings growth was on track to meet expectations.
The company blamed customers cutting back on stocks of drugs in the first quarter as the main reason for the numbers, which showed 10 per cent sales growth, below forecasts. The group manufacturers Nexium, the blockbuster ulcer treatment, which had faced a patent challenge from the Indian generics company Ranbaxy that was resolved in AstraZeneca’s favour last week.

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Analysts expected that Nexium sales growth would be slower, but were mystified why other drugs had also been de-stocked. Simon Louth, AstraZeneca’s chief financial officer, said there was “no particular reason”.
First-quarter, pre-tax profits were up 12 per cent to $2.65bn (1.34bn), although this figure did not include restructuring costs associated with the buyout of the biotechnology group MedImmune. Shares in the company fell by 5 per cent on the announcement, with analysts blaming a misunderstanding of the figures. The group has said that due to beneficial movements in the dollar, earnings per share growth had increased by 5 cents.
Peter Cartwright, an analyst at Evolution, said that most investors had assumed that the growth increase had been worked out by taking a set dollar price for the whole year, when in fact it is worked out by the company on a quarterly basis. Shares had recovered to 2,120p by the close of trading, down 0.6 per cent, with investors assuming that the 5 cent figure will improve during the year.
Despite the group maintaining that it will hit annual sales targets, Simon Mather, a pharmaceutical industry watcher at WestLB, said the company would come under pressure in the next year, particularly from generics groups.
The patents of Seroquel, the company’s psychiatric treatment, and Crestor, an anti-cholesterol drug, face challenges in the next 18 months. Mr Louth said he would vigorously defend its intellectual property rights.
Seroquel recorded sales of $1.05bn in the first quarter, up from $923m last year, while Crestor made $772m against $628m in 2006.
Mr Louth also refused to rule out a move away from the UK. Last week, one of AstraZeneca’s rivals, Shire, said it was to re- domicile in the Republic of Ireland to take advantage of the country’s 12.5 per cent corporate tax rate. UK corporate tax is charged at 28 per cent.
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Independent, The (London) - Main movers

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AInforma 427.5p (up 49.25p, 13.02 per cent) Confirms 506p-per- share approach by Providence consortium.
AAstraZeneca 2,233p (up 103p, 4.84 per cent) Summary judgment in Seroquel dispute.
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AAutonomy 952p (up 22p, 2.37 per cent) Recent contract wins.
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ABabcock International 606.5p (up 7p, 1.17 per cent) OFT approves buy of Weir’s Strachan & Henshaw.
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Rediscovering Fun for You and Your Loved One

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During the period leading up to diagnosis and treatment of your loved one’s Bipolar Disorder, you both probably had your share of difficult times together that could be directly related to untreated Bipolar Disorder. Maybe complicating factors of the disorder even stopped you and your loved one from engaging in some of your favorite activities. And now maybe managing your loved one’s Bipolar Disorder is so much a part of both of your lives that “fun” is way on the back burner of your lives.
Well, everyone needs a fun time for a fulfilling life, even if they have Bipolar Disorder. Hopefully by now, your loved one is following an effective treatment plan that will make it possible for both you and them to enjoy more carefree, stress-free moments. If they are, you may now be able to put more fun back into your lives!
Here are some suggestions:
* Sit down individually and make a list of 10 things that you enjoyed in the past and would like to do again. (Add new ideas to your lists for places you would like to visit or activities that you would like to try.)
* Share your lists with each other and then decide which things you would enjoy doing together.
* Schedule at least two of these things on your calendar for the near future, and at least two things for further away.
* Don’t set your expectations too high. If you “hope for the best, but plan for the worst” (according to the Stockdale Paradox I have shared with you in the past), you will be less likely to be disappointed if things go less than perfectly with your planned activities.
* Always have a back-up plan. For instance, if you plan to go camping, and it rains, go to “Plan B,” where you set up camp in the family room, roasting marshmallows in the fireplace!
* Send each other an eGreeting Card. An eGreeting Card is a personalized electronic greeting card that you send to another person’s e-mail address. It’s an easy way to share your personal, kind thoughts with someone important in your life. The makers of the medication Seroquel provide a free way to do this (whether you take this medication or not). To send an eGreeting Card, just go to: http://www.seroquel.com/cons_bip/care/coping/fun.asp .
* Surprise your loved one with an “Un-Birthday Present.” This doesn’t have to be expensive–just something “fun,” something that would bring a smile to your loved one’s face.
* Go someplace together that is traditionally a “kid’s” place–like the zoo, for instance–and act like kids again!
* Get out a piece of paper and a couple of pencils or pens (crayons would actually be best), and play a good, old-fashioned game of Tic-Tac-Toe! You’ll find that you still remember how to do it, no matter how long it’s been!
* Have a squirt-gun fight!
* Go to the grocery store, and ask the clerk if you can take a picture with him!
* Go to the department store, and “test-drive” the tricycles!
* Take out the old VCR recorder, and make your own “info-mercial,” starring YOURSELVES!
* Look at old photo albums.
* Play the old kid’s game, “Rock-Paper-Scissors.”
* Tell each other jokes and riddles.
* If you are really, really bored, and want to have some fun together, go to: http://www.bored.com! You’ll find all kinds of suggestions there!