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Stewards Report  06 Mar 2006
10 January 2006. This sample was analysed and found to contain the prohibited substance- DICLOFENAC. Stewards considered evidence ... - Harness Racing in Australia,

Vulture decline: Pressure builds to ban Diclofenac  Feb 8, 2006
IT is a frequently used pain-killer in humans, but the veterinary use of Diclofenac has hastened the decline of the Asian vulture species in the country. ... - Hindu Business Line,

BirdLife hopeful of diclofenac ban  Feb 1, 2006
The three species of vulture have died after ingesting the drug diclofenac, which is used as an anti-inflammatory treatment for livestock. ... - BirdLife International,

Phase out diclofenac to save vultures: experts  Feb 1, 2006
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Myanmaar have been urged to phase out the use of veterinary drug diclofenac as part of ... - Webindia123,

Experts for banning use of diclofenac on vultures  Feb 1, 2006
...on Vulture Conservation have strongly recommended to Governments concerned to take immediate steps for completely phasing out the use of diclofenac drug on the ... - Webindia123,

Spurious drugs banned  Mar 1, 2006
30405 by M/s Veeyes Industries Mysore dated 4/2006, Bruplus-C Dispersible tab B-23 by M/s Mangesh Pharma Dharwar Karnataka dated 9/2008, Diclofenac Na Inj IP ... - GreaterKashmir.com (press release),

It is a challenge to provide low-cost medicines to consumers  Mar 3, 2006
...higher level in the market. For instance, the price of Diclofenac Sodium is 193 times in the US compared to India. A strip of 10 ... - Financial Express,

Analysis: Celebrex ups heart-attack risk  Feb 28, 2006
The secondary meta-analysis included six studies involving a total of 12,780 patients treated with placebo, diclofenac, ibuprofen, paracetamol or Celebrex. ... - United Press International

Rarest vultures join breeding programme  Feb 28, 2006
The Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris is the rarest of the three species whose populations have been decimated by the veterinary drug diclofenac. ... - BirdLife International,

Celecoxib Increases Risk Of Heart Attack, New Study Finds  Mar 2, 2006
2 (COX-2) inhibitor drugs are popular analgesics as they have fewer gastrointestinal side effects than traditional NSAIDs like ibuprofen and diclofenac. ... - Medical News Today (press release),

Results of US Dose Escalation Clinical Trial  Feb 27, 2006
Current treatment alternatives comprise surgical techniques (primarily cryotherapy) and topical medications (eg 5-flourouracil, imiquimod and diclofenac). ... - PharmaLive.com (press release),

UK: GOVERNMENTS, NGOS AND SCIENTISTS UNITE TO SAVE VULTURES FROM ...  Feb 5, 2006
Scientists discovered that an important cause of the catastrophic decline in vulture populations is a drug called Diclofenac, which farmers give to lame cattle ... - noticias.info,

Forest dept to support drug ban to save vultures  Feb 5, 2006
5. — At a time when scientists have given hope that the Asian vultures can be saved if the inflammatory drug — diclofenac — mainly found in dead cattle ... - The Statesman,

Uniting organisations to save vultures  Feb 6, 2006
Scientists have discovered that a major cause for the significant decline in the vulture populations is a drug called Diclofenac that farmers give to lame ... - Scenta.co.uk,

- By Our Correspondent  Feb 3, 2006
According to experts, one of the major causes for the decline in their population is the usage of the veterinary drug diclofenac. ... - The Asian Age,

The centre’s in full flight, feels UK Minister  Feb 4, 2006
...‘‘The cause of the catastrophic decline of the vulture population is a drug called Diclofenac, which farmers give to lame cattle. ... - Chandigarh Newsline,

Short-term Celebrex seems safe for osteoarthritis  Feb 27, 2006
...of Medicine in California, randomized patients to Celebrex (100 or 200 mg twice daily), the NSAID naproxen (500 mg twice daily) or the NSAID diclofenac (50 mg ... - Reuters.uk,

Painkiller 'may double risk of heart attacks'  Feb 28, 2006
...studies suggested the drug gave a 1.88-fold increased risk of heart attack when compared with other pain killers including ibuprofen, paracetamol and diclofenac ... - Telegraph.co.uk,

Further fears over arthritis drug  Mar 1, 2006
...trials, which found those taking Celebrex were at no greater risk of heart attack than patients on traditional painkillers such as ibuprofen and diclofenac. ... - BBC News,

Pfizer`s COX 2 may be heart safe  Feb 22, 2006
The study found Celebrex produced significantly fewer serious upper gastrointestinal events than the NSAIDs naproxen or diclofenac. ... - Monsters and Critics.com,

Sikkim bans chemicals for vultures  Feb 1, 2006
The state that has 80 percent forest cover has added another feather to its cap — its government recently banned the use of the Diclofenac Sodium drug that ... - The Statesman,

Scientist urges rethink after secondarthritis drug found to be ...  Feb 28, 2006
...are popular analgesics as they have fewer gastrointestinal side-effects than traditional non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen and diclofenac. ... - ic Wales,

Large-scale study demonstrates celecoxib safe and effective ...  Feb 22, 2006
...were randomly assigned for treatment with either celecoxib 100 mg twice daily (BID), celecoxib 200 mg BID, or nonselective NSAID therapy (diclofenac 50 mg BID ... - Innovations-Report,

Celebrex safe for osteoarthritis  Mar 1, 2006
...assigned the patients to one of three groups; Celebrex (100 or 200 mg twice daily); the NSAID naproxen (500 mg twice daily); or the NSAID diclofenac (50 mg ... - News-Medical.net,

Risk of cardiovascular events and celecoxib: a systematic review ...  Feb 28, 2006
The secondary meta-analysis which included a total of six studies (with placebo, diclofenac, ibuprofen, and paracetamol as comparators) of 12 780 patients ... - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Meta-Analysis Links Celebrex to Doubling of MI Risk  Mar 2, 2006
...six published studies that compared Celebrex with other painkillers such as Advil or Motrin (ibuprofen), Tylenol (acetaminophen), diclofenac and placebo ... - MedPage Today,

Other views: Jordan Times, Globe and Mail, The Hindu  Feb 24, 2006
Scientists discovered that it was exposure to diclofenac, a drug used to treat fever, inflammation and pain in domestic livestock, that was the problem. ... - International Herald Tribune,

Celebrex Gets Passing Grades for Gastric and Cardiac Safety  Feb 23, 2006
...and Safety Study-1 (SUCCESS-1), evaluated the overall safety, efficacy, and tolerability of Celebrex compared with the NSAIDs Voltaren (diclofenac) and Naprosyn ... - MedPage Today,

Nuvo announces Pennsaid(R) data published in the Journal of ...  Mar 2, 2006
In a head-to-head equivalence trial using the WOMAC subscales over 12 weeks, Pennsaid(R) was as effective as oral diclofenac, but was much better tolerated. ... - Canada NewsWire (press release),

Ray of hope for vultures facing extinction  Feb 1, 2006
According to the RSPB, these declines were caused by the widespread veterinary use of the drug diclofenac for the treatment of sick domestic livestock ... - 999 Today,

Bird groups hopeful on vultures  Feb 1, 2006
Three species on the Asian subcontinent are close to extinction after eating animal carcasses containing traces of the anti-inflammatory diclofenac. ... - BBC News,

Medication for endangered vultures offers hope  Feb 1, 2006
And they called on the Indian government, which has already banned the use of the drug diclofenac, to intensify a captive breeding program for threatened ... - Zee News,

Cooperation among countries suggested for saving vultures  Feb 1, 2006
Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Myanmar should step up regional cooperation to save vultures and work towards complete phasing out of veterinary Diclofenac, the drug ... - Zee News,

US FDA accepts DMF of JBCPL  Feb 2, 2006
JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd's drug master file (DMF) for diclofenac diethylamine has been accepted by US FDA. DMF is filed ... - Business Standard,

Switching Drug For Livestock May Save Endangered Vultures  Feb 2, 2006
Meloxicam, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, has been shown to be a safe and effective replacement for diclofenac, a widely used veterinary NSAID that has ... - Chemical & Engineering News

Disappearing vultures  Feb 2, 2006
The bigger culprit is an anti-inflammatory drug called Diclofenac, which veterinarians tend to use liberally for treating domestic animals. ... - Business Standard,

33 vultures, 10 kites die in Sikkim, Bengal  Feb 25, 2006
Most of the vulture deaths across the country are a result of the birds feeding on carcasses that contain traces of diclofenac sodium, a popular painkiller ... - Hindu,

Drug India Uses in Cattle Is Killing Off Vultures  Feb 4, 2006
More than 90% of India's vultures, a crucial link in the environment, have died, in large part by exposure to diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug and ... - Los Angeles Times,

REGIONAL COOPERATION AMONG VULTURE RANGE COUNTRIES RECOMMENDED ...  Feb 1, 2006
...presentations were made on various aspects like monitoring efforts being made in different countries, captive breeding and the role of diclofenac in the ... - Press Information Bureau (press release),

14 kites found dead in Siliguri  Feb 23, 2006
...‘‘It may have so happened that the kites consumed meat of an animal that had been provided diclofenac, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug. ... - Kolkata Newsline,

Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Licenses Exclusive Worldwide Rights to ...  Feb 21, 2006
In October 2005, the Company announced that it acquired the exclusive US rights to market and sell two topical formulations of diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti ... - International News Service,

India to ban drug blamed in vulture deaths  Jan 31, 2006
...millions of oriental white-backed, long-billed and slender-billed vultures in South Asia have died from eating cattle carcasses tainted by diclofenac, an anti ... - San Jose Mercury News,

Basic Science Investigation  Feb 9, 2006
Cimetidine, diclofenac, and miconazole, known inhibitors of CYP450 2EI, were tested for the ability to inhibit defluorination of 18 F-FCWAY in rat liver ... - Journal of Nuclear Medicine

SSRIs harm baby's breath?  Feb 24, 2006
Use of some medications during pregnancy - nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin, indomethacin/Indocin, naproxene/ Aleve, diclofenac/Voltaren, etc.). ... - myDNA.com,

Earthweek: A Diary of a Planet  Feb 7, 2006
The government promised last March to phase out veterinary use of the drug diclofenac, but the move has faced opposition from the pharmaceutical companies that ... - Gilroy Dispatch (subscription),

Shire plc: Strong 2005 Performance Supports Positive Outlook  Feb 23, 2006
...of Ireland) REMINYL XL(TM) (galantamine hydrobromide) (UK and Republic of Ireland) REPLAGAL(R) (agalsidase alfa) SOLARAZE(R) (3%, gel diclofenac sodium (3%w/w ... - PR Newswire (press release),

Safe pickings needed for India's vultures  Feb 2, 2006
Initially, the cause was thought to be a virus. But in 2004, scientists found that the killer was a veterinary painkiller known as diclofenac. ... - New Scientist (subscription),

Project to conserve three species of vultures  Feb 4, 2006
CZA is also working closely with the Government to completely phase out diclofenac — the veterinary drug known to kill vultures — and bring in cheaper and ... - Hindu,