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Anti Craving Drug Speeds Toward Market

January 25th, 2008    Posted by: Dr. Dobson



Vigabatrin, an anticonvulsive drug marketed by Ovation Pharmaceuticals, has been “fast-tracked” by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and could become the first drug approved by the agency as a treatment for cocaine and methamphetamine dependence, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Jan. 22.

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Texas medical board vows to speed up process

November 19th, 2007    Posted by: Dr. Dobson

Texas Medical Board leaders hope to have a new process next year to handle minor violations that some physicians complain cost them too much time and money to resolve.

If the plan is approved by the board after hearings, violations such as failure to release medical records would be handled in a streamlined process, likely within 30 to 60 days.

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