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Par Pharma edges higher to finish weekly gains

Aug. 21, 2009
Shares of Par Pharmaceutical Cos. continued to rise Friday, capping a week where the company won a patent challenge that could allow it to start selling a generic version of a pain drug, and won FDA approval of a generic blood pressure patch. Par stock is up...
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NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Wal-Mart, the largest U.S. retailer, says it will expand its program of selling prescription generic drugs for far less than retail prices.

FDA approves generic version of Coreg

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Wednesday of the first generic versions of the blood pressure and heart medication Coreg.

Roxane launches generic Norvasc

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10 (UPI) -- Roxane Laboratories said Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its generic version of Pfizer's high blood pressure drug Norvasc.

Mylan OK'd on generic Ambien

PITTSBURGH, April 23 (UPI) -- U.S. generic drug maker Mylan said Monday it has been approved to market a generic version of Sanofi-aventis's Ambien.

Impax OK'd on generic Corzide

HAYWARD, Calif., April 3 (UPI) -- U.S. firm Impax said Tuesday it has been approved to market a generic version of King Pharmaceuticals' blood pressure drug Corzide.

Exercise lowers blood pressure 10 points

BOSTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Exercise can lower blood pressure by 10 points, which can prevent the onset of high blood pressure or reduce blood-pressure medicine, says a U.S. expert.

Skin patch could save stroke patients

LONDON, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- A skin patch used to treat high blood pressure might reportedly help save people who suffer a stroke.

Diuretics best blood pressure medicine

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Diuretics, which cost only pennies a day, outperformed newer, higher-priced drugs at reducing blood pressure and preventing heart failure, researchers reported Tuesday.

Low, low blood pressure heals heart

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- New research suggests doctors need to reset blood pressure goals downward to reverse heart damage caused by hypertension. At a meeting of blood pressure experts, researchers said lowering pressure to less than 130/85 reverses hardening of the arteries.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler