A 5-day course of levofloxacin is at least as effective as a 10-day course of ciprofloxacin for treating acute pyelonephritis and complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), note researchers from Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, which markets levofloxacin in the US as Levaquin. Reuters Health Information
For acute gout flare, an hourly low-dose oral colchicine regimen offers comparable efficacy and better tolerability than the more common 6-hour high-dose regimen, results of a controlled study indicate. Reuters Health Information
Drug companies that had medicines tested by contractor Cetero Research might have to reevaluate results, U.S. regulators warned after the firm was found faking documents and manipulating samples. br / iReuters Health Information/i
The anticonvulsant topiramate (Topamax) helps treat alcohol dependence, but serious side effects might limit its use, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
