Friday, July 30, 2004

FDA Approves Campral for Recovering Alcoholics
Reuters Health story at Medscape - "A new pill intended to help alcoholics not drink again after they have quit could hit the shelves by the end of this year after U.S. health officials approved the drug on Thursday. The drug, Campral (acamprosate), may not work for people who are actively drinking when they start taking the pill or who are abusing other substances, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a statement. It was not clear how the pill worked, health officials said, but studies showed more patients who took the drug abstained from drinking compared to those who took a placebo..." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].