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OB: Mixed Reviews On Drug To Prevent Preterm BirthFrom: Dean Huffman . (dean@thehuffpeople.net)Tue Aug 29 17:51:48 2006
, The article does not mention the generic name of the drug. It only mentions "Gestiva". Do you know the identity (i.e., generic name) of Gestiva? I presume this refers to the NEJM article, and others, and ACOG Committee Opinion 291 concerning the use of 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone caporateto prevent preterm birth. Is that what Gestiva is, or is Gestiva something else? - - - - From: evsono@pipeline.com (art fougner, md) Subject: OB: Mixed Reviews On Drug To Prevent Preterm Birth A drug to help women carry their babies to term that is awaiting federal approval doesn't appear to delay the earliest preterm births most often linked to death and serious health problems, according to federal documents released yesterday. The results of a single clinical trial were not "statistically persuasive" in suggesting that the injectable drug, Gestiva, reduced births before either 32 or 35 weeks' gestation, Food and Drug Administration documents show. However, the drug does appear to reduce births before the 37th week, considered the cutoff point for a newborn to be considered premature, study results suggest. Adeza Biomedical Corp. said in FDA filings that weekly injections of Gestiva lead to a "substantial reduction" in preterm births among women most at risk. http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hspree294869380aug29,0,5906224.story Art
-- art fougner, md "May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
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