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Vytorin Study Probed by US Justice Department
May 9, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The US Justice Department wants to know more about a crucial Vytorin study, the results of which were concealed for more than a year. ...
FDA Exhibiting New Caution in Drug Approvals
May 9, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
In a move that shocked Merck and Wall Street analysts last week, Merck’s new and long-awaited cholesterol drug—Cordaptive—was...
Gardasil Researcher Criticizes Moves to Make HPV Vaccine Mandatory
May 8, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A scientist who helped Merck & Co. conduct clinical trials for the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil is questioning efforts to mandate the...
Many Popular Drugs Linked to Suicide
May 8, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Suicide is common in the US, representing the fourth leading cause of death for those aged 18 to 65 and the third leading cause for those aged 15 to...
Chantix Promoted By US Government in Guidelines Written by Former Pfizer Consultant
May 8, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Health officials in the federal government are urging smokers to use Chantix as part of their efforts to stop smoking - despite the drug's...
Medical Devices Made with Tainted Heparin Recalled by Medtronic
May 8, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Medtronic Inc. is recalling some medical devices because they may be coated with tainted heparin, a drug linked to 81 deaths in the US. The...
Lawmakers Lean on FDA to Police Drug Advertising
May 8, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Last month, Congress asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to speed its efforts in forcing drug companies to include safety-reporting...
Ortho Evra Needs to Go, Public Citizen Says
May 8, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A prominent consumer advocacy group says Ortho Evra, Johnson & Johnson's controversial birth control patch, is too dangerous to be on the...
Expanded Fentora Approval a Bad Idea, FDA Panel Says
May 7, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Cephalon Inc's quest to expand the approved uses of the narcotic painkiller Fentora hit a snag yesterday, as a Food & Drug Administration (FDA)...
Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft and Other SSRI Antidepressants Tied to Premature Birth
May 6, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Paxil and similar antidepressants have been linked to an increased risk of premature birth, a new study says. Premature birth is just one of...
Chinese Still Deny Role in Heparin Problems, Say Baxter is Blocking Investigation
May 6, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration has alleged that Baxter International has refused to cooperate with its investigation into tainted...
Bacteria Tainted Mouthwash Recalled, Illnesses Reported
May 6, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Hydrox Labs in Elgin, Illinois has issued a voluntary recall of Cardinal Health-labeled alcohol-free mouthwash due to contamination with Burkholderia...
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