Bayer $1.06B Settlement
Bayer Settled Baycol Lawsuits. Bayer AG, Germany's second-largest drug and chemical maker, has agreed to pay $1.06 billion to settle 2,771 lawsuits relating to its withdrawn cholesterol treatment Baycol. The company has 8,048 cases pending, 515 fewer than a month ago, spokeswoman Annette Josten said. The company had paid … [Read more...] about Bayer $1.06B Settlement
AstraZeneca Drug Should Be Taken Off Market
AstraZeneca Should Be Removed From The Market. AstraZeneca Plc's Crestor cholesterol treatment is dangerous and should be removed from the market, a letter written by U.S. consumer watchdog Public Citizen and published in the British medical journal Lancet said. Sidney Wolfe, the head of Public Citizen's Health Research group, … [Read more...] about AstraZeneca Drug Should Be Taken Off Market
