Last week, Japanese prosecutors raided the local offices of Swiss company, Novartis pharmaceuticals, after the Japanese health ministry filed a criminal complaint against the firm. Novartis pharmaceuticals has been under investigation for allegedly manipulating advertising data for the blood pressure drug, Diovan. Under Japan’s pharmaceutical law, anyone that is found guilty of exaggerated advertising of …
According to the FDA the antibacterial drug Doribax, that has been used to treat patients who develop pneumonia on ventilators, carries an increased risk of death and has a lower clinical cure rate compared to the use of Primaxin for injection. Doribax Drug Information Doribax is an antibiotic that fights serious infections caused by bacteria. …
In 2001, Dr. Martin Keller, a former professor at Brown University, conducted a study related to the anti-depressant drug Paxil. The study was called “Study 329”, and it was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent psychiatry. However, many believe this study to be controversial. The Controversy Of Paxil Side …
In the past five months U.S. women have been blaming Lipitor side effects for their Type 2 Diabetes. According to a Reuters investigation, lawsuits have soared from 56 to nearly 1,000 cases representing 4,000 women. Lipitor Side Effects And The Lawsuits Pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, is facing a ton of lawsuits claiming the company knew about …
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is under investigation by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for potentially violating the False Claims Act (FCA). Teva is the largest generic pharmaceutical company in the country and one in six of the 3.3 billion generic prescriptions in the United States are filled with a Teva product. …
Conflict of interest in a research setting is a serious issue as it can not only lead to possible injury or harm among study participants, but it could potentially cause damage to an entire research enterprise by lessening trust and confidence in the research. A conflict of interest may involve abuse, whether actual or potential …
The FDA has issued a Class I recall for some of GE healthcare’s neonatal resuscitation devices after the company discovered life-threatening malfunctions. Giraffe Warmer and Panda Warmer Resuscitation systems were designed to resuscitate infants and newborns it was also used to regulate body temperature. However, on November 18th GE sent an urgent medical device correction …