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How Big Pharma Blocks a More Effective Approach to Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Disease is a serious form of dementia that robs a person of their memories …
St. Jude Medical Settles Investor Lawsuit for $39 Million
St. Jude Medical has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of misleading …
Pfizer Settles Investor Lawsuit for $486 Million
Pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer announced that it had reached a settlement of lawsuit pending for over …
Humana Sues to Recover Millions from Drug Testing Company
The Humana insurance company recently filed a lawsuit against one of the drug testing companies …
Bacterial Infections Prompt Lawsuit Against Medical Device Manufacturer and Hospital
Few people enjoy going to the hospital, but a recent series of lawsuits have taken …
Employers Warned Not to Use Drug Tests to Deter Injury Reporting
People get hurt on the job all the time. However, not everyone reports their injuries. …
Dream Body Weight Loss Supplements Recalled
Dream Body Weight Loss was a brand of diet pills that were common in some …
What’s Behind Medtech’s Medical Device Recall Epidemic?
According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there were almost 70 medical …
After Spending $680M BioMarin Pulls Plug on Duchenne Drug
After spending $680 million and working on a drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy for …
Daiichi Wins $400M Over Ranbaxy Drug Safety Scandal
Ranbaxy Drug Safety Scandal Eight years after the family that controlled Ranbaxy Laboratories sold their …
Johnson & Johnson to Cut Medical Device Jobs
Johnson & Johnson, a major pharmaceutical and medical device company, announced that it was reducing …
The IRS Medical Device Tax
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposes and excise tax on the purchase of specific medical …
Is Pharmacovigilance Necessary?
Pharmacovigilance, or PV, has a critical role involving all aspects of a medical product. It …
Top Drug Safety Jobs in 2016
According to FDA reports, from 2004 to 2011 the U.S. encountered 1,734 drug recalls, 91 …