FDA May Require Heart Studies For Latest Weight Loss Drugs
As we’ve previously reported, the weight loss industry is on the edge of a break …
Argatroban Injection Recalled For Particle Contamination
The Medicines Company’s supplier, Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc., has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of all …
Request To Hold Off Generic Seroquel Denied
In an update from an older article, in witch AstraZenca sued the FDA over releasing …
Sample Drugs May be a Thing of the Past
Pharmaceutical companies have slashed their sales rep force by about 30% from a high of …
GSK’s Relovair On Track For COPD Drug Filing, Despite Recent Questionable Studies
GlaxoSmithKline reiterated a plan to submit its key new lung drug, Relovair, for regulatory approval …
New Study Says Teens Can Use ‘Morning After’ Pill Easily And Should Readily Have Access
A new study says girls younger than age 17 can safely use emergency contraception without …
Birth Control Advocates Pressure FDA for Nonprescription Birth Control Pills
We recently wrote about 2 new FDA ideas in order to get medications into patient’s …
Cheap Generic Works Effectively But Gets Little Use, Why?
A generic drug used to save lives of our soldiers oversees is getting little attention in …
FDA Report Questions Safety, Efficacy of Stryker Brain Stent
The Wingspan Brain Stent marketed by Stryker Corp. may be doing more harm than good, …
DePuy Hip Device Phaseout Followed FDA Safety Data Request
The timing of DePuy Orthopaedics’ 2009 decision to phase-out its now-recalled ASR hip implant devices …
Generic Boniva Approved By FDA
U.S. health regulators have approved the first low-cost versions of Roche’s blockbuster osteoporosis drug Boniva, …
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Linked to Antidepressants
Another disturbing adverse reaction has now been linked to taking antidepressants during pregnancy. Based on …
J&J Marketed Transvaginal Mesh Product For 2 Years Without FDA Approval
How is a medical device on the market for 2 years without the FDA being …
Did You Know When You Use a Generic Drug, You Give Up Your Right to Sue?
Across the country, dozens of lawsuits against generic pharmaceutical companies are being dismissed because of …