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- Injectable Colchicine (including drugs containing colchicine)- FDA announced its intention to take enforcement action against companies marketing unapproved, injectable colchicine, a … 
- Bush Food Protection Initiative Fails to Nourish a Starving FDA- Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal Following a year when the FDA’s … 
- More on Chantix- Many new drugs initially enjoy banner sales growth, only to get kneecapped by reports of … 
- There is No Benefit in Using Plastic Stents to Treat Espohageal Disease- Self-expanding plastic stents used to treat benign esophageal disease do not result in long-term alleviation … 
- New Marketing Opportunity for Big Pharma- Our government and big pharma = perfect together. The government has published guidance promoting partnerships … 
- Nurses Are “Soft Targets” For Drug Companies’ Promotional Tactics- Nursing education fails to prepare graduates to deal with the pharmaceutical industry’s promotional tactics, and … 
- FDA issued a Class I Recall of Medtronic Inc, SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump- FDA issued a Class I Recall of Medtronic Inc, SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump Models … 
- Mystery Disease in Minnesota- I thought this was very interesting and would like to share it with all of … 
- Federal Grand Jury Probes Merck’s Handling of Vioxx- Merck & Co. is the subject of a federal grand-jury probe into its sales and … 
- Biovail faces U.S. grand jury probe on Cardizem- Biovail Corp said on Friday it is being investigated by a U.S. federal grand jury … 
- OR top bench sends $80m, 9-year case back to court- The Oregon Supreme Court has again allowed a huge punitive-damages award against Big Tobacco’s Philip … 
- FDA Says Stop-Smoking Drug May Pose Psychiatric Risks- The Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory about suicidal thinking and other … 
- China Pesticide-Tainted Dumplings Poison 175 Japanese- Chinese-made dumplings containing pesticides sickened 175 Japanese in a scandal the government says may damage … 
