Drug Ads Raise Questions for Heart Pioneer
Dr. Robert Jarvik is best known for the artificial heart he pioneered more than a …
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
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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 …