- A judge has ruled that a Maine law barring prescribing information from being used for marketing is unconstitutional- Drug Topics Daily News A law was supposed to go into effect in Maine on … 
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Plastics- The article below does not deal directly with the pharmaceutical industry, it addresses its close … 
- Challenge filed to Merck’s Vioxx settlement- Lawyers for hundreds of people who sued Merck & Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx … 
- Drug Industry Spends Nearly Twice As Much On Marketing Than On Research And Development- The pharmaceutical industry spends almost twice as much on the marketing and promotion of drugs … 
- Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents: Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa), Epogen (epoetin alfa), and Procrit (epoetin alfa)- FDA informed healthcare professionals of findings from two additional clinical studies, Preoperative Epirubicin Paclitaxel Aranesp … 
- Defective Alaris Pump Module Recalled- Cardinal Health notified its customers of a voluntary recall for all Alaris Pump modules, model … 
- UK’S Serious Fraud Office seeks Iraq contract documents from GSK and Astra- Stating that they are cooperating fully with the investigating authorities, both the companies denied any … 
- NJ Requires Flu Shot for Preschoolers- Big pharma is at it again. This time they lobbied the government of NJ to … 
- Adverse Events from Prescription Drugs Kills 1000s in U.K.- Almost 3,000 people have died in the past three years after suffering serious side-effects or … 
- Drug Approval 101- There is a fierce debate going on in the legal community. The issue is whether … 
- The New Jersey State government unveiled its registry of drug prices for the 150 most prescribed medications last week- The New Jersey State government unveiled its registry of drug prices for the 150 most … 
- FDA and Cephalon notified healthcare professionals of updates to the WARNINGS section of the prescribing information for Provigil (modafinil)- FDA and Cephalon notified healthcare professionals of updates to the WARNINGS section of the prescribing … 
- The FDA has ordered a black box warning on the use of mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) during pregnancy- The FDA has ordered a black box warning on the use of mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) … 
- Drugs used for Erectile Dysfunction Linked to Hearing Loss- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved labeling changes for erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs … 



