Merck to buy Schering-Plough in $41 billion deal Reported by David Jolly Publ With the purchase, Merck is expanding its franchise in cardiovascular, respiratory and oncology drugs and shoring up its research pipeline, in particular with a Schering-Plough product called TRA, a … [Read more...] about Merck Puts Some of Their Gardasil Cash To Work
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FDA Unveils List of 20 Drugs In Side-Effect Probes
Goal Is to Provide Signs of Possibility Of Adverse Effect By JARED A. FAVOLE Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration on Friday unveiled a report listing 20 drugs that the agency is investigating for potential side effects, as part of a new policy … [Read more...] about FDA Unveils List of 20 Drugs In Side-Effect Probes
Urgent Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of Infants’ Mylicon Gas Relief Dye Free Drops
Recall -- Firm Press Release FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product … [Read more...] about Urgent Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of Infants’ Mylicon Gas Relief Dye Free Drops
Supreme Court To Consider Federal Pre-Emption In Wyeth V. Levine
The U.S. Supreme Court next week will begin hearing the case of Wyeth v. Levine, which centers on the question of whether FDA approval of a drug warning label pre-empts product safety suits brought in state courts, the Wall Street Journal reports (Mundy/Wang, Wall Street Journal, … [Read more...] about Supreme Court To Consider Federal Pre-Emption In Wyeth V. Levine
FDA Unveils List of 20 Drugs In Side-Effect Probes
Goal Is to Provide Signs of Possibility Of Adverse Effects By JARED A. FAVOLE WSJ.com, September 5, 2008 8:07 p.m. WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday unveiled a report listing 20 drugs that the agency is investigating for potential side effects, as … [Read more...] about FDA Unveils List of 20 Drugs In Side-Effect Probes