Pharmaceutical Companies Seek Clarity On Evidence Needed For FDA 05 Jan 2009 With the discovery of a growing number of predictive biomarkers for existing drugs, the question of when and how to add pharmacogenetic information to drug labels has taken on greater urgency. On … [Read more...] about Pharmaceutical Companies Seek Clarity On Evidence Needed For FDA
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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
Gardasil Financial Factoid
Follow The Money... Merck has a growing economic interest in Virginia. In December 2006, Merck announced it would invest $57 million to expand its Elkton, Va., plant to make Gardasil, helped by a $700,000 grant from a state economic development agency that is part of the … [Read more...] about Gardasil Financial Factoid
Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines
FINALLY! In June of 2006, my writing partner, Leslie Botha, and I, started writing articles cautioning women against the use of Gardasil® for girls and young women. We cited the limited nature of the clinical trials (the number, and ages of women tested) and the length of time … [Read more...] about Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines
Skip The Drugs…Change Your Food Sources
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) I was doing some research for a fiend whose child had just been “diagnosed" Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by a school nurse who suggested drug therapy. My first thought was a Kindergarten version of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's … [Read more...] about Skip The Drugs…Change Your Food Sources