FDA investigating link between Parkinson’s drug Stalevo, heart disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an investigation into whether the drug...
Drug trials funded by drug makers more likely to show positive results
A study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that drug studies paid for by...
AstraZeneca pays a king’s ransom to settle allegations of off-label drug marketing
Drug makers AstraZeneca LP and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP have entered into a monumental...
Quaid lawsuit brings attention to risk caused by Baxter packaging
Three years after his twin girls were nearly killed by an overdose of Baxter’s blood-thinning...
FDA launches “Bad Ad” program to curb misleading drug promotions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an educational outreach program to...
FDA Considers Stopping Avandia Study; Ethics Concerns Raised
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to stop a safety study comparing...
Drug Company Pfizer Discloses Payments to Doctors
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the largest drug company in the world, has disclosed that it paid...
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Invega Syringes
In yet another recall for health care manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, Janseen, a unit of...
Johnson & Johnson’s Recalled Drugs Delayed Again
Health care giant Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that consumers may have to wait until the end...
Johnson & Johnson Faults Cleaning Procedures in Latest Recall
Following the recent string of product recalls for healthcare manufacturer Johnson & Johnson,...
Johnson & Johnson Hip Replacement Lawsuits Consolidated in Ohio
Last week a judicial panel announced that all pretrial proceedings in federal lawsuits against...
Drug treating low blood pressure to be pulled from market
The maker of blood pressure medication ProAmatine will remove the drug from the market, after the...