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... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
FDA Considers Stopping Avandia Study; Ethics Concerns Raised The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to stop a safety study comparing... READ MORE
Drug Company Pfizer Discloses Payments to Doctors Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the largest drug company in the world, has disclosed that it paid... READ MORE
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Invega Syringes In yet another recall for health care manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, Janseen, a unit of... READ MORE
Johnson & Johnson’s Recalled Drugs Delayed Again Health care giant Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that consumers may have to wait until the end... READ MORE
Johnson & Johnson Faults Cleaning Procedures in Latest Recall Following the recent string of product recalls for healthcare manufacturer Johnson & Johnson,... READ MORE
Johnson & Johnson Hip Replacement Lawsuits Consolidated in Ohio Last week a judicial panel announced that all pretrial proceedings in federal lawsuits against... READ MORE
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... READ MORE