The Controversial Death Of A Sanofi Sales Rep
Early on a Sunday morning in July 2010, a Sanofi sales rep named Kang was driving a medical school professor to a planned golf outing in South Korea. But then, tragedy struck. An accident ensued and Kang was killed; the professor was harmed, but survived. The Kang estate later maintained this was a work-related death […]
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J&J Hid 3 Risperdal Diabetes Studies From FDA, Texas Jury Told
Johnson & Johnson officials hid three studies showing some patients using Risperdal developed diabetes while claiming the antipsychotic drug didn’t cause the disease, a witness testified. As early as 1999, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit had researchers’ findings that about half the patients taking Risperdal in a study comparing its risks to those of Eli […]
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Bristol-Myers In Hot Water Over Boiled Monkey?
First, the monkey was in hot water. Now, the same may be said for Bristol-Myers Squibb. The drugmaker accidentally killed a crab-eating macaque last summer when its cage was being sanitized, but the primate remained locked inside, according to an inspection report by the US Department of Agriculture. The monkey died at a Bristol-Myers lab […]
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Novartis Reverses Plant Closure In Switzerland
Nearly three months of sustained pressure has prompted Novartis to change its corporate mind and abandon plans to close a plant in Vaud, Switzerland, a step that will save about 320 jobs. At the same time, the drugmaker will elminate fewer than the 760 jobs that were originally to have been cut at a chemical […]
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Chef of Unhealthy Foods Is Now Spokesperson for Novo Nordisk
Meet the new face of diabetes. Yes, the self-styled Queen of Southern Cuisine, who is famous for her Food Network episodes where she serves up all manner of sugary, fried and all-around heavy eats, is now the new spokesperson for Novo Nordisk. Specifically, Paula is revealing her previously undisclosed tale as a Type 2 diabetes […]
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Takeda Plans To Cut 2,800 Jobs In US & Europe
Three months after completing its $13 billion acquisition of Nycomed, Takeda Pharmaceuticals now plans to cut roughly 10 percent of its workforce, or 2,800 jobs – about 2,100 from Europe and 700 from the US – by 2016 in order to save approximately $2.6 billion. The reorganization will include closing an unspecified number of sites […]
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Sanofi Chemist Admits To Stealing Trade Secrets
Yuan Li began was hired as a medicinal chemist for Sanofi nearly six years ago. During that time, she worked on countless compounds and signed all the usual paperwork in which she acknowledged there were no conflicts of interest and that the intellectual property belonged to the drugmaker. But last year, Sanofi learned otherwise. In […]
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ARC Warning Letter and 483
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/OfficeofGlobalRegulatoryOperationsandPolicy/ORA/ORAElectronicReadingRoom/UCM287834.pdf Mr. J. Chris Hrouda Executive Vice President Biomedical Services American National Red Cross 2025 E Street, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20006 RE: United States v. American National Red Cross, Civil Action No. 93-0949 (JGP) Dear Mr. Hrouda: From April through October 2010, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigators inspected sixteen American National […]
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FDA fines Red Cross nearly $9.6 million for blood safety lapses
Federal health officials have fined the American Red Cross nearly $9.6 million for sloppy and unsafe blood management practices, the second multi-million-dollar penalty levied against the agency in the last two years. The new Food and Drug Administration fine follows inspections at 16 Red Cross blood centers between April and October 2010 that revealed ongoing […]
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Novartis rep: There’s no deal with Paula Deen
Novartis has no connection with chef Paula Deen and no plans to use her as its spokesperson, a spokesperson for the drug maker said Friday. Earlier Friday, a report out of The Daily surfaced, citing a source who said Deen had inked a deal to become a spokesperson for a Novartis drug used to treat […]
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