FDA issues dire warning after personal massage device kills a patient
The FDA issued a warning of life-threatening injury in regard to the ShoulderFlex therapeutic massager made by King International LLC that killed one person and nearly strangled another. Great Webinar Sept. 26! Vendor Qualification Auditing for FDA Computer System Compliance The report asks health care providers not to recommend the device and urges consumers to […]
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Did Activists Sabotage A Reckitt Painkiller?
A confusing controversy has broken out in the UK today over an unusual situation in which the Seroquel antipsychotic pill has been found in some packages of the Nurofen Plus painkiller sold by Reckitt Benckiser. And speculation has entered the media that the Nurofen packages, which are available only behind pharmacy counters, may have been […]
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Dendreon Troubles Continue: Most Insurers Say Provenge Use Will Remain Flat
As if Dendreon doesn’t have enough problems. A new survey shows that 68 percent of payers believe utilization for its controversial Provenge prostate cancer vaccine will remain flat over the next to six to nine months. And 69 percent say the true cost is anywhere from $101,000 to $120,000, when factoring in lab tests, administrative […]
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Pfizer Sued After Dog Dies From Rimadyl Toxicity
A controversy over a painkiller for dogs may be bubbling up again. A Colorado couple have filed a lawsuit against Pfizer for allegedly failing to adequately warn that its Rimadyl med, which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, can cause severe harm. The issue mirrors the substance of a class-action lawsuit brought in 1999 by hundreds of […]
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Google to Pay $500 Million in FDA Investigation of Pharmacy Ads Settlement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an investigation against Google in 2009 regarding whether the search leader knowingly accepted pharmacy ads online that were illegal. But Google is now paying a hefty sum in order to settle these allegations. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), shipping prescriptions to the United States from […]
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Biotech Dismisses CEO After An Internal Probe
They say that numbers tell a story. Well, after the stock market closed today, Oxygen Biotherapeutics disclosed that ceo Chris Stern was dismissed for cause in connection with an investigation by the board of directors audit committee. As a result, he will not be paid any severance package, according to a filing with the US […]
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FDA Is Petitioned To Add Black Boxes For PPIs
The widely used class of drug known as proton pump inhibitors that are used to treat acid reflux can cause dependency and, therefore, are likely to increase various serious risks, some of which are not specified in product labeling, according to Public Citizen. And so the consumer watchdog is petitioning the FDA to upgrade labeling […]
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Takeda Wants To Buy A Big Indian Drugmaker
In a bid to broaden its global reach, Takeda Pharmaceuticals is holding talks with two of India’s biggest drugmakers – Cipla and Lupin – both of which are large providers of generic meds, according to reports. The move underscores the ongoing desire among brand-name drugmakers to gain market share in the large Indian market as […]
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Drug Rep Arrested, Charged With Stealing Pills From Pharmacy
New Webinar Oct. 12 – Avoid FDA Recall Nightmares – Update from FDA Branch Chief for CDRH Recalls A Fort Smith pharmaceuticals salesman was arrested Monday and charged with theft of a controlled substance from a building, police said. Robert Douglas Wyatt was arrested Monday afternoon at National Family Pharmacy, on Dodson Avenue in Fort […]
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$100,000 Cancer Drug?
When is a drug overpriced? The issue has come up repeatedly as various biologics treating cancer and assorted chronic conditions carry price tags in the tens of thousands of dollars. The debate was particularly vociferous last year when the Provenge prostate cancer vaccine was priced at $93,000 (read here). Now, a new entrant may become […]
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