Pharmaceutical News and Articles
SAATCHI & SAATCHI WELLNESS NAMES RUSSELL AS MANAGING
DIRECTOR
NEW YORK, NY, November 20, 2009-Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness
(SSW), a division of the Publicis Healthcare Communications Group,
announced today that Ned Russell has been named EVP,...
From Associated Press (November 19, 2009)
WASHINGTON-Federal health experts on Thursday brushed off
lingering safety questions about a popular inhaler drug and
suggested it carry bolder benefit claims.
The Food and Drug Administration's panel of...
From Associated Press (November 19, 2009)
GENEVA--The World Health Organization on Thursday ruled out
swine flu vaccine as the cause of death in 41 people who had
received the flu shot.
WHO vaccines chief Marie-Paule Kieny said deaths...
From Associated Press (November 19, 2009)
BETHESDA, Md.--Federal health experts said Wednesday an updated
version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine is safe and
effective for infants and toddlers, despite company studies that
failed to...
From Associated Press (November 19, 2009)
LONDON–AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it has applied to
U.S. regulators to market its blood clot preventer Brilinta, a
potential new big seller for the company.
AstraZeneca submitted a new drug...
From Associated Press (November 18, 2009)
NEW YORK--Genentech Inc. and partner Biogen Idec Inc. said
Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration is withholding a
decision to expand approval of Rituxan as a leukemia treatment,
pending further...
From UPI Science News (November 18, 2009)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a
medicated skin patch that relieves the pain associated with
shingles.
The FDA said the Qutenza
(capsaicin) 8 percent patch treats pain that occurs...
From Associated Press (November 18, 2009)
MARIETTA, Pa._Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS.
Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass
allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical
industry is...
From Associated Press (November 17, 2009)
WASHINGTON_Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety
of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner
Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of
heart...
Associated Press - Nov. 16, 2009
WASHINGTON-The failure of an experimental AIDS vaccine trial two
years ago may have been caused by the common cold virus.
The vaccine was intended to block the spread of HIV, which
causes AIDS. But the test was...
STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 17, 2009 - Many patients
with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and
just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes
of Health study led by Stanford University School of...
Associated Press - Nov. 16, 2009
WASHINGTON-Federal health officials on Monday questioned whether
to approve an updated version of Pfizer
's best-selling anti-infection vaccine for children,
despite company studies that failed to meet certain...
Associated Press - Nov. 17, 2009
BASEL, Switzerland–Pharmaceutical maker
Novartis AG said Tuesday a U.S.
clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine
may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could...
From Associated Press (November 17, 2009)
WASHINGTON–Federal health officials say a popular
heartburn medication can block the blood thinning effect of Plavix,
which is taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart
attack and...
Novartis: Lower Dose of Flu Vaccine
Sufficient (AP)
From Associated Press (November 17,
2009)
BASEL, Switzerland_Pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Tuesday
a U.S. clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu
vaccine may be...
German firm developing 'female Viagra' [The Day, New
London, Conn.]
From Day, The (New London, CT) (November 14, 2009)
Nov. 14--Perhaps pharmaceutical firms Pfizer Inc. and Boehringer
Ingelheim should go out on a date.
New York-based Pfizer,...
From Associated Press (November 16, 2009)
NEW YORK–GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
said Monday they will work together to develop vaccines to help
smokers give up the habit, in a deal that could be worth more than
$500...
From Associated Press (November 16,
2009)
ORLANDO, Fla.–A new study raises fresh concerns about
Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin – drugs still taken by millions
of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last
year about how...
NOVATO, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMarin
Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) announced today that Genzyme
notified the company that, in rare circumstances, it has detected
foreign particles in some products filled at the Allston...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 16,2009--The FDA has posted on its website
warning letters it sent to Eisai, Inc. for Dacogen and to Shire
Development Inc. for Fosrenol. Both letters mention misleading
information regarding the marketing of the two...
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