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Today, we take a look at large, multi-national pharmaceutical companies. Annie Fu finds out why they have come to China, and what that means for the industry. China is on the minds and lips of the CE read more »
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This history of Tequin -- Health Canada and FDA let the drug company Bristol-Myers Squibb sell-off its inventory of Tequin instead of ordering an immediate recall of Tequin -- appears to be a prime e read more »
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A new EU-funded information and communication technology (ICT) project is tackling issues of safety in newly developed drugs. Over the next three and a half years, the ALERT ('Early detection of adv read more »
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Patients in the study, the Women's Health Initiative, took the hormone combination, sold under the brand name of Prempro, for an average of 5½ years. Two or three years later, their risks of heart a read more »
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In late 2008 or early 2009 the Supreme Court will decide whether FDA approval of a prescription drug prohibits the filing of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against drug companies. read more »
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A few times every week, patients ask Jim King about drugs they've seen advertised. "They'll say, 'I saw this ad on TV, and I think I have this medical problem,'" says King, a family physician i read more »
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The internet loves a good scandal. From compromising celebrity videos to the latest political whisperings, whatever your interest in life, the chances are its seamier side will be covered somewhere o read more »
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Conclusions: Patients who received aprotinin alone on the day of CABG surgery had a higher mortality than patients who received aminocaproic acid alone. Characteristics of neither the patients nor th read more »
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Does Bayer have anything to say to the Randone family profiled on 60 Minutes last Sunday? "Bayer would like the Randone family to know we are very sorry for their loss." read more »
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Mark & Associates, P.C., a law firm representing victims of medication side effects, applauds 60 Minutes for reporting on the plight of thousands of Trasylol patients and their families. The report n read more »
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