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Raptiva Added to List of Drugs Linked to Deadly Brain Disease
Oct 6, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLPp
Raptiva, Genentech Inc’s psoriasis drug, may be linked to a deadly brain disease called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or...
No Ban on OTC Children's Cold Medicines, FDA Advisers Say
Oct 3, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
There will be no ban on children’s over-the-counter cold medicines, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisers said yesterday, despite...
Singulair Still Prescribed Despite FDA Suicide Investigation
Oct 3, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Despite reports of serious adverse side effects, doctors are still prescribing Singulair, a popular allergy and asthma medication that the Food and...
Glaxo Settles One Paxil Lawsuit, Faces Two Others
Oct 2, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Paxil maker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $40 million to settle a class action lawsuit involving the drug. The settlement will reimburse...
Media Tends to Omit Pharma Funding on Research
Oct 2, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A new review confirms that mainstream media often neglects to report when drug company funding is used for medication studies and that there is a...
NSF Lawsuits Moving Ahead in Multidistrict Litigation
Oct 1, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Lawsuits filed by people claiming that gadolinium contrast agents caused them to develop Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) are moving forward in...
Florida AG Sues Merck for Misleading Marketing
Oct 1, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Earlier this week, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum sued Merck and Company, Inc. for damages caused by the company’s allegedly deceptive...
Gardasil Immigration Rule Proving Controversial
Oct 1, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A new rule that makes the Gardasil vaccine mandatory for young women seeking U.S. citizenship has sparked anger and protest from immigration...
Warfarin Linked To Increased Bleeding In Brain
Oct 1, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A new study being published in the September 30, 2008, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, states...
Scam Artists Prey on Cancer Patients
Oct 1, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Cancer patients often look to the Internet for emerging trends in cancer treatment, but many are duped by scams that promise so-called...
Cephalon to Pay $425 Million to Settle Illegal Marketing Charges Involving Actiq, Provigil and Gabitril
Sep 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Cephalon Inc. has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors over charges that the drug maker illegally marketed its narcotic painkiller Actiq, as...
Regulator Issues Safety Alert for Stronger Heparin Rules
Sep 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
According to a recent Associated Press (AP) report, the Joint Commission issued a safety alert to hospitals this week to adopt strict measures to...
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