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Merck found not liable in Vioxx case
• Drug Abuse • Nov 03 05
A state jury in the second civil product liability trial against Vioxx maker Merck & Co Inc. on Thursday found the drug maker not…
Despite warning dangerous ADHD drug still being sold
• Drug Abuse • Oct 25 05
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, liver problems linked to the attention deficit drug Cylert and other generic versions of…
Governments must help stop fake drugs
• Drug Abuse • Oct 19 05
Governments must cooperate to stop the global spread of counterfeit drugs, most of which come from India and China, two of the world’s biggest…
China police bust Sino-U.S. fake Viagra gang
• Drug Abuse • Sep 09 05
Chinese police on Thursday hailed the bust of a Sino-U.S. piracy ring making fake Viagra, but denied using arrests of Americans or other foreign…
Drug reduces hot flashes in breast cancer patients
• Drug Abuse • Sep 02 05
Gabapentin, an anti-seizure drug, can reduce hot flashes in women being treated for Breast cancer by 46 percent, according to…
Kansas City grand jury indicts 11 in Lipitor scam
• Drug Abuse • Sep 01 05
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted three Midwestern businesses and 11 individuals in a conspiracy to sell illegal counterfeit drugs, including Lipitor, Pfizer’s…
Japanese doctor adds insult and injury to patient
• Drug Abuse • Sep 01 05
“Trust me, I’m a doctor” wouldn’t describe one Japanese doctor who has landed in hot water after hitting and abusing a patient during surgery.
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Parkinson’s drugs may cause sudden sleepiness
• Drug Abuse • Aug 24 05
Drugs called dopamine agonists, used to treat Parkinson’s disease, may trigger sudden uncontrollable somnolence in about one in five patients.
The side…
Britons plan to sue Merck in U.S. over Vioxx
• Drug Abuse • Aug 22 05
Britons who believe they suffered after taking Merck & Co. Inc.‘s painkiller Vioxx plan to sue the drugmaker in the U.S. courts next year,…
Leaked documents show Merck knew of Vioxx dangers, yet hid them for years
• Drug Abuse • Aug 09 05
“What are the long-term benefits of your being able to bring value to the relationship with our customers?” Merck asked sales trainees in a…
Abortion pill maker alerts doctors to five deaths
• Drug Abuse • Jul 19 05
Five women who took the abortion pill RU-486 have died from bacterial infections since its U.S. introduction nearly five years ago, the…
Jury Selection to Start in Vioxx Case
• Drug Abuse • Jul 11 05
Merck & Co. has vowed to defend itself against more than 3,800 pending state and federal lawsuits alleging it knew its popular painkiller, Vioxx,…
Blindness Warning Given to US Viagra Users
• Drug Abuse • Jul 11 05
THE US government has warned that the anti-impotence drug Viagra could make you go blind.
The Food and Drug Administration ordered that warnings…
Texas attorney general sues Merck over Vioxx
• Drug Abuse • Jul 01 05
The Texas attorney general said on Thursday he has sued Merck & Co., accusing the drugmaker of committing Medicaid fraud in promoting its arthritis…
US warns Endo on sales material for pain patch
• Drug Abuse • Jun 29 05
Some Endo Pharmaceuticals sales material for the Lidoderm pain patch was misleading because it contained unsupported effectiveness claims and omitted important information about risks,…
Merck sought to reformulate Vioxx in 2000
• Drug Abuse • Jun 23 05
Merck & Co. Inc. researchers sought to reformulate the arthritis drug Vioxx five years ago to reduce its cardiovascular side effects, even…
Expert panel urges limited use of J&J heart drug
• Drug Abuse • Jun 14 05
A panel of heart experts has recommended limited use of Johnson & Johnson’s heart drug Natrecor (nesiritide) and backed the company’s plan to conduct…
Houston man sues Pfizer for Viagra blindness
• Drug Abuse • Jun 09 05
A Houston man filed a lawsuit this week in federal court against Pfizer, claiming he suffered Blindness after taking its best-selling impotence…
AstraZeneca’s Crestor has many side effects
• Drug Abuse • May 23 05
AstraZeneca’s cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor has more than twice the side effects of rival statin drugs, including deaths, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Adverse effects…
US Medicare to help look for drug side effect
• Drug Abuse • May 11 05
The U.S. Medicare program will use data from its 43 million patients to aid quicker detection of dangerous side effects from medicines on the…
Questions raised about Vioxx promotion
• Drug Abuse • May 05 05
Merck & Co. instructed its sales staff to downplay safety issues of the pain drug Vioxx, according to documents released by a U.S. House…
Judge sees Vioxx lawsuit lasting rest of decade
• Drug Abuse • Apr 29 05
The lawsuits against Merck & Co. Inc. for the alleged damages caused by its painkiller Vioxx are expected to last up to five years,…
Irish court delays ruling in Roche acne drug case
• Drug Abuse • Apr 27 05
A judge said on Wednesday he would rule later this year on whether an Irish man who believes the acne drug Accutane caused his…
Fertility drug may boost uterine cancer risk
• Drug Abuse • Apr 25 05
The use of clomiphene citrate to induce ovulation in women with fertility problems appears to be associated with an increased risk of
Shortfall in malaria drug causing deaths—MSF
• Drug Abuse • Apr 22 05
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said on Friday a malaria drug shortage would cost lives and jeopardise a global plan to halve Malaria…