Archive for September, 2007
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Summary Box: Vioxx AnniversaryCNNMoney.com - Sep 28, 2007WHO'S WINNING: Analysts and most legal experts say Merck & Co. has fared better than Vioxx plaintiffs overall. Plaintiff lawyers say new tactics and new …
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Study Looks to Drug Candidate for GI-Friendly Answer to Arthritis PainSan Diego Business Journal, CA - Sep 29, 2007Drug makers have scrambled to gain […]
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Sunday, September 30th, 2007
CRM Buyer - The pharmaceutical industry has garnered more than its fair share of media attention following headlines exposing the recent Vioxx drug recall, elderly American patients purchasing drugs from Canada, accusations of drug manufacturers price gouging in Read More
Maryland Daily Record - TRENTON, N.J. - Three years after Merck & […]
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Sunday, September 30th, 2007
CNN Money - NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Merck has enjoyed a strong comeback since the messy Vioxx blowout nearly three years ago. But you might be surprised by how well Merck has done since it pulled its arthritis drug from the market. Merck & Co., Inc. (up $0.10 Read More
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Forbes - Efforts to develop it were kick-started by research chief Peter Kim shortly after he took over in 2003. Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) spent years languishing as it dealt with the fallout from its recall of the painkiller Vioxx Read More
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
· Industry enlists academia to identify medical threatsGuardian Unlimited, UK - Sep 28, 2007Other drugs failed at a very late stage of development due to serious side effects, and, once on the market such as Vioxx, at a loss of hundreds of millions …
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Both sides in Vioxx litigation claim the upper hand 3 years after […]
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
WHOI - In the words of Dr David Graham, FDA safety officer regarding the Vioxx debacle, “I would argue that the FDA, as currently configured, is incapable of protecting America against another Vioxx. We are virtually defenseless.” www.senate.gov Read More
dBusinessNews.com - Kuhlik, on the Company’s VIOXX-related issues. Mr. Frazier will continue […]
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Hawk Eye - Congress passes new FDA powers Legislation overhauls drug safety after Vioxx debacle. By ANDREW BRIDGES The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Bush legislation Thursday giving the Food and Drug Administration new powers to ensure Read More
CNBC - WASHINGTON - With millions now on prescriptions, the Food […]
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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
· Industry enlists academia to identify medical threatsGuardian Unlimited, UK - 12 hours agoOther drugs failed at a very late stage of development due to serious side effects, and, once on the market such as Vioxx, at a loss of hundreds of millions …
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Summary Box: Vioxx AnniversaryCNNMoney.com - 7 hours agoWHO'S WINNING: Analysts and most legal […]
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
Wall Street Journal
Bush Signs Drug Safety Bill Into LawFOX News - 14 hours agoMembers of Congress, acting in the wake of the withdrawal of the painkiller Vioxx three years ago, seized on the legislation as a vehicle to reform the …Bush signs US FDA drug safety bill into law Reutersall 181 news articles
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Congress […]
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
Congress Passes, President Signs, Powerful New Drug Bill Expanding …InjuryBoard.com, FL - 3 hours agoMerck lied to the FDA, lied to doctors, and lied to consumers about the safety of Vioxx. The new bill finally holds drug manufacturers responsible for their …
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Bill may ban drug advertisingSpooner Advocate, WI - 12 hours ago“In the Vioxx case, the drug […]
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