A new anesthesia drug was supposed to be the gem in Schering-Plough ’s $14 billion purchase of rival Organon. Schering CEO Fred Hassan told analysts he expected the medicine, used to quickly reverse other drugs that cause paralysis, to “transform Read More
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Detroit —- Toyota Motor Corp. could overtake General Motors Corp. in monthly U.S. sales for the first time in June, but the victory could be hollow as the weak economy continues to pummel the auto industry and even Toyota struggles to meet U.S Read More
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders against Pfizer Inc (nyse: PFE - news - people ) and some of its former executives can go forward, but she threw out part of the claim against Read More
Nearly four years after Merck […]

Nearly four years after Merck & Co. yanked the painkiller Vioxx off the market, beleaguered pharmaceutical-industry executives say they are facing a tough new regulatory climate that is altering the landscape of drug development. Over the past 16 Read More
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For one, there’s the industry’s research labs, which have produced a leaky pipeline of promising products lately. Janet Woodcock, head of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, notes that new drug applications submitted to the FDA Read More
Nearly four years after Merck & Co. yanked the painkiller Vioxx off […]

WASHINGTON — Vermont musician Diana Levine won a $6.8 million judgment against drugmaker Wyeth after having part of her right arm amputated in 2000 when an anti-nausea drug was improperly injected. Wyeth has appealed the case to the Supreme Court Read More
For one, there’s the industry’s research labs, which have produced […]

More than 59000 register for settlement of Vioxx lawsuits in the USThe Canadian Press, NEW ORLEANS - Jun 27, 2008s settlement of lawsuits claiming injury from the painkiller Vioxx. Administrators have enough records to review about 9100 of those claims. …

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Duelling benchesGlobe and Mail, Canada - Jun 25, 2008Chief Justice John Klebuc expanded a multijurisdictional class action […]

Duelling benchesGlobe and Mail, Canada - Jun 25, 2008Chief Justice John Klebuc expanded a multijurisdictional class action in Saskatchewan to pull in Canadians in nine provinces who took the painkiller Vioxx, …

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Compensation demanded over drugBBC News, UK - 6 hours agoMaureen Watt of Bargoed in Caerphilly county said her husband Alec's death was contributed to by […]

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Former Ledger reporter Dana Willhoit has sued […]

NEW ORLEANS - Lawyers say more than 59,000 people have registered for drugmaker Merck & Co.’s settlement of lawsuits claiming injury from the painkiller Vioxx. Administrators have enough records to review about 9,100 of those claims. Partners in the Read More
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