Vioxx

The FDA’s Black Box - Forbes (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:30:17 +0000

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

The Alabama Department of Public Health reminds parents that Alabama law requires children to be up to date on their vaccinations prior to attending school. Vaccinations currently required for school entry are polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis Read More

by David Bogoslaw When looking at an equity market that’s already lost 20% of its value from its highs last October, it’s a little late to be thinking of defensive measures for your portfolio’s asset allocation, says Paul Baumbach, wealth manager at Read More

A 21-year-old University of Idaho senior was found shot to death early today in his Moscow apartment. David Robert Boss, a history major and Boise native, was found dead by a roommate about 2 a.m., Moscow police officials said. Boss’ roommate Read More

Daily Briefing: AUTOMOTIVE: June sales likely to be down sharply - Atlanta Journal Constitution (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:30:42 +0000

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

The healthcare management reports is designed to help you make well informed and timely business decisions. We understand the problems facing today´s pharmaceutical and healthcare executives when trying to drive your business forward, and appreciate Read More

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

Will technology break the bank? The question preoccupies health experts across the developed world, who have universally identified medical innovation as one of the main forces propelling costs upwards. “Technological change is the predominant Read More

US judge rules Pfizer shareholder suit can proceed - Forbes (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:33:13 +0000

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

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A federal judge said Tuesday that she will allow some securities-fraud claims to proceed against Pfizer Inc. (PFE) in a shareholder lawsuit over alleged misstatements and omissions about painkillers Celebrex and Bextra. In an Read More

‘It was both the best-performing fund in the Portfolio and the best-performing fund in our universe-by a wide margin,’ said Dion in his weekly commentary, ‘we are going to stand by this position and continue to hold Gold in the portfolio.’ In the Read More

FDA slowing new-medicine pipeline - AZCentral.com (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:34:16 +0000

An “intensifying focus on safety and a diminished tolerance for side effects” by FDA have “dramatically lowered” the chances that experimental medications will reach the market and have led to a recent decrease in approvals of new treatments Read More

As FDA Focuses on Safety, Fewer New Drugs Are Approved - Wall Street Journal (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:32:50 +0000

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

High court cases could limit liability lawsuits - Burlington Free Press (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:42 +0000

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

More than 59000 register for settlement of Vioxx lawsuits in the US - The Canadian Press (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:34:00 +0000

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

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

Duelling benches - Globe and Mail (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:36:31 +0000

BBC News

Compensation demanded over drug
BBC News, UK - 6 hours ago
Maureen Watt of Bargoed in Caerphilly county said her husband Alec's death was contributed to by his use of the now withdrawn Vioxx. …

Taxpayers paid for 80% of the medical bills from Vioxx…
Tort Deform, NY - Jun 24, 2008
I’m sitting in a conference right now regarding the status of the settlement for the ~50000 Vioxx cases. One of the things that has to be resolved before …

Daily Briefing: AUTOMOTIVE: June sales likely to be down sharply - Atlanta Journal Constitution (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:35:42 +0000

Former Ledger reporter Dana Willhoit has sued the newspaper and parent company The New York Times claiming she was denied overtime pay. Willhoit worked for The Ledger from December 2004 to February, when she resigned. The Lytle and Sherry law firm of Read More

More than 59,000 register for settlement of Vioxx lawsuits in the U.S. - Canada East (Vioxx News)

tedthedj — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:34:08 +0000

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

Overland Realty Ltd. has reported a quarterly operating profit of $1.5 million, up from $61,500 in the year-earlier period, thanks to stable long-term contractual income. Revenue was $2.7 million in Overland’s third quarter ended April 30, up from Read More