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FDA Asked To Ban Lice Shampoo For Kids
In a move that casts a spotlight on a little-known controversy, a Massachusetts congressman has asked the FDA to halt the use of an insecticide in pharmaceutical treatments for head lice in children....
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Gulp: Antidepressants, Autism & The Water Supply
Yet another study suggests that pharmaceuticals finding their way into the water supply may be linked to a troubling issue. A team of researchers has discovered that fish show autism-like gene...
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The US Military And Off-Label Antipsychotic Use
For the past several years, a curious trend has occurred in the US military - a growing number of service members have been regularly prescribed popular antipsychotics, which are approved to treat...
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Merck, Madagascar & Unfair Claritin Marketing?
In an outraged letter sent yesterday to the US Federal Trade Commission, nearly a dozen consumer advocacy groups are demanding the agency investigate Merck for using cartoon characters from the latest...
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Pfizer 'Cherry Picked' Celebrex Study Data
More than a decade ago, Pfizer officials crowed about the response to study data for its Celebrex painkiller in a way that may come back to haunt the drugmaker. “They swallowed our story, hook, line...
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Glaxo, A Whistleblower & A Missed Opportunity
If only some Glaxo officials had listened to Greg Thorpe in 2001, perhaps the big drugmaker would not be doling out $3 billion to settle a raft of criminal and civil charges for off-label marketing,...
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The Glaxo CEO & His Public Relations Debacle
Earlier this week, GlaxoSmithKline ceo Andrew Witty made an unusual statement. In response to a $3 billion settlement with the US Department of Justice, which alleged the drugmaker engaged in off-label...
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Merck Hid Evidence Of Vioxx Harm: Study
And so, the Vioxx saga continues. Nearly eight years after Merck withdrew the controversial painkiller over links to heart attacks and strokes, a new paper indicates the drugmaker hid evidence that...
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Profiting From Pills: Should Doctors Dispense?
If you visit your doctor, would you fill your prescription before leaving the office, rather than turn to a pharmacy if you had the option? A growing number of patients are apparently doing so as their...
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FDAGate: Spying OKed By Agency Lawyers
Who authorized the FDA to spy on some of its own employees and those with whom they may have communicated? The culprit appears to have been the FDA Office of Chief Counsel, according to US Senator...
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