Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dutch authorities say they have banned use of a batch of Pfizer's Prevenar, or Prevnar, after three infants died within two weeks of receiving the anti-infection vaccination. "On average about 5 to 10 deaths are reported annually after babies get vaccines," said a spokeswoman for the Dutch health institute RIVM.' Read more...
Nature (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Pfizer settles largest ever fraud suit for off-label promotion Nature Biotechnology 27, 961 (2009). doi:10.1038/nbt1109-961 Author: Mark Ratner
blog till you drop (Free subscription) | yesterday
Recent research by healthcare company Pfizer shows that more than one in seven British adults surveyed (15%) has admitted to bypassing the healthcare system to get hold of prescription only medicine without a prescription. This is a shocking trend as fake medicines purchased online can contain harmful ingredients such as rat poison3 and can [...]
The Bridge (Free subscription) | yesterday
The head of the world’s largest pharmaceuticals company praised the Senate finance committee’s latest draft He rejected suggestions from critics that there would be “an enormous offsetting windfall from new customers” as a result of additional cover provided by the...
Pharmalot (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Dutch authorities say they have banned use of a batch of Prevnar, which Pfizer acquired as part of its purchase of Wyeth, after three infants died within two weeks of receiving the anti-infection vaccination, Reuters reports. “On average about 5 to 10 deaths are reported annually after babies get vaccines,” a spokeswoman for the Dutch [...]
SkuBurd Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Pfizer's new Conn. unit is researching autism treatments. Beginning with research into the genetic component of Fragile-X, linked to some forms of autism, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals plans to build on this work. The special research team hopes to gain insights into the causes of other types of autism. [...]
Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dr Reddy's Laboratories has filed for marketing a generic version of Pfizer's cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor in the US, the company said on Saturday.
New Testament News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Terraemotus magni erunt per loca et pestilentiae et fames terroresque de caelo et signa magna erunt. (Luke 21:11) MSNBC reports Dutch pull Pfizer vaccine batch after infants die. Three infants died within two weeks of receiving the anti-infection vaccination. I think it is wise to contact the doctor when you are really ill. But as long as you feel ok, I cannot see the reason why taking heavy medication...
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | yesterday
( EMAILWIRE.COM , November 06, 2009 ) Del Mar, CA - With AirStar International having recently committed to a working relationship with Aero Deportes, which will use AirStar technology to assist with the filming of upcoming movies and to capture aerial footage of marathons and soccer matches within Ecuador, the continuing demand for cost effective technology is evident. AirStar, a subsidiary of Mundus,...
PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Abbott Laboratories this morning confirmed the company's sales and marketing practices of Depakote, the widely used drug to treat bipolar disorder and epilepsy, are under federal investigation. The U.S. Department of Justice , through the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia , is handling the probe, the company said in a statement. "We are cooperating with the investigation,"...
Fiercebiotech (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Tennessee-based Graceway Pharmaceuticals, a portfolio company of GTCR Golder Rauner, has acquired worldwide rights to a Gilead Sciences molecule. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Graceway gains the topical drug GS 9191, which Gilead studied for external genital warts in a recent Phase II study. Graceway is hoping that GS 9191 will be effective in other skin conditions characterized...
The IN VIVO Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In case you failed to run a Google search this week, you may not have realized that on Tuesday Nov. 10, Sesame Street turns 40 . You gotta admit, the show doesn't look a day over five--and that's without Botox. If you've forgotten how to get to Sesame Street , we have a few reminders--and ear worms -- appropriately tailored for the biopharma industry--hey, it's our version of personalized medicine...
Health - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Dutch authorities say they have banned use of a batch of Pfizer's Prevenar, or Prevnar, after three infants died within two weeks of receiving the anti-infection vaccination....
AngloAustria (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
I was trundling back to Henley from Paddington today, on the world's slowest Great Western train, when I saw a billboard splashed with the morgue photo above, at Slough station. I can't remember the exact slogan, but it was something like "Get real. Avoid Internet drugs. Get a prescription." The message was clear: "If you choose and buy your own drugs over the Internet, and treat yourself,...
PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has upheld Arkansas district court decisions in a products liability case against pharmaceutical companies that are the makers of hormone therapy drugs that, combined, have been linked to breast cancer. In Donna Scroggin, v. Wyeth, and its divisions; Pharmacia & Upjohn Company L.L.C., (Case Nos: 08-2555, 08-2711 and 08-2713) on appeal from the United...
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