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Latest News | 12 September 2012

FDA Debars Two for Falsifying Clinical Trial Data

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Federal regulators have debarred two researchers formerly employed by Kansas-based Lee Research Institute for falsifying data obtained from a clinical trial conducted on behalf of Schering-Plough, now Read More...


Latest News | 6 August 2012

Blockbuster Asthma Drug Singulair Receives Generic Competition

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Generic versions of Merck's pharmaceutical blockbuster Singulair (montelukast sodium) are now available to consumers, making it the latest product to fall off the so-called 'patent cliff,' the US Food Read More...


Latest News | 19 July 2012

FDA's 'Bad Ad' Program Marks Second Year of Operation

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The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Bad Ad Program, an effort to encourage physicians and other healthcare providers to report “suspected untruthful or misleading prescription drug promotion,” Read More...


Latest News | 21 June 2012

Group to FTC: Merck's Marketing Tie-ins Violate Advertising Regulations

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Merck & Co might be wishing it had just stuck with Antonio Banderas to market its allergy products. In a sharply-worded letter to the US Federal Trade Commission, a group of public advocacy groups is Read More...


Latest News | 8 May 2012

House Goes After Pharmaceutical Companies, Seeking Info on PPACA Negotiations

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An investigation by the US House Energy and Commerce Committee that began in January 2012 continues to escalate, with members of the committee directly targeting pharmaceutical companies in an attempt Read More...


Latest News | 20 April 2012

Merck Settles Vioxx Criminal Charges With US for $322 Million

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US pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck & Co. has settled criminal charges over the company’s marketing of its painkiller drug Vioxx, reports Bloomberg.Merck will pay a $321.6 million criminal fine after Read More...


Latest News | 12 April 2012

FDA Guidance on Veterinary Antibiotic Use Prompts Compliance, Criticism

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Shortly after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new rules to curtail the “injudicious” use of antibiotics in food-producing animals, three pharmaceutical manufacturers said they were Read More...


Latest News | 29 February 2012

Merck Gets Warning Letter After Failing to Complete Postmarketing Safety Study

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Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp.’s global director of regulatory affairs received a warning letter on 17 February from the US Food and Drug Administration warning Merck that it had failed to complete an Read More...


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