By Alicia Mundy A government attempt to oust a longtime drug-company chief executive over his company’s marketing violations is raising alarms in that industry and beyond about a potential expansion of federal involvement in the business world. The Department of Health and Human Services this month notified Howard Solomon of Forest Laboratories Inc. that it […]
Merck, Qiagen launch Rwandan cervical cancer deal
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent * Merck to donate 2 million doses of Gardasil HPV vaccine * Qiagen to give 250,000 tests for women aged 35-45 * Rwanda to pay “dramatically” cut price after first 3 years LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Merck and German diagnostics firm Qiagen are donating millions […]
Drug watchdog halts injections after adverse reaction in patients
By Adam Cresswell THE drug regulator has told GPs to stop giving patients a second dose of a vaccine that protects against pneumococcal disease, after more than 80 Australians suffered severe reactions, including severe swelling and abcesses. The Therapeutic Goods Administration said it was investigating what could have caused 178 reports of reactions to the […]
FDA: Infants May Get Meningococcal Vaccine
By Joyce Frieden, News Editor, MedPage Today WASHINGTON — The FDA has approved the first meningococcal vaccine for use in toddlers and infants as young as nine months of age. The vaccine, called Menactra, is already approved for use in people ages 2 through 55 for prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis […]
SANEVax – Our Daughters Should Not Be Experiments for The Drug Industry
Child Health Safety Posted on April 20, 2011 by childhealthsafety SANEVax News Release Parents of Daughters & Women Injured from Gardasil React to FDA Decision Why are medical consumers the medical experiments? Safety and efficacy studies should be conducted for all intended age intended before market release. On April 7, 2011 the media broke the news […]
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