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Pfizer Initiates Recall of Birth Control Pills in the US
One million packets of birth control pills have been recalled by Pfizer in the US over a packaging error that could put women at risk of unintended pregnancy.
The pills, about half of wh...
Micromet Purchased by Amgen for Anti-Leukemia Drug
The German-American cancer research firm Micromet is being taken over by biotech giant Amgen, thus giving it access to Micromet's promising leukemia therapy.
Amgen said it would pay $1.1...
Merck Offers a Payment of CAN$36.8 Mn to Settle Vioxx Suit
Pharmaceutical giant Merck has offered to pay CAN$36.8 million to settle all suits against it in Canada pertaining to its painkiller drug.
Merck voluntarily withdrew the popular medicine...
Genetic Test for Plavix Use may Not be Necessary
The usefulness of a genetic test for patients taking the anti-coagulant drug Plavix has been questioned in a new study, thus calling into question last year's FDA warning about the blood thi...
Merck Launches Contraceptive Implant Nexplanon in the US
Merck unveiled its long term contraceptive implant, Nexplanon in the United States after the device was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as a method of preventing unwanted pre...
No Kickbacks, Say Pfizer And Australian Pharmacy Guild
Both pharma giant Pfizer and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have rejected claims that Australian pharmacists are being paid kickbacks to promote Pfizer's products. Under a deal between the ...
Long-delayed Pfizer Payouts Over Nigerian Drug Trial Begins
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Thursday began long-awaited compensation payments to families over a 1996 drug trial blamed for the deaths of 11 children and disabilities in dozens of othe...