First Approved Weight-Loss Medication In 13 Years
Belviq, the first new medications for weight loss that was released on the U.S. market for more than ten years, was approved by the U.S….
Pharmaceutical Companies
Lo/Ovral, Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets Recall By Pfizer
There are two different questions were expected after Pfizer Inc. recalled about a million packets of birth control drugs: the first one is would a…
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Offer Help For People Who Can’t Afford Their Drugs
Those consumers who cannot afford can get their chance to obtain prescription medications by using assistance programs run by a majority of pharmaceutical companies. The…
Merck Pays $950 Million In Settlement For Vioxx Promotion
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on November 22, 2011, that Merck, Sharp & Dohme pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay almost one billion…
Doctor And Pharmaceutical Company Financial Ties
Sometimes doctors advise their patients on taking a certain expensive brand-name medication or choosing a specific manufacturer of any other kind of medical supply. There…
Nutritional Information On Foods Is Censored By TheFDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is playing a role of competition police for all the largest pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. This makes a…
Health Care Reform And Pharmaceutical Industry
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that was designed to provide health care to…
“Virtual” Clinical Trial Is Conducted By Pfizer
On June 7, Pfizer Inc., under the investigational new drug application, conducted first in the history electronic clinical trial. This trial is unique because it…
Makena Price Is Lower Now
K-V Pharmaceutical have cut off its pregnancy drug Makena price from $1,500 per dose to $690 per dose, several days after the Food and Drug…
Doctors Are Outraged With Preterm Birth Drug Cost
As the price for preterm birth was increased from $10 to $1,500 per one shot, The March of Dimes organization is teaming up to make…