22/2/11
5th January to 22nd February 2011
Antipsychotic
drugs: Class Labeling Change - Treatment During Pregnancy and Potential
Risk to Newborns
FDA Medwatch. 22 February 2011.
FDA
cites Sanofi over drug side effect reporting.
Reuters. 22 February 2011.
Can
Prescription Amphetamine Use Raise Parkinson's Risk? Study found those who
said they had used Benzedrine or Dexedrine showed 60 percent greater likelihood.
Healthday. 20 February 2011.
Diabetes
drug to be withdrawn over heart risk fears.
New Zealand Herald. 17 February 2011.
State
sues drug maker.
2theadvocate. 17 February 2011.
Cancer
Drugs Have Worst Phase III Track Record.
Internal Medicine News. 16 February 2011.
Negative
experiences can stop painkillers working.
BBC. 16 February 2011
No
drop in U.S. kids' pneumonia rate after vaccine.
Reuters. 16 February 2011
The
risks of taking pain medicine. Nausea, stomach bleeding, heart disease and
more: The list of potential dangers from taking over-the-counter pain medications
is lengthy.
Los Angeles Times. 14 February 2011.
Heart
failure warning with dronedarone.
PJ Online. 14 February 2011.
Success
rates for experimental drugs falls: study.
Reuters. 14 February 2011.
Drug's
belated recall a bitter pill. Newport-based Xanodyne has pulled painkillers,
but lawsuits remain.
Cincinnati. 13 February 2011
Blood
pressure drug 'could harm stroke patients'.
Daily Telegraph. 11 February 2011
Pfizer
Said to Pay $330 Million to Settle Prempro Lawsuits Claiming Cancer.
Bloomberg. 9 February 2011
FDA
Panel Urges Stricter Standards for Cancer Drugs
Medpage Today. 8 February 2011
GSK
revised label of diabetes drug Avandia to include restrictions.
Healthy Living. 7 February 2011
New
rosiglitazone label includes restrictions on use.
The Heart. 7 February 2011
Another
failure for AstraZeneca.
Sharecast. 7 February 2011
AstraZeneca
abandons work on prostate cancer drug zibotentan.
Yahoo. 7 February 2011
Avandia
(rosiglitazone): REMS - Risk of Cardiovascular Events.
FDA Medwatch. 4 February 2011
Celgene
Falls On Revlimid Fears, Explanation For Trial Halt.
CSJ. 3 February 2011
Finnish
health authorities see link between Pandemrix and narcolepsy
http://www.fiercevaccines.com February 2, 2011
FDA
rejects another diet pill.
Washingon Post. 2 February 2011.
Avandia
Lawsuit Settled by GlaxoSmithKline Day Before Scheduled Trial.
Drugwatch. 1 February 2011.
Pharma Times. 1 February 2011.
U.S.
rejects Orexigen diet drug over heart risks.
Reuters. 1 February 2011.
WHO
reviews GSK H1N1 flu shot after narcolepsy link.
Reuters. 1 February 2011.
Pfizer
to Pay $142.1 Million Over Neurontin Marketing.
Bloomberg. 28 January 2011.
Eisai's
Rollercoaster: Sepsis Drug Failure Overshadows Eventful Few Days.
Seeking Alpha. 28 January 2011.
Child
Flu Vaccine Seizures?
CBS News. 26 January 2011.
Eisai's
Sepsis Drug Eritoran Fails to Save More Lives in Final-Stage Study.
Bloomberg, 25 January 2011
GSK
set aside $3.4bn in last quarter of 2010 to cover legal costs.
BMJ 2011; 2011; 342:d488 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d488 (Published 24 January 2011).
EU
Agency Reviews Sanofi Heart Drug
WSJ. 21 January 2011
US
warns of liver damage with heart drug.
The Independent. 19 January 2011
Glaxo’s
Legal Problems Lead to New $3.4 Billion Charge
New York Times. 16 January 2011..
Painkiller
paracetamol's 'link to liver failure'.
Daily Express. 15 January 2011.
Sanofi
to Send Letter on Multaq Liver Failure Cases.
Bloomberg. 14 January 2011
Afib
Drug Tied to Reports of Liver Injury.
MedPage Today. 14 January 2011
UPDATE
2-Sanofi confirms liver damage in 2 Multaq patients.
Reuters. 14 January 2011
Diabetics
join fray in French weight pill furor.
Reuters. 13 January 2011.
Popular
painkillers can increase heart attack risks, study shows.
The Independent. 12 January 2011
Analysis
shows heart, stroke risk of pain drugs.
Reuters. 11 January 2011
Statins
may raise stroke risk in some: study.
Reuters. 11 January 2011
Roche
Sued by Patient Claiming Cancer From Pulled Psoriasis Drug Raptiva.
Bloomberg. 8 January 2011.
Popular
Breast Cancer Drug Avastin to be Phased Out.
Daily Rosetta. 8 January 2011.
Avastin
raises heart failure risk in breast cancer.
Reuters. 5 January 2011
Plus an old one:
No
Value in Any Influenza Vaccine: Cochrane Collaboration Study
Gaia-Health. 6 December 2010.
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