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Pharma cases drive U.S. Attorney's collections
Valley 610The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it has collected nearly $4.4 billion in civil penalties since 2004. While the rules for disbursing those payments between state and federal agencies make it... -
Hackers Breach Major Marketing Company, Customers' Personal Data Compromised
PIX11.comThere's no telling how many people have been affected by a massive electronic security breach. Hackers broke into the customer data of email marketing company Epsilon and accessed some of customers' personal information, including their emails. The major...Tags: Hilton Hotels Corp., Crime, Law and Justice, TiVo Inc., Verizon Communications, Computer Crime
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Some drugs raising red flags
At drug company-sponsored seminars, Illinois doctors are speaking about dozens of commonly prescribed medications that help millions of patients. But questions have been raised about some of the drugs: •Atypical antipsychotics such as Zyprexa (...Tags: Menopause, Allergies, Diseases and Illnesses, Illinois, Physical Conditions
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Doctors draw payments from drug companies
Follow drug company money in Illinois, and it leads to the psychiatry department at Rush University Medical Center, a prominent headache clinic on the North Side of Chicago, a busy suburban urology practice and a psychiatric hospital accused of...Tags: Eric Campbell, Streamwood, Psychiatrists, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Medical Professionals
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Purple Pill Ill
KIAHIt wasn`t the straw that broke the camel`s back that caused this lawsuit... It was the Nexium that broke Ginny Begin`s leg... at least that`s what her Houston lawyer claims... so she`s filed a lawsuit against AstraZeneca, the makers of Nexium. Begin is...Tags: KIAH, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Lawyers
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FDA panel recommends wider use for cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor
Booster ShotsA Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended today that drug-maker AstraZeneca be allowed to expand the labeling on its cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor to include some people who do not have high cholesterol levels. That could allow as many... -
AstraZeneca settles charges over drug marketing
Chicago Breaking BusinessDow Jones Newswires | The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday confirmed a settlement under which AstraZeneca PLC will pay about $520 million to resolve allegations the company improperly promoted the antipsychotic Seroquel. A settlement has been expected..... -
PhRMA taps Castellani as new CEO
The Swampby Mike Memoli The top pharmaceutical group has named John Castellani, most recently president of the Business Roundtable, as it's new president and CEO, effective September 1. He replaces Billy Tauzin, the former Louisiana Congressman who held one of...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Medical Services, Corporate Officers, Health Care Reform (2009), Health
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Use of atypical antipsychotics for lesser disorders is gaining ground, despite safety concerns
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout a year ago, patients began trooping into the office of UCLA psychiatrist Andrew Leuchter, asking whether an antipsychotic drug called Abilify "might be right for them." Few appeared to be delusional, plagued by hallucinations or suffering fearsome...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Massachusetts, Newspaper and Magazine, Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics
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Statins for all?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterShould statin drugs be put in the water, or what? More than 13 million Americans are taking these medications to lower their cholesterol and hopefully stave off heart disease -- a job the drugs appear to excel at. Statins can lower "bad" LDL...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Heart and Circulatory System, Dermatology, Newspaper and Magazine, Hospitals and Clinics
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Statin drug benefits people with healthy cholesterol, study finds
MCT News ServiceUse of a cholesterol-lowering statin drug resulted in big reductions in heart attacks, strokes and deaths in people with so-called healthy cholesterol levels. The benefit was so pronounced - a 54 percent reduction in heart attacks, a 48 percent reduction...Tags: Death, Diseases and Illnesses, Milwaukee, Medical Services, Heart and Circulatory System
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A bitter pill for Big Pharma
The strategy that has made the pharmaceutical industry one of the wealthiest and most powerful on Earth is finally starting to betray it. Beginning in just a few weeks, and continuing over the next several years, some of the biggest-selling and most...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Viagra (drug), Health, Moody's Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance
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