Pharmaceutical News

Op-Ed: Science research indicates increase in pharmaceutical pollution

A research review suggests that pharmaceuticals commonly found in the environment are affecting the water quality of rivers and streams, which is also impacting upon aquatic life and water quality.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 3 comments

Counterfeit cancer drug found in the U.S.

U.S. authorities have issued a warning about a counterfeit version of a cancer treatment drug called Avastin that has been found in the U.S. The fake version of the drug is connected to a company called Medical Device King.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 2 comments

Major loss for drug company Orexigen

New York - The drug company Orexigen Therapeutics, which specializes in anti-obesity drugs, saw a further profits loss as it declared its second-quarter results.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

Pfizer pays $60 million to settle bribery allegations

Los Angeles - The ‘big pharma’ company Pfizer has paid the US government $60 million to settle allegations of attempting to bribe doctors to win business.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 3 comments

Congress Passes Generic Drug Act

In the US new law has been passed which is designed to get cheaper, generic drugs to the market faster and as a means for the US FDA to raise money by charging the manufacturers of generic drug products.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

One million contraceptive pills withdrawn after drugs mix-up

The drugs giant Pfizer has pulled over a million mixed-up oral contraceptive pills from the market after a processing error at a pharmaceutical factory.

In the Media by Tim Sandle

Australia: Cervical cancer vaccination for teenage boys

Sydney - Cervical cancer is a major health issue. Many national governments embarked on a vaccination program for teenage girls in the mid-2000s. To slow down the spread, the Australian government is considering extending the vaccinations to teenage boys.

In the Media by Tim Sandle

Pharmaceutical Chicanery: Snake Oil Vendors of the Modern Era

Are you sure you know what you are getting inside that box of prescription medicine? Two recent newspaper articles have offered very interesting and varying perspectives into a disturbing growing international trend in the pharmaceutical industry.

In the Media by J Ocean Dennie - 1 comment

Baxter producing 80 million H1N1 vaccines for three countries

Baxter International has orders for 80 million H1N1 swine flu vaccines from UK, Ireland, and New Zealand - they are unable to fulfill more vaccination orders.

In the Media by Michael Krebs

Op-Ed: Pharmaceutical diets yield cellular dangers in the water supply

Why a photograph during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina speaks in its thousand words on the nature of pharmaceutical dependence and what that dependence means for freshwater supplies and for human health.

In the Media by Michael Krebs

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