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Doctor-drug company database adds to confusion for consumers
Last week, after the launch of a new database detailing doctors' financial ties with drug companies, Dr. Daniel Carlat sat at his computer and began searching for information about colleagues.
He found several doctors who had potentially compromising...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Drugs and Medicines, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research
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Newer antipsychotics overused, US study suggests
ReutersAlthough first approved to treat schizophrenia, new antipsychotic medications are increasingly being prescribed for a host of other uses, even when there is little evidence they work, U.S. researchers said on Friday. The drugs, known as "atypical...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Symptoms, Drugs and Medicines, Depression
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AstraZeneca to pay $68.5 million in Seroquel settlement
Money & CompanyCalifornia Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris on Thursday announced a $68.5-million multistate settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals after the states sued the company for allegedly using unfair and deceptive marketing practices for its antipsychotic drug... -
Pharma cases drive U.S. Attorney's collections
Valley 610The U.S. Attorneyâs 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: WPIX, Verizon Communications, TiVo Inc., Computer Crime, Citigroup Incorporated
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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: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Menopause, Drugs and Medicines, Merck & Company Incorporated
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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: Health and Medical Professionals, Economy, Business and Finance, Psychiatry, Health Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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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: Food and Drug Administration, Trials, Nexium (drug), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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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...
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