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NEWS ABOUT: Novartis

Novartis stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Animal rights militants have torched the home of the CEO of drug giant Novartis and stolen his mother's ashes from a Swiss cemetery, say company officials. Employees' cars have also been vandalized and attacked with crude explosive devices, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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drug companies • animal rights • Novartis • grave robbing • animal testing • arson

Swiss Pharma Won't Donate Swine Flu Vaccine to Poor

Novartis defies WHO calls to give free doses to poor


Jun 15, 09 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Swiss pharma giant Novartis is defying the World Health Organization by refusing to donate swine flu vaccines to the world's poor, despite the designation of H1N1 as the first pandemic in 40 years, reports the Financial Times. Last week the WHO's director general called on drug companies to show "... More »

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pharmaceutical companies • drug companies • GlaxoSmithKline • Novartis • World Health Organization • flu shot • Tamiflu • flu medications • pharmaceutical industry • pandemic • swine flu

 Final Trip for
 LSD Creator 

Chemist Albert Hofmann dies at 102

Apr 30, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Swiss scientist who formulated LSD and unwittingly helped lay the foundation of  '60s drug culture has died of a heart attack at the age of 102. Albert Hofmann, who called LSD his "problem child," discovered its hallucinatory properties while working on heart stimulants, reports the Washington Post.... More »

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drugs • Novartis • Aldous Huxley • LSD • Timothy Leary • Albert Hofmann • drug culture • hallucinogens • Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies • Lysergic acid diethylamide • Ergot • Ernst Junger

Novartis, Nestle Agree to $39B Deal on Alcon

Two-step deal would give Swiss pharma a majority stake in the eye-care company

Apr 7, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nestle and pharma giant Novartis continued swapping brands today, with Novartis, which sold Gerber to Nestle last year, agreeing to pay $39 billion for a 77% stake in eye-care company Alcon, reports the Wall Street Journal. The two-step deal—Novartis will pay $11 billion for 74 million shares this year... More »

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Novartis • Nestle • Alcon • Gerber • Ciba Vision

Overdose Fears Prompt Recall
of Infant Drugs

Danger found in cough and cold medicines
for kids under 2

Oct 11, 07 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Several drugmakers have recalled over-the-counter cough and cold products for infants over concerns about fatal overdoses, Reuters reports. Johnson & Johnson Wyeth and Novartis are among those recalling medicines; CVS said it will remove the products and generic equivalents. One professor took the criticism one step further: “There are... More »

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FDA • drugs • Novartis • recall • Johnson and Johnson • CVS • pharmaceutical • infants • Wyeth

Feds OK Alzheimer's
Skin Patch

New treatment gives patients, caregivers some peace of mind

Jul 9, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - A patch to treat symptoms of Alzheimer's disease cleared its final federal hurdle today, offering new hope to patients with the memory-sapping disorder—and the caretakers who worry about whether they're taking their meds. Exelon, which treats mild to moderate dementia, enters the bloodstream directly, regulating dosage and reducing the... More »

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FDA • dementia • pharmaceutical companies • drug companies • Novartis • Alzheimer's Disease

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