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  • May 2008

    • Congress to Probe 'Misleading' Drug Ads

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 8, 08 3:10 AM CDT

      Congress to Probe 'Misleading' Drug Ads

      (Newser) - A congressional panel will examine three ad campaigns as part of a move to tighten regulations on drug companies' direct-to-consumer marketing, the Wall Street Journal reports. The committee will focus on ads for cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Lipitor, and anemia drug Procrit, which has been promoted as an anti-fatigue drug despite FDA demands not to do so. More »

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      drugs  • advertising  • Merck  • drug companies  • congressional Democrats  • Pfizer  • Johnson and Johnson  • Lipitor  • Schering Plough  • Vytorin  • Bart Stupak

  • April 2008

    • J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 6, 08 4:40 CDT

      J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

      (Newser) - Johnson & Johnson doctored data to get its birth control patch FDA-approved, according to a class action lawsuit that claims Ortho-Evra caused blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. A J&J scientist allegedly doctored the data with a "correction factor" for the FDA, lowering estrogen-related risk by 60%: He "presented a truly misleading picture of the amount of estrogen delivered by the patch,'' the suit said. More »

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      FDA  • birth control  • estrogen  • class action  • birth control pill  • Johnson and Johnson  • blood clots

  • October 2007

    • Overdose Fears Prompt Recall of Infant Drugs

      Reuters  |  Oct 11, 07 12:42 CDT

      Overdose Fears Prompt Recall of Infant Drugs

      (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 really no good studies demonstrating that these medications work.” More »

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

  • August 2007

    • Credit Crunch Hits Bond Market

      Washington Post  |  Aug 20, 07 3:36 AM CDT

      Credit Crunch Hits Bond Market

      (Newser) - Ripples from the credit crisis have reached the corporate bond market—threatening to slow down the economy by seriously limiting the ability of major corporations to borrow money for new projects,  the Washington Post reports. Credit problems have already begun to bite into the future plans of Hertz,  Deere & Co. and Home Depot . More »

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      US economy  • Federal Reserve  • Wal-Mart  • money  • Countrywide  • General Electric  • Home Depot  • Johnson and Johnson  • bond market

    • Drug Giant Sues Red Cross Over ... Red Cross

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 9, 07 10:52 AM CDT

      Drug Giant Sues Red Cross Over ... Red Cross

      (Newser) - Pharmaceutical behemoth Johnson & Johnson has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the American Red Cross over its signature logo, the Wall Street Journal reports. The suit claims the humanitarian organization is violating the Johnson & Johnson trademark by licensing the signature red cross symbol to companies for use on products such as first aid kits. More »

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      lawsuit  • pharmaceutical companies  • Red Cross  • American Red Cross  • Johnson and Johnson  • logo  • Mark Everson

  • July 2007
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