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Pharmalot... Pharmalittle.. Vacation Time 23 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
And so, Pharmalot friends, we are taking a much-needed break. This is, after all, a time of year when so many are on vacation already, or about to embark on one. And we are no different. We promised M...
Antipsychotics Can Triple The Risk That Children Develop Diabetes 22 Aug 2013 | 10:56 pm
In a disturbing finding, children prescribed several widely prescribed antipsychotics face a threefold risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the first year of usage compared with other medications...
A Pfizer Whistleblower, Lipitor Marketing And Free Speech Rights 22 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm
Will free speech rights factor into a long-running dispute between Pfizer and a former executive over guidelines used to market its Lipitor cholesterol pill? The issue is being raised by Jesse Polans...
Controversy Over Biosimilar Substitution Laws Reaches California 22 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
A closely watched campaign to create state laws for biosimilar substitution, which has so far been rejected in 10 states and gained little traction elsewhere, took a controversial step forward yesterd...
Many Believe Personalized Medicine Will Increase Costs: Survey 22 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
At a time when scientific research yields promising medical advances and concerns over health care costs seem to grow each day, there remains great hope that personalized medicine may one day offer a ...
ChinaGate: Former Lilly Manager Says Docs Were Paid $5 Million 22 Aug 2013 | 06:12 pm
Eli Lilly has become the latest drugmaker ensnared in the widening bribery scandal in China. And once again, the latest allegations are first appearing in the 21st Century Business Herald, a Chinese n...
Up And Down The Ladder... Job Changes 22 Aug 2013 | 05:37 pm
Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll...
Pharmalot... Pharmalittle... Good Morning 22 Aug 2013 | 05:22 pm
Good morning, folks, and how are you today? A spot of rain appears headed our way, but our spirits remain sunny. And why not? There is still time to enjoy the summer. But before we do so, there is wor...
FDA Should Boost Plavix Warning For Stent Implants: Watchdog 21 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
A consumer watchdog has petitioned the FDA to add a Black Box warning to the widely used Plavix bloodthinner, citing evidence that usage for more than a year after having a drug-eluting stent implante...
Former Sanofi Rep Excluded From Healthcare Programs For Sample Scheme 21 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm
Last December, Sanofi agreed to pay $109 million to resolve kickback charges that free samples of its Hyalgan injectable knee medication were used to induce physicians to prescribe the treatment. Basi...
