Pfizer Inc said that a Danish court has granted a preliminary injunction against Nomeco A/S — the largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in Denmark — that prohibits the sale of a generic version of Lipitor by generics manufacturer Ranbaxy.
Merck has suspended its campaign to mandate girls receive its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in light of opposition from some parents, patient advocacy groups and public health officials.
The Thai Ministry of Public Health announced recently that it would issue a “compulsory license” for Abbott Laboratories’ Kaletra, an HIV/AIDS drug, and Clopidogrel, the local Thai brand of Sanofi-Aventis’s Plavix heart medication — meaning that Thailand will eventually produce generic copies of these drugs.
A group of Texas lawmakers on Monday asked Gov. Rick Perry to rescind an executive order that would mandate vaccination against human papillomavirus for girls entering the sixth grade.
Merck recently has been providing lobbyists throughout the country with information about its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in an effort to encourage states to mandate that middle-school age girls receive it.
Merck recently has been providing lobbyists throughout the country with information about its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in an effort to encourage states to mandate that middle-school age girls receive it.
China has suspended the production and sale of an intravenously injected blood-based drug used to treat immune system deficiencies after users were feared to have contracted hepatitis C.
The American Cancer Society in its journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians recommended that girls ages 11 and 12 receive Merck’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil.
Drugs and natural health products that are authorized for sale in Canada will have either an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), a Natural Product Number (NPN) or a Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM) on the label. These numbers indicate that the products have been assessed by Health Canada for safety, effectiveness and quality.
A survey of 104 vacationers boarding flights for Mexico revealed that their general level of knowledge about the prevention of this condition was generally adequate; however, there were still some things they needed to know more about how to avoid a nasty case of travellers’ diarrhea, but they don’t know everything they should, according to a University of Alberta study.