Pharma Industry News

Pharmaceutical news from Pharmaceutical Industry across the globe, updated hourly.Currently this news section focus on pharmaceutical industries from countries like America,Canada,and India

Pfizer Must Pay $6.3 Million in Damages Over Prempro

Pfizer Must Pay $6.3 Million in Damages Over Prempro

Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Sophia Pearson and Jef Feeley Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Two Pfizer Inc. units' hormone- replacement therapy drugs Prempro and Provera caused an Illinois woman's breast cancer, making them liable ...

Direction Of Health Overhaul Helps US Drug Stocks >MRK PFE

Direction Of Health Overhaul Helps US Drug Stocks >MRK PFE

Wall Street Journal - 50 minutes ago
By Peter Loftus Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Several US pharmaceutical stocks rose Friday as Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and Merck & Co. (MRK) hit 52-week highs, partly due to increasing investor comfort that a ...

National System Aims To Minimize Diversion of Cold and Allergy Medicine in Methamphetamine Production

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) today announced a new initiative in the war on methamphetamine. The National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) is a multi-state electronic tracking program that enforces purchase limitations on over-the-counter (OTC) medicines containing pseudoephedrine in real-time at the point of sale.

Teva Receives Final Approval For Generic

Teva Receives Final Approval For Generic

Ethio Planet News - 52 minutes ago
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to ...

Video: Medtronic Partners with Patient Advocacy Groups to Launch Educational Campaign During Bladder Health Awareness Month

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic, Inc. today announced the kick-off of an educational campaign aimed at raising awareness among women of overactive bladder (OAB), a serious condition that can severely impact patients' lives.

Pfizer Units Must Pay $6.3 Million in Prempro Case

Pfizer Units Must Pay $6.3 Million in Prempro Case

Bloomberg - 12 minutes ago
By Sophia Pearson and Jef Feeley Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Two Pfizer Inc. units' hormone- replacement therapy drugs Prempro and Provera caused an Illinois woman's breast cancer and are liable for at ...

H1N1 Pandemic May Have Peaked in October in U.S., According to Quest Diagnostics

MADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rates of infection by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may have peaked in late October, but the pandemic flu virus continues to be a potential source of illness in all age groups, including the elderly, according to a new report by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services.

Counselors Address Mental-Health Crisis in Developing Countries

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Worldwide, more than 450 million people live with unmet mental health care needs. Wake Forest University Counseling Professor Donna Henderson co-developed a training course with easy-to-follow lessons that helps nonprofessional community volunteers in developing countries respond to mental health issues.

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