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Schneiderman: Judge halts Alzheimer's drug swap
2014-12-12 06:08:59| Biotech - Topix.net
New York's attorney general says a drug manufacturer has been ordered to halt plans to discontinue its widely used Alzheimer's medication, allegedly in an effort to drive patients to a newer patented drug. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman alleges anti-trust and state law violations by Dublin-based Actavis PLC and New York subsidiary Forest Laboratories in an effort to avoid losses from cheaper generic alternatives coming out next year.
Pros and cons of using big data to monitor drug safety
2014-12-11 12:46:59| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Although healthcare databases have allowed for greater access to real world medical data, using databases to evaluate the safety of medical products is complex and requires careful research consideration, a new report warns. A new report by researchers at RTI Health Solutions and parent company RTI International, found that although healthcare databases have allowed for greater access to real world medical data, using databases to evaluate the safety of medical products is complex and requires careful research consideration.
Gilead faces lawsuit over hepatitis C drug pricing
2014-12-11 01:47:59| Biotech - Topix.net
" Philadelphia's Transportation Authority has filed a lawsuit against Gilead Sciences Inc. over the pricing of its hepatitis C drug. Sovaldi is a highly effective pill treatment for the most common form of hepatitis C without the injections and unpleasant side effects of earlier treatments.
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Merck advancing breast cancer drug to mid-stage
2014-12-10 23:43:13| Biotech - Topix.net
Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Wednesday that it will advance a new cancer drug into bigger patient tests, after promising findings in an early study against a very aggressive, common type of breast cancer.
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The Wall Street Journal: Merck drug shrank tumors in some breast cancer patients in trial
2014-12-10 16:19:02| Biotech - Topix.net
A Merck & Co. drug shrank tumors in about 18.5% of women with an aggressive form of breast cancer in a small clinical trial, an early sign of the potential of immunotherapy to treat breast tumors.
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