This is a bit of a double whammy as the over the counter product was found to contain sibutramine, which is not a natural herbal product according to the FDA so doctors are asked to no longer prescribe Meridia and find another weight loss drug instead. Sibutramine is also the active ingredient...
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I just read over at the Wall Street Journal the Abbot Recall Site and Hotlines are over whelmed so be prepared to wait. In the meantime, there’s other technologies like Microsoft Tags that could have (if used) enabled consumers the opportunity to scan for recalled products by using their cell phone...
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As this article states, this will give Abbott 7% of the market share in India. We are seeing more big pharma moves in the area of purchasing or investing in generic drug companies. The development of drugs outside the US is different and not as stringent in some areas, thus we are starting...
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With more people traveling to the US and other countries from Latin America, this test will be able to detect the disease. If one were the recipient of an organ from Latin America the disease could be transferred. Many infected will drop down dead usually from heart problems cause by the...
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Abbott, and likely the IT folks added in here, said it would be very cumbersome to go back and get 53 back up tapes to find all of the messages, but the judge doesn’t care and feels it is important enough to the case. It is a job though and will take a little time, but it can be done, all those...
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Legal suits are still ramped with drug companies in the court rooms, this one has to be one of the largest settlements I am aware of, over a billion dollar infringement over the patent, or aka Intellectual Property as sometimes referred to today. The two drugs in question were Humira from Abbott...
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