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U.S. group questions AstraZeneca's Crestor patent (Reuters) Reuters - A U.S. patent research group says it has uncovered evidence that could be used to declare AstraZeneca Plc's patent for its cholesterol fighter Crestor invalid.




FDA panel: Lower maximum daily dose of Tylenol (AP)

A bottle of Tylenol, which contains the ingredient acetaminophen, appears with its box wrapper, in Walpole, Mass., Tuesday, June 30, 2009. In a series of votes Tuesday, a Food and Drug Administration panel endorsed lowering the maximum dose of over-the-counter acetaminophen — the key ingredient in Tylenol, Excedrin and other medications. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet.





Pfizer discontinues Sutent colon cancer study (AP) AP - Pfizer is discontinuing a late-stage study of its cancer drug Sutent (SOO-tent) as an initial treatment for colon cancer because the drug is not proving effective enough.


Teva, Antares get FDA OK for hormone in new device (AP) AP - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Antares Pharma Inc. said Monday the companies received Food and Drug Administration approval for use of the human growth hormone Tev-Tropin in a needle-free injection system.


Dogs helping injured soldiers under gov't program (AP) AP - Army Specialist Cameron Briggs washes down a cocktail of prescription drugs every day for post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury he suffered when four roadside bombs rocked his Humvee in Iraq.


Prescription drugs in spotlight after Jackson death (AFP)

View of outside the County of Los Angeles Coroners office, on June 26. Michael Jackson's cause of death would not be confirmed for several weeks, according to officials, as attention has turned to the possible involvement of drugs in the tragic King of Pop's demise.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Michael Jackson's death has lifted a veil on the sinister underbelly of fame, with associates of the pop icon hitting out at celebrity-dazzled doctors who funnel powerful narcotics to the stars.





FDA panel backs Ista drug for eye allergies (AP) AP - A panel of federal experts said Friday an anti-itching drug from eye care company Ista Pharmaceuticals is safe and effective, according to a government spokeswoman.


U.S. seizes Caraco drugs over manufacturing problems (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. authorities seized generic medicines made by Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd at plants in Michigan following repeated violations of manufacturing standards, regulators said on Thursday.


Watson gets FDA approval for generic Plan B (AP) AP - Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it recieved Food and Drug Administration approval for a generic version of Duramed Pharmaceuticals' Plan B emergency contraceptive.


Drug deals cost U.S. consumers $3.5 bln a year: FTC (Reuters) Reuters - Consumers, insurance companies and the federal government spend an extra $3.5 billion for prescription drugs every year because brand-name companies pay generic producers to stay out of the market, the head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.


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