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Pharmaceutical Companies

Big Pharma Raised Top Drug Prices By 7.8 Percent In 2007

Wall Street Journal | HEATHER WON TESORIERO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Lipitor, Pharmaceutical Companies, Glaxosmithkline, Pharmaceutical Industry, Big Pharma, Ambien, Drug Prices, Pfizer, Adderall, Sanofi-Aventis, Wellbutrin, Shire, Business News

The pharmaceutical industry has been a frequent target in the current presidential campaign, but that hasn't stopped it from continuing to aggressivel...

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Overmedication Nation

The New York Times | Judith Warner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Mental Disorders, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Overmedication, Overmedication and Mental Illness, Medication, Living News

This storyline persists despite the fact that government research has repeatedly shown that most adults and children with mental health issues don't g...

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The Stop-Smoking Drug That Could Make You Crazy

New York Magazine | Derek de Koff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Pharmaceutical Companies, Stop Smoking, Pharmaceutical Industry, Chantix Problems, Chantix Hallucinations, Chantix Dangers, Chantix Suicide, Chantix Stop Smoking, Pharmaceutical Dangers, Pharmaceuticals, Living News

Things were looking good. My doctor had gone through the test results and told me I was perfectly healthy--except my breathing was a little shallow. T...

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Merck Settles With Govt Over Rebates

AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Merck, Merck & Co, Merck Settlement, Vioxx, Zocor, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Companies, Business News

TRENTON, N.J. — In one of the biggest U.S. health care fraud settlements ever, Merck & Co. will pay $671 million to settle claims it overcharged...

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Wyeth Sues Teva Over Heartburn Drug

AP | DAMIAN J. TROISE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Protonix, Heartburn Medicine, Heartburn Medication, Generic Drugs, Teva, Wyeth, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Business News

A patent dispute over the heartburn drug Protonix escalated Monday when Wyeth said it will sue to recover lost profits from sales of Teva Pharmaceutic...

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Novartis To Cut 2,500 Jobs

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Drug Companies, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Novartis, Job Cuts, Novartis AG, Business News

Novartis AG will cut 2,500 jobs worldwide by 2010 in an attempt to save $1.6 billion, the drug maker said Thursday. The company said it would take a ...

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Big Pharma Frets As Major Patent Expirations Loom

Wall Street Journal | BARBARA MARTINEZ, JACOB GOLDSTEIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Plavix, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Zyprexa, Genetic Competition, Big Pharma, Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, Lipitor, Generic Drugs, Business News

Over the next few years, the pharmaceutical business will hit a wall. Some of the top-selling drugs in industry history will become history as patent...

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Bristol-Myers To Cut 4,300 Jobs

BBC News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Bristol-Myers Job Cuts, Job Cuts, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bristol-Myers, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Big Pharma, Business News

US drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb says it will cut its 43,000-strong workforce by 10% and close half of its 27 manufacturing plants to save $1.5bn. T...

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