Medicine prices: Americans count the cost
New USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard poll finds the public sees real benefits from prescription medicines, but feels that they cost too much and that pharmaceutical companies care too much about profits. 6 Mar 2008 06:18

Problems with blood thinning drug could originate in China
Following a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it had received reports of 4 deaths and over 300 incidents of health problems associated with a blood-thinning drug, it has now been revealed that U.S. regulators never inspected the Chinese plant that makes Baxter International's heparin. 15 Feb 2008 07:55

Health experts discuss counterfeit medicine
An international conference discussing threats of counterfeit medicine and their effects on patients in Africa is underway in Johannesburg. 14 Feb 2008 06:26

New Zealand warns of risk from anti-epileptic drugs
New Zealand's Ministry of Health drug regulation arm Medsafe is alerting health care professionals about a small increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in patients taking anti-epileptic medicines. 4 Feb 2008 07:13

New tetanus vaccine for children
This year, children aged 6 - 12 will receive a new vaccine called Diftavax (Td) to replace the existing tetanus diphtheria (TD) vaccine. 4 Feb 2008 06:18

The cost of pushing pills
[Marc-André Gagnon and Joel Lexchin] A new estimate of pharmaceutical promotion expenditures in the United States indicates that pharmaceutical companies spend almost twice as much on promotion as they do on R&D. 4 Jan 2008 08:00

New relief for UI sufferers
Topical gel set to offer welcome relief for urinary incontinence sufferers. 1 Jan 2008 06:22

Some drug studies more likely to have favourable conclusions
Previous work has shown that, when a drug study was funded by the company that made that drug, the results might be biased in favour of that drug because the methods or analyses were manipulated. 20 Nov 2007 12:26

HIV drug designed for children wins FDA approval
A pill containing three anti-HIV drugs designed specifically for children has been given tentative approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Its use in sub-Saharan Africa will benefit thousands of children living with HIV. The Medical Research Council sponsored the trial that helped to develop the right combination of drug doses in the pills. 11 Oct 2007 08:53

FDA approves new 300mg loading dose tablet for PLAVIX® (clopidogrel bisulfate)
It's believed it may help increase appropriate early use in acute coronary syndrome patients. 27 Sep 2007 15:17

Does online pharmaceutical marketing need a booster shot?
Overall, the US pharmaceutical industry is coming up short when it comes to affectively marketing with a Web presence, according to a recent report. "Something as simple as offering mobile or Internet alerts to prompt patients to take their medicine are opt-in tactics that benefit patients and boost compliance," the report recommends. 13 Sep 2007 07:53

Drug reduces HIV viral loads
Clinical data show Pfizer's antiretroviral maraviroc reduces HIV viral loads among treatment-naive people, company says. 27 Jul 2007 10:51

Industry news: Thebe Pharmaceuticals focuses on the supply of cost effective treatment
Thebe Pharmaceuticals, local black-empowered healthcare group with its focus on the supply of cost effective pharmaceuticals, has tasked X/procure® to drive awareness of its probiotic product Reuteri, directly to pharmacists. 29 Jun 2007 11:44