Britain hits Wyeth drug with warning
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British health authorities yesterday issued stiffer warnings for antidepressants, but alarmed investors by singling out Wyeth&#39;s Effexor pill for the toughest restrictions.
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The US drug safety watchdog warned Monday on its website that several Chinese-made 'dietary supplements' contain the active ingredient found in Viagra, and could be harmful to consumers.
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People on anti-HIV drug Viracept are being warned batches of the drug may have been infected with cancer-causing chemicals.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers not to buy or use Actra-Rx or Yilishen because the supplements contain an ingredient that could lower blood pressure to unsafe levels.
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A major campaign is  launched across the west of Scotland to target drug-drivers.
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The NHS is to come under pressure to weed out ineffective and obsolete treatments, by the drugs watchdog.
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U.S. health regulators warned Hain Celestial Group Inc about a potentially unsafe herb in some of its herbal teas, saying it might be dangerous to blood sugar, reproductive, cardiovascular and renal systems.
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Wyeth launches a generic version of its own drug.
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Wyeth on Wednesday faced   accusations that one of its hormone replacement therapy (HRT)   drugs caused breast cancer in a 67-year-old woman as one of the   thousands of trials the drug maker is facing over the treatment   got underway.
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A report is expected to say a radical new approach is needed if drug laws are to work in the UK.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned GlaxoSmithKline Plc  on Thursday over misleading advertisements touting its hypertension drug called Coreg.
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Police issue a warning about ecstasy tablets following the sudden death of a young man in Coleraine.
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James Hewitt, one-time lover of Britain&#39;s late Princess Diana, has been cautioned for possessing illegal drugs, police sources said on Wednesday.
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British regulators recommended that physicians restrict the use of the anti-depressant Efexor because its use could have side effects for heart health and pose other risks that require more careful monitoring than its competitors. The drug's manufacturer, Wyeth, said it would challenge the decision, but its shares slipped 3 percent.
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NEW YORK, Jan 10  - Wyeth on Monday said it will  support changes in a nationwide legal settlement with users of  its "fen-phen" diet drugs, speeding up compensation to as many  as 40,000 people who say they were harmed by the recalled  medicines.
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A drug used to treat behaviour problems in children has been linked to liver damage, say experts.
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From next month beer bottles will start to carry a health warning in the latest move by the brewing industry to try to curb Britain&#39;s growing appetite for binge drinking.