FDA Fines Red Cross Another $4.6 Million
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The Food and Drug Administration has fined the Red Cross an additional $4.6 million for the distribution of "unsuitable blood products," bringing penalties against the organization to more than $19 million in recent years
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The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department has received 4,500 more doses of flu vaccine, administrator Becky Barnes said Monday.
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ABINGDON, Va. -- Purdue Pharma LP, the maker of OxyContin, and three of its executives were ordered yesterday to pay a $634.5 million fine for misleading the public about the painkiller's risk of addiction.
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British and American regulators continued their inspection of a contaminated vaccine factory in Liverpool as the health agencies for both countries sought on Saturday
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ABINGDON, Va., July 20 -- Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and three of its executives were ordered Friday to pay a $634.5 million fine for misleading the public about the painkiller's addictive risks.
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TRENTON - Medical professionals in New Jersey who give patients a flu shot even if they are not in a high-risk group could face a $500 fine.
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The federal government has fined the American Red Cross a record $5.7 million for violating blood-safety laws and the terms of a 2003 consent decree.
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Schering-Plough Corp. paid $435 million in fines and pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy charges to settle Justice Department accusations that it lied to the government about drug prices and improperly marketed cancer drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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The Food and Drug Administration is giving workers more than $8 million in bonuses to keep them from defecting to pharmaceutical and other regulated industries, at the same time the agency is being pressed to spend more on food and drug safety.
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The NASD on Wednesday said it has collected a record &#36;102 million in disciplinary fines in 2004, triple the amount collected last year, for infractions including improper mutual fund trading, variable annuity abuses and client overcharges.
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By KEVIN G. DeMARRAIS, STAFF WRITER  The Federal Trade Commission warned consumers Wednesday about a scam targeting families of military members.  A caller claiming to work for the Red Cross notifies an individual that a family member has been injured while on duty.
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The US permitted a California doctor to import 400 doses of flu vaccine last month, violating government regulations against purchases of foreign drugs, the Globe and Mail reported.
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The company that makes half the nation&#39;s supply, Chiron Corporation, has found four million tainted samples in its factory. It&#39;s postponing shipments of 50 million doses of vaccine until they&#39;re checked for safety.
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A Norwalk doctor accused in a vaccine fraud case has been fined $30,000 and has been placed on probation for two years. Doctor Jorge Elias had been charged with billing Medicaid and other
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Pharmacists would take the biggest hit from a proposed rule designed to save states and the federal government about $8.4 billion over the coming five years, officials who oversee Medicaid said Sunday.
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Confectionery giant fined following outbreak in which 42 people fell ill.
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The Red Cross has issued a call for help from communities across the nation in the wake of Hurricane Charley. The storm system that blew through Florida two weeks ago caused billions of dollars in damage - and