AstraZeneca Faces U.S. Suit Over Nexium
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A U.S. law firm has announced a class  action lawsuit against AstraZeneca Plc accusing the  Anglo-Swedish drugmaker of deception in its promotion of ulcer  pill Nexium.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc is facing a number of lawsuits from U.S. parents of children and adolescents given its antidepressant Paxil, following claims the company suppressed data showing the drug increased suicidal tendencies in young people.
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The company faces a pivotal clinical trial.
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A lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Vioxx, and more are expected to follow. Olga Sanchez of Pharr is claiming that a July 2001 heart attack resulted from her using Vioxx
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Merck and Co. Inc. on Wednesday said a  New Orleans federal court will handle pretrial matters for  federal lawsuits filed by former users of Vioxx, who claim they  were harmed by the company's withdrawn arthritis drug.
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals vowed yesterday to refile what it says will be a stronger federal complaint against the Food and Drug Administration over a ruling that has forced the company to compete with so-called &quot;authorized generics.&quot;
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AstraZeneca Plc has won U.S. approval to market its Nexium ulcer pill as a treatment that reduces the risk of ulcers developing in patients on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, it said on Monday.
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Wyeth  said on Monday it will sue Teva Pharmaceuticals USA  for alleged patent infringement and said it received an approvable letter from U.S regulators for bazedoxifene, a drug that helps prevent post-menopausal osteoporosis.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Europe&#39;s largest drugmaker, said it settled a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who accused the drugmaker last June of withholding safety data on the antidepressant Paxil.
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Shares in pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca PLC and GlaxoSmithKline PLC tumbled Friday after a US safety official raised concerns over key drugs sold by the companies.
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The pharmaceutical sues over patent infringement.
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The AFL-CIO and a Boston-based consumer advocacy group sued AstraZeneca yesterday, accusing the drug manufacturer of deceptively selling doctors and patients
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Two drug firms and a charity for people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease are mounting a legal challenge Monday against a British government watchdog&#39;s recommendations about anti-dementia drugs prescription.
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Nineteen California pharmacies filed a lawsuit in state court yesterday accusing the world&#39;s largest pharmaceutical companies of conspiring to inflate US drug prices.
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Two drug firms and a charity for people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease are mounting a legal challenge Monday against a government watchdog&#39;s recommendations about anti-dementia drugs prescription.
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AstraZeneca was dealt a blow yesterday when an official from the US&#39;s drugs watchdog questioned whether one of its key products ought to be sold in the world&#39;s largest pharmaceuticals market.
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The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday sought to distance itself from remarks by one of its top safety officials that raised concerns about key drugs made by Astrazeneca and Glaxo Smithkline.