Why put this drug on the market?
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Merck Labs has pulled Vioxx, their arthritis drug, off the market after discovering during trials the possibility of a link to stroke or heart attack.
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The Medicines Company reacquires its own drug.
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The company makes all the right moves, and gets a market spanking in return. What gives?
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Merck has obtained rights to license an experimental drug to treat obesity that has generated scientific interest because it is based on a hormone used by the body to signal that it has eaten enough.
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What's up with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation suit against Pfizer for promoting Viagra as a recreational drug, claiming the ads lead some into risky behavior? In Bodyhack.
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Is a pharmaceutical company whose biggest-selling drug is considered as dangerous as heroin or LSD a good investment?
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When a great launch of a good drug is not enough.
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New board will focus on safety of drugs already on the market. Also: Flarion makes bold moves to spur expansion of infrastructure for its mobile data technology.... Texas Instruments can make cheaper 3G phones.... and more.
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SAN DIEGO -- A new obesity wonder pill could become one of the best selling drugs on the market if it lives up to its clinical trials.
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An unsurprising response from the FDA.
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Here's what a newly approved drug looks like.
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Preliminary OK of generic antidepressant perks up the stock's potential.
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potentially opening up a market worth billions. But authorities reviewing a handful of pricey pills, patches, gels and sprays believe
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The product is one of the biggest-selling medical devices in history. The side effect is rare and deadly. And the impact is a giant question mark hanging over Boston Scientific Corp. , the region's biggest life-science company.
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Enablex, also known as darifenacin, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) had purchased the drug from Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) for $225 million
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Sales of the multiple sclerosis drug are picking up, but probably can't grow into the stock's valuation.
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Oh, it was a grand idea, seemed so bloody simple. If drugs are too expensive here, let&#39;s get them from Canada. How easy! We can make the deal cheaper for our poorest seniors and get back at the evil drug companies with the same plan.