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124 Deaths in Japan Linked to Cancer Drug
At least
124 people have died in Japan since July from side effects believed to be caused
by a lung cancer drug sold by British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca,
according to Japan's health ministry.
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Aventis Donates OPV for Africa
With West
African countries in the midst of vaccinating millions of children against
polio, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, Aventis Pasteur, has donated 30
million doses of oral polio vaccine to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
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BMJ: Drug Firms Inventing Diseases
A leading
medical journal has blasted drugs companies, accusing them of inventing the
"disease" of female impotence to help create a lucrative market for Viagra-style
treatments aimed at women.
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Janssen Introduces Concerta for ADHD
While
there are no definitive data on the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder in the country-unlike in the United States, where some studies point to
an incidence of as high as 14 million-a group of developmental pediatricians, in
a survey, said nearly 16 percent (15.75 percent) of their consults in 2001 were
of children with ADHD.
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MEPI Elects 2003 Officers
The
Marketing Executives of the Pharmaceutical-Health Care Industry (MEPI) recently
elected its officers for 2003.
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MSD Launches Invanz
An
important drug for the management of complicated intraabdominal infections was
launched by Merck Sharp and Dohme Philippines during the annual convention of
the Philippine College of Surgeons December last year.
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Schering Expands in Singapore
American
pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough has launched two drug manufacturing plants
in Singapore worth US$180 million: a sterile facility for the freeze-drying,
finishing, and packaging of leading drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C and
Crohn's disease, and another to manufacture Zetia tablets, a new drug for
cholesterol management.
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UP-PGH and Wyeth Team Up to Save Lives
The
University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital and Wyeth Philippines
have teamed up for a project that gives children a better fighting chance
against diseases through adequate health care and supply of medical
requirements.
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