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October 2006

(10-02-06) October 2nd, 2006 | Pharmacy Technician Charged With Husband On Drugs Charges
A pharmacy technician has been charged along with her husband for the theft and sale of a range of narcotic prescription drugs, including the opium based painkiller Oxycontin.

(10-03-06) October 3rd, 2006 | Third Federal Vioxx Lawsuit Now Underway
The third federal trial against Merck, the manufacturer of the controversial painkiller Vioxx, is now underway in New Orleans.

(10-04-06) October 4th, 2006 | Celebrex Still Enjoying Huge Profits
According to the manufacturer of the controversial cox-2 inhibitor Celebrex, the drug is still enjoying impressive sales and making huge profits, despite the fire it has come under over the last couple of years in relation to the serious side effects associated with it.

(10-05-06) October 5th, 2006 | FDA Stands Up For Vioxx
Officials have criticized the way that the Food and Drug Administration has been standing up for the controversial painkiller Vioxx, which was shown to increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and was withdrawn from the market in 2004 by the manufacturer, pharmaceutical giant Merck Inc.

(10-06-06) October 6th, 2006 | Further Problem Revealed In Relation To Vioxx
Researchers who carried out studies into the side effects of the controversial painkiller Vioxx, which was withdrawn from the market in 2004, have now revealed that in addition to the known side effects, for which the drug has come under intense fire, there could also be additional side effects about which little was previously known.

(10-09-06) October 9th, 2006 | Three Arrests After Discovery Of Oxycontin
Three people have been arrested following the discovery of thousands of dollars worth of prescription drugs.

(10-10-06) October 10th, 2006 | Wyeth Found Not Guilty Of Negligence In Drug Trial
A jury in Little Rock, Arkansas, has found the pharmaceutical giant Wyeth not guilty of negligence in relation to its drugs trials on the hormone replacement therapy drug Prempro.

(10-11-06) October 11th, 2006 | Another Pharmacy Robbery Takes Place
The latest in a long line of pharmacy robberies has taken place in Salt Lake City, Utah.

(10-12-06) October 12th, 2006 | Eleven Indicted For Manufacture And Sale Of Fake Drugs
Eleven people have been indicted after being found guilty of manufacturing their own versions of popular prescription medications and then going on to sell the fake drugs via the Internet.

(10-13-06) October 13th, 2006 | Merck Officials Granted Access To Juror’s Financial Records
Following recent reports that legal officials working for the drug manufacturing giant Merck had requested access to a juror’s financial records to ascertain the juror’s links to a plaintiff in a Vioxx related court case, a judge has now granted this access to the company.

(10-16-06) October 16th, 2006 | Naproxen Could Be The Safest Option For Many Patients
Following a number of studies, reports have been released by researchers in relation to the safest painkillers for patients to use, and experts have indicated that one of the safest – in particular for older patients with a higher concern when it comes to side effects – could be Naproxen, which is one of the older painkillers on the market.

(10-17-06) October 17th, 2006 | Panel Says Drug Safety System Is Flawed
A blue ribbon scientific panel has released a report that concludes that the drug safety system in the United States is seriously flawed.

(10-18-06) October 18th, 2006 | Another Success Story For Merck
Pharmaceutical giant Merck has won yet another case after a judge ruled in its favor over claims from a Kentucky man that the drug manufactured by the company, Vioxx, caused his heart attack several years ago.

(10-19-06) October 19th, 2006 | Deadline For New Vioxx Lawsuits Expires In Over Twenty States
Following the second anniversary of the withdrawal of Vioxx, a controversial painkiller manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Merck, the deadline has now expired for the filing of new Vioxx related lawsuits in 22 states.

(10-20-06) October 20th, 2006 | Fast Track Designation Granted To Drug By FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has granted what is known as fast track designation to a next-generation antifolate PDX (pralatrexate), which is a unique treatment for patients suffering from T-cell lymphoma, and is manufactured by Allos Therapeutics, Inc.

(10-23-06) October 23rd, 2006 | FDA More Cautious Over Drug Approvals, State Experts
Officials working in the pharmaceutical sector and industry experts have stated that the Food and Drugs Administration is becoming far more careful over the approval of new drugs following the controversy and heat that the agency faced after problems came to light about many approved drugs such as Vioxx.

(10-24-06) October 24th, 2006 | Harvard Heart Letter States Traditional NSAIDS Not Blameless When It Comes To Heart Problems
The group of painkillers known as cox-2 inhibitors have come under intense fire over recent years because of the increased risk of heart problems that has become associated with them.

(10-25-06) October 25th, 2006 | Attorneys File Another Merck Lawsuit
Another lawsuit has been filed against the pharmaceutical giant Merck over its controversial painkiller Vioxx, a cox-2 inhibitor that was found to increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and was withdrawn from the market in 2004.

(10-26-06) October 26th, 2006 | Bayer To Investigate Mistake Over Drug Safety
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer is to launch an investigation to find out how drug safety information was not provided to the Food and Drugs Administration following a study into the safety of one of its drugs.

(10-27-06) October 27th, 2006 | Court Asks For Additional Help To Deal With Vioxx Cases
A court has had to ask for additional help after being overloaded with cases against the drug manufacturing giant Merck over its controversial painkiller Vioxx.

(10-30-06) October 30th, 2006 | Man To Be Jailed For Drug Theft From Hospital
A man is to be jailed after it was discovered that he had been stealing prescription drugs from a hospital.

(10-31-06) October 31st, 2006 | Former Police Chemist Arrested Over Theft Of Evidence
A former police department chemist has been arrested after allegations that she was taking drugs that were to be used as evidence in cases and was stealing them for her own needs.