Posts tagged pre-emption

• Byetta: A Story About FDA Approval, FDA Warnings, and Amylin & Lilly’s Quest to Build Shareholder Value; What about Preemption versus Patient Safety?

  Armand Rossetti | November 02, 2008 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Byetta (exenatide) is an analogue of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) derived from the saliva of a Gila monster. Injected twice daily an hour before meals, the drug mimics GLP-1 and enhances insulin...

• New School Bus Rules Protect Manufacturers

  Eddie Farah | October 18, 2008 2:34 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, issued new rules this week that will improve the nation’s 474,000 school buses. Seat and shoulder belts will be required on small...

• Altria, Medtronic & Wyeth: Decisions that Concern Sales over Safety and Profits over People

  Armand Rossetti | March 06, 2009 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On March 5, 2009 Representative Bruce Braley (D-IA) sent a letter to congress indicating that he was proud to be a cosponsor of the “Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 (MSDA). On March 4, 2009,...

• Wyeth v. Levine, and The Food and Drug Administration’s Internal Conflict over Federal Preemption

  Armand Rossetti | November 02, 2008 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Reporters at The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) have been paying close attention to recent developments concerning federal preemption of state lawsuits, concerning United States Food and Drug...