Posts tagged pharmaceutical companies

• NY Governor Patterson Proposes Legislation Restricting Pharmaceutical Company Gift-Giving to Docs

  David Mittleman | February 02, 2010 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  New York’s Governor Patterson recently proposed tougher laws that would prevent pharmaceutical companies from giving gifts to doctors to entice them to promote the use of specific prescription...

• Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock Leads to Drug-Resistant Infections in Humans, Scientists Argue

  David Mittleman | December 29, 2009 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the recent recall of 248,000 pounds of E. coli contaminated beef that is potentially linked to serious illness in six states. In the past, bacterial infections such as E....

• Pharmaceutical Companies Use Rx Data Mining to Boost Sales Tactics, Patient Advocates Argue

  David Mittleman | December 03, 2009 4:06 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  When your doctor prescribes you a medication you probably expect that the information stays between you, the doctor, and your insurance company. However, prescription data miners are changing...

• AAJ Debunks Myths About Medical Negligence

  David Mittleman | November 05, 2009 12:46 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  President Obama promised a floor debate on health care reform in the House, and now that promise is coming to fruition. The debate is sure to include the classic opponents of healthcare reform,...

• Lawsuit leads to lower prices for prescription drugs

  David Mittleman | June 13, 2009 1:14 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Consumers could see some relief from their prescription drug costs—the prices of hundreds of brand name drugs are about to be cut 4% and prescription drug users may soon receive a...

• Michigan State Senator, Gretchen Whitmer, Fights to Hold Drug Companies Accountable

  David Mittleman | March 06, 2009 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Michigan Senator, Gretchen Whitmer, made compelling comments today on the Wyeth v. Levine ruling. The Levine ruling was a great success for consumers in 49 states, but not for consumers in Michigan....

• Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Levine In Federal Preemption Case

  David Mittleman | March 04, 2009 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Diana Levine today against drugmaker Wyeth, holding that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for harm from medicines which carry warnings approved by...

• Drug Companies Now Barred From Giving Doctors Free Gifts

  David Mittleman | January 07, 2009 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  New pharmaceutical industry guidelines will likely stop most drug companies from handing out swag with corporate logo’s. The new rules bar the free distribution of pens, coffee mugs, staplers,...