GI Drug Overhyped, Warns FDA
On May 5th, the FDA posted a letter sent to Shire Development, Inc. regarding the marketing of LIALDA, an oral sustained release multimatrix formulation of…
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Wyeth under Fire for Alleged Medicaid Fraud
The U.S. government and 16 states have joined in two whistleblower suits against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth. The drug company allegedly failed to pay hundreds of…
Read More »STOP Act Charged with Curbing Medicare Fraud
National organizations, including AARP, are endorsing the bipartisan "Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection (STOP) Act," which is awaiting senate vote. Sponsored by Senators Mel Martinez…
Read More »Allegations of Pharmaceutical Fraud Lands Forest Labs in Hot Water
The Department of Justice has filed a civil complaint against Forest Laboratories alleging that the pharmaceutical company intentionally concealed a clinical study containing negative results…
Read More »Clinical investigator indicted for fraud in pharmaceutical trials of blockbuster drug
NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Maria Carmen Palazzo was indicted by a federal grand jury on 55 counts of health care fraud and false documentation in…
Read More »Congress now has the power to shake up the FDA
With the new Democratic-controlled Congress, how the FDA accomplishes enforcement will likely change, which may in turn effect the level of resources devoted to the…
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