Monthly Archives: December 2008

LyonHeart Sends Love to Uganda

By George Koroneos | Published: December 17, 2008
The spirit of giving hit close to home this year for i.HUG, a nonprofit presided over by Pharm Exec’s very own Joanna Breitstein. The organization received a remarkable $17,400 donation from the healthcare ad agency LyonHeart, which offers hope to the children in Uganda who need it the most. LyonHeart decided to refurbish its old computers, [...]
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AbelsonTaylor Employees Share Their Hearts for the Holidays

By George Koroneos | Published: December 17, 2008
Employees of AbelsonTaylor fulfilled hundreds of holiday wishes on December 16, organizing four major activities designed to bring warmth and cheer to children in need of both. Working with national and local partners, employees bought more than 600 gifts for local children who wrote letters to Santa through the US Postal Service, collected 160 coats for [...]
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Antiepileptic Drugs To List Suicidality Warnings

By George Koroneos | Published: December 17, 2008
Makers of antiepileptic are now required to include a warning that the drugs could boost thoughts of suicide, according to an FDA statement released yesterday. Drugmakers also must create a risk mitigation strategy for each drug and handout a pamphlet to patients spelling out the potential adverse reactions. “Patients being treated with antiepileptic drugs for any [...]
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Sanofi Executive Change Up

By George Koroneos | Published: December 10, 2008
Barely a week after former Glaxo executive Chris Viehbacher assumed the role of CEO, Sanofi-Aventis announced that Jean-Claude Leroy, the company’s executive vp of finance and legal, has left the company. In a short statement, the company noted that his position will be filled by two people, reporting directly to Viehbacher; they are CFO [...]
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