Tag Archives: Safety

Monsanto's Rat Tumor Scare: A Wake-Up Call for the Pharma Industry?

By Guest Blogger | Published: September 25, 2012
ARE Monsanto’s RAT-TUMOUR SCARES A WAKE-UP CALL TO THE PHARMA INDUSTRY? By Reflector, Brussels correspondent. The furore that burst across Brussels in late September over reported findings of tumors in rats fed with genetically modified maize may seem only tangentially related to the concerns of European pharmaceutical executives — but the significance of the debate it has [...]
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Europe Unites Over Counterfeiting

By Guest Blogger | Published: February 28, 2011
Imitation may the sincerest form of flattery, but it isn’t always welcome. Particularly when the imitations are fakes through and through. That explains why Europe’s new rules to combat counterfeit medicines are winning such widespread applause, says Reflector. It isn’t customary for European Union legislation to win backing from all sides. Usually, there’s a large rump [...]
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Pfizer Responds to Adverse Events Report

By George Koroneos | Published: October 29, 2008
A report released last week by the The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (and covered yesterday on PharmExec.com), listed Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug Chantix as the number one most reported drug for adverse reactions in the first quarter of 2008. The report states that FDA received 1,001 reports of serious side effects for varenicline (the generic [...]
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