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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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