Topic: Seroquel

Drugmakers paid billions in settlements in fiscal 2010 for illegal marketing, group saysIn the 1990s, the pharmaceutical industry repeatedly was named the most profitable industry in the world. More than a decade later, the industry tops a more dubious list: the No. ...
LN) said Monday it has reached a $198 million settlement over claims regarding its antipsychotic drug Seroquel in the U.S. . AstraZeneca has faced thousands of product-liability lawsuits alleging that the use of Seroquel caused diabetes and other injuries, and that the ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified Novartis (NVS) that information the drug maker has on Facebook about its cancer drug Tasigna is misleading because it makes claims of its efficacy, but fails to note any risks. The suit, filed in the ...

AstraZeneca 2Q Profit Up 22 Pct

LONDON -- AstraZeneca PLC doubled its share buyback program on Thursday after posting strong second quarter results and revealing that a key new drug -- its blood thinner Brilinta -- has been given a thumbs up by an advisory committee of the ...
AstraZeneca 1st quarter profit up 29 percent but says 2nd half of year will be tougherAnglo-Swiss pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday reported that first-quarter profit rose by 29 percent, but cautioned that comparisons will be tougher in the second half of ...

Health Highlights: April 28, 2010

Officials in Santa Clara County, Calif., voted Tuesday to forbid fast-food restaurants from offering promotional toys with children's meals if those meals don't meet nutritional standards set by the federal Institute of Medicine.. Drug Giant AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million Over Claims ...

April 28, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: About one in 10 pet owners in the United States would confide in a pet, finds an Associated Press-Petside. Bans on travel to China remain ...
The U.S. government on Tuesday reached a $520 million settlement with Anglo-Swiss pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca, resolving allegations of illegal marketing of the company's antipsychotic drug Seroquel.. AstraZeneca allegedly marketed Seroquel for off-label uses -- those not approved by federal drug regulators -- ...
AG Holder says drug maker AstraZeneca will pay $520 millionThe federal government on Tuesday reached a $520 million settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca, resolving allegations of illegal marketing of the company's antipsychotic drug Seroquel.At a news conference, Attorney General Eric Holder and ...

AstraZeneca to pay $520 million US fine

European pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca agreed to pay a 520 million dollar fine to settle allegations it illegally marketed an anti-psychotic drug for unapproved uses, officials said Tuesday.The Anglo-Swedish firm's US division agreed to the fine for marketing the the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel ...
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