… drug';s classification as a non-essential, appearance-enhancing medication … when the pills do. Reports of … treatment. Regulatory Gaps, Corporate Silence The report is especially scathing toward the FDA and Merck … like Merck's handling of Vioxx. …

… immediate reform in how pharmaceuticals are evaluated and … Drug For over twenty years, finasteride—a prescription treatment … Unlike weight-loss drugs or psychiatric medications that receive intense … past controversies like Merck’s handling of Vioxx. “Nothing …

Merck & Co. (ticker: MRK) became the first pharmaceutical company … Merck’s brand-name statin (a statin is a class of prescription drugs … lower drug prices.” How Merck’s Pipeline Extends Biotech Gains Analysts … 2007 over the painkiller Vioxx and a $950 …

… pharmaceutical industry that manufactures both generic and branded pain medications … biotech … Merck - Previously marketed Vioxx and continues to research non-opioid treatments … Drugs Market Segmentation By Drug Class NSAIDs Opioids Anesthetics Antidepressants …

… purchase simvastatin (a statin) OTC in the … whatever medicines and use whatever medical treatments they choose … Merck’s research indicated that its FDA-approved nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Vioxx … safe, effective medicines without a doctor’s permission, …

… treatment, Sarepta Therapeutics, informed the Food and Drug … FDA claimed Friday it took “swift action” by suspending multiple Sarepta trials … muscular dystrophy.  The biotechnology company is now … with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals could yield more medicines in …

… doctors still believe the FDA would not approve a drug … Journal of the American Medical Association reported that of … Pharmaceuticals, a company whose two approved drugs are seen as breakthrough treatments … an early-stage cancer biotech firm that he helped …

… patient gets a medication from their doctor or nurse practitioner … pharmaceutical industry, over the last decade or so, the FDA … drugs. It’s even showing up with life-saving treatments like cancer medications … these clinical trials that this drug does any good …

… is Better Medicine than Drugs” explains how nutrition outperforms pharmaceuticals The book … profit-driven pharmaceuticals, citing cases like Vioxx where drug risks were … for better doctor training in nutrition, greater transparency from drug companies, …

… reports still redact drug names, leaving doctors, pharmacists and … drugs, gaps persist. ProPublica alleges the FDA approved over 150 medications … Vioxx-class drugs, where panel members had ties to pharmaceutical … generics for life-saving treatments, the lack of …